Steve Shovlar

Excellent news that Redcar have changed their minds and are now streaming the meeting. I have signed up. But so late I the day. Missed opportunity to promote the stream. If I wasn’t on here I would have not seen the change of mind and missed it.

Result as expected. Track very good but riders not wanting to go out wide when it looked ok to. Eventually they did and found it was good to blast around. Smooth, plenty of dirt and no dust at all. Lawson off colour. Not wanting to do anything in one heat and sat at the back. Not like him at all. Worrall superb. King good. Ben Cook good, Zac less so tonight. Kemp hit and cold. So hesitant in one heat, then blast around the opposition in his next. A confidence issue? Ablitt battled. For Newcastle Howarth was good value but Starke was woeful all night. Think he might have blown his best engine. Rest were hot and cold but Wright did ok. Complin battled all night and had the race of the night with Zac Cook. The meeting lacked tension due to the result never being in doubt. Tougher tests ahead.

Too far for me to go. Been looking for the stream. Have they stopped streaming? Missing out on a good revenue and loads of Poole fans would have taken it along with the four points. Thoughts?

Rain now past over and it’s starting to brighten up.

Great news! Now has every chance. Still got drizzle in Parkstone but due to start drying up. Not sure we will have many there but as Dickie head has said above, there is a very good live stream.

Rain due to clear in the next hour or so. Fingers crossed it does and track has held up. Clearly Poole want it on otherwise it would have been called by now.

Been raining for a couple of hours but due to clear up later. Fingers crossed. If it’s on there could be some fast times tonight.

I think they will make the playoffs. Are they the new Exeter with huge home advantage?

Thought production was as good as Eurosport to be honest and the commentator very good. BSN very good value. Plus every round of Premier pairs added.

Not sure who the main commentator is on BSN but he’s very good and supported by Rosco it’s probably the best team I have heard this season.

God.

One things for sure. Starke isn’t going to score the same as Harris last week!

Tracks going to get an even watering!

Forecast looking dodgy. A few hours of rain due tomorrow afternoon before clearing away by 6pm. Hopefully not too heavy.

Looking at the Oxford team, Jack Thomas is a doppelgänger for Troy Batchelor!

Battle for the second bend lap one. Unless you are Bomber. Hope I am wrong watching this but last week other than Bomber the race was over back straight lap one with about two exceptions.

Watching this on the BSN. Be interesting to see how Starke goes this week compared to Bomber last week against Poole. Good to hear Rosco on comms.

You mean Rob Lyon has been on the PA to apologise to the fan…at last.

Who do you think you are kidding Mr Lyon, if you think Dads Army’s good. Mr Kurtz went off the start on VH21, and Blodorn with his gating left the others with his chum.

If the club asked Eddie Howe along as guest of honor, they would get thousands through the turnstile.

Gdansk. Though I did see a good meeting from there last season.

Great meeting that.

Are they getting of that ridiculous motor cross style bump at the starting fate? Riders go over it and virtually take off entering bend one.

Heard it was a dreadful meeting with serious track issues. Tractor on track more than riders. As for Wednesday, a very easy Pirates win. Hopefully Newcastle will put up a fight and not simply capitulate. 58-32 ish.

The BSB’s had a certain aroma which was only found there. Probably eminating from the green mould up the walls by the urinals.