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I assume an airfence would be used in an appopriate way IMO the practical issues can be solved the financial issues are the biggest obstacle, where there is a will and money there is always a way

Watched Chris in his year at Elle Port go from a reserve to a full team member spoke to him at Cardiff when selling bricks for NSS ,gave 5mins even though he was busy "that's the syle all riders should have "

Perhaps a fitting swansong from Scotty at least at PL level !

Historically this has always been the problem dealing with riders is like herding cats ,when we were involved with rider's contracts it was a nightmare they would change there demands and terms at the drop of a hat .The Polish league seem to have them under a certain amount of control but in the UK it's a free for all made worse by the lack of quality riders ,it is not all down to bad promoters the riders should take their share of the blame as well .

Well done Dan

A magician on two wheels !

I think not amazing !

Doyle finshed at this level

But it wasn't !

Spot on amazing rider I have never seen his like before

Think Scott should give it best not done much in either league this season !

IMO a lot has to do with a rider's height after all most s/way riders are on the whole short in stature , the taller you are the more upright and in some cases awkward your style .Briggo had a less stylish look than say Ivan ,Doyle has an awkward style to me compared to Zmarzlik and the likes of Hancock and PK just looked at one with the bike making it look almost too easy

IMO his time at the top is coming an end just not the rider he was ,seems be going through the motions almost .

The consummate professional always takes defeat in respectful manner ,other riders should look and learn great match .

The roof if nothing else will make it hard to move the GP from Cardiff I would favour Odsal myself for number of reasons ,the location is against it practical /track issues could be resolved if the powers that be were to choose to do so .

IMO I think Kelv and Chris are doing an outstanding job they have already started to form a great partnership ( they are not Kelv and Nigel) which under the circumstances is a credit to them .I think Kelv is an excellent choice in that he is extremely articulate and a former rider who had a long and successful career ,Chris too has impessed me with his backup comments and different points of view .I think Scotty is a great addition for multitude of reasons not least as he is still riding and a has a lifetime of experience to backup his input ,i think from a commentary point of view the sport is in very good hands.

Sad news indeed he was one of those who morphed from rider to promoter almost seamlessly ,loved the sport and was well respected RIP

IMO the event was saved by Dan winning ,what charming and pleasant young man( imo being groomed to take over from Tai in the Monster setup) with huge future ahead of him barring injury . The GP will be at Cardiff next year for many practical reasons and contractual ones as well, I am sure that every effort will be made to ensure that the track stands up better .What it did highlight was that tracks have to be near perfect for modern bikes to be ridden on them ,the method of riding them means that almost every rider is on the edge as we observed on Saturday . I was not impressed with the GP like many others but after some reflection I am grateful no one was injured and it did prove the riders are giving a110 % at GP level ,we can ask no more of them. I do wonder if Tai time in the GP's is coming to an end he just seems to have lost that edge needed at this level ,he has made no secret that it is a paying job to him( one he enjoys )but i just feel he needs to really turn things around because as they say you make your own luck.

Ideed going quietly about his business not taking any risks eye on the bigger prize ,turning it on when needed just needs to keep making finals and he did beat the eventual winner convincingly.

IMO he will do one more season in the Champ league before calling it a day ,seems to have hit the deck a few times this season and that always focuses the mind when entering the autumn of your career .

To coin a phrase " you could not make this up "

Let's face it Doyle hasn't got much to beat in the PL ,IMO his best GP days are behind him but he can fill his retirement fund by racing in the PL for many years to come with this level of competition .

Think that era would have suited Doyle better always seems to push his luck can't remember the last GP where he didnt get a warning or excluded !

IMO if Bart had been off any other gate than three in the final he would have probably won he used his head as he had min of 14points and could afford for the others to take points off him ,that impressed me as in the past he would have gone over the top to win the race .

I don't mind the gardening myself I think it adds to the racing , also like to see the different routines riders have imo it would be boring to come straight out line up and go one race after another .I do believe it is a way of riders calming themselves as well ,as we have seen from the GP's this year the heart rates do go up some what .