slyfox

Joke of the week!!!

4 Fridays, 4 Saturdays. They will just have to live with it. Redcar the only new Friday team & it was run on a Friday or they would not have run at all after Thursday was taken away from them.

You are correct. Never stood down as co promoter. He has just sold his opticians business and says he is eventually going to start up in a new line of business. Looks like current team manger Jade Mudgeway has talked him in to going solo promoter. Maybe Jade may join him as promoter at some time.

Good to see in The Speedway Star and The Teesside Gazette today that CVS & the other directors (the brothers) are very positive about Redcar in 2019. Looking to appoint a new promoter in the next couple of weeks (probably new to Redcar). Looking Good!!!!!

But he could be promoter until he does sell. However the Gladders brothers have always said they would not let Ged into the club. That is why he ended up at Peterborough. So a big change of mind from the brothers needs to take place for that to happen.

CVS owns 30% of Redcar Eric Gladders 20% and Brian Gladders 50% so the Gladders Brothers hold the whip hand. They have refused any approach from Ged Rathbone in the past so it may not happen even if he is interested. Kevin & Brian Gladders did most of the work at the track with the help of a few dedicated helpers. Two of those who also act as clerk of the course and office manager I understand are also stepping down. Plus with Ben Duffill the other promoter having stood down earlier in the season it does not look good for next year. Let's hope there is some light at the end of the tunnel for the sake of both Redcar Speedway and the sport in total. CVS has not taken an active role at Redcar for a number of years now.

The main point is that 1 of the management committee seems to have been granted permission to break the rules (again). Which could benefit his team Sheffield. As it means that if Sheffield win at Redcar by 6 points or more next Friday they will be off the bottom of the League and give Redcar the wooden spoon again (unless Redcar can get at least a point at Workington in their last away meeting, which is unlikely). Seems very unfair to me, but it always seems to happen. Hope the 2 members of the management committee involved in this meeting had nothing to do with the decision. Good luck to Redcar in their appeal. Problem is I don't think Redcar promoter Kevin Keay is in the inner circle.

Silver Helmet also goes back to 1928. Bears always claim theirs was first.

According to The BSPA web site The Teesside Silver Helmet (the longest still running trophy on UK speedway) is scheduled for Thursday 20th September. Looking forward to an excellent night of Speedway

I was there, yes he did.

Great day well organised plenty off extra car parking and additional catering/Pop up Bars/Ice Cream vans etc etc. The track was well prepared and made for some excellent racing right up to the 35th heat. Well done to Kevin Keay for taking this on at Redcar and giving everyone a great day.

You could order the programme on line for home delivery today

Think there could be a few changes when The Poles decide who they want on Sunday.

My money would not be on that!!!!!

With the limited options good guests for Redcar Summers scored 15 from 6 when he rode for Berwick 10 days ago at Redcar. Auty rides the track well and got 14 from 5 on Friday for Scunny at home on Friday so he is on form. Dont think Ty would be available due to injury, Interesting to see who Peterborough get if Ulrich is out. Think they can go for a Premiership rider but the conversion rate may be restrictive.

Agree our new look team look strong.

Kus would be the obvious answer to come in. He is a club asset (no loan fee). He is available. Talking to him on Thursday he said he has not ridden in Poland this year. So unlikely he will for a while till his UK form improves.

People forget that Ellis left the Redcar club with a few issues last year. He went home early to OZ before the end of the season without permission when they still had a chance of the play offs. He also went off to be reserve in the U21 championships and was not fully up front with the club. He could have ridden for the club and made it back and forth to the championships as many of the other riders did. After all he was only reserve. Maybe that is why he was not on the clubs wanted list this year. Plus he did tail off towards the end off the season when he moved up in to the main body of the team.

Not sure, but this is probably the only change they can make this month for Thursday night away to Sheffield. Expect more changes on Friday when the new averages kick in 1st June for the home leg of the cup match. Kus must be favourite to go on Friday unless we are happy to keep him as reserve on his new low average.

He would have won hands down at an industrial tribunal.

The way the team was revealed at a social night last year made for a great night out. Kevin & Ben certainly did not do it in an old fashioned way. Think they are planning a good night out this year again.

Statement on ACU site but they have still not put it on the BSPA or SCB sites. I wonder why do you think they may be appealing it. You can still find the old SCB statement on their site which seems to have been superseded by this ACU statement.

Thought the rule this year had reverted back to if you do not have an average in our league you cannot drop down with an average over 6 in the Premiership.

It affects by Keeping the Premiership on Monday and Wednesday & not clashing with the Championship for doubling up riders.

Very strange situation. The statement has also disappeared from the links on the SCB site home page but if you click onto the news icon you can still find it (maybe they forgot to take it off completely). Now the item by Peter Oaks in this weeks Speedway Star says that there will be a lengthy report that will be discussed at next months SCB meeting and a decision in December will be announced. So what the hell was the statement all about, it sounded like Ged was off the hook and Rob was the one who may carry the can. Had someone jumped the gun and spoken to early????