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Maybe Dennis could have done with that bike on Wednesday riding for Poole! Guess it was lesser competition in this meeting though. Incidentally does anyone else fear that Stockholm's Hammarby have a weak looking side this season? It's usually good for a sport to have it's capital team well supported/successful.

It might have been a good idea to clarify the title of this thread only i instantly presumed it was referring to THE Golden Helmet, as in the major reknowned annual one held in Pardubice, which is also the oldest race in the world having been staged since 1929. Is this meeting a new one i don't particularly remember it before, although unfortunately i don't get to follow Polish speedway as much as i would dearly love to.

I can't forget what i didn't know in the first place so that is an excellent head's up, cheers. I never get to see Polish racing on the Sunday......and no i'm not working as a priest, in fact i'm usually still recovering from my sinful and devilish excesses of the night before lol. Ok the main reason is it clashes with several other major sports that i enjoy and as we get access to midweek racing from the UK, Sweden and Denmark as well as the SGP etc i sacrifice the superb fare of the Polish league. EDIT I don't see any link on the Polish site above nor on Wiziwig, can i trust that it will be viewable on the day? It's been a long, long time since i've used streams.

Great news is that Premier Sports in the UK have now launched their new online player similar to other tv broadcasters AND it is free to those who subscribe to the tv channel on Sky. Fantastic news as so many sports clash and modern man has easily developed the ability to multiview more than one event. Also, of course it means you can access it away from your TV. The player is available to view on all popular web browsers and all major devices including Iphone, Ipad and Android. It's available in various different bit-rates - the top bit-rate being 5mbps. They state that they are looking to expand to non-UK viewers as soon as possible.

Great news is that they have now launched their new online player similar to other tv broadcasters AND it is free to those who subscribe to the tv channel on Sky. Fantastic news as so many sports clash and modern man has easily developed the ability to multiview more than one event. Also, of course it means you can access it away from your TV. The player is available to view on all popular web browsers and all major devices including Iphone, Ipad and Android. It's available in various different bit-rates - the top bit-rate being 5mbps.

The major sport in England, as in most countries, is football and in it's elite competition the Premier League the average attendance last season was 34,601. Now, if you compare Finnish speedways attendance percentage of that country's top sport Ice Hockey (226 v 4,981) it would equate to UK speedway having average crowds of 1,590. So whilst 226 may sound ( or is) pitiful, so does 1,590. I'd also hazard a guess that Finnish speedway 'crowds' of 226 (4.5% of their top sport Ice Hockey) are a little higher percentage than UK ones using this yardstick, as i don't think UK speedway averages 1,590??? I'm only guessing UK speedway doesn't average that high because it was recently revealed that Manchester's Belle Vue average 1,000-1,100 a meeting. OK admittedly nobody is claiming Belle Vue have the highest attendances but i still wouldn't necessarily think UK speedway could make the 4.5% average of Premier League crowds? Either way clearly Finnish speedway couple of hundred fans isn't as atrocious as it first appears and they rival UK crowds in percentage of sports fans. Going on the percentage of population who attend speedway, Finland's crowds of 226 equate to the UK needing to attract 2,622 per meeting in order to reach level terms. Yayyyyyyyy! i was struggling to get to sleep but the above has done the trick way more efficient than counting sheep etc... not only has it got me sleepy i on the verge of bordering comatose lol.

You're welcome. Don't forget those timings are BST (British Summer Time) which is -1 CEST and +1 UTC/GMT . Also Premier Sports don't send over their own broadcast teams so if the Swedes change their choice of match then UK coverage follows suit.

This may simply be - albeit a strange time to do so - just a redesign of the site. The only reason i suggest that is that their excellent Facebook page is still being updated hours ago. Their Facebook page is a great source of information on the sport (not just the European Championship) including some very good videos etc. https://www.facebook.com/SpeedwayEuro?group_id=0

I can possibly better that!, year after year, week after week, 'TV&Satellite Week' RARELY fails to have an action speedway photograph at the top of the listings thread of the Sky Sports channel listings that speedway is on. Just checked this weeks edition and sure enough once again on BOTH Tuesday and Wednesday an action speedway photo at the top of the Sky channel listings showing speedway. There so got to be an avid speedway fan involved in the production of the magazine lol. All very cool when one considers that it provides more channels than any other TV mag on the market. Nice to hear of the great coverage in the mag you mention too.

