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idh

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  1. Willowman MrT is a retired gentleman now no more racing except at the OTA. Feet up at Womble castle now.
  2. Taken from This is Plymouth confirms Wombles Post CITY speedway team Plymouth Devils could lose two of their top riders over an immigration visa wrangle. Australian junior champion Jack Holder and American Ryan Fisher could be prevented from joining their team-mates at the St Boniface Arena following an investigation by UK immigration officials. That investigation is said to have uncovered irregularities by clubs applying for their Certificate of Sponsorship Licence in the past. That licence grants UK clubs the right to 'import' riders from outside the European Union. UK visa officials, in the light of their investigations, have implemented a blanket ban on the use of Certificate of Sponsorship licences for the import of riders from countries like Australia and America. The one chink of light in the tunnel is that Plymouth – as a new company taken over less than two years ago – have never been granted a licence in the past. News of the blanket ban affecting other clubs came on the day Plymouth were told they would, in fact, be granted a licence. They have now been told unofficially that the Holder deal should be ratified without any problems. However, Devils' team manager Lee Trigger has also been told that Fisher, who holds a three-year visa, might have to re-apply. The whole mess is likely to be sorted out one way or the other tomorrow, when UK speedway chiefs will meet with immigration officials to hammer out a way forward. Trigger, meanwhile, is in the dark over what might happen to his two riders. "I don't know where I am," he admitted yesterday. "Technically, we've been told that since we've never had a Certificate of Sponsorship Licence we won't be affected, since clearly we can't have done anything wrong. "On the day that every other team had their licence revoked, we got the licence we had applied for four weeks previously. "Technically, because of that, we're the only team in the UK who can go ahead and import someone. "But there's all sorts of things going around, like the fact that we might have to go with six-man teams instead of seven, because there might not be enough riders to go around. "It's difficult to know what to do – get working on getting riders in who are British to make sure we've got a team, or wait for a bit to get the two I really want? "We needed one more rider to complete our team before all this happened. "But as it stands I could end up needing three. Ryan is our number one this year and if he has got to apply for a new visa , I could be looking for a new number one." Read more: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Immigration-problems-hold-possible-additions/story-25942449-detail/story.html#ixzz3QqwbaMFQ
  3. Latest from Scunthorpe Scorpions site http://scunthorpescorpions.co/?p=2383 Clarifies everything Sorry to duplicate Alans post must have been doing it the same time
  4. Dont always agree with you starman but we both agree on this one Top Racing
  5. Check out the gp date at cardiff the pairswill be the day before
  6. Same track man Ez when was the last time you where at the OTA still got loads of lines
  7. Got that wrong didn't you Todd Kurtz (Guest) - 3, 2, 2*, 3, 3 = 13+1
  8. I think if the time comes and Somerset meet Scunny the rebels will pull their fingers out. Both Allen and Kurtz beat him well last night. But yes he needs watching always good at the OTA, fast out of the gate
  9. Totally agree with EnglishRoundabout & whowasthatberntpersson Klindt a great guest, loves the track. Bach was good early on but then had engine problems; rode Camptons bike in later races.
  10. Preparing the track for own advantage and 22-14 down after 6 hts dispels that theory.
  11. Perhaps the Gary May whip You're correct about the track it does change as the meeting goes on and Berwick dialed in quicker then the Rebels did. Also the times where fast throughout the meeting
  12. Cliffboy it was a very good meeting with Berwick really on the ball for the 1st six hts. Rebels gating not up to Berwicks but from Ht7 Berwick were still quick out the gates but the Rebels got some extra drive into turn 1. Great return for Rasmus he got better as the meeting went on. Special mention for Mat Wethers in ht12 he pick up some drive coming out of turn2 and took poor old charles clean out but Mat was straight up and over to Charles to see he was OK and looked like apologising. Top Man. If the Rebels get the chance to pick their opponents for the play offs think they should avoid Berwick.
  13. All the Best with the Golf Day Drew . Look after Olly don't let him put his shoulder out
  14. Somerset v Edinbourgh Photo's Some Photos from Last Night http://ihitchcock.zenfolio.com/somerset_v_edinburgh_pl2014 Slideshow http://ihitchcock.zenfolio.com/somerset_v_edinburgh_pl2014/slideshow
  15. Somerset v Edinbourgh Photo's Some Photos from Last Night http://ihitchcock.zenfolio.com/somerset_v_edinburgh_pl2014 Slideshow http://ihitchcock.zenfolio.com/somerset_v_edinburgh_pl2014/slideshow Good performance from the Rebels Ht 15 a Classic
  16. Somerset v Rye House Photo's http://ihitchcock.zenfolio.com/somerset_v_rye_house_pl2 Slideshow http://ihitchcock.zenfolio.com/somerset_v_rye_house_pl2/slideshow
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