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Terrible...a staircase on a track!

Great to see Killer back...as a number 4!

Obviously bit of a subdued atmosphere tonight after Darce's injury , but good win for The Robins, good crowd, and Zengy unlucky not collect max. Just one win needed to gain play-off spot. Massive collection for Ben Fund which was great, riders coming around to collect with buckets.

Regular fortnightly racing would be ok...as some people especially families cant afford to go every week. Ridiculous situation at The Abbey in June, only 1 home meeting, and an empty stadium on some warm sunny Thursdays.

Agree Arsene...he has Iversen above Ward in the EL section...total bollox!

Over the last 10 matches Darce has averaged 10.40, currently top of the EL averages, and would be a fitting tribute for the poor lad to finish top after what's happened..would have thought Janowski was the nearest to him anyway, and surprised Freddie is in there. Good to see Cookie in there at 10...the Cumbrian super speedster. Batch is back to form but where's Zengi? Holder Bjerre King and Andersen disappointing this year. Current averages as per last Thursday's Star: Ward Janowski Iversen Doyle Harris Jonsson Schlein Newman Holder Zagar

Batch a second-string and GP rider, who'd have thought it!

So barrowboy how is Iversen above Ward in those 10 meaningful matches!?

I reckon they're all small crowds now mate. Too many promoters in the past took too much out of the sport.

We don't have any near neighbours now at Swindon, with local rivals Oxford and Reading gone, the nearest are Poole and Coventry , about 70 miles away! Don't think announcing attendaces would make any difference. Some clubs have such small crowds would probably only take you 5 minutes to count 'em all!

Years ago you could actually go right into the pits and get the autographs of the likes of Briggo, Ashby, Kilby, Broady etc., most of the riders were local and the fans had an affinity with them. The security is stricter now. Most locals could name the team, who rode for them for years. Seems to be little rapport with the fans now, it's good when the riders can go into the crowd and chat with the fans, especially the youngsters, doesn't happen enough. Last year the riders went into the crowd collecting for the SRBF, had chat with Killer and Gustafsson, was so popular with the fans the announcers had to appeal for them to return to the pits. Why do they bother having a victory lap, maybe a couple of hundred stay and applaud, most riders offering half-hearted waves or checking their phones, then off they go to their next meetings overseas. Doesn't attract younger fans, the ice-hockey and football clubs seem to make a lot more effort with community-based events, what happened to the local school visits by the speedway club? Rosco has a truck-driving job so aint got the time. Give out free air-horns, very little atmosphere at all at Blunsdon. Seems the fans at Blunsdon are kept in the dark, and told they are negative if they get concerned about the new stadium. Do yerselves a favour Swindon Speedway get the fans more involved if you want bigger crowds, and promote it more.

Little interest for me at the moment but The Robins should give the Lions a good spanking..55-36 ish. DO IT FOR DARCE SWINDON!!!

Just about remember the Teo crash, his grave and headstone is the first one you come to in Swindon's cemetery, always red and white flowers there. Was in a coma for 20 weeks before he died, a harmless looking fall. Watched a pre-war crash on youtube from Austria, the rider died after riding into a bloody metal staircase on the track. And if Chris Holder states the bikes are too powerful for some of the small tracks now that's good enough for me.He should know!

Darce should be well clear at the top. In his 10 meetings for Swindon has scored 116 +14 bonus points in 50 rides, with only 3 of those being home matches. If Iversen can top that he's bloody brilliant!

After watching from the centre-green at Swindon the other week the I realised the sport looks even more dangerous. Tracks are not wide enough for the speed of the bikes now. Perhaps some people are attracted by crashes, but as many will be put off by all the injuries. the riders know the risks involved, its their choice. And there are quite a few top riders on 6-figure incomes. The air-fence was a good innovation and has stopped some serious injuries. There were more deaths in the "old" days. Unfortunately Lee is one of the few fatalities this century.

Terrible news...hope the lad is going to be ok.

Don't think anyone will want to face the Swindon Aussies Juggernaut at the moment. The fixtures are ridiculous but probably very little they can do as the Elite league is way down the list on the speedway calendar priorities.

They make it so bloody difficult to climb in thesedays...can remember at my local track Swindon in 68 GBvSweden crowd of 12000, there was a longer queue to climb over the wall than to pay at the turnstiles! You used to be able to pull a wire-fence out and just clamber in over a low wall. My bruv even took wirecutters, and can remember on one occasion was knocked clean out after walking into a protruding pipe. Too old now at 59 for all that although could try pole-vaulting in perhaps.

Was chatting to my cousin on the dog n' bone, lives near Aspatria, or Spatri as she calls it, she was at the first meeting at DP around 1970, she said loads of marras got in without paying. So the following meeting they greased the pipes over the river, resulting in loads of wet marras!

Lol...has to be blonde though

Hiya bud, still occasionally watch that 2012 Grand Final DVD you recorded for me. The Blunsdon club shop should bring out an Aaron Summers wig, perhaps modelled by Big Bald Ronnie Russell, would be a best-seller!

Don't see why Wardo cant be champion, superb natural talent on a bike, have been lucky enough to watch him ride for Swindon recently, same as Robins legends Briggo and Adams, stalks his prey and blasts past them with ease. has the audacity to do wheelies during a race, expert team-rider, and picks his lines well. The only thing that could stop him achieving success is him, attitude and behaviour, which seems to be improving. Likes chatting to the fans at Blunsdon, when permitted.

If on still think The Moonrakers will be Knobbled in Dorset, but by less than last time. Darce should win at least 1 race this time round.

They did 54-36, and Swindon comfortably beat Poole 50-42 just 16 days before that. Summers coming in has made The Roobins even stronger now. Would be a great west-country Final, hopefully a repeat of 2012.

Watched him and Steady up at Worky in 2004, then both went onto Swindon. Rubbish gater but superb racer, with Simon should have hit the heights of speedway racing. Both nice down-to-earth friendly northern lads, always had time for a chat, perhaps they're too nice to make it, must be some mental attitude thing. Won the PL title at Blunsdon if I remember correctly. Steady had so many injuries, could have been up there with Zagar of Reading, they were the top 2 riders in the PL in 2004. Virtually unbeatable in Cumbria, even beat a certain Mr. Adams there to win the Stonehewer testimonial.