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I must have missed Covatti's declaration... If I have then fair enough Kurtz rode for BV on 20/5, Covatti for Plymouth on 24/5 Kurtz missed the Oxford match on 23/5, Covatti missed the Poole match on 1/6 Kurtz rode in the GP Quali 25/5, Covatti rode on the continent on 2/6 Both missed their next British meetings. Covatti has not been given the opportunity to ride in the UK again for 28 days, courtesy of his ban the day after he rode, Kurtz has not been banned.

A pretty silly decision to ride when not fully fit then!

Another 28 day ban coming up... as his name is not Brady Kurtz

It certainly finished him as a world force... such a shame

Schlein went in arse first and seemed to hit the join of 2 fence panels... god knows what's behind them!

Not really, tbh. Holders bike lifted the air fence at Cov and he followed it in underneath. Schlein hit the bags in what what looked like an innocuous way, still at some speed though, but he hit the bags rather than the track and the bags didn't budge at all. If he'd gone in like Holder did... well, I dread to think!

Last year I was walking up the hill to the turnstiles at Leicester when a few of the Sheffield mob ran by me they were yawping at the top of their voices effin' and a jeffin'. Not setting a great example decked out in their Tigers gear... but when Tai Woffinden is their role model who can blame them?

Calamity then struck in Heat 14 when after aggressive first bend bunching Dan Gilkes who was left with no room on the outside, was catapulted into the Air Fence. It was a shocking impact and the Emergency Ambulance and Paramedics were quickly on the scene and their hard work is to be both applauded and much appreciated by all concerned. After a lengthy delay to extricate and stabilise Dan he was transferred to the Ambulance and off the Track. A short delay ensued whilst a replacement County Ambulance was called for to back up the Track Paramedic vehicle and after a lengthy delay racing recommenced.

I thought Kvech was due to debut in this match?

Granted... but I think when you're at the level of Bewley, Woffinden & Lambert (not Simon ) the difference often comes down to marginal gains and home track knowledge can often be the deciding factor. It's no coincidence that Poland for example as unbeatable as many people think they are find it very difficult to win World team events at senior level outside of Poland.

He's not that kind of boy

Leicester! Centrally located, great parking, just up the road from me and crucially... universally hated

I think you're also more likely to see a home winner under the current format of semi and final than under the old 20 heat top scorer wins method. If the home hero has a stinker in one of his rides he can still pick up the pieces. But then there is always the Andy Smith paradox that completely disproves that theory

Something to do with the funding of it I think

Another valuable contribution... keep it up

Bewley currently has a home average of 8.40 and away of 7.47, I'm not going to search through every rider but I'd bet you could count the number on one hand of those with a higher away average than home, if any at all... so the answer is yes. Do you think Bewley would have won on any other track? Possibly, would he have beaten Robert Lambert around King's Lynn? The top 3 brits in the "away" averages are 1. Scott Nicholls 2. Tai Woffinden 3. Dan Bewley

or a series of rounds

Come on Tom... oh no! He rides for Poole! Oh bugger it! Come on Tom!

If he was up against Bomber, Ellis and Worrall...

Haha! Class from Woffy! What a git!

You sound like a tory trying to defend Rishi Sunak!

As good as Brennan has been so far tonight and he's improved a great deal this season, he's been very much a nearly man, nearly qualified for the SEC, nearly qualified for the GP Challenge... he's got to seal the deal tonight!

Don't think I've ever seen such a topsy turvy British Final!

But has Brennan won anything on the big stage when it mattered? That's why I say if he can wrap this up then get him in!

That'd be a ballsy call to make. If Brennan can win this thing then maybe yes