Bradford Ace

Am i right in thinking that Gorzow are now out of the play offs unless Torun or Leszno lose at home?? They havent got a win so if its 2 home wins in the other 2 meetings that means that 5 of the 6 have won at least one meeting meaning their season is now done?? Gollob only gonna have tuesday nights in Sweden now so wonder if he'd consider a return to England til end of season to keep him on the pace????

Gotta say i'd like to see one of the young Russians get in for next yr along with Emil who will get a wildcard. Surprised how well they ride the small tracks & always in the mix. Both Laguta's have been good value thus far Havent seen much of Karpov b4 tho & am v impressed with him. Cracking white line rider & missed the start Harris style there & nearly got the win on the line. Presume he rides in Poland???

Almost as good as the Brits!!! Showing our class on the world stage again!!!

Matuesz, Any news from over there on Emil?? I know Gollob is a god in Bydgoszcz but how do you all feel about him now given that he has probably relegated you if Emil's break is confirmed?? Cant see you beating Czestochowa over 2 legs without him which would be a disaster

Gutted after the Swedes stole our bronze medal!!!! Lindback does nothing all day & then produces 2 rides like that from nothing which is typical!! we actually outscored the Swedes but they got 4 from their joker to our none which was the difference in the end. Thought Bomber was absolute class (apart from the Joker!!)& Tai & Rico tried hard. Steady did what i thought he would do & that was be totally outclassed by every1 as well outta his depth at this level but biggest disappointment was Nicholls with 5 3rds only. After he flew at KL i thought he was back to his best but struggled from the off 2day & couldnt get going. Turned in2 a cracking meeting tho & never really expected us to get so close so makes it even harder to swallow to get pipped at the post!!! Big well done to the Poles, showing they can produce it outside their own country.

What does this mean exactly, that the Ekstraliga will be on a UK TV channel or what???? Love watching my 2 meetings each weekend online so if i could manage to get them on my big plasma with a slightly better picture i'd be ecstatic!!!

Very very dull so far & making BV on a monday nite look exciting!!!! Is it just me or can ya barely hear the commentators?? Very loud music there & sounds as if sky need to turn the volume up a bit in the comm box!!! Also dont like the camera position at the start which seems very low. Hopefully it'll get better!!!!

Enjoyed both meetings 2day. Must say the racing at Wroclaw is much better these days. keep hearing them talking about a "new track" so what have they done exactly to it?? To me it does look a bit wider on the 4th turn especially so have they taken the racing line in a bit cos thats what it looks like?? Looking a good side this yr are Wroclaw & play offs gonna be very competitive with them Leszno, Gorzow & Torun all looking very good. The league is split in 2 this yr with 4 sides doing well & 4 very poorly. Gonna be a race for the bottom 4 now to finish 5th & 6th & get in2 the play offs at the right end of the table!!

Yeah, i was there for that & it was shocking. Have been waiting about 3 seasons to see a league meeting at Bydgoszcz & it was probably their worst home meeting for years!!! I must be a jinx i reckon!!! Hope Emil is back soon as dont want to be stuck in 7th or 8th for too long. Cant see AJ or Walasek being as bad as against Wroclaw so i think it'll be a decent home win. Hope so anyway!!!

Just go on the Grand Prix website which is www.speedwaygp.com & click on the news part rather than where it says tickets & it gives you a link called Bydgoszcz tickets. Click on that & it takes ya to www.kupbilet.pl & its pretty easy to follow from there as you can translate the page into english. We got Sector B tickets which is anywhere on the back straight & 3rd, 4th bends

