SPEEDY69

Belle Vue the better side tonight and Bewley is still not firing fully. Kurtz loves foxhall and Lidsey impressed. For Ipswich, Doyle was beaten just the once but King was the weak link given the long tail, although Hume did have one great ride. Was freezing though!

I didn't have one in those days and rode everywhere. Bradford and back in a day was the longest journey to speedway for me, 4 hours each way. Always been a biker but got a car when I got a wife

My worst rain-off experience was in 1990 travelling from Ipswich to Reading on a Monday night. I had persuaded my Dad to join me in riding to Reading on our motorcycles, which was an effort considering he only rode in the dry and local journeys only. Having left work and rushed home, checked the meeting was on and the weather forecast seemed fine, I called for Dad and we set off in the sunshine. When we were about 90 miles into the journey and on the M25 it started light rain but darker clouds were ahead. The rain stopped and we pulled off the M25 for a chat - Dad said he was going to turn back if it rained again but we set off again towards Reading when it did start raining again. It was only light so I carried on all the way to Smallmead where it was chucking it down and the meeting was called off (about 7pm). I then had the 2.5 hour journey back in absolute heavy rain, waterproofs leaked at the crotch after a time and my legs, feet, arms and face/neck were soaked and so cold I struggled to move by the time I got home, with a filthy bike to boot! I passed Dad on the way back, on the A12, as he was doing about 40mph due to reduced visibility - I was maxing out at 60mph, visor up. We never went to another meeting together on our bikes although I did on my own.

Today's news where? Presume bspa site so I'll look there.

You have to be skilled to be good there and pass people, not just have a fast bike. Some do it well, others flounder.

I didn't see anything on the polish report about Scott being injured - where is that confirmed?

Not allowed, how stupid is that? So a guest is allowed but not a new signing - sometimes the rules make no sense to me.

Not really Peterborough's fault though that Pedersen has wimped off.

They wouldn't drop him, he scores too many points and their fans would lynch them. If they did another club would dangle even more money.

Real shame that pedersen had quit. I like him and am surprised he's decided to let all the fans down having only had one go. Falls are part of speedway.

Where has he said he's quit Peterborough?

I doubt anything, he's just hopeless.

He's finished. End of April before he's fired I reckon.

January was great here, no rain at all and not cold. It can rain any time of year, rubbish happens.

what a poor crowd, looked almost empty!

Aces let down badly by their No1 tonight, think 4 will be his lowest score all season.

There was never an issue with his scores at home. The test is away from the showground.

Is he rolling at the starts?

Woffinden doesn't draw me in, never liked him.

I think Ipswich will win this one but I'd expect a few falls.

It all seems too complicated. I preferred it when we only had 4 channels after C4 started in 1982.

Great news to have Nicki back on these shores, nice guy.

Seems a little bit of envy on here, great work by Ipswich to create such interest and excitement for British speedway

Disagree on that. Many a time there are riders who think a track is unsafe but many others don't. If you refuse to ride then face the consequences. Does anyone remember that great British Final won by Kenny C who raced and passed others, with a broken leg, on a track which others said was unsafe and wanted the meeting off? Not so many prima donnas in those days though and they did ride on some really rough tracks, with no air fences.

Yep, blatant if wanting to defend that they have the best riders in the GP but they do not say that. It's a business and selling tickets, gaining sponsorship and venues to host are their primary concerns.