IanBrannan

They have, but they also didn't take part in the British Championships. By the same token you can say that Zmarzlik would have won the Peter Craven meeting, but he didn't, cos he wasn't there

1 - Dan Bewley, 2 - Tom Brennan, 3 - Craig Cook, 4- Danny King Robert Lambert didn't take part in the British Championships.

It was just part of my routine checks as my ears were burning Thanks for your kind words about BSN and the podcast which I'm just currently making now..! (Stewart Dickson the main guest for you Leicester fans out there) I'll try brush up on my Triumph knowledge for next time..! Cheers!

Woah hang on..! A) I was at the back of the stand with no information of the model of bike, and B, I did say they’re were not necessarily Harleys, so many apologies!

Meeting off - rain forecast

He's literally done 12 laps of Monmore, as track reserve in a testimonial.. Nicholls is not riding Premiership this year so it's a non starter anyway, but blimey. After the meeting Rory Schlein and Steve Worrall spent a good half hour on track with Zach Cook showing him the way round, so I'd give him another match yet, maybe 2..

All of the Premiership fixtures are listed on the website as you will be able to get updates from every match. We were never doing Wolves v KL as a broadcast, we’re doing Wolves v Belle Vue the week after on Easter Monday though.

Here’s a podcast which came out today talking to Steve about his meeting. Should answer most questions, and also a chat about his career etc too. https://pod.fo/e/16cd9e

Heat No 2, Joe Vs Dan. Joe’s second ride he will be partnered by Emil. Not a bad way to start really..!

If when you’re on the new website, go to the web page options on your phone and you can choose “Add To Home Screen”. If you do that, it turns the page into an app basically and you can then use the site as you would an app.

Hi, I’m not involved with deciding fixtures etc and so far the plan for matches to be shown is in the process of being confirmed with the clubs. Hopefully news of where we’re heading in the opening weeks of the season will be published as soon as we have it. Out of interest, did you have any particular meetings in mind?!

Yes they were completely cancelled so Newcastle never happened in 2022 as far as the stats go. Anyone who didn't ride for another team, such as George Congreve for example are effectively new starters this year. That's how he can go to Mildenhall in the NL on 4.5.

From this past season, Speedway food of note for me would be: Plymouth Polish BBQ sausage, slightly bizarre that you get a massive sausage and a slice of bread but it felt authentic..! Oxford’s Brioche Cheeseburger, probably on balance the best burger in the championship but not the cheapest. Glasgow’s Kebab Pie though was a glorious thing. Absolutely true story that I found myself in the company of the CEO of Gregg’s and I used this innovation as small talk. She was very taken by it and last I heard it was being discussed at a Gregg’s board meeting. So if they ever come up with similar you know where it started. The fish & chips in Berwick though in the town are phenomenal, the pies in the ground also superb. There you have it..!

An amazing coincidence, but I’ve just released a podcast chatting to Adam Roynon all about his speedway life..! https://pod.fo/e/15e4d2

I’m guessing (and that’s all it is) their championship average will be converted somehow but I don’t know the formula for that.

Yes this is new for the 2023 season

Here’s some clarification, the rules are as follows. Max of 1 commonwealth rider permitted per team. New riders with British family / ancestry come in on 4.50, those without British connections and coming over for a first season will be on 9.00. George has British grandparents and therefore qualifies for 4.50, he is classed as a new rider this year as all records of Newcastle Diamonds were expunged meaning his rides for Newcastle in 2022 don’t count towards anything. (As is the case for every other Newcastle rider last year)

I don’t believe you’ll have long to wait..

Haha aye right.. Hey I guess we’ll see but usually there’s some kind of agreement, especially as they already know he’s going to be busy on Weds, but, Speedwaylife.

Nick Morris rode in Denmark last season and seemed to turn up most Wednesdays where required. Same for Ben Basso and Jonas Knudsen etc. They have a bit of a squad system and usually they move things around in Denmark to cover.

Brady Kurtz came off and Ben Cook couldn't avoid hitting him so they both went down but Kurtz was very much on the worst end of it. Kurtz got up after quite a while and rode back on a buggy, Ben Cook got up pretty quick and walked off by the look of it. There was no re run, the race was awarded so hard to say how he did afterwards so far but they didn't look to be too concerned about him.

The last time Poole failed to qualify for the playoffs in any league was I think 2009, but then went on a bit of a run after that to say the least.. Even in 2019 the year before dropping down, they finished top of the Premiership so I think we can say they’ve been pretty consistently competitive… It was move race night or move leagues when the FIM insisted Mon and Thurs for British top league racing.

For dark horses don't rule out Plymouth, they've gained 2 top 10 riders in Richie Worrall and Kyle Howarth, and with Ben Barker that's 3 strong heat leaders and they will be pretty much unbeatable at home. And away, with those riders plus Dan Gilkes etc they're going to run a few teams close. Glasgow, Redcar and Poole will be the teams to beat I fancy.

Wasn’t exactly whenever he could, he guested twice for Plymouth, once in the Jubilee league when the Ben Barker thing happened, and the other time he was supposed to be commentating on BSN but Hans Andersen called in sick and so he borrowed some Kevlars lol. He also rode in the pairs at late notice. He’s had offers from half of the league I think, I’m 99.9% sure it won’t be Plymouth.

You will be able to watch on pretty much every smart TV via the built in web browser, or the browser on Amazon fire stick. You’ll be able to log in via QR code from your phone to make it more straightforward. We’ll be visiting every track twice so there will be some Monday meetings when Eurosport are not running, but it’s a fair assumption that many will be Thursdays. Of course if you can’t watch live you will be able to watch on demand after the meeting has ended.