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Per Jonsson another example. We're not in the EU anymore - even so, when they say they're 'banned' I think what they mean is a contractual penalty rather than an actual ban - e.g. if they do ride here they will lose their place in their Polish team and not be in contention for open meetings, riding for Poland etc. maybe even suspending their registration. No rider will want to lose all of that hence it works for the Polish teams to threaten it.

Not surprised, he's very busy already.

Blue skies and sunny at the moment, shouldn't be any worries for tonight.

Now he was quality and box office. His win in the British Final, passing others on that wet track was courageous beyond belief.

That doesn't mean they will just allow anything though, so I don't see any need to worry about that. Brown envelopes suit the current administration though and I'd be more worried about that.

I'm surprised Birmingham have preferred Lampart over Zach Cook, we'll see what happens.

Madsen definitely not the answer, Michelsen would be ok but I think he's busy enough.

Great news for Birmingham and those going to Foxhall, unfortunately I'll be 'avving it' at the O2 seeing Liam Gallagher

It was a good job you've signed Sedgmen the gater, otherwise it could have been worse for you

Rew was definitely the difference last night, great meeting for him.

I think that's right. One is the minimum but don't think anything prevents a team using two Rising Stars if they want to.

Nope, can't agree with that at all. Wide variety of shapes - wider/narrower and the material is different. Requires different skills/technique. Continental riders have pretty much always struggled over here until experienced and vice versa.

Yes. As I've said before, British speedway is a tough league to ride in, totally different tracks.

No thanks, struggles to pass water.

There was some passing after bend two but it was limited. Where Nicholls was successful was getting in front out of bend two - he's never been the best gater but used the outside dirt (which many were afraid of) to get ahead - including when there was only the smallest of gaps due to Cook squeezing him up to the fence. Lawson was good for Leicester and I also thought Becker did ok (although he also stuffed Cook in one heat) and Douglas was making the effort but couldn't get to grips with the deeper outside line on bends 1&2, hence his fall. Fricke looked quick at times but never really threatened. I'm not sure Rew will see much improvement, seems to overlock a lot, a bit like Simon Stead used to but I hope he proves me wrong.

I get that he was quick but to be over a second quicker than both of his other wins which were either side of this one calls me to question it. What happened to transponders?

Are the race times still done by someone with a stopwatch? Seems an odd stage of the meeting to set that kind of time and way ahead of all the other races.

They're going to start heat 1 in 2 minutes! (3 minutes early)

Me too.

I use a Chromecast device into the TV to watch it from my phone, that's just £15-£20 one-off (I don't have an internet TV or fire-stick).

Kerr for Janowski surely, he's hopeless.

Awful from Lawson, wonder what the trouble was?

I don't think that brings quite the same pressure that being on Eurosport does but in any case, they took the decision and I think it was wrong given how everything was at 7.45pm but can't do anything about that now.

I don't think they needed to move it. If this was on TV it would have run. Track would've been great, everywhere is drying fast and I'm only 1 mile from foxhall - that's the gamble with a forecast.

Speedway meetings never used to be cancelled with such small amounts of rain - the meeting against Lynn last week being a case in point. This is hurting not only the hosting tracks but also the sport in general and the riders themselves, because venues will continue to disappear. Some people might say the bikes these days can't be ridden but if that's the case then it's not the tracks at fault but the bikes and it's really disappointing that it's got to this state. I used to enjoy meetings on wet tracks as results were a little more unpredictable. Rant over.