Steve Shovlar

Not so much Poole Rob, just one individual who should have tied it tight first time it happened. Never seen something like this before, though seen faulty tapes on many occasions. Agree the race should have been stopped but the ref let it go, not the club.

Happened right in front of me. First time ref called it back. Then it happened again and I questioned why on earth the start Marshall hadn’t tied it up. Then, unbelievably it happened a third time and the Marshall ran over,grabbed it and got behind the fence as the riders entered the 3rd bend, holding it above his head for the race. Just didn’t understand why it wasn’t secured properly in the first place.

A family of four were sitting next to us and had never been to speedway before. They have lived in the local area all their lives. Came last night on a whim. We explained the rules and what was going on. The lady was completely enthralled and scared as she thought they would crash at any moment. At the end we said goodbye and they said they would be back next week. Perhaps we have picked up four new fans. Goes to show incidents like faulty tapes or track issues have zero impact on many fans.

Cracking meeting tonight played out in front of a very big crowd. Perfect conditions for speedway. Warm dry evening, two fairly evenly matched teams and lots of good racing. Oxford might have the best rider in the league with Masters but Lawson showed him the way home tonight with a superb 15 max. Backed up by Cook and Kerr and the ever trying Thomsen. Tonight though Oxford had a huge advantage at reserve and Gusts, on his first visit to Poole, took an instant liking to the track and was quite brilliant. So a big thank you to the Oxford team manager for only using him for 5 rides. I couldn’t believe it when Killeen came out for his 4th ride, and then in heat 13 when Gusts didn’t replace Knudsen. Cost Oxford the opportunity to get something tonight.

Thank you for your tactics Mr Schroek!

Am I surprised?

Gate two was sure fire, just needed Cook to blast around and he almost did. Close but no cigar this time.

No he’s doing absolutely fine. Everyone he races against has a load more experience. Let him feel his way and next year start knocking in some scores. No pressure on the boy.

Well done to Redcar. Kerr’s ef cost us massively in the end. Lawson got it together but Pijper beating him was ridiculous to be honest. Thought Thomsen gave his all as did Cook. Only 6 points from Rowe’s rides. Redcar had Pijper in possibly his best ever meeting this season. Some good racing tonight but the gates were very favourable to gate 2.

Give Kerr credit, it will come back and bite you on the arse.

All square but Rocketman struggling tonight. Just not on it. With Redcar having King and Wright in 13 and 15 it’s not looking great. Gate 2 great but gate 4 dreadful.

Seems there’s no stream tonight? Went to the Redcar page and it says the fixture you have selected is not available to order. Anyone else tried and had the same?

We are vunerable tonight. The loss of Anders is wrong and will affect our chances. Poland had no right to force him to ride there. BSPA should have stood up and refused their demands.

1 point tonight at Sheffield. Don’t think I am harsh, just realistic.

Are we going r/r for Rowe? Seems very dangerous. Would source a guest if possible.

I have been critical of Kerr this season and rightly so. Last night it was a good performance but it is abundantly clear he is relying on gating to score. He was leading his 4th when Etheridge of all people blasted up hid inside and left him for dead. He just cant pass.

He was rubbish to be fair.

Seriously if you think Workington are with a chance of the title I would give your head a wobble. Full credit though for putting up a decent effort tonight though.

Entertaining meeting tonight though can’t believe the Workington fans going hyper over a bonus point. Lots of talking points. Poor Tobias probably doesn’t know where his arse from his el ow is after tonight. Rotten luck in heat 6 when on a 5-1 with Lawson. Looked from the grandstand that he tried to cut to the inside down the back straight but clipped the back of Lawson which brought them both down. Then in heat 8 a coming together with Foord which again saw them both in the deck. I certainly wouldn’t have given Tobias his last ride but I am not Middlo. Rowe in heat 7. Not sure what happened. Did a footrest go through his front wheel? His handlebars were wobbling all over the place and he had to stop. Lawson was excellent as always. Tobias had a poor night. Kerr did OK. Three gated wins then faded. Just can’t pass. Cook started as usual poorly but was much better after that. Thought he should have got heat 14. Rowe wasn’t at his best. Stark did his usual. Cairns paid 9 good effort. For Workington Batchelor did his usual tailed off at the back then won a race. Bowes was excellent. Etheridge best ever performance at Poole. Normally about 4 points. Violas was pretty rubbish to be honest. Hook had his best ever meeting at Poole by far. Foord was miles off it until heat 8 with a kamikaze move which ended his night. Some good hard racing with plenty of passing. How clear are we at the top now? No idea but feel confident of top spot. Well done Workington for putting up a fight and making it entertaining.

Thomsen rightly excluded. Was clear for me.

That’s a shame. Was looking forward to watching him as he is one for the future.

Scunthorpe had lost the meeting and their heat leaders didn’t fancy it. Or the promotion wanted to save some money on a pointless race. Either way they short changed the paying public who look forward to seeing the best pair of riders from both teams. Luckily Kennedy put up a brave fight v Lawson who took 3 laps to secure the 5-1. Some great racing last night. A shame the crowds are small here. Great race track.

Problem for Scunny is Steve Worrall has not been the rider he was since his injury. Allen has faded to a second string, Lambert, who I like, blows hit and cold. Mountain is OK at home, the Kennedys are ok when at reserve. Young Harrison was invisible tonight. They are a coup,e of heat leaders short. Once Poole got dialled in they were the better team. Cook rode well and Lawson was pretty sensational. His best ever season? Fast and aggressive as hell, but never dirty.

Wooohooo! Pirates win. Phenomenal racing tonight at Scunthorpe. Best racetrack in the league by the country mile. Cooler travelling today so the boys were not knackered. Heat 13 was sublime with Lawson. Heat 14 was amazing with Cook. Commentator said the second half of tonight’s meeting was the best he had ever seen at the track. Can believe it, that was sensational racing.

Thought it was a poor meeting tonight. Racing was poor bar a couple of heats. Track was definitely bumpy in places. Need to get the blade on it. Underwatered as well. Edinburgh put up a fight first half of the meeting but faded away.