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This is going to be immense.

I don't agree with this "trickle down" arguement. The only time speedway receives any kind of national media coverage is during the Cardiff GP. If we didn't have a GP, then there would be no media coverage at all. If promoters cannot take this and built on it, then that's their problem.

I think this is a fair explanation of the difference in figures.

I'm not sure that Hancock and Pedersen will be the wildcard shoe-ins that so many people make them out to be. If BSI want to inject some new bloody into the GPs then this is their ideal opportunity. I'm certain that Britons will get two of the wildcards though, in order to ensure the crowd at Cardiff. Maybe Richardson and Nicholls should get a turn?

Have you been hitting the crack pipe tonight?

He's right though.

Interesting you should say that. I wonder what odds on Gollob retiring from the GPs if he wins this year?

Agreed. He's been by far the best rider on show tonight.

Do they count back or will there be a run off the everyone if they finish on the same points?

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I like the way the Polish commentators over emphasis the second b in Harris' name. Bom-ber Harris.

If they can't sell out one GP, why would they host a second?

I thought Kolodiej was excellent.

Who owns Upton Park?

They've forgotten to build a roof!

Two years ago there was a small TV screen in each section of the bottom tier. These were not there this year. I don't know if each event organiser has to pay extra for these items, or if they were removed by the stadium owner, or maybe occupants? Frankly, the "large" screen on turn three was pretty ineffectual, although I thought the PA was excellent and got every race time, except for the two heats that Gollob won towards the end of the meeting.

And what does "drogi" mean - as in "Drogi Bartku!"? I hear the commentators say that a lot.

Who is "the slag"?

Who in God's name gets there at 11 o'clock in the morning? I'm not planning on leaving my house til after midday.

Hmm, just noticed that Nicholls isn't even in the GP qualifiers. Given that Tai, Harris, Richardson and (fanfare please) Simon Stead all qualified from their respective rounds, it kind of leaves a bit of a bad taste thinking that a rider who doesn't even want to try and qualify can get a wildcard.

Surely it's Scott Nicholls and Lee Richardson's "turn" to receive wildcards in 2011 (assuming neither qualify by right)?

Ignoring Rossi, what does a middle to low order Moto GP or World Superbikes rider earn? I presume they only ride in one series? It's interesting that these riders can earn a living from just one competition, whereas speedway riders compete in up to three leagues as well as the SGP. Not so much with Moto GP, as it is the creme de la creme of motorcycle racing, but how does World Superbikes generate the revenue to support the series and all the riders - and why can't SGP do the same?

I agree with this (maybe not the stable GP-rdier bit though!) Getting some new riders in the series is a good step and with Cardiff being the biggest event is was always likely that two Brits would get a wildcard. I guess that either Nichols or Harris will still get a ride at Cardiff by virtue of winning the British Final.

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I think Spook's suggestion that they want to ensure the meeting goes ahead is a far more likely explanation for slick tracks. I know for a fact that one major broadcaster in the UK is turned off of speedway because of the risk of rain-offs and having to fill two plus hours of prime time television with repeats.