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After posting this I noticed none of the club's who's adverts I see on social media seem to list the visiting teams main club sponsor. I remember one season in the early 90's Belle Ace were the Belle Vue Lookers Piccadilly Gold Aces according to the Cradley program, it didn't fit in the column!

This looks like a painful fixture for the locals. 35-55.

Just park in one of the surrounding urban roads, there are enough of them. If there is I haven't found it. Not one in Gorton certainly, might be one in Longsight. BELLE VUE V WOLVERHAMPTON – MONDAY, JUNE 13 @ 7:30PM [SGBP] Belle Vue ‘ATPI’ Aces: Max Fricke 8.23, Jye Etheridge 5.32, Matej Zagar 7.48, Charles Wright 6.13, Brady Kurtz (C) 7.71, Norick Blodorn 4.00, Tom Brennan RS; TM: Mark Lemon Wolverhampton Wolves: Sam Masters 8.48, Steve Worrall 6.43, Luke Becker 6.62, Ryan Douglas 7.33, Nick Morris 7.23, Drew Kemp 3.32, Leon Flint RS; TM: Peter Adam All riders seem to have come through Sunday's action unscathed. Are Wolves no longer sponsored by Parry's?

So Monmore men return to NSS where they came away with the points from the Northern League Cup. Aces as yet unbeaten at home in the league but ideally need to stop leaking 1points to visiting teams. Assume both teams at full strength but Zagar, Fricke, Becker & Kurtz at least are in Polish eWinner Liga 1 action today. Brennan & Douglas also in Championship action today.

Harsh on Neilsen, strongest team have in theory improved.

Yes, I tend to agree. It would take a huge turn around for Panthers to grab a top 4 spot now, too many points dropped already. They also seem to be team with fortune on their side, facing Belle Vue & Kings Lynn in the same week when both are missing two riders including the rider that started the season as the teams #1. While I'd the Stars will be the other team to miss out on the playoffs with the Panthers, this Stars septet is much more competitive than the team they had on track last year, think Starke may have struggled to score 5.

Did you witness Allen in Aces kevlars? It does seem that way. P'boro are one team that miss the cut, who is the other?

I have only been to Wimbourne Rd twice, when on holiday in Dorest, I'm sure I saw Panthers there one year - Bjerre is the only Panther I remember that day other than those two, I'm sure the got a 5-1 over Chris Holder in his pomp that meeting.

I've never sat at that end, so wasn't sure.

Didn't Buczkowski start his British career with Reading? Smallmead wasn't exactly a big track.

I think you can add Sam Ermolenko to that list.

No Arlington or Purfleet these days. And I'm sure NSS will suit him more than the old Belle Vue track. Only Monmore is likely to vex him.

It's been the worst weather for a long bank holiday weekend that I can remember for a long time in Wolverhampton. Friday, Saturday & particularly Sunday were very wet. I don't recall any rain on Monday but there certainly wasn't any sun either.

Such creative thinking is beyond team managers! Ipswich needed a heat advantage, the only hope of that was putting Doyle off gate 3 (worst position) with Batchelor off gate 1, hope Batchelor made a good start and Doyle could figure out a way past one of the Aces. I don't think there was a great deal between Batchelor & King on the night TBH. Batchelor had popped out the start in front of Zagar once, King hadn't. There were fans on the back straight? The disabled supporters at the NSS have a balcony in the grandstand, behind the seating on the exit of turn 4. They had to share it with TV crews previously but didn't last night. My own thoughts, however many points Barker's bike relinquished Brennan seemed to give as many away early in the meeting. Don't think either team manager managed the R/R situation at all well. Sedgeman must wonder why he agreed to the booking having been replaced by a reserve. Track was better than the Kings Lynn fixture.

Miserable, damp, cold (for June) weather doesn't induce enthusiasm much either.

But Belle Vue haven't arranged to have a guest for their #1!

I'm far from a fan of the racing at my local track - haven't been since the SooperTroopers farewell! But Eurosport cameras at the NSS tomorrow will paint a poor picture of British Speedway regardless of how the racing is with 3 riders missing.

In that case it was rather foolish to schedule a fixture on the date of a FIM event at which several home riders were likely to be unavailable. Guessing there was a possibility Zagar & Kurtz could also have been involved. Europsort cameras should go to Monmore.

Using R/R for Fricke is a crazy decision. Stars & Tigers don't have a meeting. NKI, Holder, Ellis maybe even Musilak, Pickering would be better option. With Etheridge returmomg from injury, Brennan could end up taking a ride for the missing #1

Lindgren 100 less. Michelsen 67 more. Thomsen 33 more.

Wish I'd known before I was strong armed into going to see Maverick instead tonight.

Complin failed to score from 6 rides on Sunday.

Impressive result for Wolves, especially considering how good Tigers were on Thursday. Musielak proving to be signing of the season again. Howarth & Cook need to do more at Monmore, wouldn't expect much from Ellis & Holder

I think you are knit picking TBH. I had driven to & from Sheffield - 170 miles and it was late. Cook did deserve his heat 15 outing, whether Stead would have put him in heat 15 if the match result depended upon it will never be known. What I had intended to comment on Cook was... Cook's up & down Owlerton form was always going to be up rather than down when Belle Vue were the opponent's. I was more disappointed with Fricke, Kurtz & Zagar than impressed by Cook.

My only real criticism of Brennan is the first corner he chose to ride in heat 14 after making a cracking gate.