crescent girl

Thanks for that. Important to note the club only gets a kick-back from sales actually at the track on August 29th (and from the Track Shop on September 5 & 12th) and if we can all buy our copies at the track it won't cost us anything extra, but it will help keep the club going.

These things happen, injuries are part'n'parcel of speedway and always have been. Three good guests, three willing Bandits and good old r/r will see us through!

Hope he likes your track.

Berwick newsletter tonight more or less put the 'bad track' story to bed by publishing referee's report to SCB. Which says it was excellent in all departments. Shall we move on?

Very.

Berwick are looking for a guest on Friday, Kevin Doolan is out of action.

They surely didn't!

No deep ruts. No ruts at all, in fact. Referee marked track "excellent" and sent report to Control Bureau calling it a good, grippy track -- his actual words. I'll go with the referee -- the guy who disqualified Master Bates.

He is named by Sheffield at No 2 in the line-up supplied to Berwick for printing in programme, and to referee for checking averages, etc.

Although not specified in e-Newsletter, Bandits will be operating r/r at No 4.

I got that from Berwick's newsletter --- what's the Newcastle line-up?

Newsletter carries the good news that Ricky Ashworth will be in attendance, plus a good hospitality offer. Track has been resurfaced, fence refurbished and the weather looks set fair. Let's go racing!

Worth noting that the Bandits' e-Newsletter tells folk that, if they buy this dvd at the track on September 29th -- or from the Track Shop at a subsequent meeting -- the Berwick club will benefit financially from the sale. In these days of worry over the club's future every penny earned will be vital, so if possible, Berwick supporters should buy it at the track, rather than by post, when the club won't get a kick-back.

As the club awaits notification of interest, or offers of assistance -- the show must go on! The e-Newsletter tells us Liam Carr will be at reserve and Thomas Jorgensen deservedly moves to the top of the order. Mathias Thornblom will have his own equipment in the pits and the Claus Vissing slot is at No 4. For Sheffield, with a "horses for courses" guest at No 1, Jason Garrity should be exciting to watch, David Bellego will be anxious to put on a Shielfield show and it will be good to see Arthur Sissis back for his first official outing around Berwick. We must presume Nikolai Klindt will be rehearsing his starting-gate manoevres, hopefully waiting for the tapes to rise before he gets moving.

Absolutely correct. John Anderson's words are "This isn't about money. Yes, we always need more money, but we need new people to help us carry the club forward". Since the original statement, all sorts of articles are appearing -- two pages in Edinburgh's programme last night alone -- suggesting more or less that the Bandits are broke and can't go on. As I read it, the directors are drained of enthusiasm and are looking for new people to join them, or a buyer (one they trust will be good for the club's long-term future) to completely take over.

Topsoil's memory is first-class. After the 4G coverage came in for the area, the already-limited range the radio mike could be used got even less. Interviews with that mike can only be done on the infield, and it is nigh-on impossible to get riders to come out and do interviews during racing. The club has very recently been given use of an improved microphone system (which was not there on Saturday) which might hopefully improve the range after some sound tests. And yes, as Topsoil reports the club would love to have been able to do interviews from the pits area for years, but up until now this has been impossible for technical reasons.

Scunthorpe have Thomas Jorgensen at No 1 and Matt Williamson in at reserve. For Rohan Tungate, r/r is the only option.

e-Newsletter tonight emphasises the statement, making clear it is new people, either on the board or taking over the club that are needed. Also mentions Ian Rae coming back.

e-Newsletter is pretty clear, I think: Saturday's result, perhaps more than other defeats this season, brought a feeling of gloom and despondancy to us all. Thomas Jorgensen, who has been such a star for us this season --- so much so he has swept into the No 1 race-jacket next month -- may have felt the bitter taste of defeat more than most, given that he has been the leader of our pack so often this year. "I truly felt for Thomas" said John Anderson yesterday. "He was so keen to go for it, and had put a brand new engine into his bike for the cup-tie -- but the new engine just wouldn't perform as it should have". "Poor Thomas was just devastated, it was terrible to see him struggling to make his bike work -- so unlike the young man who has been such a credit to the club since joining us this past winter". "He was trying everything, but nothing was happening for him -- I'd put it that TJ's attitude was right, as it always is, but his engine was wrong!" John went on to say that, if anyone thought he was referring to Thomas Jorgensen when he was quoted over 'lack-lustre showings from some areas of the team' they are very much mistaken. "TJ has been a brilliant and refreshing shaft of bright sunlight shining through the darker days here this year, and I know -- and he knows I know -- that one under-performing engine on one difficult night for the club won't draw criticism of any kind from anyone here within the Bandits' organisation".

Just to help them over the hurdle on Saturday, Bandits have a guest (Matej Kus) at No 1 this week for the last time. From August 1, TJ will be No 1 with Claus hopefully be back to avoid r/r at his position. Also interesting to note that Alex Edberg's CMA has gone up over the last month, and he is now the higher reserve.

Well, he did score eight times as many points as Jason Bunyan did that night................

Well, who's making up the 14 days for Berge?

Well, the newsletter tells us they are both in the team on Saturday, so let's get behind all the Bandits to get them into the semi-finals. Matej Kus the guest. Plus something to give Shads and B4E a smile.

Good luck to former Bandit Tero Aarnio on his return to British speedway, even if it is with the Geezers!

Via Tweedmouth, surely?