Gert Handbag

What ever happened to the "pit bike" Plenty of world class riders won on those before the PJR rocket ships came along (or the Eddie Bull Weslakes )

The Australian flag on his back doesn't suggest that he sees himself as British. Was he in the UK on Monday? If so then he should have been at Belle Vue to observe/help/assist and pass on knowledge with Rosco. It seems to me that whilst Rob and Sue were true Brits, and made great sacrifices for Tai's career, they returned to the UK because this was the best place for a "young aussie" to learn his craft, in a Holder, Ward etc kind of way. Fair play, plenty do that. The next thing was the international stage, and with Crump, Adams (I think) and the emerging talent around the best way that "young Tai" would get noticed was by playing the "Brit" card. Let's face it, his first season in the GP was a disaster, and he was only nominated because he was British. He is now undoubtedly the best rider in the world - and that is purely down to him. Hats off for that. I can't help but thinking though that he now considers his "British" background to be a handicap. I think (I don't know) that given the choice he would declare himself Australian. He spends half of his life there, and has said previously he will retire there. His choice - good luck to him. I wish I could retire to Australia. Wearing an England shirt for his TV interviews though doesn't hide the fact for me - Tai doesn't consider himself to be English/British. I'm very glad that he races for us though, and I think that should long continue.

This may be the case, but if you look at the type and diversity of project that Investin have done (as per their website), it is clear that they are major property developers. I come across these type of people and projects in my professional life, and I would be very surprised if this isn't anything but a commercial contract between a willing seller and a willing buyer.

Here is a link to the guys who are "purportedly" buying the site. Companies House suggests that Roger Lal from Solihull is the main driving force behind this successful property business. This isn't to say that Sandhu doesn't know him/them, but there is no obvious link between them. There may be a "nominee structure" in place, but according to Companies House, Sandhu is not a Director or a Shareholder of the acquiring business. http://www.investinplc.com/

I don't post on this forum very often, but I do "lurk" every day. We need some perspective here. Phillip is very clearly "in the know" and has posted many "inside tracks" when the fans of various tracks have been "wetting their knickers" about team building etc. The fans have been happy to receive his knowledge. I think that Phil has been too honest in his postings - and he has been hung out to dry. Be careful what you wish for - come November and your track is about to close, or you don't have a "number 1" then you will be grateful for Phil's knowledge. You could easily force Phillip away from this forum a major source of information. Be careful what you wish for. I don't know Philip Rising, and have never met him. I have no agenda.