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Wilko looked half decent when he guested for us last season, but for some reason doesn't seem to be working for him. Shame, but we need to move on and give Rambo a try

Rory is out for a while yet with his injury according to his interview on Monday.

Well done to the Stars. 2 points up going into heat 15 could have ended in tears. Luckily it was Fast Freddie's tears whose bike went pop at the start. Some excellent racing on a very cold night - is it really June!!! Rather uncharacteristic awkward looking fall for NIKI in heat 1 - thought were in for a long night, but after that was unbeatable Lewis Rose rode very well tonight in the top 5 and when he was in the mix defended his place very well. Probably my man of the match. Batch looks to me like he is struggling for fitness as seemed to be fighting with his bike just to turn left. Rambo scored well, although faded a little towards the end. Robert Lambert continues to impress Mads and Wilko seemed to struggle tonight, but did manage some crucial points between them. 6 point win was a fair result in the end

3 reserves riding for the stars. And wolves have Kerr at reserve. Hoping for a home win but a lot depends on batch

Easy win for the stars. ;-) Don't think we are as bad as results suggest, think at least a point at least out of this is well within our capabilities

From a neutral who was visiting the area this weekend, thought Leicester did well to hold this to 42-42 after looking like it might be a lakeside walkover. Klindt (the skipper according to the announcer every 5 mins :-) ) certainly had his gating gloves on. Heat 15 always looked like a heat too far due lakeside's heat leader strength. The track alterations have certainly improved the racing from my last visit a couple of years ago.

I'm not due back at stanstead til 7.20 Thursday. Wonder if buster will delay start so I can make a mad dash up. Surely my availability is more important than nki!

weather looking drier for the evening now :-)

Loved Pedersens interview. If Pawlicki should have shut then Pedersen should have shut off himself in last GP when Zagar went past. Pot..kettle...black springs to mind. Great meeting though after slow start. Racing like that would bring the crowds back, unfortunately most tracks in the UK don't even come close to allowing racing that good.

Stars win but it will be tight and we'll need our gating gloves

The clip of Jon Armstrong on BSPA site does indeed suggest this new track is going to serve up some cracking racing....

The problem is not really the track, more the bikes are so hard to handle these days, making passing much more at a premium, cos if riders get it wrong, it goes wrong big time. The authorities have to find an answer to that. Having said that, wider bends at the AFA Arena would certainly help improve the entertainment value imo as it would mean more racing lines and shorter straights would bring the speeds down a little.

Kai at reserve will be a big help! Although Wilko will struggle at no. 2. Calculation of averages needs looking at and maybe should exclude the reserves races as they give a false reading. Wonder how we'll play it now as it sounds like PUK will be around all season but pick and chose which matches he rides in. If its not a genuine reason (injury/fixture clash) will we get a facility - or use our no. 8 ?

Haven't they invested in plastic sheets to cover the track? thought I'd read that somewhere, so as long as its not raining at start time should be ok? and wonder if Puk will be riding?

If its on there'll be about 2 paying customers. My big decision is whether to splash out on Sky one day pass....and will I get a refund if the match doesn't get to heat 10 ? ;-)

Funny thing is, after all this and 17 pages of debate looks like the rain will win anyway!

Stars have busk in for huck who is also ill. At least that's a fair swap.

Leicester unlucky not to get a point from that. Bl00dy cold again and drawn out, despite ref putting 2 mins on before all riders from previous race had left the track for some of the races. Didn't end till 9.45pm - had to find a car with a heat on full blast pdq. Very much a gate and go for the most part but a few decent races overtakes along the way. But get out in front and you were pretty much guaranteed a win. Even NKI's gating seems to have partly left him. BTW liking the new mike man....a few more interviews along the way to fill the empty gaps though please!

My first thought! We will still lose though :-(

Ah...that's a shame. Busk has been scoring well so would have been a easier EL start for him, and a good chance for us to see him in action

Don't understand why stars don't bring busk in and use huckenbeck as no. 8 in to replace Rory. Isn't that how it's supposed to work?

Think it did. Really slick on the inside and with the light rain made it an ice rink. Hope Rory and kascper make a speedy recovery. Stars should have won more easily but let it slip towards the end

From Stars website KING’S LYNN STARS: Niels-Kristian Iversen, Kai Huckenbeck, Rory Schlein, Mads Korneliussen, Robert Lambert, Carl Wilkinson, Lewis Rose. COVENTRY BEES: Krzysztof Kasprzak, Jason Garrity, Danny King, Kacper Woryna, Chris Harris, James Sarjeant, Josh Bates. Can't really see past a Stars win by at least 6, but expect some good racing with plenty of racers on show

Leaving huck out after the start to the season he has had so far and the commitment he has shown would be so unfair, but that's speedway numbers game. At least he would be good to call on in emergency

What happened to Thursdays?!!! :-) Anyways, £19 for 2 meets in one is not a bad deal and will be my first taste of the youngsters...