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He's getting himself knotts with the spelling of Tie's name Dunno how much I spent this weekend on a top hotel, top price tickets and loads of food and drink, but I can afford it, so what the hell. Some people prefer the cheap option, turn up on the day and buy the cheaper tickets, that's their choice. To me, as a fan of team speedway, the meeting itself is secondary. What's more important is the social aspect of speedway, always has been. Nothing better than meeting up with speedway mates you only see once or twice a year for a good chat and a laugh. This year ranks as one of the best in that aspect, especially Saturday night/Sunday morning in the casino with some drunk mates. That'll live long in the memory.

Kasprzak each way @ 33/1 was one of the best bets of the weekend

Complin gave up speedway because he couldn't make it pay and has a full time job. Still has his bikes though I believe

Cook was first out of turn 2 in his initial ride, but was left lagging down the back straight. Not sure if it was his bike underpowered, or just that he was on the wrong part of the track. Still, an encouraging performance. Auty has never been a gater, and in this sort of company that's gonna get you nowhere.

Regarding the attendance, we've just gotta except that speedway is a minority sport in this country these days. Travel costs pay a huge part too as does the excellent TV coverage. Of course you're gonna get a full house for Wales rugby matches. It's the national sport of Wales with the distance to travel being negligible. Anything approaching 40,000 for the GP is a decent crowd in this day and age

Lot's of speculation about that date. Will make it a little easier to book the cheap uni dorm rooms for those on a tight budget if true

Huge wind up by the riders and officials. Those photos were taken at the start of the week. Tracks fine. You've all been taken in.

In guessing he was born while his dad Stephen was with the Panthers. I don't think Alex has any direct British ancestry. Jason Crump is a similar case, born in Bristol while Crump Snr was with the Wasps. Didn't Alex come into British speedway on a 5 point average? That'd be a clue to his heritage.

Wow! What an expensive top five

Speedway fans love a trier... I'd rather see a bloke trying something different than watch another poodle along the inside line when there's obviously nothing there... Good to read that Adam Kirby had a good afternoon. Shame that Connor Coles is struggling. Really needs to be at reserve it this stage of his development.

Easy mistake to make in your twilight years

Stand at speedway at my age?

You could see he was struggling to put any weight on his right foot when entering the bends. I presume it's the right ankle he broke, or perhaps just his stiff riding style. Clearly not 100%

Track terrible. Dry and dusty, set up nicely for the gating Devils, not for a team of mostly racers which the Rockets are these days. Wells was a great guest, but the meeting was won at reserve, 4-16. Shockers from Lambert & Lykke, Also, two riders returning from injury and another who hasn't ridden competitively at Rye for 4 years to my knowledge. Meetings like this is why I dislike afternoons at Rye when it's not wet. Special mention to Jake Anderson who surprised me with how competitive he was. Thankfully the result was irrelevant. A chance to put things right in the next home meeting, ironically against Plymouth again when it will matter, hopefully on a decent surface. One to forget for us today, but with a lesson having been learned.

Schramm suffers from having poor racing equipment. I'd be interested to see how he goes on decent bikes

Wells in for Proctor http://www.ryehouserockets.co/news.php?extend.584

Were Berwick fined for Belego's absence on Tuesday?

That was my understanding also

The club and supporters came over brilliantly. A real credit to speedway.

I agree. Thing is stand alone teams like Mildenhall, IOW, Kent & Dudley etc need to be strong. Unfortunately in Kents case signing Steve Boxall has meant that the tail is very long. Shouldn't impact too much on attendances as the novelty value hasn't kicked in yet and the people of Kent are happy to have a speedway back in the county. I'm not sure how long they'll put up with a losing side.

I'm a little confused here. Is the NL the genuine third level of speedway, or is it a training league?... The gulf between the top riders and those at the bottom is so huge you can almost fill in your programme as they're at the tapes in some races... Surely riders should learn the basics, ie being able to stay on the bike for 4 laps, before they're even considered for a NL place. Sorry if anyone's annoyed or upset by this. It's not a critisism, just an observation.

Can't think of any more. I suppose Simon Lambert is the name on everyone's mind, but after snatching him off Stoke it'd be terribly unfair to ditch him now. After the treatment metered out to David Mason at Kent, and the way it was done, nothing would surprise me!

David Mason... Kurt Shields

Yes, According to the Rye website.

Second Rocket debut for temporary signing Robert Mear at an unfamiliar day and time... I'm not a fan of afternoon racing, especially at Rye House. You don't get to see the track at it's best in my opinion... Plymouth don't look to pose much of a threat, but could spring a surprise if they catch us off guard, but with Jason Bunyan back we should have enough to see the Devils off... Looking forward to a great BH weekend of speedway with the Peterborough/Coventry double header on Monday, my first visit to Brandon. Long range weather forecast looks promising with heavy rain on Friday, but nothing after that. Plenty of time for the track to settle down... Can't wait!