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I read on the SCB website that from 2027 any rider that requires start permission to race in another domestic league (Poland, Sweden, Denmark) & holds an ACU licence must race in a British League. So assuming I have understood this correctly. Can the British paying public expect to see the British World Champion racing on the circuits of Britain in 2027. Then theres the question of where will he go. Kings Lynn is where he started & close to his family home. Ipswich now owned by the SGP owner & an SGP circuit for 2027 or maybe Belle Vue where he has won the British Title and then theres Glasgow always rumour that they might be tempted into the top flight.

It is the modern way, social media is about to be surpassed by AI & who knows what comes next I think your taking things to the extreme. The fuel is not completly frozen it is chilled below the ambient temp in a fridge or freezer. Some riders are bringing portable chiller units into the pits where the may keep the fuel or frozen air filters.

I think your taking things to the extreme. The fuel is not completly frozen it is chilled below the ambient temp in a fridge or freezer. Some riders are bringing portable chiller units into the pits where the may keep the fuel or frozen air filters.

I agree but I think the current points are just to far apart. It annoys me that only a non qualified SGP rider can progress via the SEC If the series is won by a rider already assured of a spot in SGP next year then the whole process is pointless.

You go to a pub on Friday night. You walk to the bar where the barman is in conversation with three other customers. What is their history? What have they done together? Have any of them been to prison? You don't know them or anything about them but you stand next to them & drink your pint without question. The difference is Jason Garrity is someone who's name you know & you didn't like him before he went to prison. if you want to use him as a reason not to attend speedway events thats your choice but you don't need to share your hateful message with the rest of us. He done the crime & he's done the time. Now live & let live

The IOF still have a ban on Russian athletes & as the FIM is affiliated to the IOF it respects it's regulations & continues to exclude Russian riders in any of it's events Both riders may well be holding Polish passports but as yet they have not been invited to compete in the Polish national championship or be part of the Polish national team setup. If they are now Polish citizens then it would be required for the PZM to nominate them for any FIM events as Polish riders as they have done in the past for Rune Holta who is Norwegian by birth.

I'll pop along to see all the events of the weekend

Colder fuel will burn more efficentely. Fuel used must be at ambient temp.

More chance of getting a bus ride to the moon

Get Floppy on the job. He says what he means & won't pull a punch

100% agree. But the BSPL & it's members must shoulder some blame. This is a shared event & riders are paid to the agreed BSPL pay scale. If the BSPL pay scale states the rider gets £25 per point but the rider has an agreement at his club with the BSPL member that promotes at his track that he will get £75 per point I can understand why riders look for a reason to miss these once prestigious events. And before anyone starts offering that no rider would ride for those fees please note they are just numbers & can be changed to suit.

I think the big question must be, How many of those that post on these forums no longer attend live speedway events on a regular basis? We all know about the value (or lack of) in the current format. But from what I see & hear people are happier to find a reason not to go to speedway rather than go & take somebody else. Meetings are so long drawn out affairs with tractors on the track more than the bikes. at interval after 10 races then another stop whilst we select 4 riders for a single race. Advertised start times 19:30 but heat one is off at 20:00. If meetings were to start at the advertised time & run the full 15 heats before an interval which would include a victory parade & interviews then 6/7 races in a second half. Stock cars & bangers attract large crowds as it's the same drivers each time & there are family rivals & some times a smashed car will give birth to a large red steaming driver that will move 2 metres at alarming speed to argue with another large red steaming driver

I was going to get down to Dorset for this but since there has been showers over the last few days I fear the dust might be a little to damp for me, after being used to warm dry dust over the last couple of months cold damp dust is not for me.

I don't think so. Whilst it is good to race at the highest level possible, this brings it's own negatives. The rider joins a team & is not expected to score many points & the team insist there is no pressure on the young rider which is all fine & well until the teams results are in question. Whilst racing in a lower league the rider can race against others of the same standard & can learn to win races rather than having to come from behind to gain points. This will see the rider progress within the side & gain more confidence 7 advance his career quicker

Slater Lightcap will not get an average this season & will return (If all parties agree) on his assessed 4.00 average. I will put my prediction pin in Beau Bailey becoming a member of the Pirate's next season to make a strong reserve partnership with the American with Cairns & Rushen as second strings. The other 3 spots are open for discussion.

How do come out with yet another BS excuse not to hold an NDL fixture.

I will not loose any sleep after the death of Clarke Osbourne he & his company took away to many speedway venues & took Torquay United to the depths of dispair. As for the future of Swindon with him gone there will be less opposition to progress however whilst I would never doubt Rosco's passion for Swindon Speedway but passion alone will not build a stadium & any Buisness consortium would carry out a means test & find that to build a venue for speedway alone from scratch would not be viable.

He was injured for the start of the season & as I understand British clubs cannot sign new riders after a certain date or ridden 75% of their meetings.

Love it or hate it, Flat track is a growing sport & the only one that is under the Track Racing banner. It is bringing more riders from all over the World that have experience in different disciplines of Motorcycle racing & in turn manufactures are becoming interested & I suspect we are not far away from Factory teams at the highest level. It will take time to bring in public support as it is a new sport for many & the riders are not from the higher end of their previous endevours. In the FIME event mentioned Tom Woolley will be remembered for a spell in the NDL & in the FIM championship Ashton Boughen made it to the Premiership as a rising star & was a top Moto X racer. When teams start to establish their selves more money will be available to produce race bikes available off the shelf ready to race at club level & i feel Flat Track will grow & possibly stage events alongside the SGP as SGP2 have already done

look out for the Young Stars 2027 featuring Scott Nicholls

How lucky do you have to be. Move at the start, get left 20 Metres behind & have no advantage only to see the red lights & the race stopped. After a slow motion replay the tapes were not touched even if the front wheel was clearly in front of the white line & the tapes prior to their release. Who is responsible for ensuring the tape is at the same height as the middle of the front wheel.

Now it makes sense Their all related & live together

It must be said Oxford did run when the first England game against Croatia was started at 9:00PM & the crowd was very poor. Oxford promotion have at least been honest with their reasons, it would be very easy to hide behind an adverse weather forecast. It will be interesting to see how many speedway events are shelved if the national football team progress further.

In the 90's we were trying to get engines to rev over 10,000rpm. There were still crashes then but not as many serious ones that we are experiencing now. Todays engine can achieve 18000RPM but is restricted to 13500RPM. I'd have to ask the question why would an engine tuner build a motor that cannot be used to its full potential. For me the bore size should be limited which would mean a longer stroke to get to 500cc & in turn this would reduce the RPM to a usable level. The short stroke engine has not made the sport any faster as the list of track records will support only a fraction of a second each time it is reset in most cases & less than a second over a 25 year spread. The short stroke motor has made the sport more about who can hold on the longest & who is prepared to take the biggest risk rather than the best control & skill set

Before speedway Ashton was a very talented MX rider as was his Father. But the biggest difference in MX is the best bikes & equipment are only available to very few & if your not one of those it's very hard to be at the front when the flag falls. His move to speedway was very successful in the early stages but I fear he moved up to quick & the pressure of needing to score his points was a massive weight to carry rather than learn the skills at a lower level to begin with. I agree the lad was known to back out of a contest but if he was first from the gate & couldn't see anyone at the first turn he was as fast as a butchers dog. But in Flat track his skills from both MX & speedway will benefit him as was proven last weekend & to top it all he has a works Ducati GB machine. I may have been a bit cautious when I said he would be top 6 at the end of the season.