bigcatdiary

No that's Flyin Panther, well the brown bits anyway.

Attendances have been dreadful on Tuesdays in the past and the management are naturally keen to avoid fixtures that end up costing them a fortune (understandably) which is why we avoid weekdays in general. Available dates for Sundays, Fridays and Bank Holidays are very limited due to other events at the Showground with an increased fixture list this year not helping at all. Doubling up clashes, overseas and world championships etc cause immense rescheduling problems as you will appreciate when involving 14 riders associated promoters and team managers. I have recommended several times that the Premiership and Championship run on different race nights, it would end the doubling up problems overnight. What evidence do you have that the BSPA listen to anyone.

Perhaps you can introduce yourself to me or Ged at the next meeting and we can attempt to explain the situation which you think could and should have been avoided.

You have never been involved in planning speedway fixtures have you.

Nothing decided yet, your bosses declined the last date offered.

To be fair our own three didn't do too bad despite what some on here think, Branford apart the guests were rubbish.

Your top 5 are currently averaging nearly 38.00.

I have attended the last the last three Scunthorpe v Peterborough meetings and seriously doubt any of them got a crowd in excess of 300.

Peterborough v Workington on the 29th May is now a 7.00pm start.

Yes but the trouble was we expected him to race.

Yeah and what a great idea that was

My thoughts exactly

Campton isn't riding Morris rides at Reserve for the injured BWD, RR for Hansen whilst Bjerre covers for Holder at 1.

On the Panthers website this morning

Showground track was okay today and in very good nick apparently, which was a little surprising bearing in mind it rained all day on Wednesday.

Rathbone is completely different to Frost

He is a fabulous talent on a bike and his commitment and dedication to his GP meetings is great unfortunately his commitment to GB isn't and until he changes his mind and makes himself available for the British team, British Championship and league racing in the UK it won't change. British Speedway is at a low ebb but the recent drive to establish new British talent should be continued and our National Championships and National team should be entirely staffed by British riders who commit over here and not to other countries riders just because they live over here.

Good point but I supposed his average fitted the gap left.

Sounds about right

Is anyone still looking for you

Yes but the point SCB is making is you can only ever get 3 extra points off a TR.

Working on it, hopefully know by Friday Is that the same as criticism,

I agree, a cracking GP and some brilliant riding, Hancock and Pedersen at the moment don't look the same riders as last year. Stadium looked pretty full as well.

That's true but the respective rule particularly mentions riders not having an established average when teams re declare, which suggests to me that's it's aimed at teams with riders on assessed averages trying to gain an advantage.

I think that applies to riders who started this year without an established average.