WembleyLion

They could have staged that last night! :)

Hopefully they will make an early decision to call it off tomorrow rather than go through this again!

That’s given me a great idea Arnie. Let’s start flogging tickets for the Oceanic round (any venue in that part of the world will do) and then (with a few weeks to spare) move it to Vojens for a November staging!

Knowing the way Speedway runs it might not be confirmed (as not happening) until after Torun.

I generally aim for about 60-90 minutes before start time. The time goes very quickly catching up with others who do the same.

For those hoping to do both Glasgow and Berwick today you might wish to note that Tony Steele is the referee at Glasgow. Unfortunately he is not exactly renowned for the smooth and prompt running of Speedway meetings so it’s a case of fingers firmly crossed!

Looks good to me - many thanks

Redcar +6 and Newcastle -12 I think

The missing test match is 07/06/34. Happy to buy it off you if you have a spare. Many thanks

Igor Kopec Sobczynski

Thank you - yes I’m missing a few Star Finals and one Test match. If I can get them I’ll have every single Speedway programme from Wembley Stadium.

My entire collection of Wembley Lions home programmes which is complete from 1929 to 1939, 1946 to 1956 and finally 1970/71. My favourite is probably the first one dated 16 May 1929!

Michael Jepsen Jensen Michael Palm Toft

I enjoyed my first visit to Oxford in the new era. Nice to see a good crowd. The track wasn’t at its best but Poole still deservedly won. Peter York didn’t seem to have a clue what was going on. Interviewed Josh Macdonald thinking it was Cameron Heeps, announced Batchelor and Nicholls as the ‘Coventry’ pairing. The ref and the announcer also seemed to be unaware who was in some of the races when changes were made.

Another fine example of how not to run a Speedway meeting. Two and a half hours for 15 (well 16 thanks to Babs) races is not a great advert. Well said Buster when he came on the mike. Well done also to King’s Lynn who deserved to win. Hope MPT is ok after a nasty fall.

A truly great supporter of Speedway. RIP Nigel

I made my first visit to Marmande today where they won 56 - 42. Good to see some riders that we don’t see much in the UK. The famous grass track (that surrounds the Speedway track) looked pretty impressive also with three distinct straights! Might return for the grass track one day!

Agreed Arnie but my concern is that there are many who might be inclined to take it out on a someone they perceive as Russian without being that interested in firstly finding out the precise views held by that individual. My point remains the same it is probably not safe for Emil and Artem to be riding at the moment and that has little to do with whether or not they denounce anything.

Agreed but I'm afraid many who might be inclined to take it out on a someone they perceive as Russian may not spend too much time carrying out any prior detailed research into the precise views held by that individual. My point remains the same it is probably not safe for Emil and Artem to be riding at the moment and that has little to do with whether they denounce anything.

The way this horrific war is going I also don’t think it will be safe for Emil and Artem to race in most places at this moment.

Nothing good comes out of this awful situation. I also wonder just how safe it might be for Emil and Artem. Let’s all hope and pray for a swift end to this horrific situation.

When I went to Pila in Poland in 2015 they had reduced admission prices for females

Four top flight winners medals for Scott Nicholls?

A very interesting subject and one that I have monitored closely having been to all 31 countries that staged Speedway (including Ice) since I missed Switzerland’s last staged Ice meeting 2017. The last country I missed before then was Bulgaria in 2016. I thoroughly enjoyed travelling the world to accomplish this and I could probably write a book about my experiences. Sadly I saw pretty much the last Speedway in both Canada and South Africa. I also saw at first hand the decline of tracks in Europe with many countries just down to one operating track Lack of interested riders with few youngsters coming through was a common theme. Some countries were still very reliant on riders who had ‘retired’ some years earlier. Speaking to those riders left in Canada and South Africa I was told that getting parts and bikes were very difficult The machinery was often very old. Kyle Legault was riding a bike he rode in the UK when I saw him at Welland in Canada. I did notice that Flattrack racing seemed very popular in most places outside of Europe. Also in Europe it seemed to be doing well in some countries such as Austria, Holland and Belgium. Seeing the decline first hand was very sad but I’m glad I visited several of the countries when I did as I am not certain I would be able to see Speedway at some of those places again in future.

Now Poole leg definitely on 4 Nov