crescent girl

Well, as I said a few posts back, paid ten from four starts at the last Armadale meeting a fortnight back isn't too shabby. Two weeks prior to that, Klindt also scored paid ten, but from six starts. None of the rest of your team got anything like Doolan's score -- Campton 6, Bach 4, Jensen 4, Proctor 2, Bickley 0.

The Edinburgh track staff did a superb job of rescuing the track before the Berwick match after heavy rain virtually all day and a 40-minute delay to let them relay the surface once the rain went off. They deserve every plaudit for their efforts, and in fact there were some pretty good races when the match got going. They didn't "let themselves get caught out" and all that happened was the Bandits were making superb starts early doors. Nowt to do with the track. As for various Worky people here suggesting Kevin Doolan is a poor choice of guest, he seemed OK in that one -- paid ten from four, I think.

Not really, the rule was introduced to prevent a team manager putting two low-earning dumplings out in Heat 15 if the match was already lost or won. The difference between paying two world-class guys for a meaningless 5-1 and one point to a reserve is considerable. Probably at least a grand. The rule was brought in for the benefit of the paying public.

Yes! Rye House did it at Berwick a few years back -- that's the one I think of, off the top of my head -- and I'm sure there are other instances. Having said that, KL would have to have a pretty spectacular collapse........................

Don't injured riders have access to assistance from the SRBF? Just because they dont publicise the help doesn't mean they don't get it.

Probably not til Saturday.... ☔

That'll be Josh G of Polish licence fame?

I thought Jordan Stewart rode very well, very solidly at Ashfield in the U21 event.

He was the younger of the Lawsons who were riding last night...... Of course there's more to come!

Wasn't every team manager, successful or not, a fan before they took on the job? Regarding tac-subbing, there was one well-known promoter who instructed his manager never to give the No 1 a tac-sub ride because he was on such a high rate per point.....!

Damn right -- and the "Workington Tigers" were just as crippling financially to the Beatons in 1987, as were the "Barrow Bandits" to the Taylor/Fairbairn axis in 1981. Neither reached the end of their respective season. It just doesn't work. However, if the former Lakeside promotion are going to hire the Rye House facilities to run speedway this and (more importantly) next year it can only be a good thing, provided they don't try to create a "Rye House Hammers" feel for their new show. They'll soon find the the thirty miles from old to new homes are a long, long road.

God bless fixed race-nights.

Harsh. No more than Cinderfella has to be M. Max.

Somerset have virtually offered Lynn every Monday and Wednesday available (even getting Leicester to go to OTA last night, to free up yet another date) but the people at KL - and it isn't necessarily Buster who's being their idiot - have been totally ridiculous to deal with. The Rebels have finally demanded that the Management Committee step in, and set the date. Somerset totally innocent here, the KL camp totally stupid.

Here we go!

Currently Sept 16, having been extended a week from 9th. But watch this space, if results don't fall into place for those and such as those.....

Scott Nicholls also stayed back to watch the junior mini-match, and present the NJL trophy to the title-winning KLS Academy kids. I was told tonight that Bandits' final away match at Edinburgh won't be until Sept 14. So we have a while to wait for what happens next.

A rider must make three starts. Having missed out Heat 3, Jye Etherjdge had to go in his other programmed rides. Likewise, Dany Gapp had to have his third ride. It is the fact that, when both reserves are going so well (and you don't fall six behind) it isn't at all easy to engineer that they take sevens starts each!

Scott Nicholls?

They are both riding at Ipswich. Love those fixed race nights!

Love those fixed race nights!

You have to wonder if this redeclaration can be considered to be 'in the best interests of the sport'?

Is there a difference between mocking someone for their hair colour and mocking them for their skin colour?

Well, although our memories are selective, and we think every meeting in our younger days was fantastic - the famous 1981 World Final had only two good races out of 21 - the early years of this century had a situation at Shielfield where visiting riders were much-more tentative at Berwick, and the likes of Makovsky could overhaul them almost at will. Since the track was improved (out of all recognition) the foamfence installed and (maybe most of all) the standard of rider in our league hugely improved, there are less mistakes made, visiting riders are harder to overhaul and although the standard of racing is considerably faster, closer and better, there are less crashes and wild-man overtakes. So, together with our selective memories, maybe Shadders has a point. But it is still the best way l know to spend a Saturday night.

That's correct.... David at #2, Jye #4, Spud is #5.