cityrebel

Filling in the programme will be a nightmare tonight!

I'd go if I lived local to Brum, but I wouldn't travel miles to watch it. It's just a shame that so many riders have had to pull out.

Another thing I never liked, was changing the clubs colours. West Ham speedway was red, white & blue, so was Arena Essex. It was a nice connection with the past. Changing to the football clubs colours didn't sit well with me. We don't all support West Ham United, do we?

When Wimbledon moved to Eastbourne in 1991 they kept their identity. By 1992, there was no trace the Dons ever existed.

As a regular that attends both tracks, I can honestly say that Rye has resembled a building site since Len left. The huge mound of earth dumped on the centre green at the start of the season, was the final straw for a lot of Rye fans. The great facilities are just a myth.

Cradley no longer run in the league and Coventry are getting crowds of about 200. Neither are doing strongly.

I would imagine they grabbed the Rye option before another promotion did.

As an ex Wimbledon fan I feel your loss, I drive past plough lane most days, and have seen it reduced to a pile of rubble. I will continue to support all my local venues until there are no more, then it will be time to hang up my prog board!.

He had a nasty one at Kent last night. He was clearly struggling in his other rides.

I'm not surprised, it looked a nasty one.

So do I shads!

I remember it being in force in the 1970's and 80's. I've always thought it was a good idea.

That used to be in the rules alongside the tac subs. I don't know how long ago it was done away with.

Always a 6pm start for double headers at Rye when Len was running it.

Not that I know of, but there are houses on the other side of the river that are pretty close.

I must say, I went to central park last night with low expectations, but it turned out to be a pretty decent meeting. Kent had their fair share of misfortune, but the depleted Colts side battled well, and there was some good racing. Well done to both sides for putting on a show, and especially Paul Bowen who was very impressive.

An expensive weekend for us fans attending both meetings. A discounted two meeting ticket might have boosted the crowd on Saturday.

Fair play to you, it is a farce.

What has happened to the showground track. Once it was one of the best in the country, recently it's been far too slick, with very little material for the riders to work with. Today was an ok meeting, because of the score, but very little passing. The crowd was excellent though.

The track surface at Mildenhall has improved a lot in the last couple of seasons. I tend to avoid meetings there, if the cars had raced the night before.

How Eastbourne, as a seaside town, fail to run home meetings in the peak holiday season never ceases to amaze me. Why cram them all in now, when the weather is on the turn and the football season has started. Surely as a business model, it's not sustainable.

I remember those days as well!

That's awful news, get well soon.

Unfortunately, times not on its side.

I have to agree. You can't keep taking people's money, and not giving them what they've paid for. Whether it's medical cover, track conditions or curfews. No wonder fans are leaving in their droves.