PHILIPRISING

IN your opinion of course...

YOUR hatred of all things Pearson knows no bounds does it? It may have escaped your attention that Nigel is working for Sky. Why would he be impartial? Sky want and love the play-offs. So do thousands of others, as evidenced by the crowds that attend them.

CANNOT really see any vacant dates on the European schedule for an additional Grand Prix in 2014 so if Germany were to come in - and it is certainly being discussed although at one stage the availability of the stadium for next year was an issue - still believe it would be at the expense of a third round in Poland, which makes sense seeing that they already have the SWC. BSI's plans for expansion are probably more focused outside of Europe than within.

OR could be at the expense of one of the Polish rounds ...

AT a guess a couple of weeks...

EASTBOURNE have admitted this weekend that their average crowd this season is 770... INCIDENTALLY, no evidence to suggest that BT Sport are remotely interested in domestic speedway.

DO you seriously think BT Sport haven't had a call?

BECAUSE, as many have alluded to previously, Prague is a great city to visit and for many that is a vital component of a SGP weekend.

YOU know how to give a girl a good time!

IT'S not my job at all but along with others had a long conversation with Pavel Ondrasik about the track after the SWC this year. As I said, he is much more pro-active than his dad and is determined to make some improvements. There are things they can and cannot do regarding the shape but Pavel is well aware that a better racing surface will put more bums on seats especially now that the Poles just don't turn up in their droves.

I DID but Pavel Ondrasik, son of Petr, is much more pro-active than his dad in that respect. The Marketa used to produce some good racing years ago so the potential is there.

EFFORTS are being made to improve the track at the Marketa in Prague. Hopefully they will bear fruit...

KING'S LYNN now on Saturday, July 26, Vastervik (if confirmed) the following Tuesday ... then Poland on Thursday and Saturday.

I COULDN'T possibly argue against racers and royals earlier post (110) ... however, I would stress that until the ink is dry on all the contracts and the FIM have verified the calendar nothing is carved in stone.

OF course, there has never been any definitive proof because the BBC would not reveal voting numbers and a top Sunday newspaper columnist of the time denounced the original "a vote for Briggo is a vote for speedway" campaign led by Speedway Star in 1964 after Barry had won his third World title in Sweden. But there was certainly a very string belief that Barry did, in fact, poll more votes than Mary Rand, who ironically became a close friend and near neighbour of Barry and June in California. There was far less suspicion of rigging in 1966 (BB again won in Sweden) when he was runner-up to Bobby Moore who, of course, had England to their first and only World Cup win at Wembley.

IF I had to make another educated guess I would say KL on Monday, July 28

BRIGGO was runner-up twice in 1964 and 1966 and Tai is British, born in Scunthorpe. I would agree that he hasn't a chance of winning but an effort should be made to at least get him some recognition

ABSOLUTELY...

MAYBE a little more if tracks acquired any sponsorship on the back of TV coverage...

SOMEONE, who wishes to remain anonymous as far as this concerned, has worked out that to replace the Sky money paid to each EL club this year - the bulk payments plus fees for televised meetings - each track will require an additional 341 paying customers in 2014 for every league match they stage. Yet there are some promoters who claim that without speedway on TV these people will flocking back through the turnstiles.

BUSY day for Tai on the BBC tomorrow (Wed) ... schedules are always subject to change of course but at present Tai is due on the sofa with BBC TV Breakfast at 07.35, live of Radio 5 Live at 07.50 and on BBC News (the 24 hour channel) at 08.45. Would like to add that this is the result of hard work by Nicola Sands, Media Manager, at BSI/IMG.

A LITTLE more educated might have a GP in Poland on April 26 not May 3

IT'S a joint decision between BSI (Paul Bellamy) and the FIM (Race Director Tony Olsson and CCP Director Armando Castagna). They are hoping to name the wild cards and the 2014 calendar shortly...

SPEEDWAY STAR's Andrew Skeels, born in Scunthorpe, has known the family for most of his life and will be penning a special series of features on the Woffinden family in the coming weeks.

POSTED elsewhere that DT requested 300 words and that's what they got ... just illustrates how far speedway has slipped down the pecking order even when we have the World Champion.