SPEEDY69

Shame for Boro, Andersen's EF and fall didn't help.

There has to be one day when an injured rider returns?

Presumably Kennett & KP have already been given the wink that they will be riding for another club in the merry go round we have these days? Peterborough? Lynn?

Should give him some confidence.

Maybe they were then but on updates no-one got within even half a second. How do they record race times these days?

Well done indeed. Surprising there were no other fast ones though. Are race times still a person with a stopwatch?

I expect the 'suffered a reaction' line to come out. Fact is, if you're not fit to race, you're not fit. The meeting involved is irrelevant. If he is fit then ride. Thing is, the safety of others has to come into it.

Me too, Sal took him off. Clouting by name........ Also remember him pulling off his dirt deflector and chucking it along the stock car track at Foxhall!

Seems Heeps had a bad one tonight and withdrawn from meeting - any news on how he is?

Jeremy Doncaster (although Scott Nicholls isn't far behind).

I don't blame the promotion at all and the fans at the track witnessed a decent meeting.

Yesterday was such a shame for Peterborough (Johnson and the other Boro riders) but I think the fans should be proud of the display they gave. There was some good racing and they all looked as though they were giving it every effort. Even Agertoft & Morley who must have known they'd be unlikely to score, turned up at short notice and gave it a shot. Well done Panthers!

There was actually some good racing on the heath tonight, was impressed with Becker in particular. Bomber always tries that bit harder when up against Nicholls, who also provided some good action. KP got his points from the gate and Heeps had a good couple of passes.

It's only a matter of time, Morley and Agertoft are some way adrift so far. To be expected but Oystercard with three wins!

Decent crowd here as Panthers take the lead after 3 heats!!!

He's already in Redcar

As the first person to act violently it's ironic that Cook has not served a ban but the other two have.

I feel he will ride, as will Fricke. I don't see him getting a wildcard next season so this could be his only route in.

That was from 3 rides. Got 10 the following week, when last at Foxhall, guesting for the Aces. Irrelevant now as they've picked the mighty Ulrich.

Usually does very well at Lynn, so wouldn't read much into that - also against the spooners.

It's a different idea but I don't think it would make much difference - if a rider is under-performing they are at risk of being dropped now and no-one would usually drop a rider who's increased his average. i think the downside to the current system is the use of the rolling averages and allowing clubs to drop/sign riders willy nilly. There was a good article on this in last weeks' Speedway Star. There's no loyalty shown by most clubs anymore, so why should riders. Fans don't get to follow/relate to them either as it's all so transient. Also, there should be some employment protection, in exchange for lower wages maybe?

I also think he means up inside somewhere personal, as that seems to be the tone of the message.

Think he means polyps.

Quite laughable some of the reactions on here to one of my earlier posts. I know that during a race, red lights indicate the race has stopped and they slow down to a safe speed. I was not suggesting anything else. However, they must be prepared to stop because there may be an obstruction/hazard on the track. In this situation they were not racing and going slowly. If I was one of the riders, seeing a Marshall on the track and from the video I believe he briefly raised his right hand/arm to point me to the inside, I would indeed stop. If you're travelling slowly there's no other reason for a Marshall to still be waving the red flag on track directly at you. And yes, I have had to do that after a race was complete due to 1st aid staff being on the track ahead.

Why is it a poor line up? There is still a qualification system and these riders did just that (bar one usually as a home nominated wild card?). Can't really knock them for that, many more fell by the wayside or weren't picked to enter by their own licensing body.