Lefty

The misses said to me, "You don't seem to visit many tracks these days?" It reminded me that 50 years ago I averaged over 5 meetings a week over the whole season and my team had a home meeting every week! 50 years ago we had the following options for the first Saturday in September : D1: Belle Vue v Poole Cradley v Exeter King's Lynn v Leicester Swindon v Glasgow Halifax v Coventry D2: Berwick v Workington Canterbury v Hull Rayleigh v Scunthorpe. For today I have NDL: Leicester v Kent. I commend the Promoters on their inability to delight me and want my money at the weekend.

Sadly Panthers options are impacted by not being able to call on Chris Harris as a guest!

Will Kelvin have to have a 'tyre-ometer' to preview the next coverage at The Showground?

I'm sure an exclusive agreement with "Trotters Tire-Tanic Homogonised Tyre Company" will help the 'BritSpeedProm' Cartel in ensuring the sport turns the corner!

Does that mean my "2017 set of Jason Doyle is worthless!"

Is it time to put studs in the tyres as in Ice Racing? That way one tyre could last all season and the studs could rip the track up and save the need for extra track grading.

Of course it will be on because its on TV...... oh, unless the promotion looks for a dodgy weather forecast and gives the cameras' time to get to Belle Vue!

Couldn't Greg Hankook get them some tyres?

Can't they use r/r: referee replacement?

It gives time for the riders to spread out and then show skill & throttle control and avoid the dodgy area(s). In history, top riders would only hit the rut once .... and riders like Ivan Mauger would avoid them completely!

Move the starting gate to the other side!

Yipes, PK Testimonial was 2003

Watch what your saying.... If Bluster chucks his toys out of the pram then the Premiership will be down to four teams.

Can Eurosport show us a video of the tractors going round instead?

Nicola Pedersen sounds dangerous to chat up?

I'm told there was concern that a number of the riders could be over the 21 age limit by the time the meeting finished.

What will finish first:- 1. The heatwave 2. the train strike 3. This meeting

How long will it take to make the decision to carry on?

I'm still watching but probably wishing there had been some adverts to watch while we waited!

Does Phil Morris get to pop home for a cup of tea in between the heats this afternoon / evening?

It's a shame that the Speedway is interrupting the "Tractor Grading Convention" that's going on in Cardiff today!

Is there an Albanian rider available? They seem to get fast tracked into the UK from both sides of the border!!!

As Chris Harris is riding for Berwick in Group: B will he be allowed to guest for one of the teams in Group: A?

Famous Quote: "I love Speedway. All the changes to line-ups means lots of ballpoint pens are needed" ... Laszlo Biro

Yep. Poole management would be proud of that manoeuvre !!