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Young Stars vs Stags match took a while to get going, but contained some good racing in its second half. All the best Rob

Is Aaron Fox on a work permit? If he is, should he really be allowed back into British Speedway in 2015 on anything less than a 5.00 average? - his work permit average. All the best Rob

Light isolated showers as well. Shouldn't be a problem - I've seen Buster cope with much worse. Fully expect this to be on, and will be very annoyed if it is not. Hopefully Darren Hartley is not the ref!! All the best Rob

But the BBC forecast is OK. All the best Rob

Mimmo, what forecast are you looking at? It looks fine for tonight. As long as I don't have too much drama shifting furniture in the afternoon, I'll be up for this one. Would be pleased to see the Stags hit 30 again, but we'll see how it pans out. All the best Rob

Regarding Stefan Danno: He failed the breath test for the GP held at Bydgoszcz on September 23th, 2000 (the one where Mark Loram secured the World title). And then there's this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/speedway/3004173/Speedway-Eastbourne-seeking-Screen-replacement.html "One candidate is already on Eastbourne's books: Stefan Danno, the Swede whose international ban for failing an alcohol test expires at the end of next month [May 2001]. Cook, however, has ruled out a move for Tomasz Gollob, Ipswich's Polish grand prix rider who has remained in his homeland this season." So it was 8 months between offence and being able to ride again. All the best Rob

I think he was initially suspended from riding for 30 days, before the proper hearing was heard. It was late May 2001 when he was allowed to ride again, though, so it was 8 months after the offence. All the best Rob

I notice the "Peterborough Three" are still as barmy as they were 5 or 6 years ago on the Weird World... glad some things never change. All the best Rob

From late September to late May... he failed the breath test before the final GP of 2000. All the best Rob

I think 8 months is sufficient and also it is the precedent set with Stefan Danno. It is a punishment - it rules out any chance of him finishiing in top 8 this year, because I doubt if the FIM/BSI would give a 2015 wildcard to a banned rider. And if Darcy is not in the 2015 GP series, I can't see Monster backing him next season. So he loses the GP and a major sponsor. At the same time, it would allow him to do what he does best from mid-next-April - riding a speedway bike. All the best Rob

I think it's been mentioned already, but I also checked the length of Stefan Danno's ban... it was 8 months. Would ban Darcy to around mid-April 2015.... that seems around the right punishment to me. It is a real punishment, but would leave the door open for, hopefully, a wiser Darcy Ward to return next year. All the best Rob

Woohoo!!!

Double dose of NL action. The A47 roadworks were due to be completed by now.... has that happened or is it still traffic carnage. All the best Rob

The way Thomas Jorgensen passed Nico Covatti in Heat 8, the track was still fine. Had things been pushed forward at that stage, the meeting would have reached Heat 10 before the really heavy stuff came down. All the best Rob

Er, the Grand Prix rounds are on... Eurosport. Why would the FIM/BSI give two hoots about a broadcaster who doesn't show their product. Have you been on the same stuff as Darcy? All the best Rob

Precedent was set with Stefan Danno - he was chucked out of the series. All the best Rob

Would be handy to know. The forecast has changed for the worst this morning. Will make my decision of whether to travel or not at noon. All the best Rob

Can't see a thread for this afternoon's double header, so thought I'd better start one. Mildenhall face Cradley Heath first, before the main action of the afternoon/ early evening.... Mildenhall vs Scunthorpe Stags. I guess the Mildenhall vs Cradley Heath clash is a bit like a starter to the main course. All the best Rob

I still don't think that's good enough for the people who have travelled out there to watch the meeting and can't make tomorrow's re-staging. Will the local promotion and/or BSI be refunding their travelling costs - anyone living outside Latvia, should be refunded the ticket value plus their travelling expenses. Surely BSI had someone in regular contact with the local promotion, to check how things were progressing? If not, why not. I accept things occasionally going wrong within British Speedway, because it is run on a shoestring. On the other hand, the GPs are big business. They are international, attract fans from all over the globe, and have international television coverage. I don't think it's too much to expect these to be run professionally. Given the amount of track equipment available, only heavy rain during the actual time of the meeting should be able to call a Grand Prix off. I've seen this at first hand, when I travelled to Malilla; it rained heavily leading up to start time, but using the equipment, they were able to get the meeting on. That's how it should be. On this occasion, the track appears to be the main problem, otherwise the re-staging would be Riga tomorrow, not Daugavpils. The whole thing smacks of amateurism. All the best Rob

Heads should roll... anyone employed doing that track should not be employed by BSI again. It's clearly not the weather that is the main factor: if it was, then the restaging would be in Riga tomorrow, not Daugavpils. All the best Rob

It's now been swapped on the Sheffield website, so you are correct. All the best Rob

Thankfully the closure of the M180 tonight is now not going to happen: http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Highways-Agency-promises-total-closures-M180/story-22727488-detail/story.html All the best Rob

SCORPIONS BACK TO FULL STRENGTH FOR LOCAL DERBY FLUIDAIR POWER Scunthorpe Scorpions are set to track their full 1-to-7 for the first time in over a month, when they tackle local rivals Sheffield Tigers in Premier League action at the Eddie Wright Raceway tonight (Friday, 7.30pm). Dane Thomas Jorgensen, who would have missed last weekend’s rained off meetings at Scunthorpe and Workington due to a chest infection, should be fit to take his place, while recent appendicitis victim Josh Auty will ride for the Scorpions for the first time since Sheffield were last in town on July 9th. With last night’s Sheffield vs Edinburgh match falling to the weather, tonight is the first chance for Sheffield fans to see new signing, Argentinean Nico Covatti, in action for the Tigers. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “I think we’re in for a terrific match tonight. Sheffield No 1 Simon Stead flies around here, and the clashes between him and our lads will be worth the admission money alone. “We’re hoping that the Tigers’ fans will make the short journey up to the Eddie Wright Raceway. It’s their first chance to see Nico Covatti riding for them. “For the first team in a few weeks, the weather looks favourable for us, so it should be all systems go for a cracking local derby.” Admission prices for tonight: Adult: £15.00 Student/OAP: £13.00 Child (10 – 17): £5.00 Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17) Match Programme: £1.00 Expected teams for tonight: FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Nicolai Klindt, 2. Thomas Jørgensen, 3. Ashley Birks, 4. Josh Auty, 5. Ryan Douglas, 6. Matt Williamson, 7. David Howe. Sheffield Tigers: 1. Simon Stead, 2. Ben Wilson, 3. Mark Lemon (guest), 4. Andre Compton R/R, 5. Nico Covatti, 6. Liam Carr (guest), 7. Taylor Poole.

They were at Wolves on Monday for starters, and I was there despite us finishing a distant fourth. And I posted on the forum afterwards – I didn’t go into hiding. As for the “troll” comment, well now the Monarchs fans have lost their smugness, is this what comes next, the insults? All the best Rob

Where have Dekker, Mitchy and Youngy gone since you started losing then? All the best Rob