Jonny the spud

Not sure what Gavan said as i have him on ignore but can't we just enjoy the fact that we now have several brilliant young riders coming through the ranks? If the BSPA get their act into gear and maybe the British companies that supported the Aussies and others could get some funding behind them, we could be challenging for world titles in years to come.

It's hard enough to get youngsters into speedway as it is but second halves won't work. 5 years ago i'd drive to different tracks around the country with Adam, (bearing in mind we'd already driven over 1,000 kms in the first place to get to the uk) and curfews would kick in, sometimes you'd get three rides , sometimes two, sometimes none. We did it because it was what we wanted to do so the distance was a minor problem but I saw some parents say "sod this for a lark" and no doubt their sons are now riding moto X. Maybe a couple of youngsters per team on 250's riding one heat after every 4 heats ? they'll have the experience of racing in front of a crowd as opposed to two men and a dog, plus their last (of three ) rides would be a "heat 16 " so wouldn't drag on too late. If during the BSPA agm the ridiculous returning to the pits after every dodgy start was banned, meetings would move on more swiftly, everyones a winner ?

Thanks for your help, not a bad night including two heat wins, just the overnight drive back to Stoke now. Onwards and upwards.

thank you

Not signed as such, just doing a meeting, we'll see how it goes. Just wanted to follow the meeting if possible.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a link to follow league racing in Denmark?

I haven't spoken to Adam in depth since the SWC and this is my own personal view. Speedway in the UK will always be the poor relation, The NSS track was based on European sizes and produced great racing on saturday night, crowds flocked in, riders loved it, speedway as it should be. In the last 40 years or so we've seen massive leaps in terms of machinery, riders equipment, availability of bikes /frames /supplies etc… It's probably never been easier to get started in the sport, the problem is that tracks are still stuck in the 60's / 70's in terms of organisation / presentation etc and the sports abject failure to move with the times in terms of social media exposure and advertising . 40 years ago the likes of Rye House, Lakeside, Eastbourne et al, were quirky little tracks that pulled in the punters week in week out; However since the (apart from the introduction of air fences and track suffices which become unrideable if it's spitting with rain) nothing has changed, nothing ! The whole world has moved on in terms of sport / entertainment and what people expect in terms of value for money but British speedway is still stuck in the land of Buddy Holly and the Dave Clark 5. There has been a massive failure to move with the times when there was money floating around and the reason that British riders struggle isn't that they don't get to race on European tracks enough, it's that British tracks don't resemble european tracks at all. Foreign riders get to race every week on big tracks and Brits get to ride at places who's biggest claim to fame is that they provide the best fish & chips in speedway. in the past there was a lot of money in the sport, unfortunately seemed to make some people very rich while failing to reinvest in the most basic thing needed… the tracks. Get those right, provide the most basic standards of hygiene in toilets ( not rocket science), provide some decent ambience to go with the racing and for god's sake learn how to use the world wide web to promote.

oh dear, don't drink and post

I was over last week and i'm over in a few weeks time too. Unfortunately work gets in the way sometimes.

That should be the end of the thread, i'm jealous as i'm over a thousand miles away. Hope everyone has a good one and GB get a medal. ( obviously hope Adam gets a ride too but there you go)

All this bitching, moaning and complaining is …. well, just bitching, moaning and complaining. It's the kind of thing expected of ten year olds, i'm sure the people doing it will go up to the riders on Saturday and tell them face to face exactly what they think of them.

Don't quote me on this but I think the offer came from Belle Vue, plus the team wasn't announced till Saturdy so 48 hrs isn't too bad to get stuff sorted. As I said the other day, Rosco doesn't seem bothered, the guys who were there didn't seem bothered. It's only a few on here who're getting flustered. No wonder most riders steer clear of this site.

last minute

i was actually backing you up

So basically the GB team manager thinks it's no big deal, the world champion thinks it's no big deal, the guys who were there think its's no big deal. But some guys on a forum are having a sh*t fit over it ? yaaaaaawn, stop being such drama lamas

150+ pages in and most of them have been bitching from the usual suspects. Only an Idiot would think that Tai shouldn't be in the GB squad and let's face it, the idiots haven't let us down. If you put all the personal bias and bull$hit to one side it's a no brainer.

and then you woke up and the bed was wet

One of the dumbest posts on here, and let's face it, there's stiff competition.

i would say so, he's nearly 6 foot tall !

The team is picked, it's time to get behind them. Some people may say we haven't got a chance but that didn't stop thousands going to France for the football did it ?

jeeez, did I shag your girlfriend in a past life ? *edit ...... sorry thought that was aimed at me

IQ ?

Surely being in the know as you claim with your contacts, you could tell everyone ?

because it was a pre arranged meeting that is important for his sponsors in France

Adam Ellis riding in Marmande in France on the 13th.