Rob B

I know Jan comes on here occasionally, but he has posted this on the speedway list : Hi everyone, I may be biased, but I’m also honest: We had no say in how the track was prepared. Actually all the guys in the team prefer some dirt. The difference is that we seem to be able to do well on the slick also. What you probably don’t know is that practice was cancelled due to the immense amount of rain we have had in southern Denmark in the last few days, and the forecast for race day was thunder storms late afternoon/early evening. There was a decent wind all day, but the threat of rain never materialized – thankfully – and the only bit we got was a light drizzle around 6pm. That is why the track was as slick as it was. It was even watered every 5 races, and at least it wasn’t as bad as Reading at the race off last year… Great to see well over 10.500 spectators again in Vojens. Best wishes Jan

No they are not, I've been to Vojens lots of times and seen some cracking meetings. I think tonight was a mixture of due to the heavy rain yesterday and the danes liking it a bit slick but they went well over the top.

The first two meetings are always crap in the world cup because there is always a team who never scores any points and all there is to race for for the other three teams is the chance not to go to the race off even though the race off seems to be an advantage! It only heats up when we get to the race off. Few months ago I suggested maybe it should just be 6 teams in the world cup, top 2 from previous year seeded to the final and the other 4 then battle it out in the race off.

For those questioning why Simon Stead had been picked, tonight at Coventry guesting for Peterborough he has won his first three rides beating Nicholls once and Harris twice!

USA won't qualify, I think the russians will be a lot stronger then some people think.

Also why no Ryan Fisher for USA, has he fallen out with AMA too?

Well it's obvious which two teams won't be making the race off, Finland and USA. It's just about who goes straight through to the final now, I think it will be Denmark and Sweden. Poland will then win the race off and probably the final too. Will be interesting to see Charlie 'The Edge' Venegas riding over here again but wouldn't expect him to do much.

This weekend? Riders haven't got long to sort out flights and getting bikes out there etc!

Stead rides well round Coventry. Has beat Nicholls last couple of times there.

I'd say crowd was similar size to last couple of years, it's hard to guage depending on where you are sitting because from where we were sat lower tier back straight looking up, the top tier on home straight and third/fourth bend were a lot more empty than last two years but seeing it on sky the back straight upper tier looked nearly full.

Because gate 4 was one of the best gates on the night, but I don't think he looked to see what riders he would have on the inside of him and think about it,

Track is always worst for practise because firstly if you count the number of riders and the amount of times they go out and time it is the equivant of about 40-50 heats. Secondly they don't race on different lines trying to pass each other, the majority of the time they are all riding round the inside trying to get their bikes setup on the fastest line. Thats why more ruts appear etc.

Was right in front of us on the back straight, he clambered over the green netting and did go right down to the track fence, bit stupid really with all the security about he was always going to get dragged out, saw him outside when we walked out so missed the presentation which was stupid.

Yep the security guy said food is fine, you are allowed to take snacks etc in. Obviously there not going to check everyone of the 41,000 people bags there else it would be chaos outside the stadium.

Just put in the other thread at the entrance we went in near the third bend by the river, the bags checking by security was stricter then ever but they were doing it before you got to the turnstiles not inside, must of been at least 30+ of them with big bins to put bottles in. I still managed to get two bottles of coke in my back pockets under my coat though. Overheard one of the security guys telling someone that it had nothing to do with the risk of bottles being thrown it is because plastic bottles get left on the floor and if there was a mass evacuation people, especially kids can fall if they stand on the plastic bottles and be crushed in stampede. He said they allow cartons of Ribena etc to be taken in as they just squash when stood on.

Couple of points some of our group were sat on third bend top teir and towards the end they said there was a lot of trouble between some Polish and English fans and a big fight broke out and Police came in and escorted them out. Also at the entrance we went in near the third bend by the river, the bags checking by security was stricter then ever but they were doing it before you got to the turnstiles not inside, must of been at least 30+ of them with big bins to put bottles in. I still managed to get two bottles of coke in my back pockets under my coat though.

I was at Polish GP last year and you can't compare it to last night, last night was the best. Just watched it back on sky, and like Keith Huwen said, it was hard to remember a race that there wasn't some passing in apart from the first couple. The problem is next year will seem pretty crap because it will be hard to be like that again.

But it made it so much more interesting, the racing was a lot better then Parken, you needed skill to ride the ruts not a surprise that it was 3 of the top riders in the world in the final, Crump, Hancock and Adams along with Harris who is showing so much skill and control this year as well as having the speed.

The track was perfect last night, there were no crashes due to the track. Pedersen didn't hit a rut, he was out wide and just picked up some grip and lifted. A few ruts here and there make the racing so much better.

Theres a small bit there http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...way/6258556.stm

We had good seats, bottom tier back straight opposite the tapes about 5 rows back. Was a great night and a great finish, then picked my coat up off the floor to find someone had kicked a pint of beer over behind us and my coat was soaked in it, then got outside to find it pouring down and had to put said coat soaked in beer on!

It's a disgrace, like I said I can only go by the Daily Mirror but they have got full pages on some sports like Golf etc and not a single mention of Harris winning the GP.

We were on the bottom tier and the sound was very good but we have speakers on the floor right in front of us and extra speakers just above our heads under the middle teir if you are on the middle and top teirs you are having to rely on just the big speakers on the roof of the stadium and can imagine the sound being poor. The entertainment wasn't my cup of tea but though it was no way the worst they have had at Cardiff over the year. One thing I was dissappointed in though was the parade, it was crap, riders coming out one by one with no introduction over the PA. The best parade by far was last year with the jeeps and A team theme.

Yesterday the Daily Mirror had an interview with Chris Harris and pic in a column down one side of a page yesterday but today has absolutly nothing in it about his win! At first I thought there was as there was, a headline Cardiff goes Bananas, only to read that it's about Cardiff football club! Any decent coverage in any of the other papers today?

No you don't