bigcatdiary

Excellent, let's keep it simple and fair to all. Who started this ridiculous double point nonsense in speedway anyway.

Nevertheless it's true, Dryml has been woeful this year I really wonder why he even bothered. Any idea when the WC will be announced although Holder and Gollob seem nailed on to get 2 of them.

Bottom line is that the mess UK Speedway is in at the moment has to be shouldered in the main by the BSPA MC, the SCB Members and staff they both employ to effectively run the sport in the UK. In the last few years countless strokes have been pulled and although the MC haven't actually pulled all of them they have allowed the offenders to constantly get away with this behaviour and have done absolutely nothing to change anything to prevent others doing the same. The result has seen countless supporters and promoters drift away from the sport clearly fed up with the way the sport continues to stumble from one PR disaster to another and the way it effectively handles things whilst at all time treating the supporters with utter contempt and attempting to keep them completely in the dark. It's looking like Sky have also had enough and who can blame them after the farcical events of the recent Belle Vue v Poole debacle. I rather think the forthcoming AGM will be discussing more important things than the usual helmet colours and tactical ride changes.

I can only agree with the above statement, the whole thing stinks of a rule for one and a rule for the other. Belle Vue postponed and got clobbered, Poole postponed and got away scot free, Lakeside didn't come out of it with much credit either over the shambolic press releases that followed.

And we had that wonderful blueprint for the future from Peter Adams suggesting we change the PL to EL conversion rate which by a strange coincidence mostly affected Peterborough (Sundstrom) and Coventry (Larsen). SCB Members - E Bartlett (Chairman); A Harkess; A F G Noel, G Thompson & C Van Straaten. Anyone there ring any bells.

The bottom line is Rick Frost wanted a level playing field, and still does. That's all what most supporters want, so why 3 years down the line hasn't the BSPA done anything about it. Nothing's changed, this sport is still corrupt as recent events only prove, until it does this sport will continue to sink until it drowns completely.

GP was poor and their wasn't much overtaking all night as the track was a gaters paradise. Very impressed with Woffinden again who seems to be riding with so much maturity.

The main reason the tactical ride was introduced was to save money. Plenty of teams still go for a 3.00 point number seven and plenty of those riders only get 3 rides per meeting.

Is it possible Poole twitter could be covering the meeting.

It does seem odd that they changed the criteria after not following it when Crump retired.

Have to say I agree, as it stands every point has to be earned and finishing first or second in the semi finals gives everyone the chance to gain more in the final. And no more big gaps between riders in the overall totals, keeps the series alive for longer.

Sounds like the UEM works as well as the BSPA.

Awful meeting racing wise but then Terenzano always is, very pleased for Iversen as he earned his first GP win and Woffinden rode well all night.

The actual final was fairly absorbing to see it played out, but the track was truly awful (as it is every year) and the referee was worse. I thought the Danish team manager cocked it up with his choices for the last 4 races, dreadful decision to put MJJ in the last heat and not being on the ball to see what the consequences were in heats 15 & 16. Crowd was better than the race off but still didn't look half full.

As you say whilst they allocate the British u21 and main Final to tracks like Lakeside and Wolverhampton nothing will change, it might be a good idea to stage the British Final at Lynn especially if its where GB race in a 2014 SWC round. Some training and practice on learning how to be bloody competitive out of the gate might help as well.

Yep right on cue, excellent entertainment playing to a full house. Hang on a minute their is no one there, what a surprise.

Have to say I fully agree, he talked about the pride of representing your country and he couldn't be arsed.

Indeed, nobody can accuse the BSPA of not encouraging the GB team can they.

It's clearly an incentive to get other countries to stage it other than Poland, Sweden, England and Denmark. The big argument was always how do you sell a race off and final without the host nation likely to be in the final, the new seeding host to final gets by that.

Well in answer to the title question, if Middleditch thinks Kennett should still be in the team after that pathetic display at Birmingham last night then both him and Kennett should be dropped.

Can only agree, excellent article and I think it should be a regular feature.

Excellent wish they would move permanently to Wednesdays.

All the tracks provide a bond to the BSPA when starting so why not use that, the clubs could then repay it back over the next few years.

Polish GP programmes are about £3 but they do vary country to country, cost of producing the programmes is dirt cheap so the mark up is horrendous.

Would have been nice to actually be able to hear what was said over the speakers, we were middle tier on the second bend and couldn't hear or understand anything said, and not for the first time either.