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He did finish with a fall/disqualification on Saturday (in Veenoord)

Put a pin in it. How green do you think I am?

Quite, I'm f'en speachless

No Erik: https://ligue-nationale-speedway.fr/match/lns-moutl-2025-marmande?fbclid=IwY2xjawNGCa9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETA2ZUp1dFEzdThINERKa2VWAR6Q9Y81mEobKOvIdbVwpOrGqJsBzqyPJvU2LC5qjj8JpJxf2gEGrPTJTmCHcQ_aem_Jj8I4hfROowd7Sy432029Q

And their tendency to behead journalists might make the job of Speedway Star tricky

It also looks remarkably similar (although much truncated) to the pre 2001 competition

Bob Geldof doesn't like them

More to do with the fact that there are a further six better riders in the PGE averages (both Pawlickis, Drabik, Cierniak, Woryna, and Przjemski) In the GP qualifyers Janowski finished 16th in the Polish round (Golden Helmet) wheras Woryna went and qualified for the GP Przem Pawlicki, Drabik, Cierniak, Woryna and Wozniak are all in top 12 of Swedish averages The less said about Janowski's British form the better. In the Polish Champ Janowski only finished 10th I'd rank him somewhere in the region of 10th to 12th best Pole. Maybe that's why he hasn't been picked?

Is that: 'Has a stomach problem' or 'will have one tomorrow'?

Full line-up: 1. Ryan Douglas 2. Matias Nielsen 3. Bartosz Smektała 4. Sam Masters 5. Jason Doyle 6. Scott Nicholls 7. Kyle Howarth 8. Tobiasz Musielak 9. Luke Becker 10. Niels-Kristian Iversen 11. Kye Thomson 12. Lewi Kerr 13. Rohan Tungate 14. Zach Cook 15. Josh Pickering 16. Leon Flint

Wasn't the first final 'all six back' after Lebedevs and Doyle clashed on the first bend? Second running was Doyle steaming under Lebedevs.

Epic

On the plus side: Done by 9.30pm Only 4 reruns - all for riders moving at start Track rode well Crowd around 400 On minus: Starting gate malfunction so green light starts Failure to inform crowd of team changes Burger van late (good job I stopped at West Row chippie). Overall an encouraging start

Poole didn't stage any meetings in 2020, so no. Nor did Ipswich [Although they very nearly ran the 2020 British Final, but it got moved to Belle Vue at the last minute]

Is Shielfield the only British track to stage a meeting every season since 1996?

Think you'll have to go to Holsted if you want to see Knudsen.

A huge future indeed, but for perspective the last two 16 year old who made such a stellar impact were Drew Kemp and Jordan Palin. PS. On what I've seen this year he could soon be overtaken by Cooper Rushen and that may take some of the pressure (which has been immense) off him which can only be good for his development.

I'd forgotten about them.

Abbreviated accounts are not very informative so it is hard to be certain. I suspect note 4 and accounting policy 2.6 of the amended 2023 accounts are the key. Or alternatively it may be mis-accounting for transfer of BSPA funds into BSPL in 2020 (is there a fund where members bonds are held that was not initially included?) But I also note that 2020 was covid year, so could it be mis-treatment of deferred TV rights income? How about covid loans that subsequently were converted into grants without the change being reflected in the accounts? My question is what is that £200k plus in stock? [Retired chartered accountant]

Taking tips from Oxford?

With the exception of Fricke there are substantive arguments against everyone else. All the other GP riders were simply mediocre. Nobody could be said to be unlucky in the Challenge. The SEC will give us Dudek (either as winner or 4th wildcard - all his closest competitors are already in), there are no consistently impressive performers in the major leagues that haven't already been accounted for. And that just leaves Emil and Artem. Assuming we don't expect a 5th Pole the best candidates are: Highest ranked rider in 2025 GP series not already qualified: Mikkel Michelsen [or Doyle if you take account of his missed GP] Highest averaged rider in Ekstraliga: Michelsen again Highest averaged rider in Elitserien: Ryan Douglas Highest averaged rider in Premiership: Douglas again [or Doyle if you include KO Cup matches] So based on results it has to be Michelsen and Doyle or Douglas - but I suspect commercial considerations will override the evidence.

Line up here: https://www.zlataprilba.cz/startovni-listina-51-zlata-stuha-junioru/

Probably Knudsen and possibly Gusts unavailable due to DSL final. - not that unavailability generally stops Oxford management organising a fixture.

Shareholders in Speedway Futures Ltd Along with Paul Mullaly, Vicky Blackwell, Miriam Bentley, Jason Holmes - do these names mean anything to you? [There are other shareholders with whom I am familiar including Neil Clayton, Phil Morris and Nicola Jamieson]

Which begs the question who are David Rodwell, Jamie Dobb et al?