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Watched the match on the beach last night. Poor start touching the tapes and it set the tone for the night. Underwhelming performance to say the least. Juniors doing a better job than GP stars and a lacklustre, uninterested captain who already signed a contract elsewhere which shows his commitment. Gorzow in serious trouble of dropping down as Rybnik could turn them over at this rate and the M.2 teams will both be in Stella form for a shootout. If anything it shows my thoughts on the state of the GP, we have 3 GP stars in Steel who are woeful in the top league of speedway yet are in the SGP, it’s deffo not the best of the best.

I’d tend to disagree, many Polish matches are dry and they don’t water the track half as much as GPs. I’ve watched multiple matches live in Poland this season and they are always dusty.

Unless you live in a cave the ideas are just in the sky, nothing that actually makes sense with different clubs running on nights others wouldn’t and stock cars taking presidence in other stadiums and not enough riders when you leave GP riders to make teams full where you would need an additional rider to make your ‘squad’ as people don’t want guests so if you get injured you would need to bring in another ‘squad’ member.

And Kai, swap with Emil and Łaguta.

What can be tried ? Nobody else has the answers but sounds like you do… let us know please!

Also remember Kurtz coped with all the pressure PLUS running over half his heats with a warning, one slip and he would have been done.

Super heat surely 😂😂😂

If you are referring to Holder I’d say Zmarzlik rode more into him and Holder held his line. Bad decision from a 5 time WC to go gate four. I was happy holder held his line and didn’t just let him do what he wants, more people need to race hard and not bow down.

Good work! It’s what life is all about, enjoying moments and having fun! I would be over for the GP and Gorzow this weekend but Sunday going South of France, bad timing! I’ll be watching Gorzow closely and praying! If you haven’t got tickets sit as close to the exit of bend two on the back straight for the best experience, it’s where the riders come out and warm up too and the teams sit. I heard that this is the biggest crowd Stal have had all season, so far around 10,000 tickets sold.

Thursday the 11th would be the second leg of the 1st vs 4th play off. Ipswich would be in it.

I don’t think the stadium re-opens until 18:00 local time normally on Grand Prix 19:00 starts.

Glad you got to experience such a great atmosphere!! Poland is the best to be for speedway that’s for sure, league matches for me are a better atmosphere than SGP as that’s more of a party carnival celebration. You need to go the lubuskiej derby 💙💛 that tops anything you’ll ever experience !

All Thursdays missed (no meetings) so far this season: Thursday 17th April Thursday 1st May Thursday 8th May Thursday 29th May Thursday 10th July Thursday 17th July Thursday 31st July Thursday 7th August

The latest from the Stal club referencing the 2026 line up is below: J.Holder A.Thomsen A.Lebedevs O.Fajfer P.Przedpełski J. Krawczyk A. Bednar O.Paluch

Not Ipswich problem if the track wasn’t ready, I wouldn’t wanna hang about with the aggressive Sheffield fans near me either. Sheffield chose to miss multiple Thursday night meetings during the summer months, it’s on them, not Ipswich.

Everybody agrees it’s a hard track to race when it’s dry as you have to be so committed so being wet it’s probably a non starter. Should have done a Lynn and called it early, only reason they didn’t is because now they don’t have any time to run it.

Anyone remember 2023 play off final when it was woeful weather and downpour and that meeting was forced through. Sheffield got all those points back and didn’t mind riding that night.

Don’t forget the travel expenses !

Anybody got ideas who said safe and who said unsafe?

This is big Phil’s moment ! Sheffield out and Lynn with a return to the play offs 😂 can’t manage your own fixtures with half the season not riding at home then face the consequences! Didn’t this Shhht happen at Sheffield when other meeting at Lynn was called off the day before and everyone moaned but then people actually got to Sheffield, waiting, and got cancelled!

Flint will be the difference tonight.

Only meeting tonight available to watch live. LionTV £12.99

I've heard through sources that Maksym Drabik has officially signed for Grudziądz for the 2026 season, this transfer will take place even if Rybnik stay in the Ekstraliga, he has no clause to remain at Rybnik.

Apologies Kev! I thought you meant with one league, not with still our GP riders in it.