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Ermolenko's league form that year was excellent, but could he have beaten Nielsen over a 11-round GP series? - I very much doubt it. Nielsen was a fairly easy winner of the first GP series in 1995, despite being past his prime of 1983-1991. The GP series is all about consistency and Nielsen is the probably most consistent rider of all-time. Ivan Mauger is of the opinion that had a GP series been introduced in 1990 rather than in 1995, then Nielsen would have won at least 7 World titles. I can't disagree with that. All the best Rob

It tends to be kept quiet, but it's quite low. I think the winner of each round receives around USD 10,000, which may not sound that bad, but actually is less than the average rider spends on each round in getting their crew and bikes over there, etc. All the riders lose out on the GP series in terms of prize money vs expenses, although of course the top boys make up for it in terms of sponsorship, which is why a have / have not culture has grown into the GPs. Apart from the top 5 in the world, the rest are left out of pocket by the GP series. I'm sure Humphrey or someone else will have more accurate figures on the prize money for GPs. All the best Rob

No, why bother when there's Cardiff? All the best Rob

Well, next season we'll see if it was Olsen responsible for the ultra-slick tracks for GP rounds. Meanwhile, I can see riders opting out of the GP series if it is expanded to 15 rounds but they are still paid a pittance to compete in the competition. If the GP series is such a roaring success, then the riders should get a fair slice of the cake. Instead we currently have riders trying to make up for their GP shortfall, by demanding high money from their Polish, Swedish and British clubs. Money that the clubs can no longer afford to pay out. The GP needs to stand on its own feet, instead of sponging off domestic clubs. All the best Rob

It was far harder to win a one-off World title. One slip, just one dropped point could mean that was it for another 12 months. In contrast, over a GP series, a rider can drop a lot of points and still be World Champ. I miss the sheer drama of the one-off World Final. All the best Rob

Snyper, it's obviously Ryan Fisher. All the best Rob

Steven, that's honest of you - I did notice how the ref called it wrong but with the three of you passing and repassing on each bend, it was difficult to keep track. The most important thing is that you're all OK - they did announce on Saturday evening before the end of the NL meeting that all three riders plus Adam Portwood's mum were all going to be OK. All the best Rob

Entertaining meeting - despite the slow start to proceedings. Real shame the three lads involved in the incident in Heat 1 were hurt - there were really going for it and ducking and diving past each other on each bend. Glad they are OK. Not quite sure why Adam Portwood's mum was sat upon a 500cc speedway bike without any protection. Glad to hear she was discharged from hospital later in the day. All the best Rob

Could someone please clarfiy how Saturday works in regards to admission. I would like to see both the Under-15 round and the NL match - what is the combined admission price for the two meetings? Also will the stadium remain open during the gap between the two meetings - i.e. will I be able to get a burger, etc. Thanks. All the best Rob

Cheers Pete. Appreciate it gets tricky to update after the transfer period. Guess I'm stuck (along with everone else who had him) with the injured Nicki P. All the best Rob

How come people are making transfers - I thought the transfer window was between Copenhagen and Cardiff. All the best Rob

Nah, Nicki P is a bit of a minger. All the best Rob

Ah I see. Oh that was only Reading who lost out there. Who cares? All the best Rob

Sandie - I think it's a bit unbalanced, even taking into account the 4 start tarts. So therefore I propose replacing Steve Johnston and Sam Ermolenko with Kelly Brook and that one off Hollyoaks who was I'm A Celebrity. All the best Rob

Sandie & Shazzy, I didn't expect for you to be sexist. There's every place for women on the Sky team - especially ones wearing a vest top. All the best Rob

For goodness sake, get a life. What harm was Tai possibly doing? All the best Rob

Whilst I agree about the unfairness of the joker, I'm not sure what you're talking about. The Danes won at Reading in 2006 without the use of a joker. All the best Rob

BFD, I think Tai has said in a couple of interviews that as both of his parents are British, he's already made his choice, and it's to ride for Britain. But at the same time, he has a lot of Australian friends. I don't see what the fuss is all about him wearing an Aussie T-Shirt - I've got a Polish hat somewhere. Incidentally, have you still got back in time for Belle Vue tonight? And have a good journey back to Aussie mate. All the best Rob

In otherwise you're a sad little keyboard commando, who wouldn't say boo to a goose in person. All the best Rob

That's an appalling comment. All the best Rob

Lupus, this is the BSF, are you surprised? All the best Rob

I think he would have just got wet on Saturday. All the best Rob

Oh dear, has the standard of this forum really dropped this far. I can't see anything wrong with Tai wearing an Aussie shirt - his own team was out, so he was helping out his mates. What's wrong with that? All the best Rob

Grachan, I'm old school and still use the old fashioned video and allow a load of time at the end. Never let me down - except when BBC completely swap channels e.g. Robin Hood. And I don't think there's anything clever enough out there to deal with a change of channel. Technology is great - but quite often goes wrong. All the best Rob

No, you're wrong. It cost the Aussies a rostrum placing, the Danes had already won. All the best Rob