Booked mine yesterday through SGP site with no problems at all

Wow is all I can say about that!! I really would urge anyone that's thinking of going to Torun next yr to get yourself there as you will not be disappointed. The stadium is amazing and really can't believe how lucky they are in Torun to have a purpose built stadium like that to watch Speedway in every week. I'm sure everyone who was here last nite or watched it back home would give their right arm for a stadium like that in England. Great viewing from everywhere and just a great track that was fantastically prepared. Was lucky enough to attend an hours talk with Steve Brandon, Phil Rising and Briggo yesterday afternoon and they confirmed that the roof is going to be extended so it covers well over the track to protect it from the weather. Not quite Cardiff but near as damn it so this looks like becoming the new jewell in the crown for the organisers. Had incidents right from the start and just hope all the injured riders are ok today. Really can't believe anyone has put anything negative on hear about Holder. The guy is a breath of fresh air for the GP's like Emil and is a super fast talented rider. Always happy and relaxed and I for one wish him a speedy recovery. Don't care who he rides for, the guy is a great talent and any meeting without him is worse off in my opinion so all the best Noddy. We went to Grudziadz v Gdansk on fri nite and Zorro took 2 absolute pearlers there so he must have been black and blue even before last nite's horrible crash so can't imagine how he feels today!! The guy is one tough cookie and is doing great now he's used to the standard and doesn't look outta place at all. Big congrats to Tomek as best man won w/o question. Helped make the nite having 3 Poles in the final and then on the rostrum so the locals were happy. Wud luv to see him have a good Cardiff for once and keep at the top of the standings as the last few GP's are great tracks for him and apart from our fave riders I think we'd all love to see him finally become World Champ. Esp at Bydgoszcz!!!! Just got one meeting left today at Bydgoszcz which is against Wroclaw so if that's half as good as last nite I'll be buzzing!! Everyone get saving for Torun in 2011 cos you'll only regret it if you're not there. Believe me!!!!!

Any weather updates from our Polish friends?? Fly later on this afternoon so is it just t-shirt weather with maybe a hoody to cover up later or will i need any form of big jacket?? Rain is forecast i think altho hopefully just showers!!!

Not long to go now & must say i havent looked forward to a Speedway weekend as much as this one for a long time as off 2 see the Bydgoszcz v Wroclaw meeting on the sunday as well and cant wait for that as much as the GP!!! Just a shame Emil will be missing for both as that has put a slight dampener on it.....but not much!!!! Does anyone know that time the practice will be at Torun on friday as fancy going to it to have a good look at the Stadium. Will then need to find a nice bar to watch the England game!!! Roll on thursday for my flight over there!!!

Yeah, very one sided scoreline but some decent racing when the home riders missed the start. Hampel & Kolodziej untouchable & Adams just had one blob. Bydgoszcz struggling as expected w/o Emil & what is going on with Lindback??? Shadow of his former self & well off the pace in every race, even the reserves looked quicker. perhaps Mateusz can also confirm what happened to Gizatullin?? Couldnt work out who was missing til half way through the meeting. Walasek tried his heart out though & has been good signing & Koschieca also battled well...looking weak at bottom end though wothout Emil. Hope they all improve for the 20th when i'm there after the Torun GP!!

Same as for us mate!!! 4 third places when he beat an opposition rider once!! Obviously as bad away in Poland as he is over here!!!!

Think the organisers have missed a trick not having covers on and pretty stupid of em to be so naive in my opinion. We r 10 min walk from stadium and walked it this morn to pick up the tickets and it's rained non stop since, some 5 and a half hrs and counting!!! Will b gutted if it's off but looks like it at present. Just hope they manage to work on the track if it ever stops raining and gives them the opportunity to do so!!

Sat eating in Gothenburg and it hasn't stopped raining since we left the hotel 4 and a half hours ago so not looking good at the mo. Not really heavy but persistant enough and think that any league meet wud be off already so we're hoping cos it's a GP that they'll make every effort to get it on. Bloody cold as well!!!

