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Kelsey Dugard released and Luke Harrison is fit to ride, thanks to Kelsey for all your efforts for the Comets , get well soon .

I got 64.2 but who knows ?

Cookie said in the Star this week he had a couple of offers from teams but the distance put him off making not financially viable but maybe in the future . So that’s Kings Lynn and Peterborough .

Another bumper crowd last week watched the Comets win against a determined Berwick side. The meeting was marred by a nasty crash in heat 2 when Kelsey Dugard slammed into the fence on bend 2 then Elliot Kelly laid the bike down and went into the fence also. From the last report I heard the injury to kelsey does not seem as bad as first thought but the lad will probably be out of action for some weeks . The meeting was also the return of Luke Harrison and although among the points was probably a week or two early for the lad to make his comeback. So now the Comets have three riders on the injury list Dugard, Harrison and Crang (injured at Berwick) but have a week or so before the next meeting. Afternoon Speedway not good , getting sunburn instead of frostbite .

Barry Campbell " Hows my driving" Theo Pijper...something like " Mrs Piper is the boss"

Good win for the Comets.

Great racing from all the riders, especially from Pijper, Harris , Brennan MPT and Douglas .

So, assuming Peterborough and Wolves don’t make it to the tapes in 2024, that would leave five teams in the Gulf British League/Elite League/Premiership , even if Oxford were persuaded to move up , the League still would not be viable . I say this with no pleasure but the system may need a revamp.

Riding for Worky on Sunday.

Yes is back for the home meeting I believe.

Where to start....well what a fantastic return to Speedway at Workington on Saturday afternoon. The crowd estimated to be around 2500 was the best tribute of all that could be given to the management team, staff and riders of Workington Speedway, thank you to everyone that attended including many that had traveled some distance from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Berwick etc. A win for the Comets on track was the icing on the cake with all the lads chipping in with points for a great team performance. The organisation of the entrance to the stadium, car park marshaling and other stadium officials was exemplary . The track stood up fairy well to the afternoon sun but was breaking a little up later in the meeting , hopefully the track will bed in better after a few weeks. Facilities for food and drink were very good, better than some clubs have put on for major meetings in the Championship. Hopefully the Cumbrian people will support the new venture in good numbers to help the club move forward in the coming years. Oh, can fans use the bins provided please for their rubbish, thank you. Once again thank you to Andrew and his hard working team for bring Speedway back to the town.

Times change along with society unfortunately , too many young .....another topic for another day.

Only other sales are pre purchased season tickets at this stage.

Probably due to Health and safety Geoff

Admission prices for the meeting on Saturday 13th May. CASH only if paying at the gate on the day. Adults £13.00 (18 and over) Child £1.00 (over 5) Child FREE (under 5) Family £25.00 (2 Adults + 3 Children MAX) Children MUST be accompanied by an adult

Off.

Due to the forecast of heavy rain on Saturday afternoon the Coronation has had to be postponed , it will now be run the next day Sunday the 7th of May at 3pm. This has however thrown up a problem because Prince Charles as he was known then was booked to do an appearance in Poland on that date, however a solution has been found , Chris Harris has offered his services and will now accompany Camilla in the capital . Chris later commented " Its a great honour for me to represent my country but at the end of the day its just another pay day "

Cracking ride from Harris to win heat 10 from Blodorn and Bewley, also Kurtz gives Fricke a big shove to win heat 15!

Riding non stop , must be building up his pension fund.

Worked ok for me when I booked Sunday night , quite a few in Blocks F and G on the day.

Thinking of sitting in Block G , any reason why so many unsold seats.

Well done to all the British lads , hope their success from last night carries on for the rest of the season and we see a close contest for the title.

Hope Ace is ok after a crash last night at Glasgow .

You have let yourself down badly.