StarBoy

Isn’t that just down to smart management?

👀… should I private message you my bank details?

I get the reason for Jody at Oxford as he is familiar with the track. Having gone to the Young Stars meeting at the AFA in May, I would’ve actually said Jody looked more comfortable with the Lynn track and can certainly get out of the traps quicker than Luke. I think it’s fair to give them both one home and one away meeting and then make a decision based on the outcome of those

It was a surprise to see him struggle so much at Lynn - considering what he had done the previous 2 years there…

Line-ups declared Oxford 1. C Wright 2. M Janowski 3. C Cook 4. R Tungate 5. E Riss 6. P Kildemand 7. L Killeen King’s Lynn 1. R Lawson 2. K Howarth (G) 3. N Klindt 4. N K Iversen 5. C Harris 6. J Kvech 7. J Scott Still sticking to by my guns that it should be a narrow Stars win.

Rob said on Monday that they will be rotating between Luke and Jody. They just have to redeclare their lineup each time

Early predictions for this one. Will Janowski be fit for the Spires? Is Craig Cook back? Assume Blodorn will guest for Cook? Jody Scott for Boughen this time? I’m going for a narrow Stars win - 43-47. edit - Blodorn is riding for Poznan, so can’t be him. Maybe Z Cook this time round?

The other side of that argument is that he could be missing out on additional revenue from fans who don’t want to/can’t attend, if he’s broadcasting the stream..

Nothing specific, just the way he said certain things about how the team isn’t performing how they envisaged it and that they’re not all clicking at the same time. Just gave the impression that they may be looking to make changes

A solid enough win for the Stars last night, but as has been mentioned, the Brummies certainly made them work for it. 5-1’s at crucial times put the meeting to bed though. Can’t see Lynn winning the aggregate point with a 9-point lead to defend. It was more consistent night throughout the 1-6 - Harrison looked miles of it, but he gave it 100% for all 4 laps which is all we can ask for. Listening to Rob Lyon do an interview before the meeting I got the impression that there may be a team change in the not to distant future - don’t know if anyone else who attended picked up on that…

The team is fine if they all click together and are consistent at the same time. However, this is speedway and when does that ever happen? The way the 1-7 is built, all it takes is for 1 of the boys to have a stinker and then there’s no chance.

My personal opinion is I would prefer riders to go through the qualifying system to prove they’re capable enough to ride in the GP, rather than expect a wildcard based on their name, nationality etc etc. I personally think the wildcard system is a joke anyway. The SGP stated that “12 spots in the 15-rider line-up can now only be earned on sporting merit”. It should be the whole 15-rider lineup earned on sporting merit, whether that is through the SGP itself, or qualifying. I would structure it as follows: Top 8 automatically qualify Top 6 from SGP Challenge qualify SEC Champion qualifies That way every position has been earned by sporting merit, and not some joke wildcard pick, which are being wasted by not even selecting the riders who should be in the SGP anyway (Laguta and Sayfutdinov)…

Harrison is expected, but Blodorn is a poor choice. Assuming he’s the only one who accepted the booking…

Early predictions for this one? Rob Lyon stated that a guest has been booked for B Cook for this meeting. Belle Vue, Ipswich and Oxford are not racing so my preferred choice of guest would be Danny King, but more likely will be Z Cook. Stars to win comfortably, regardless of guest choice. 50-40. KLS 1. R Lawson - 9 (4) 2. Z Cook? - 4 (4) 3. N Klindt - 5 (4) 4. N K Iversen - 7 (4) 5. C Harris - 10 (5) 6. J Kvech - 14 (6) 7. L Harrison? - 1 (3) Total - 50 BB 1. R/R? 2. P Castagna - 5 (5) 3. T Musielak - 12 (7) 4. K Rew - 6 (5) 5. M Zagar - 9 (6) 6. J Jeppesen - 4 (4) 7. J Edwards - 4 (4) Total - 40

Palm Toft? About to get back on the saddle with Edinburgh so equipment should be decent. Surprised you guys didn’t use him yesterday…unless he wasn’t asked. Can’t imagine he would’ve declined the booking. If I recall correctly he’s always been half decent at Foxhall as well