Slightly off track off here but its to do with Polish League Speedway so here goes!!!! Usually watch the free streams available on a sunday but away for next few weekends so wanna catch up with the meetings midweek so paid the subscription direct with TVP sport last night which was 120zl i think but means ya can watch every meeting that's covered on their channel at your leisure so well worth it for the £20 odd u pay!! Did the same last yr but cant remember for the life of me what to do next?? Have confirmation that the payment has gone thru but keep logging into TVP's website & it just gives a large msg in Poland which i've translated & its the one telling ya how to pay & what ya get etc. It goes on about getting a code to put in but havent got one & dont know where to find it?? Can anyone else who has subscribed to the Polish meetings on TVP help me at all or alternatively, is there an email address for TVP so i can contact them myself?? any help wud be much appreciated.

All ok then mate?? Flying Liverpool to Wroclaw 2moz afternoon but still wary as whether to risk it or not given the recent events?? PK apparently was about to board his plane over here & they shut the gate so he's stranded & we've now got Kevin Doolan guesting at Swindon 2nite instead!!! Still dunno what to do but need 2 book hotel sharpish if i'm going!!!

Yeah but with all Polish airspace supposedly closed for a week from here then it aint looking good!! I'll see what happens 2moro!!!

Nice 1 mate, ta very much 4 that. Will give it a whirl now. Never done Leszno b4 & was planning on doing the Wroclaw v Gorzow meeting on sunday as was staying in Wroclaw. Think i'll defo do Bydgoszcz GP & then Leigh Adams Farewell at Leszno in October. Thank god i'm on the Torun trip in June, subject to no more eruptions that is!!!

I'm booked wi Ryanair to fly to Wroclaw on friday so thats looking pretty much knackered as well!!!! What's the craic wi money back, have you applied for a refund or do you just lose out?? Paid about £70 for my flights so wouldnt mind the money back 2 put 2wards the next trip!!!

No, i was 13 when KC had his moment of madness so even tho i had one of his jackets i doubt it'd fit me now as i've probably trebled my bodyweight since then!!! I do still regularly attend Odsal tho & last week went to sit with my mate & his kids in the main stand for the 1st time in yrs & it brought back a lot of memories from when i sat in there for the Dukes meetings. Still truly gutted that there isnt racing there but if it did come back (cant ever see it sadly) then i still couldnt miss the Aces now. Love my trips over there to see my mates & it'll be even better if (fingers x'd!!!) we get a new spanking stadium and track in the not 2 distant!!! Now that would make the 90 minute round trip well and truly worthwhile!!!

I agree Gemini & the clue is in my username!!! Started watching Halifax Dukes when my Ma took me in 1977 aged 4 & followed em to Bradford (seen as tho i live there!!!) until their sad demise in 1997. Now a huge Aces fan despite hating them when they used 2 come 2 Odsal & also the fact they're from wrong side of the Pennines!!! All started in 93 at World Final in Pocking where we met a couple of great guys from BV that were on our trip. Used 2 stand with each other from then on at our stadiums when our 2 teams met & once i'd got over the closure of my beloved Dukes in 97 i started going to the odd meeting at Kirky Lane from about 2000 onwards. Through my mate i got to know all the lads/lasses he stood with & now class them all as some of my best friends & we go to Cardiff every yr 2gether & also at least 1 other GP. About 13 of us going 2 Gothenburg this yr & i've got a season ticket this season so fair 2 say i'm now an Ace for life. No chance of getting Speedway back in Halifax or Bradford & even if it came back, i'd still go 2 BV as i'd miss my mates 2 much!! Plus, we should have a spanking new track & stadium in the not 2 distant future so all looking great in my eyes!! Mind u, i still go 2 Odsal 2 watch the rugby & just back from there 2nite & it still saddens me that such a great track & stadium has been seemingly lost forever to the sport. Great great tragedy as 13 yrs have passed & the stadium hasnt even been touched!!! Hope the Aces arent waiting as long for the Hockey stadium to be revamped!!!!! Do like going 2 Sheffield as well altho 2 meetings every week is tough financially but its only 40 mins away, same as BV, & a cracking stadium & track & also has the added bonus that its in Yorkshire!!!!!! Get a lot of stick from em all but all part of the fun. Got lads from Ellesmere Port in our group as well & must say i enjoy my Speedway more than ever now. Long live the Aces!!!!