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CROWD didn't look that great

KELVIN'S a mate, good friend and we spend a lot of time every week talking about speedway. I'll leave it at that.

AGREE

DON'T think that will come into it this year.

PRESUMABLY they are asked because they have a format that covers all the bases. And even if they had a pretty good idea who the team was it doesn't that they chang. What we do need is absolute transparency for every such decision. How it was arrived at and who sanctioned their findings.

TRUE ...

ZAGAR as a wild card at Krsko only would satisfy BSI regarding Slovenia. Don't sense any great appetite to put him back in. Lambert far too inexperienced and would do his career more harm than good.

THAT isn't strictly true. I know of one adjudicator who makes assessments at the request of the BSPA but isn't told who the track requiring the information is.

SKY don't cover the SGP ...

I'M aware of that but IMG Russie said that they very much doubted the fees would be forthcoming and quoted other logistical problems and were generally not in favour. Obviously OneSport have made light of those but don't think BSI/IMG had any real appetite to go there.

PLUS the fact that BSI, an affiliate of IMG, an American company, had no desire to go to Russia. Politics as much as money.

BSI ran the event with Teterow ... Gustrow is already an SEC venue.

IN Speedway Star this week...

IF you PM me your email address BSI will contact the supplier

BUT the most influential voice on the MC is Chris van Straaten, who basically sanctioned a move that could potentially harm his own team's chances of reaching the final. Not sure Matt Ford can be blamed for that.

THE key figure could be Nicholls, the match winner at Lakeside. By his own admission hasn't gone as well as he would have liked at the NSS. If he can fire on all cylinders BV will be tough to beat.

NOW its the time? It's been that time for years.

DON'T think AJ will leave Lakeside.

WHO was available? And at least we had no guests in either meeting. THINK Sky believe the result is a foregone conclusion so won't be giving it the full coverage and cost of an outside broadcast. Presume a bit like the races they showed from the NSS last Bank Holiday Monday. BV will be peeved if they don't get their £10,000 broadcast fee.

HAVE passed on to BSI ...

FULL explanation in Speedway Star this week ... whether you like it or not is a different matter.

FULL explanation in Speedway Star this week ...

HAVE frequently spoke to BSI about alternating the team and pairs competitions.

PROBABLY because they had paid the FIM for the rights to a Pairs competition.

NOT much going on after the first bend. Riders couldn't go out wide. But after all the rain suppose it was a decent meeting.