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When arrived in the car park, there was a moderate rain shower which petered out within 10 mins. So when I went in at 6.30pm, I expected the track to be a sodden mess, since the meeting was now off. There was no surface water and it appeared that it would be possible for the best track man in the business could have provided a raceable circuit within a feasible timespace. I was told that both teams were prepared to wait and see if Doc Bridgett could work his magic, rather than have another cancellation to fulfil at a later date. Given the statement on the Edinburgh website, it would be in the public interest if Craig Ackroyd and/or Graham Reeve of the SCB, could explain why an early unilateral decision, without consulting the interested parties, was taken ?

The late Ian Thomas was a second halfer at Bradford (Greenfield) in 1962, before later becoming a practising magician Wolves Pete Adams also rode in second havles in the Midlands in the sixties. Just thought you would like to know

Believe either guest or r/r facility were subject to 28 days time limit in respect of an unavailable assessed rider. So looks like pity is being shown to the Buckfast Boys by ignoring the rulebook with regard to the absent Berge

I was merely asking the question and note you have not answered. After all, surely Dickson & Co. would not stoop to rule breaking in their desperation to achieve a result against Scotland's premier team

I take it the previous regulation that r/r for an assessed rider (i.e. Berge, assessed CMA 5.00) was restricted to 28 day period, has been discreetly removed, given that the Tigers continue to use this facility to their advantage, long after the 28 day period for the Frenchman has expired Appears the weather forecast for Sunday is improving compared to earlier meteorological predictions.

Pleasant evening to watch Speedway, but unfortunately the track, although not dusty, appeared to offer little in the way of passing opportunities after the second bend in most races. Monarchs adapted better, providing ten heat winner amongst six of the team and always looked like winning as the meeting progressed. Hope junior rider, Paul Bowen, is ok after his fall in ht1 of the abandoned NJL match.

Not really, if Matej Kus had been there, he would have scored 24, instead of Worrall's paltry 15 Quite a bit Doolan bashing going on here, despite being second top scorer tonight, and matching his current GSA, (or 1/2 pt less than starting average)

Rule amended this season to only permitted one guest appearance within 7days as 2 - 7, either side, or no.1 for visitors in PL fixtures. As Fricke's next appearance @ Trashfield on 6/7 will not be as a guest, Plymouth's choice complies with the 2014 rules.

According to Plymouth website, Max Fricke guests in place of Jensen at Worky & Trashfield. Nice practice for next Sunday

Reckon we were fortunate that Panthers were unable to track a full team from the start and then lost Fisher who had two falls.. Had they steered clear of injuries, the Monarchs were there for the taking tonight. Deek was shocking tonight and started by taking Max out to the fence in ht3 and finished with messing up Fox in ht14 and meekly letting an overworked Jacobs through for a 1- 5 to the visitors. Mind you if our team manager had any tactical nous, he would have had Worrall in for Sneddon in ht 14. With Worrall now moving up from reserve and DS taking his place, Monarchs will be losing their secret weapon and their 21 unbeaten run will probably end at Redcar on Thursday.

Was told EK suffered a blown engine on returning to the pits after ht 13. Thought his performance was the best by a visiting rider this season. Think some folk are OTT suggesting Garrity should face further punishment for the fracas. These guys are racing on adrenalin, and far better they confront each other after the race, when there is unlikely to be serious physical damage to the combatants. Anyway with Grievesy now retired, we've been missing the bonus of additional boxing matches until last night

After Monday's performance looking forward to watching Garrity on track. He has had some corkers round the Dale previously, so would not be surprised if he notches double figures. Boxall also looked decent in the British Final. If Kennett can also reproduce his Poole form of last night, this could turn out to be a more competitive contest than most on here have predicted

Plan B : Birks/Jorgensen/Howe for Howarth with rest of Comets able to share out r/r for Wells

Nonsense, when a rider is injured less than 5 days before the fixture, a team is permitted a guest at short notice, if applicable.

If Howarth is missing, then Stuart Robson for Wells, assuming Grajczonek is back

Courtesy of speedwayswapshop.co.uk old programme gallery, here are images of two Bell End programme covers :- Holbeach & Spalding vs Bill Kitchen's Northern Stars (chal) 16/4/1939 http://www.speedwayswapshop.co.uk/images/bend1.jpg and Bill Kitchen's Team vs Norman Parker's Team (chal) 15/6/1947 http://www.speedwayswapshop.co.uk/images/bend3.jpg

If what you are saying is correct, is not possible to rectify the hazard, or has nobody told the track curator ???

I was there tonight to witness events, but first of all, I will quote the following from the Official Edinburgh website: "A second ambulance was apparently 66 miles away, though the stadium ambulance in which Kyle was being treated would only have had to travel to Whitehaven, seven miles away." I would be interested if someone from the Workington Management could confirm if this correct, and if so, explain why it was estimated it would take a least a further hour for ambulance and medical cover to resume ? The abandonment was met with audible disapproval from the main Stand, which was mainly populated by home supporters, and some visiting fans, including me. Make no mistake, whilst Howarth's well being was of paramount importance, the lack of contingency backup to continue the meeting will only drive away more frustrated fans from attending further matches.

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Would expect at least a 5 point swing in Comets favour this time if Deek takes to the track. Also with Fox returning from injury, will be surprised if he improves on his previous no score at Derwent Park. Poole for Morris might also yield a greater points return for the Comets. At least a six points win for Worky is on the cards this time round

Some folk are getting hacked off with how long meetings can take to run, and one factor that appears to be regularly mentioned, is for racing to be temporarily suspended due to the sun affecting the riders vision. Having been a fan for over fifty years I do not recall this being an issue until recently. I do remember that during the summer months, the riders used either tinted goggles or a tinted visor clipped on to the peak of the helmet. Given that technology has advanced since the 1960s, you would imagine that there would be a suitable accessory available to combat the effect of intense sunlight. I was discussing this with a Clerk of the Course, and as far as he is aware, there is no regulation prohibiting riders from wearing the likes of Ray-Ban sunglasses when racing.

Noticed that on Official Edinburgh website, it has Palm Toft guesting in place of Katajisto. Think he'll be at Coventry today riding for Belle Vue in the EL instead.

Eddie Ingels in 1984 for Diamonds, then on to BV

With Chris Louis at BV tonight for Sky, he should get Stuart Robson to guest for Worrall in the second leg at OTA this Friday. Although Robson guested for Rebels on Friday, the 8 day rule does not apply as this is the KOC and not a league match.

Ippo could do worse than sign up Nicolai Klindt to guest for Worrall at the OTA