IainB

Well done! You got there in the end

Was there some afters there between Lambert and Holder? Didn't get to see a replay inside the stadium

I've seen it done after 1 bend!

He caused the crash by trying the cut back when was no room to do it. Nicholls was at the end of his turn and there was still room on the outside. I've only been to Oxford a couple of times this season but on both occasions I've seen riders giving it the big one round the fence where Wright chose not to ride.

That's because you're used to watching your Speedway at Poole 😂😜

Spot on! As long as you're riding fair, which Nicholls was

But Nicholls doesn't have to leave him room to do a cut back does he? Especially if there is still room on the outside, which there was and Wright would have known that having ridden there all season and seen the extremities of the track being used. And you know what thought did... and then he only thought he did. If he'd stuffed Wright into the fence, which he didn't then that would have been unfair riding, but there was still plenty of room on the outside as can be seen in the picture.

Was still plenty of room on the outside, looks like he decided to try an cut back to me

The ref had 2 rules to work with, foul, unfair or dangerous riding or primary cause of the stoppage. It wasn't the former so had to be the latter and both rules rely on the opinion of the ref. There is nothing else in the rules to help the ref, no mention of who is in front, who is in control of their bike, who locks up where and when on the track etc. The way I saw it was Nicholls passed Wright fair and square, Wright could have gone wider, there was still room but it looked like he elected to try and cut back, there was a slight twitch just before he ran into the back of Nicholls. For me, like with any motor insurance claim if you run into the back of somebody you are at fault. Maybe there could be some clearer definition in the rules to help the ref make a decision but personally I like it the way it is, as Dave Lanning used to say "the fans will be talking about this one for a long time to come", well at least until 5pm this evening... and look at the pickle Football has got itself into with VAR, they've taken the decision away from one bloke on the pitch to another bloke in a TV production studio.

No, I mean connection errors again... finally the sport has got the forum it deserves

... and there goes the forum

What's all this Facebook Live business from BSN all of a sudden? The least I expect is to hear from the victors before they end transmission. If they're going to do this they should simulcast it like they did in the build up to the pairs. Not everybody is on Facebook

He did have a north eastern twang to his voice didn't he

Wright tried to cut back and ran into the back of Nicholls

Terrible decision!

Wrighty to go for me, big crash, good to see both walk away

His lead is so big he can afford to use the rest of the season as a test session!

Who knew that 8 new tyres would be needed for the semis and final

Well, the crowds will be down if you don't go

How long will the forum last tonight? I'm going to say until heat 2, so I'll get my comments in now... Where is Craig Cook Batchelor is a disgrace Why isn't Bomber riding for [INSERT TEAM NAME HERE] The track is too dusty The track is too narrow The track is too wide Etc. Etc.

Except 2015 & 2016 when he was averaging pretty much what he is now, he had a decent 2017 then cleared off

So that was a big fat NO!

The big question tonight is will the forum stay up long enough for any of us to discuss the match

4, 7 & 11?... Why wasn't the track watered after every race though on what was an exceptional night weather wise? All it would take is 1 lap of watering after every race, it would take around 1 minute. Why leave it 40 minutes until the first watering and then only water the outside of the track which wasn't where the dust was coming from or where the riders were riding... and this is not just unique to Birmingham although it does seem to be a regular occurrence there.

No, I'm the one that wants to see the rules, whatever they be, applied equally... You're welcome by the way for me digging the facts out for you👍 Not bad for a troll 🧌