False dawn

But Leicester didn't start riding on Saturdays after he signed for the club.

From the write up on this book: "James Lloyd Elder. Lloyd was known as 'Sprouts' due to a growth spurt in his teens"

Might be a worthwhile investment, depending on what you paid for yours..... Click here But you'd think for that price, they would throw in the postage. And who owns that strange gold hand on some of the photos?

Wow. Thanks for sharing that. Sounds like a really good read.

All quite true. And I do wonder what's going on with Anders. But my question remains. Do you get a 7 day suspension for missing a meeting though injury/illness or not?

We all hope that, of course. But I am a bit confused. Anders Rowe missed a meeting last Friday and incurred a 7 day "suspension". Jack missed a meeting on Monday and is back 3 days later?

I've just realised there is a flaw in this idea, in that there are 6 clubs participating. Still, why spoil a good idea with mere details? Perhaps we could have a handicap race with the 6 RSs handicapped according to their teams current scores. Let's see Tom deal with that at the NSS, especially with the twins team riding!

I think John was looking for some domestic details. Like what did Crusty have for breakfast on Wednesday, April 17, 1946? I'll get my coat.

I watched some of the highlights show yesterday. David Rowe was the commentator. Now I know he has the benefit of watching the races before recording the programme, but the content was spot on. I do find find Dave's rapid delivery a bit odd, especially during normal presentation. But during in heat commentary it's an asset.

Or. Have one or two RS heats.

Then I must be breaking the law. I run a small business and having paid to register my business with the Information Commissioner's Office (ico) I can hold such information about my customers.

For those who think Robert shouldn't "be there", he's currently in 7th place with 18 points (not 15). That puts him ahead of two former champions.

I can sell you a Bees programme board. Very reasonable.

You haven't lived. That's "luxury". Bipolar vegetable?

He lost his bikes and all his equipment in a fire. I guess that might have something to do with it.

Exactly

That doesn't look like an S before the DAYS as it would be if it was Leicester.

You want to actually read the rules. Then you'd know what boring really is.

To be honest, the issue of whether the regulations rule on this subject is rather academic. However, I think that riders who give up when they are last, are universally disliked by fans. I've took to putting CBA in my programmes (couldn't be *****). It's clear that the only way to cut out this habit of not racing to the flag is for team managers to kick a few behinds.

And we could the programme over in half the time!

I think that most fans realise that promotions have to take a commercial decision around the number ambulances and paramedics to have in attendance at matches. The risks around this decision have, however, become much worse due to the difficulties being experienced by the NHS ambulance service. But taking a risk of keeping costs to a minimum and possibly not completing a meeting is one thing. Instituting the BSPL guidelines to the letter and charging fans £10 for the two completed heats at the recent Birmingham meeting, is quite another. This will have a very serious effect on the fans directly affected and their future attendance. But, I would suggest, the average fan will view these events with some disdain and their sense of fairness and justice may affect their future attendance at Birmingham meetings. I've certainly had pause for thought about travelling to Birmingham to see my local team. Birmingham have missed a trick. Had they apologised and then appealed to fans to make the retention of the £10 somehow voluntary, to cover costs, there would have been a much more positive response.

Nah. He's all at sea.

It's slightly strange that Belle Vue announced that Matej had been signed on Monday and there has been no news of this (including in the weekly round-up) or a new team declaration on the BSPL website.

I going to stand level with the start line.

We might have a stand in on Saturday ahead of a formal announcement after Nigel's funeral has taken place. But if anyone is listening, what about our own Dave Goddard? Very knowledgeable, personable and engages with his audience well.