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You'll probably not find out who the replacement is until the parade... my guess would be a Lion Cub or Jake Knight

Pretty sure I saw yesterday that Denmark had put the UK on a non-travel list... Don't know if this will effect the Peterborough Danes or are they exempt as "elite" sportsment?

I've been banging on about this in other threads, 17th was the date for the British GP, which was cancelled back in April yet not 1 so called "promoter" in the whole country had the vision to put a meeting on, on one of the most prime dates available in the calendar... See you on the wet wind swept terraces in the last week of October though watching a final being raced on an unraceable track

Probably... I steered well clear of the place!

Perhaps Keith Heuwen will replace Scott... at Eastbourne

Depends what you're looking for from a programme. If it's a race card to tell you who's in each race the Scunny prog is excellent. If you're after a match day magazine full of adverts and press releases with the odd column from the promoter or manager and local journo it's very poor. I prefer the former and the option not to buy the latter

Don't mention weather forecasts! I mentioned it once... and didn't get away with it Touch and go, I'd say. https://weather.com/en-GB/weather/radar/interactive/l/2dcf05dd14240a44e1a853ad63211c01b751cc20647bcd75f3bbc4bd51b9649a

Just the type of more in depth coverage that Speedway has never really enjoyed on TV

So how does that affect Speedway? Could Emil still be the best rider to never have won the World Championship if he wins the SGP series? Just noticed on the SGP website there's no flag on the Russian GP which is being called the Togliatti GP. Would the national anthem be played if one of the Ruskies won? Just checked the F1 website, they also have no flag for Russia but are still calling the Russian GP, the Russian GP.

Was on my way down to Kent the other week and stopped off at the Thurrock services was sad to see that Arena is now just a Covid testing station, scandalous!

Strange one isn't it. 18/7 is his birthday... perhaps he's just sold the last of his #507 merchandise

... Also, I don't know if anybody caught it but did you know that the tapes are now being released after a random amount of time after the ref puts the green lights on! I'll mention it again in a minute or two if you like?

Not only that but also when they go to Russia for the GP to be staged there. The SGP graphics had some kind of Russian motor federation flag next to the riders names I think

I saw tonight KK was #187 He used to be #507 I wonder why the change?

She was much more than that... She was the first host presenter in the history of the sport on TV in the UK who was actually a knowledgeable fan. Was able to bring more to the party than the stock "what is he thinking right now", "will he be making any changes to his setup" and "is the track changing" questions. And was a decent presenter too. Everybody else has been a rent-a-presenter.

Surely you mean she knows "of" Speedway

Was thinking take the speedway bikes to the moto x track... so riders could have a little go on them to feel the power, acceleration etc. Didn't realise you were referring to a moto x show

Were bikes taken along for moto x riders to have a go on? Or were they expected to go out of their way to a track? "If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain," Is bio oil an option? Hmm... not so sure about this one. I think this isn't so much to do with the speed of the bikes but the ability of the riders. I remember watching the junior matches in the 2nd half at Cov back in the 80's and some riders were shutting off halfway down the straight, as you would expect them to as they were still learning to ride the bikes to their full potential. Then I remember watching Tony Rickardsson & Jason Crump at a GP practice session, also at Cov and was amazed at how they were actually opening the throttle and powering into the bends, these were the only 2 riders doing this and understandably were in a class of their own during that era. Look at Zmarzlik at the moment, bumping the fence and straight lining into the turns, the only rider with the ability to do the latter. So for me it's about rider ability... which, as good as the riders are in this country and as much as I admire them, we just don't have. Having said all that... I do agree that the bikes do need slowing down and standardising in this country.

all-weather sports pitch... crafty!

Done

I suppose it's almost a self fulfilling prophecy... Because fans don't attend fixture filler challenge or individual meetings at the beginning or @rse end of the season, they assume they won't attend a well promoted meeting in the height of summer. There's a reason the British SGP was scheduled for this weekend, it just needed somebody with the vision to put a meeting on somewhere. A Young Lions test match against somebody. Matches involving the national side are proven crowd pullers.

Yes, and unless I'm mistaken I do remember issues during that season... Didn't BT let him off a GP and got a guest in lol

My point was that basically there's nothing on at Leicester on Saturday night because Kent signed a rider who has put his "TV Career" ahead of his speedway one... the exact reason why he's not signed back at Leicester ironically.

How ridiculous... sounds like the tail is wagging the dog down there.

My criticism isn't directed at Leicester specifically but speedway in general. There must be a few clubs operating that are nowhere near covid capacity due to the size of their stadium. Why is the BU21 being held on a Friday night in Redcar for example. An actual meaningful fixture that could have been held at say Ipswich on a Saturday night and promoted correctly could have drawn a decent sized crowd. ... or any postponed league match could have been slotted in, stadium availability permitting. Better to have it on a Saturday in the summer than a wet Tuesday in October.