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And people wonder why some of us have an issue with the SEC!

Screamers figures look right to me. We're told it's going to cost £5.8m to build what frankly, is a glorified Peterborough (an open stand on one straight and some banking the rest of the way around!). 5.8m over 24 years as mentioned in the article. Thats 240k a year. Or at £20 entry 12000 fans a season. When you consider Coventry City were offered the Ricoh for £100,000 Coventry should move in there and stick a sign above the door that says "National Speedwat Stadium". It's light years ahead of the drawings for the Manchester National Speedway Stadium and will cost half as much in rent! edit > Hell, the Ricoh Arena is only valued at £6.4m. Less than half a million more than the BV stadium!

Also lets not forget before that Crash Sam was improving at a great rate and looked set to become a decent rider. He then went backwards. It probably effected him and his career too.

Is it any wonder everyone is saying Workington? The promotion have just proved how they know it's about the fans. A massive well done to them, they have just rocketed up in my estimations.

I know. Weirdly, the one season he doesnt end well he decides to stick with his kit! hopefully it works for him.

TBF, he rode a few higher level meetings against some good riders. I don't see why there any need to knock his/his parents commitment to go and race in Germany at what is, despite your claims, a higher level than NL racing. Good for them.

No. I don't think thats be said or is the case. He must be riding on a British license to have been invited by the BSPA/SCB/Whoever.

in 2007, IMO, Chris Harris was one of if not the fastest rider in the World. Then in the winter he start making changes for the sake of it and look where it got him..... Changes stuff every winter, then has to star again in March only to pick up by the end of the season just before changing everything.

Schramm has been falling off all his career, he's not going to stop now! Bet he's locking up and and causing mayhem too!

Can you imagine the uproar is a 14 year old is taken out by a much older rider, you'd have people claiming they should take it easy against him as he's only a kid. What if an older, more experience rider wiped him out? Imagine the uproar. For once I think the BSPA have this right.

Turns out it is 16. I just made the assumption that school kids ride them it was 15 but obviously some people will spend there last year of school as 16 year olds so El Eddios was right on the 16 thing.

On the roads in the UK a 15 year old can ride a 50cc bike. A 17 year old can ride a 125cc. A 19 year old can ride a 395cc. A 21 year old can ride a 595cc and finally once you're 24 you can ride anything. So it would be like Robert asking to ride something bigger than a 50cc bike on the road in the UK because he's good at it.

I wouldn't. He's proved he's a thug who'd hit you. What is it they say? "Stick and stones..." A few nasty words on the internet is nothing compared to physically injuring someone.

Can't be punished twice for the same offence. Martin Dugard will tell you that after he punched Steffan Andersson. Not saying it's right but a lot of riders have wanted to give Auty a slap for a while now, maybe he does need to consider some of his moves a little more - he can't really claim youthful exuberance any more, he's a season campaigner now. That said, Hall is a moron. It's hardly a new revelation! More worryingly is Auty is in the ambulance and they have lost the key!

If you cant take the piss out of yourself right?

Lets not forget Woffy once claimed the BSPA did nothing for him and he was going to switch to being Australian. He got a lot of stick, now look at him, he can walk on water in the minds of most GB fans now! Young riders (people) are good at stropping, sulking and ranting. Just leave him to it, he'll come around eventually, just like Woffy.

If he's £500,000 thats 20,000 fans at £25 a ticket. Thats 6000+ fans a year to break even. Was this event ever going to make money? I just cant get my head around the costs, it makes no sense. Surely the only additional cost this GP has over say the Italian GP is the travelling expenses.So you have to pay for about 50 people to fly to Nz - £700 each and the same for bikes (and that was a quick quote online - I'm sure it can be done for less!) thats sub 50k or 2000 people. So where the hell is it costing Bill Buckley 160k a year even after gate money is taken off his costs?! And if even an Aussie GP comes along and absorbs 100% of freight/travel cost he's still 100k+ out of pocket every year!

It would have been nice to see Laguta ride if he was fit TBF, hopefully we will later in the season.

Im as big a Harris fan as anyone but for some reason the last 3 years hes gone backwards. He was terrible this morning, he just seems to lack the ability to settle, ride a sensible race instead wanting to just try and blast around everyone. Hes 30 now, been racing 15 years and he still want to go for a big blast all the time. Add in the fact his gating is still terrible he'll continue to struggle. Doesnt mean I wont be shouting at my tele in support of him every 2nd Saturday!

How do you think I feel, was set to win £625 when KK won then he was passed and I ended up with £125. Still not bad but so frustrating!

2GPs, not 1. Congrats Smoli

OMG!! Fair play Smoli, fair play!

Smoli has scores more tonight than I thought he would all season. Fair play to him!

I dislike Darcy as much as the next man but he deserves zero blame there. Always going to finish 3rd going into that bend so why not ride a safe mid track? Nobody expects to be wiped out like that.

Should have tootled around the kerb and let the leads trip each other up, but no...