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What about on the finish line of the last lap... surely that counts? 🤔😂

Lovely pass of Brennan by Masters... B4L1 though... so it obviously doesn't count.

The meeting should go ahead but not as a league meeting, Redcar should have been awarded the points, it seems pretty obvious that those that did attend don't really care about the integrity of a sporting league, so I doubt it would effect the crowd much... if at all.

I get the context, my point is a sport, that wants to see itself as being taken seriously by the wider sporting public, should not be allowing teams to race for league points when there's only 2 of it's regular members riding. The fact that the rules allow this is why Speedway in the UK is in the state it is. Compare Speedway to a professional sport where their ruling body did step in: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/cjeyz09313do

First of all, if you took the trouble to read some of my previous posts about the Plymouth "team", you'll see that I have given them praise. I totally understand why Plymouth fielded such a team because they've been ravaged by injury and they've let their Number 1 completely shaft them. This is not about Plymouth though, don't try and convince me that a "team" of 2 Plymouth riders should be taken seriously in a so called professional team Sport, it was only fit for a Best Pairs event. If they want to run the meeting, fine, great, get a big crowd in on a Saturday night, I'm happy for them... there's no way on this earth any league points gained by such a team, whoever they may be, should be added to their league tally, the points should have been forfeited before a wheel was turned. As the guest system is a necessity to run Speedway in the UK, I think 3 guests should be the limit for any team (and even that's not desirable), meaning at least the majority (3 riders + R/R) is riding for the named "team" in an event.

All these people with their gushing praise at Plymouth do realise that "Plymouth" only tracked 2 of their own riders on Saturday night don't they 🤷‍♂️ Yes, great, they seem to be doing something right in getting some crowd's in and they must be applauded for that, but don't kid yourselves that you're watching a Plymouth team.

For point 4) riders should be picked in turn by the team manager... leaving the fat lad until last. Sorry Ben Barker 😂

Doesn't Andy Meredith do them both? It's a shame he's not employed by the BSPL to visit all tracks during a season to instruct on how to carry out track prep, instead it's limited to some diagrams in the SCB Regs.

Giving free tickets to a canny Scotsman and not expecting them to use it themselves is a huge risk 😂😂

2 riders do not make a team!

Is that why they keep veering off upwards when they keep getting too close? Could have done with the "bypass" option at Riga at least the drone could have done some passing!

They are actually "piloted" by a guy and his assistant from the infield 🤦‍♂️. Clueless

I think traditionally Speedway has been more successful in towns rather than cities probably due to less things to do in towns

Tbf, I think Knudsen has actually been riding on the night of the fixture that has been missed not sat with his trotters up in a hotel room. The rule is there 10.5 p) the SCB are just choosing not to enforce it, the way they throw suspensions around these days they've obviously been nobbled by somebody.

Great comeback from the Tigers, I thought they were dead and buried after heat 10 😂

I've seen a few riders lay it down when behind Kildemand when it's looked like he was coming off (which is most of the time 😂), now he gets a taste is his own medicine 😂

Great comeback from the Spires, I thought they were dead and buried after heat 1.

Why did the ref leave it to B4 of L1 before putting the reds on only to call all 4 back? Why not B2?

Etheridge almost looked like he fell off by himself there, seemed to have recovered from the initial contact and then binned it by himself

Because he was half asleep by the looks of it 😴

Seems like Laguta was in line for a wild card for Wroclaw according to his socials but for whatever reason it fell through 🤷‍♂️

Good riddance to them then 👋, if you want to run a credible sport in this country

SCB STATEMENT: FRANCIS GUSTS Wednesday August 13, 2025 The Speedway Control Bureau were made aware by the Oxford Management on Monday 11th August that Francis Gusts had informed them that due to illness he would be unavailable for the Oxford fixture at Poole on Wednesday 13th August. However, on Tuesday 12th August Mr Gusts represented his Polish League Club Wroclaw in the Under 24 League being undefeated by an opponent in his 5 heats. The report from the Polish media after the Polish fixture descried Mr Gusts performance as excellent On Wednesday morning Mr Gusts was made aware that having competed in the Polish League on the 12th August, he would be expected to ride for Oxford in their fixture at Poole on the 13th. Due to Mr Gusts failure to attend the Poole v Oxford fixture on Wednesday 13th August, Mr Gusts SCB Registration will be suspended for a period of 28 days as of the 13th August. Oxford will be entitled to a facility for the same period 28 days, where after Mr Gusts will need to return.

Are WBD looking to unload the SGP? Are changes in store for 2026?

Bike setup does appear to be more important than riding technique these days, you could argue that bike setup is also a skill but too often it appears to be down to a rider hitting a bit of luck with the setup and then honing in on it.