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Never mind all that... does anybody know what @chrismorton was doing last night? I've checked Speedway updates and it's not mentioned anywhere

It's funny isn't it that a rider has to provide a medical certificate when missing a match through illness/injury but, as far as I know, don't have to produce one when returning from injury

Totally agree what you're saying... but there's a comparison to be drawn there with riders riding injured, the most recent example being Erik Riss riding with blurred vision and "brain fog". There's the mandatory concussion rule but riders have ridden down the years with broken legs and collar bones etc. which must impair their ability on a bike

I know... but why no facility allowed but as soon as the rider is officially suspended there is, the paying punter gets short changed... again!

I'm pretty sure visually impaired athletes also have to abide by a banned substance list, probably provided in Braille... but I take your point

Didn't Michael Lee have to pay an outstanding fine when he wanted to return to Poole back in the late 80's or early 90's?

Full marks to the Ipswich promotion in carrying out the remedial work to the track to get the meeting restarted again, and it looked as though the racing actually improved after the work for those riders that wanted to mix it. Listening to Adam Roynon on the BSN stream it's easy to see how some riders can talk themselves out of wanting to continue, he was doing this even from the commentary box and then when the racing restarted Keynan Rew immediately raced his way past Brady Kurtz. I hope the Sheffield promotion were watching last night on what to do after a rain shower and not just pull the plug and go home!

They mentioned during commentary during one of the GP's this season that they're used in the GP's don't know about elsewhere though

Rider replacement

Hands up if anybody is interested whether @chrismorton is going or not

This just highlights another rule that needs changing/updating... Birmingham should have been allowed a facility last night

Try Carl Johnson's... he only lives 100 yards from the stadium and will defintely be in, you may have to clean the bogs yourself though if you use them... bring your own marigolds

Failed/missed drugs test... or referee error, take your pick

Pablo Escobar

Because they can see a clock ticking down on the centre?

Most of them could phone in their changes... I think the value of a team manager these days lies more in the role of rider coach/mentor/motivator

Doesn't mean to say he didn't aggravate the injury... we'll find out in the fulness of time just what's give on... hopefully

He was injured the weekend before last in Poland, missed the Leicester match on the Thursday... feasible he's been taking prohibited pain killers or the like I suppose if the drug test thing is true

Let's wait for the facts first, but if the rumours are true they should throw the book at him

Where's Bomber when you need him... oh riding for the other side

To be fair you also heard Hans had been binned by Panthers

This has always been a big mystery to me, what's so wrong with Thursday's? Surely this just proves that people like going out on a Wednesday evening in Poole and not a Thursday. If you support your club you go (if you can) on whatever night of the week... what's the other big attraction in Poole on a Thursday evening?

Another new poster telling us how to behave and in the same sentence calling people toxic bell ends... pot, kettle, black?

I think it was 5 years but then covid hit so that was moved on one year, so it should come to an end in 2026... unless they buy themselves out of it like Sky did

and look what that business is worth now!