It was good for the first half of the meeting, but the grading didn't keep up with the track and it fell.away, particularly after the third set of heats. There was some good racing though all the same - we've had worse GPs this year.
The idea of riders being club assets when they ride for multiple clubs and are ostensibly self-employed, is quite possibly the weirdest of speedway concepts.
I was there. No one at the track was bored. The first half of the meeting was really good, although it did tail off in the second half of the meeting. It certainly wasn't the worst SGP meeting of the year.
Tom doesn't ride the outside like others, and I think that's hurting him at Ashfield. He defaults more to the inside and it's just not the quickest line most weeks.
Claus also has an unusual line, which I'm sure is one of the reasons he takes someone out once every two meetings.
There's also plenty space to park for free at the bottom of Ashfield Street. No houses on one side of the road, so no residents to get annoyed, which is always nice.
I agree, much though I do like the racing at NSS. I know there is a bias as I do live in Glasgow, but I'd love for the British final to be held at Ashfield - and to be honest, it would be good for it to move around a bit.
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