bigcatdiary

The track last night was completely different to what we have had all year, the fact that the outside was modelled on the Daugavpils track at the weekend just compounded the problem if you missed the start, which unfortunately we did on a regular basis. Any attempt to come off the quicker inside line meant you generally went backwards. Palm Toft and Palin aside the team was poor and I haven’t said that much this year, Sheffield deservedly won last night. I am hoping it was a wake up call but if we get any more tracks like that matches won’t be the only thing we lose.

Jim McGregor

What form, Not sure why, you have beaten them four times this year.

Teams now confirmed Panthers. Thomas Jorgensen, Bjarne Pedersen, Michael Palm Toft, Scott Nicholls, Chris Harris, Jordan Palin, Hans Andersen. Tigers Jack Holder, Troy Batchelor, Kyle Howarth, Josh Pickering, Adam Ellis, Danyon Hume, James Wright.

Panthers rolling GSA to date. Ostergaard 7.09 Andersen . 7.05 Harris 6.96 Palm Toft 6.74 Nicholls 6.53 Pedersen 6.42 Palin 2.43

Premiership 012.4 FACILITIES Speedway Control Bureau Regulations Absent rider(s) 1 - 3 by MA. G or RR The SCB Regulations are clearly available to view for free on the SCB website under downloads

Good question but if it was a serious competition all the best riders would be in it, as it is it’s barely watchable. Slovenia’s chances of making the final was ended when Zagar didn’t ride, Laguta and Sayfutdinov wouldn't ride for the money on offer apparently and that was after winning it 3 times. The track last night was nearly as bad as Friday, what a dreadful advert for a FIM event, following on from the GP Chellenge. Shocking that all the teams made a show about naming riders and then Italy didn’t even have a reserve, it came across very amateurish.

Really need to scrap the TS rule, if it’s to keep meetings close then their should be no limit to how many you can have if you go 8 points behind, but if clubs cannot afford to do that then scrap it, let’s be fair it favours the top heavy teams with out and out no 1’s.

What a complete load of shyte, it’s not hard to see why their is no one there. We watched the first 6 heats and that was more than enough, as someone said watching paint dry is better.

Could be damp though, all those tears on the night

Continued use of RR for match after match clearly takes a toll on man and machine and I think they will mix and match it as they see it over the next few weeks. I am very impressed with Robs managing style and it’s clear the team do as well.

What a meeting, it was nip and tuck up to halfway and then after a team talk from Rob Lyon the Panthers just blitzed them in the second half with some astounding racing with Chris Harris excelling with a last to first in heat 13. Not really convinced that Guests for Ulrich have worked, we seem to be better with RR, Mountain was excellent though and I would certainly give him another ride. Another really great team performance, roll on Monday.

Got 4 at Ipswich

Their is a lot of whittling full stop, god knows why they have had a terrific season so far and are on a fantastic run of results.

Average I could live with, I hope he is better than Flint was at Ipswich

This years Truckfest was the last I have been told but I understand that speedway is confirmed for at least another 3 years and possibly longer.

I would have thought it unlikely with Zmarzlik, Janowski, Dudek and Przedpelski already in place for 2022.

Like a lot of this years GP,s it livened up a bit in the last few races but let’s be honest it wasn’t a very good start when we had clouds of dust for the first few heats. Their just doesn’t seem to be much importance on putting together a track that riders can race on, it’s mostly all gate and go with grippy inside lines preventing any passing opportunities. The only riders who seem to be able to pass anyone consistently are Laguta or Zmarzlik who seem to be a good 10 mph faster than everyone else. And what the hells has happened to Janowski, he started like a definite podium contender and then suddenly he has gone into the Kasprzak and Berntzon mode.

And is that a surprise to anyone.

Certainly working at the moment we have won the last 3 away meetings using RR. I would sooner they rely on the team, they certainly haven’t let us down so far.

It might have something to do with Premiership racenights being Monday and Thursday as doubling up riders ride Championship matches on all the other nights.

Bearing in mind they have won all four matches I would have thought Wolves will pick Belle Vue given the choice, it’s the nearest track to them and Belle Vue have a fairly healthy travelling fan base which means if they make the final two very healthy attendances to finish the season.

That was easily one of the better meetings at Ipswich in the last few years, generally it’s gate and go but their were several overtakes Thursday, unfortunately for Ipswich fans most of them were done by Panthers. Worse thing about Ipswich is the bloody road works and detours on the A14 coming home, it’s been like that for the last few times we have visited Foxhall.

I second that about Crump, not nice to see him struggle like that. The bloke was once a legend around the Showground

They did try and re declare but were turned down by the bspl is my information