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A few showers today but set to to be dry from 6/7 pm.

One for Phil Rising, i have no problem with the delivery to the door of the SS 99% of the time it is very promt but i do have a concern with the condtion of the mag . Lately with the wet weather (today) the magazine is in an awful state due to it getting wet. Is there any chance the mag could be packaged in a clear plastic cover instead of the brown paper envelope or would this incur greater cost?

Wether just out for a spin or making a comeback i wish James well.

Peoples outlook on life sometimes change, personal circumstances change, Speedway riders are human beings.

Seems to be a lot going on behind the scenes with a alot of monies being owed...cannot really blame Emil for pulling out of the GPs......must be verry dissolusioned with the sport.

Thanks for that, looks like its going to be Sweden for my first GP abroad. Have looked on a few Youtube clips of the Stockholm and it does look like a great city.

Thinking of going to the Stockholm GP in September any thoughts experiences....

Gary Stead interview in this weeks Speedway Star........... a very emotive, moving and thought provoking piece of journalism. Best wishes Gary.

RIP Alf.

I,m surprised too and RL was dissapointed at being sold but there is a buy back clause in the contract, hope to see back in Workington colours in the future.

http://www.sr-speedperformance.com/84-rockt-den-speedway-grand-prix/

I,m afraid to say skoobie but you have not missed out on one of the worst posts of the year....so far.

Great stuff from the Worky boys Josh and Mason.

Mason Campton and Justin Sedgmen.

Excuse my ignorance but whats going on....have SKY got the contract to show the Speedway but are awaiting a sponsor before finally comitting?

Lonsdale Park http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/Lonsdale%20Park%20Workington.htm

Taken from the official Workington site ** May 2013 ** Unfortunately it is with regret that I need to let everyone know that the UKBA will not go back on their original decision to refuse my visa for 2013 due to the new rules which came into effect at the end of last year. The grounds of refusal are based on paragraph 245HB of the UK Immigration Rules which states: “(g) The applicant must not have had entry clearance or leave to remain as a Tier 2 Migrant at any time during the 12 months immediately before the date of the application” The grounds for my appeal were that we believed this rule was for when an application was being made to renew an expired visa . My visa was valid until 1/12/13 and the only reason we had to re-apply was due to the full transfer from Glasgow to Workington and we believed it to be just a formality so that the sponsor details could be changed on the existing visa. Apparently this is not the case and anybody who puts in an application for a Tier 2 Sportsperson Visa will be faced with these new rules. ( Even though several applicants this year have slipped through the system.) The whole process started in the UK at the beginning of January and has taken until now to be refused. To say that I am devastated is an understatement.

Well done SS got my Christmas and new year editions early in the post.

Well what needs to be done.....make the show slicker, prompt start times, less delays (if possible), more advertising (promoting), better music, clean stadiums and toilets would also help......in short dragged up to date....most of which costs money....were all doomed, doomed a tells tha!!

Well PC probably didnt expect this much attention from the article in the SS but from a guy who has been there and done it (!!) he gets my admiration and thumbs up for the item.

Agree with most of what PC says .

I was impressed by the young girl in the Wheelchair (Cockcroft?), A P McCoy the Speedway riders equivalent ("i said to the wife dont tell anyone i,m injured"....punctured lung, broken sternum and ribs ) and the humbling speech by the Basketball coaches from Manchester.

Get well soon.