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Is there not a precedent when Kasprzak missed a PL fixture because he attended a civic reception with his club in Poland?

Given the commonality in promoters this would be an easy meeting to fix. But if you were fixing it your main concern would be to maximise revenues for the two clubs. So Sheffield would have won narrowly last night, coming from behind to win in a last heat decider by say 48-42. That would be enough to please Tigers fans and encourage Lions fans to turn out for the second leg where they would win comfortably after a slow start.

How about staging an individual event and then at the end drawing 7 riders at random for each team. Then add their scores together and declare the 'team' with most points the winner

Australian Championship result here: http://www.aktuellspeedway.se/australien/australienska-masterskapet/serietabell/

I went to the rained off staging and couldn't make the restaging. Refund applied for - cheque arrived. Straightforward, no hassle. Well done Belle Vue.

Not only very rare event, but it also happened in Sweden where underdogs Smederna put in an astounding performance to conquer Elit Vetlanda after losing the first leg at home.

(If he wraps up the world title tonight) Would Doyle take a booking for the Monmore leg?

Is there a viable alternative to amalgamation? With Sheffield, Ipswich and Glasgow interested in going up ...and doubts about Edinburgh, Peterborough, Scunthorpe, Newcastle and Workington for various reasons.. that leaves Berwick and Redcar in the second tier!

With the caveat that not all the facts are in the public domain, it appears to me that the principle of a fine is correct, but the quantum of the fine seems excessive given the number of instances of dubious actions by promoters that have previously gone unpunished (or where sanction has been nominal).

Indeed, but it could be an infinite number!

And not complete because I forgot the Leicester / Sheffield promo/relegation 'showdown'

So that leaves PL KOF BV v Som/Wol - both legs CL matches: Sheffield v Redcar Glasgow v Workington Peterborough v Edinburgh Newcastle v Workington Newcastle v Redcar CL KOSF Peterboro v Newc/Glasgow plus two finals NL Cradley v Eastbourne Mildenhall v IoW Plymouth v Mildenhall and the two PO Finals and two KOC Finals still to arrange. Quite a list

18.12.2 A rider may ride as a Guest (in an Official Meeting) at a Track only once in an 8-day period unless he is replacing the Home Teams #1 or is a NDL rider guesting for the Home Team. So OK

I found it quite easy (but then I do have a Maths degree)

Thank you to Smederna for keeping the romance of the sport alive. Thank you to Dave Goddard for an engaging season long performance. Congratulations to our resident blacksmith - enjoy the moment Ghostie And get well Jacob Thorrsell

Wow just wow!

Er no? Thorrsell is not absent due to an FIM meeting so no guest allowed. Fair???? Possibly not, but them's the rules.

I particularly 'liked' the way a certain rider looked round very pointedly to make sure nobody was near him before artlessly dropping it on the third bend.

Given how limited the options would be it's a moot point. King? Nicholls? Grajczonek?

You are deluded. It was clearly a very small proportion of the crowd who cheered those falls.

Oh grow up. We all know perfectly well the reaction would be the same if Lindgren or Masters fell at Belle Vue. A few people would cheer out of relief at seeing the home team gain an advantage - not out of malice. And if you think those were the biggest cheers you must have a hearing problem.

Just bring your own tyres next time! Despite the delay a pretty good afternoon in the end. Thought Michael Breckon did a good job of keeping the meeting going.

Start delayed due to lack of tyres. Hope they finish before my 4 hours in car park is up.

A most informative post

Scottish Speedway Museum http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=55984 Steve Luxton's Garage Mahal http://www.speedwayplus.com/NewMahal.shtml and at Broxbourne the Paradise Park National speedway museum https://www.pwpark.com/national-speedway-museum