Speedball

I have PM'd Sue about doing updates but not heard anything. Do folks want them on here?

Looking forward to this one. Should be a belter. Think the Young Stars will need Jake on his Hackney form for this one and hopefully Olly and Lewis will get amongst the points as well. I can see another last heat decider and a certain James Brundle coming back to haunt the Stars

First off, best wishes to Adam Lowe for a full and speedy recovery I don't think last night's meeting was a classic by any stretch of the imagination but still enjoyable. I've seen some absolutely belting NL meetings over the past couple of seasons. Especially pleasing to see Jake Knight on the gas. I don't think there has ever been any doubt about his speed when in fresh air, but his gating and overtaking were the areas he needed to improve on. He looked very sharp from the tapes and not afraid not to mix when behind (though correctly excluded for bringing down Ben Morley). Impressed with Tom Stokes as well. Another who looks like he has come on leaps and bounds through the winter STRA sessions. Has a slightly awkward style on the bike which I'm sure will improve with more experience but you can't fault his bravery when passing Magic Mason in Heat 7. Credit also to David for leaving Tom with enough room to race fairly. I've seen a few NL "older heads" close the door quite hard on some of the young whipper-snappers and they end up in all sorts of trouble. It was great to see the famous Hawks race jacket back on track and well worth their point on the night. A tough debut for Brandon Freemantle and it looked like being the same for Marc Owen after his first ride. After that though, I was really impressed. All over Mallett in his 2nd ride and then his final two rides, brilliant from the back. There is an air of Mark Loram about him and he's a real pleasure to watch Overall, considering the loss of Adam and the slow starts from Lewis and Olly, it was a pretty good result for the Young Stars. And the best thing is, we know there is plenty more to come from them all

Be great to see the Young Stars finally take to the track. I'm hoping this season will see great strides forward for Lewis Kerr, Oli Rayson and Jake Knight. Out of all the Young Stars, I feel they have the most scope for improvement It will also be my first time watching Marc Owen and Brandon Freemantle race so looking forward to that as well. C'mon the Stars!

Delighted that Olly Rayson has joined up as a full time King's Lynn Star. Put in a number of good performances at the end of last season. Not seen any mention yet on this thread of young Andrew Ross being given a call up to the NL squad. Saw him at the STRA practice a couple of weeks back and he looks to have a lot of potential

There seem to be plenty of rumours going around that Lewis Blackbird won't be riding for the Young Stars in 2011 Any comment Dale?