Steve Shovlar

Real shame to just get in and read that Adam got injured tonight at Plymouth. Hope it’s not serious and he can still ride in the GP Challenge on Saturday.

Think it’s worked out well to be fair. He sant ride our track and he can’t ride many away tracks either. Basso will be just fine.

Should imagine the Poole promotion will organise a lap of honour for Adam Ellis on Wednesday and the Poole fans will certainly give him a very good reception after becoming British Champion tonight.

Fantastic Adam Ellis! Well deserved and a great ride in the final. Will follow Bewley, Lambert and Woffinden to bigger things.

Set up perfectly for Bewley on his home track. Reasonable meeting with a few decent races. A shame Lambert and Woffinden hold British fans in contempt and can’t be arsed to come over for this one.

So far away for many fans to consider. Would have thought a more central track would have attracted more fans.

What was the crowd like?

How on Earth did Kemp get a team place at Gdansk? Far better British riders to choose from.

Oh dear bad news here. Have the crowds at Eastbourne been that poor? They don’t have the same overheads as other clubs as they own the stadium and with it car park, food outlets etc.

I have to ask. Has Janowski been nobbled? Not made a start since when he was leading the series by a mile. It’s ridiculous that he hadn’t made one start in 4 GP’s. Beyond comprehension. The guy is one of the best riders in the world. Everyone can see he is trying during the race.

No not at all. The machinist would be on around £8-£10 a day if they are skilled. Could be made in Vietnam.

Then it should be remade from the sweatshops of Thailand. I would buy one. Probably £100 ish.

Agree with others. Get a few riders who are not in the actual meeting to ride lots of laps to make some racing lines. Gate 4 a dead duck as Madsen and Zmarzlik have just show . 50 laps between 5-6 riders would turn the track into something all riders could race on. These first 4 heats have been great for riders who drew the inside but unfair to those out wide. No fan of Either Zmarzlik or Madsen but come on, not fair.

Easy Pirates win. If it’s R/R for Jorgensen it could be Poole v 7 rides Adam Ellis.

Rotten luck for Plymouth. Would have probably won if Worrall hadn’t knocked off Bjarne in heat 13 forcing him to withdraw.

I would be more than happy to pay for a stream of Redcar v Poole as would many other speedway fans.

Because Poole pay their riders on time. Fuel expenses are put against his tax bill, and sitting in a can for hours on end are part of the job. Most of the Poole team travel to Dorset for home meetings. Rory Schlein from Coventry, Basso from Denmark overstaying at Middlos, Worrall from Cleethorpes, King from near Peterborough, Neilsen from Beccles, Hume from Aylesbury, Ben Cook at Middlos.

Why would they not run the meeting in the next month or so? This cancellation would have been the last thing the Poole promotion would have wanted, smack bang in the middle of the holiday season and the weather set fair.

Not going to get into your spat but Zane Keleher was the worst rider of 20 there by the proverbial. Regardless of the behind the scenes issue he would have been out by now from his on track riding.

They are lease holders. They don’t own the stadium. They cannot submit plans to build houses as they don’t own it!

But it’s summer holidays with lots of people in the area. These people swell the crowd and the club make a profit. Running the meeting mid Sept means a smaller crowd and lost opportunity to swell the coffers. It’s pretty disastrous to be honest.

Felt sorry for the lad who was leading heat 2 against Poole and in for a point against Plymouth before falling. Good luck to the lad and glad nothing is broken. He will be scoring his first points for his club soon.

Terrible news. Had a few minor spats with Phil over the last year or so re: brexit but didn’t even know he was unwell. Condolences to his family and friends. R.I.P.

Yes I did.