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6 riders per team maintaining 2 reserves over 13 heats, north and south divisions qualifying into national playoffs might be the way forward. Currently losing interest in the 2nd half of the meeting due to the understrength teams.

Btsport have had a real steal off Sky. Nearly all the meetings so far have been eventful, although in this case not always for the right reasons. Fingers crossed the withdrawan riders are able to ride again soon.

Cook seems to have gone off the boil big time since the World Cup. Maybe the polish experience has knocked his confidence?

What a performance from BWD

Well speedway is bigger in Poland than anywhere else. I would say.

Congratulations fella enjoy your moment. End of the day Speedway is the national sport in Poland so you're always going to be there or there abouts with the best equipment and biggest pool or riders to choose from.

Not what I'm saying. Riding both the British an Polish tracks require skill, just different style. Hopefully Belle Vue should prepare the British riders better for these types of tracks.

Speedway just seems like a different Motorsport in Poland. All about horsepower and engine tuning rather than gearing and clutch. Both forms of the sport have their respective skills but it just feels tonight feels closer to longtrack IMO.

I think this answers the question of whether cook is ready for the gps...

It's not just tonight though is it. That being said neither Steve nor Robert are ready, though one day Robert might.

I'd like to see what happens if the other teams got a chance to ride the polish engines

Lets just hope the swedes beat the poles and the Brits the Russians then

He is quoted in the Ipswich evening star as looking for a ride in the uk again...

Disappointed with Fricke tonight. Seems to be going backwards. Worrall did ok but wasn't really pressured. Don't understand why Manzaries doesn't get a ride in the Uk

Yes and no. I'm sure better riders could have found a way round.

Crickey this is getting boring. I'd have thought the Aussies would have put up more of a fight. Mistake to stick with Morris and not draft up the in form Kurtz?

Isn't it before the watershed?

Has milik ever ridden saddle-bow before? He seems at home on the big continental tracks but this track is a bit different imo

Cook is looking world class this year. Is his gating good enough for the very top level though?

Some of the riders from the lesser nations shouldn't really be in the World Cup

It seems that Poland, Sweden and Denmark always ride their semi on the continent. Is it made so? If so it devalues the competition to some extent. Surely there must be better nations than these two also rans. Germany?

Are the Aussies throwing this to get practice on the final track?

The road to Bellev Vue is a little more direct. That said I haven't the foggiest where Harris resides anyway. He seems a little more suited to the tracks where you can 'wind it on'

Harris certainly like Kings Lynn. If t wasn't so faraway from Cornwall I'm sure he would have rode at home there at some point in his career

Fingers crossed Worrall delivers but I haven't seen evidence that he can perform up to the level King can. That said King's performances in the Premiership haven't been good enough this year to merit an automatic pick.