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Thanks for letting me know

Looking at the weather forecast unlikely I would think I’ll be travelling across from Preston - will remain hopeful

Travelling from Preston for this one , hoping the weather is ok - been lovely here in Lancashire for the last 48 Hrs which in itself is unusual , weather forecast appears patchy

My Star arrived yesterday and it does indeed look another Superb Pre Season production and full credit to all those involved , got my tickets booked for Belle Vue , Sheffield and Leicester next week - here’s hoping the weather doesn’t ruin things . well done Phil a superb magazine

I’m very keen to see some Live Speedway - Belle Vue fan but also like most of us a fan in general , purchased tickets for Belle Vue and the Colts , Leicester on Saturday - Sheffield hopefully for next Thursday but not on sale yet and have planned Glasgow for the GP Q and Newcastle on the Sat / Sun in June , going to do Eastbourne / Mildenhall back to back in July / Aug and from Preston Kent in one day and Kings Lynn ... new tracks will be Eastbourne / Kent and Kings Lynn leaving just Plymouth ... travelling on my own and hoping for the weather to be ok - all time booked off work

Thanks Phil , will look forward to a copy arriving next week and then Royal Mail moving forward Chris

Morning Phil , I got the March 27th and April 3rd copies by Royal Mail sent out by the office last Saturday after not receiving the Star for the past three weeks , nothing arrived yesterday not sure if this is the week I’m back on Royal Mail yet or need to contact the office to have a copy sent out .... PR5 4NG Thanks Chris

Thanks Phil - I would like as offered to resort to Royal Mail - Christopher Rigby PR5 4NG - think the Star is my favourite subscription and if there is a small difference in cost then I am more than happy to pay them just send me a message - Thanks Chris

Just rung the office feel sorry for the chaps , will try and get this weeks and last weeks out and hopefully it starts arriving ( not confident ) and if not hopefully they can change mine back to Royal Mail or it’s a trip to Sainsbury’s , hopefully neither and it starts to arrive ....

I rang the office on Monday and the gentleman was very apologetic- said he would post last weeks out and the one before that as and when it comes in , today’s post has arrived so still no sign of any Speedway Star ( so that’s 3 weeks on the run ) I’m getting post ( I order 10 Speedway items a week from EBay etc and all arriving quickly from Royal Mail ) , I fully understand the need to reduce costs and keep this wonderful magazine going but it’s disappointing when it’s always arrived on time , not sure what to do next in honesty ....

Hi Phil , great work with the Speedway Star Magazine .. mine did not arrive this Thursday as normal nor did last weeks arrive either I sent an email to subscriptions on Monday but did not get a reply so rung the subscription office spoke to a nice chap who said the ' edition with Emil on the front ' was out of subscription at the moment but would get one sent when its in ( I don't fancy reading it on the net Im old fashioned and like books and magazines - holding onto the past for as long as possible ) he did take my postcode and said this weeks would hopefully arrive but it hasn't ( always arrived on time except for these last two issues ) Would be very grateful if it could be looked into - Thanks Chris Rigby PR5 4NG

Thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Birmingham , as did my dad - arrived nice and early and had a decent meal in the Weatherspoons , weather was decent - liked the rider introduction and loved the fact that the meeting was conducted at a brisk pace ( wish all tracks would take note ) no messing around from the riders , ref got on with it and to be finished by 9.15 was spot on , thought Shanes , Garrity , Castagna where excellent - Eastbourne frankly summed up by Kennett not winning a race all evening , nice friendly crowd , ice cream went down well - the only down side was the Highways agency deciding to make 4 lanes on the M6 into 1 at 11pm delaying the trip back by 45 mins but that was a small issue - decent nights entertainment and a ground I will visit again - solid 8/10 Chris

Had a nice drive down just over 2 Hrs , ensconced in the Arthur Robertson having parked in the car park and awaiting some food , looking forward to a good meeting

Thank you

Many Thanks - sure it will be great

Thank you very much for all the replies , good to see a number of options - should hopefully be at Perry Barr for around 5.30 pm so the 4 hrs seems ok - looking forward to it - Cheers Chris

Sounds good - is parking easy ? Many Thanks Chris

First time to Birmingham tomorrow , attempted to make a meeting in April but it was rained off but this one weather wise looks like the meeting should be on , travelling with my dad from Preston at around 3pm so should arrive in plenty of time - looking forward to it Chris

Missed this apologies , roadworks where ok and the racing at Peterborough was superb

Looking forward to this , ' killing two birds with one stone ' as going on the Peterborough Utd v Sunderland game ( one of the 11 clubs out of the 92 not seen football at ) and then on to the Speedway for my first visit to Peterborough Speedway , then Ive two days to kill as no Speedway in and around the Midlands so planning RAF Museum at Duxford , British Motor Museum at Gaydon and then onto Birmingham on the Wed and Ipswich on the Thursday ( another new track for me ) ... would have been nice for Mildenhall / Kings Lynn to have been racing but they will have to wait Chris

I have used the same booking for the last 5 years but unfortunately she has sold up and they have built a new road on what was a stunning little B and B , I have managed though to find two nights in a very nice hotel in Newport for £120 inc Breakfast so happy with that as that enables the trip again to the Pairs and the GP on the Sat ...

Championship clubs are indeed chasing the dream and some of the mouth watering wages being paid to bang average players will IMO see a club of some size either fold or tumble down the leagues in the next couple of seasons it is not sustainable , the likes of Villa ( losing around £6 Million a month and paying the likes of Richards £60k a week and he hasn't played for 18 months ) , Sheff Wed , Norwich , Bolton , QPR and various other in serious financial difficulties and yet my team Preston finished 7th in the Championship on crowds of around 11,000 with a maximum wage bill of £7k per week , a squad assembled in total for under £3 Million ( consider than on Aston Villa who have spent circa £65 Million in 2 seasons ) a squad valued at perhaps £25-£30 Million , sold a player to West Ham for £8.5 Million who cost us £40k and we have ZERO debt , the only other clubs with a squad spend like us / wages in this league where relegated Burton and Barnsley but we have a long term plan to buy cheap / youth / and get players who want to play football not just for the money , not sure there are many clubs in the top two flights who have adopted this policy but we are up against it more and more every season with the parachute monies and clubs chasing the Multi Millions in the Prem

Being a season ticket holder at Preston and seeing all 9 play off defeats being a Belle Vue fan aswell I'm used to it , but we won on the 10th attempt versus Swindon 😃😃😃

On the way to a family holiday in Dingwall , having a couple of days in Edinburgh having travelled from Preston , hoping this is on as it's pouring down at Edinburgh Zoo

Thanks Triple H , even just got a mention the Speedway on BBC News