lucifer sam

Can't be bothered-itis.

Just watched the replay of Heat 14 - it was Boughen first and JJ second. Not sure how the ref could get that wrong.

Didn't Ashton Boughen win Heat 14 yesterday? I had him down as winning it, as did BSN, the British Speedway website and Speedway Live Updates. The ref gave it to Jordan Jenkins, but surely JJ backed off the throttle a little coming off the final bend to shut down the inside run of Vissing.

It made a change for me to actually see you win at Wimborne Road. The previous time was a 45-45 draw that saw Scunny clinch the cup on aggregate. I assume you were one of the 90% who had left the stadium with their tails between their legs before Heat 15 took place

That's weird - there was everyone else thinking Oxford were knocked out at Plymouth on Saturday. All last night did was allow Oxford to sign out of the competition with a win and also boost Plymouth's chances of winning the group. It's now a straight fight between Plymouth and Poole for the aggregate bonus point. Beautiful ride by Nicholls in Heat 15 to send you home in a sulk - with the 5-1 from Boughen and Jenkins in Heat 14 just as key!

Not far off for Oxford. I would go for 1985, rather than 1986. 1985 was the first league championship for 21 years. The first time (for a whole generation who hadn't been around in 1964) is always special. 1986 was an even more successful year, but the weather meant it finished in anti-climax. In contrast, the final home meeting of 1985 was the KO Cup Final with Oxford beating Ipswich in a last-heat decider - which I would rate as the best-ever meeting at Cowley.

Janowski's average is 8.00 for Oxford Spires. For the same reason Crump came back on 8.00 at Ipswich in 2021 - no average set within the qualifying period.

Yup, the 8-day-rule is not used for NL riders and I think it's a decent rule, because otherwise it could restrict bookings for younger riders. It's good that Luke can ride for Jake, expect for fixture clashes.

Eight day rule for guest doesn't apply to NL riders. Same as Ben Morley guesting at Plymouth in consecutive weeks last year, before he then signed for them later in the season. All in the rulebook.

It wasn't the most charming way of putting it, but when you looked at the replay, Worrall was right. There was room for Ben Trigger to keep going around the outside but instead he shut off.

Kent would have lined-up as follows: 1. Ben Morley 2. Rhys Naylor R/R 3. Matt Marson (G) 4. Tom Woolley (C) 5. Nathan Ablitt 6. Ashton Vale 7. Connor King There was no Number 8 (aka Additional Rider) as far as I'm aware.

Nice try, but even Ben Barker admitted on BSF that there were riders on both sides who wanted it off, while Lee Kilby who was in the changing rooms when the decision was made described it as "95%". Face it, Plymouth made a very, very late call-off yesterday when the track was much too soft to allow racing and had been like that for some time. Greg Blair called out the "efforts" of the Plymouth promotion (or rather lack of them) on BSN. And no sign of an apology on the Plymouth website either or how they intend to refund customers.

His comments have come back to well and truly bite him on the bum!

As I said, Mr Trigger, those in glass houses. Today, Oxford called off nice and early, while Plymouth called off around 45 minutes past the start-time when arguably it could have been called off much earlier in the day. But it's a nightmare situation for every club at the moment - such a difficult situation for all promoters.

Steve, thanks for the kind comments about the programme. The idea is to have a varied programme, with plenty of interesting stuff to read. We're not in it to win any awards, although it was nice when only the (excellent) Edinburgh programmes were placed ahead of us last season. PS I know you're a long way away, but hoping you make it down at some point - we do have a couple of Friday meetings on the way (August 25 and September 1) if that helps!

So tonight starts 8pm Polish time (7pm UK time)?

Looks like it is a double header!

I imagine the family made the most of the break But it wasn't just a jolly in their case, but a visa requirement. Wolves knew the situation and agreed not to ride that day... until they were forced to!

He didn't go on holiday - that was Ryan Douglas and your precious Steve Worrall. Sam's partner had visa requirements that meant he needed to leave the UK.

New dates: Tuesday, August 8th - Oxford v Kent Sunday, August 20th - Kent v Oxford

We had a little wager in 2004 on whether Oxford or Swindon would finish higher. It was Oxford, and fair play to Bob, who promptly handed over £50 to the Ben Fund.

Those in glass houses, Mr. Trigger! At least Oxford take sensible options in trying to get meetings on - none which end up with the fire brigade being called! As for yesterday, there was no rain at all until 5pm and the heavy rain didn't come until after 6pm. You can't call a meeting off simply on the strength of the forecast alone, when we all know how unreliable British weather forecasts are, especially at this time of year when the weather is so changeable. Had it been belting down with rain all day, and also been forecast to rain in the evening, I'm sure they would have been an earlier call-off, as there was Oxford v Swindon right at the start of the season which was called off in the morning, but that wasn't the case. Oxford have got on at least two meetings (Cheetahs v Poole and Chargers v Leicester) when some internet "weather experts" said otherwise, and supporters know that Oxford will always put on every effort to put the meeting on. Last night didn't work out, while in other instances it has.

You need a trip to specsavers. Harris booed for the rest of the meeting - while Jenkins was the hero of the night, clearly not 100% after Harris wiped him out but continued in the meeting and took vital points in 12 and 14. Vissing also sent Jordan flying in Heat 14, as finally the ref took his red and white specs off and excluded a Glasgow rider. Brilliant backs-to-the-wall stuff from Oxford, while Glasgow chucked away a golden opportunity.

I believe it would be 4.00 (his Championship average) x 2 = 8.00.

Exactly. Neither team misses out. It's an extra race. It was the first time I'd seen one in the flesh on Friday and it's very exciting. I don't think there's any losers in this case.