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Thanks for the video clips Mateusz, what a great atmosphere. Listened to the C & W radio broadcast tonight on the web, some interesting views from referee Tony Steele saying that "I almost expected Poland to use the reserve before the meeting started and he was a reserve after all and maybe the rules could allow the teams in the future to use their reserves up to 6 times in the meeting". He also mentioned in event two when i think the russian rider was excluded and the heat had to be re run, so the Swedes used their Joker which is perfectly legal. Also the programmed featured Stuart Robson who seemed to be progressing well from his terible crash, all the best Robbo. Quite a good programme with some funny and informative views. http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/arti...p_feature.shtml Follow the link for a listen.

Watched the SWC final again last night, Sam Ermolenko made a comment saying "The Poles have spent the last two days tuning their engines"..............

Yes i know the rule but when has Speedway rules ever made sense, Tack ride, guests, R/R, Boxall and Armstrong reserves all season oh no you are getting to good better change the rules etc,etc. If the Brits did not win then the Poles were always going to get my backing, rather them than the Dangerous Danes or Whinging Aussies.

Well done Poland on a great win, personally i cannot see what all the fuss is about the Poles using Balinski, its just like in Football when a a team brings on a sub. Team GB were very poor, i did expect a bit more from Harris, Scottie and Richardson though. Good to see Andersen moaning

Come on team GB, its only four laps round a shale track................... simple.

My thoughts exactly. Keith Heuwen does a great job in my opinion and comes over well and usually gets some good points of view from his studio guests.

Weather permitting ideal Speedway day tommorow, Workington v Glasgow then go home and watch the SWC. The heart says a win for team GB, but the brain says: 1.Denmark. 2.Poland. 3.Australia. 4.GB. Or............. could be completley different.

Good excuse that............

Great racing tonight, well done to the Brits also what great entertainers the Russians were, great stuff, especially the race where the Russian guy (?) beat Steady!!

Hi Shazzy, nothing would give me greater pleasure ( ) than to see team GB triumph in the SWC but being realistic and looking at the opposition i cannot see it happening. Eventual winners, Poland or Denmark.

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Yep i know they are not World cup prices but just an indication of the price of a major Speedway event in this contry.

Did not say it was the cheapest ticket, just what i paid.

Just to compare prices for some previous British GP,s and World finals: World final Wembley 1978: £5.00 World final Wembley 1981: £6.00 World final Bradford 1985: £7.50 World final Bradford 1991: £17.50 British GP Hackney 1995: £30.00 British GP Bradford 1997: £15.00 British GP Coventry 1998: £16.00 British GP Coventry 2000: £18.00 British GP Cardiff 2001: £45.00 British Gp Cardiff 2002: £49.00

Yes, last year Simon Stead was taken out of the team and replaced by Chris Louis.

Any news on Seb Ulamek, will he be riding in todays qualifier in Slovenia?

Looks like Howe will have to miss the SWC, he injured his collarbone in the GP qualifier last night.

Well done Bomber, what a guy, also tough luck on Scottie who really gave his all tonight. One of the best British GP,s ever, superb!!

Strange reason from such a great prospect...?

Yep, on the back of the SS, oh dear........................

Go Kauko, have a good and safe meeting. Piece of Kake.

Well done to Chris Harris a brilliant display from the guy also what a gutsy display from Scotty Nicholls, would surely have qualified for the semis had he been fully fit.

Thanks for the great pictures, do you have any of Steady in action?

PLRC: Stoney does the double! Carl Stonehewer emerged from Coventry on Sunday afternoon as Premier League Riders Champion for the second successive year. He won a pulsating final the hard way after bursting through to take the lead from Simon Stead and then hold on from a hard chasing Sean Wilson. Bjarne Pedersen came home third after he too passed Stead late in the race. Young Stead was almost inconsoleable post-race. Wilson, his club captain at Sheffield, took the time to whisper words of encouragement to Stead before taking his place on the parade lap. Stonehwer becomes only the second rider to win this title twice (it was the National League Riders Championship under the old league structure) and only the second rider to win it more than once. But he was fortunate to reach the semi-final, let alone further. An opening ride third place was followed by a fall on the fourth turn of the first lap in heat eight. The crowd, expecting the white exclusion light to come on, were surprised when the announcement came that there was to be a re-run with Stonehewer in it - the referee saying that he had stopped the race prior to Stonehewer falling due to an 'unsatisfactory start'. The heat in question had added significance as, in addition to Stonehewer, it featured three other leading contenders - Wilson, Stead and Paul Thorp. Stead impressively won the re-start from Thorp after he went under Stonehewer in mid race. The slow starting Wilson in rear. The point gained by Stonehewer making the difference between a semi-final place or an early drive home in the end, although eight points would have been enough following Thorp withdrawing through injury later. That heat eight field would send three of the four to the final, Paul Thorp being the unlucky one. He seemed set for at least a semi final place with eight points from his first four rides and a comfortable position in his final outing until Ray Morton had a rush of blood and sent Thorp head over heels and out of the meeting with what looked like an arm/wrist problem. A win in that race for Pedersen sent him to the final as joint highest qualification scorer, along with Simon Stead who knew a third place in his final ride was enough. Thorp's withdrawal meant that pre-meeting fancies Wilson and Stonehewer had to win their final races after not setting the world on fire earlier, both being handicapped by some inconsistent gating. But neither made any errors in heats eighteen and nineteen respectively to book their places in the semi-final. Paul Fry bagged an impressive eleven points in qualifying as did James Grieves, arguably something of a shock qualifier. He went about his business very well to match Fry's total. Wilson, Stonehewer, Fry and Grives lined up for the semi knowing only the first two would make the final and the opportunity to load a brand new Jawa in the van. Wilson pinged away from the start but drifted out too wide round turns three and four which allowed Fry to take the lead - but not for long as Wilson came back strongly practically elbowing aside Fry to regain premier position. Stonehewer then gave chase battling in to second place and on to the final and a second consecutive PLRC win. He now has almost the 'full set' this season after taking the Premier League Pairs title with Peter Karlsson and Workington winning the Premier League Fours - only the Premier League title being beyond reach. FINAL Stonehewer, Wilson, Pedersen, Stead SEMI FINAL Wilson, Stonehewer, Grieves, Fry QUALIFYING SCORES: Simon Stead 12 Bjarne Pedersen 12 Paul Fry 11 James Grieves 11 Sean Wilson 9 Carl Stonehewer 9 Paul Thorp 8 Michael Coles 7 Steve Masters 7 Robert Eriksson 7 Brett Woodifield 6 Ray Morton 5 Adrian Rymel 5 Leigh Lanham 3 Paul Pickering 3 Armando Castagna 2 Found this story on google search, what a great day out at Coventry. »

Have an option on some good Cardiff tickets but finding accomadation at this late stage( ) is putting me off, plus the journey!