Hopefully after tonight's European Grand Prix those who immensely enjoyed the entertaining fare on offer will contact Eurosport and let them know. Sky were stuck with the same old, same old ball sports. Informing them of our appreciation could lead to further expanded coverage of the sport and certainly at the very least ensure continued transmissions of the SGP. Awwww! - ok i a burly bloke so can't hug him - but don't know why Keith Huewen getting such negative reviews, especially when in the presence of Sam Ermolenko! I thought Keith provided an excellent 'outside of speedway' viewpoint. I think he also was responsible for alerting other bike sport fans to speedway. I think speedway fans very often overlook the fact that TV presenters are often placed to pose questions that non-enthusiasts would ask. No more rabid example exists than the abuse the Sky lady pit reporters receive, however, be assured they deliver a valuable service for sport fans who 'happen' to tune into a speedway broadcast. The biggest bonus with Eurosport compared to Sky are the multiple re-runs of the meeting shown over a two week period. So going to view tonight's meeting again ?? what is the particular emphasis on 'THAT'? Regarding studio guests per se or Keith Huewen?

In what way can you not compare? obviously on blank numbers the population of the US means their stadium attendances, mass media coverage (as in UK severely ignorant of our sport) and TV viewing figures are higher. Totally open question, genuinely interested to know what do you mean by "the screen does not suit speedway at all"!!!?? ok hang on let me add !!!??? and !!!???. The close-ups etc. especially in HD portray the sport as very exciting and the closer you get to view the bucking broncos that the bikes are make one appreciate the rider's skills and lack of fear in controlling such wild beasts (ok admittedly Sky not seen my girlfriend in a strop at me). Yeah i noticed that the other day. It's similar to how the old nearing extinct printed press referred to the previous days football matches etc.

Ooooh! 'Know' behave yourself lol lol, there have been several of us over the years repeatedly asking for such insight from the Speedway Star, especially to fill content in the winter months. Nice to see the Star don't stand on their already superb content but seek to improve. Don't forget the excellent savings on a subscription either. Geez i so got to start asking for commission on the number of times i mention that lol. Lol toooo funny BUT true. I would take the opportunity to point out if you like the 'grid' style of racecard/scorecard, as of today's European Grand Prix, i've introduced a MiniMax version. I'll mention it here as i receive no income from it, no advertising and no personal 'fame' lol. NEW and TRULY innovative available from the second grand Prix of the 2013 season is the MiniMax DUAL GRID racecard. For those who prefer the grid style format alone i've added many unique, superior and useful formatting touches that fans expect and have become accustomed to with MiniMax designs. Once again no need to get eyestrain and possess a computer like memory just to see who is leading during a meeting. You have your race-by-race grid - which is as always with MiniMax clearly delineated round by round to assist in countback - and additionally all on the same line the ability to fill in a riders accumulative score race after race. Needless to say, the usual unique provision of pre-meeting and post-meeting SGP series standings are included. I used it myself tonight and......not to be boastful.......it worked fantastic, it was great in being able to see at a single glance the meeting standings etc. The direct download link is http://speedway.manc...GP_EUROPEAN.pdf Methinks the Speedway Star should ask for free permission to copy it and print it out on a landscape page as opposed to portrait page. As with all three SGP racecards i get nothing from it, except for increased bandwidth charges from my webhost provider lol. It clearly is a unique improvement to the yonks old staid traditional grid charts. Whilst i have my own live interactive software version of the standard MiniMax card (every instant bell and whistle updating instantly all aspects of the meeting and series - years ahead of other software) i do have to admit this DUAL GRID version was excellent to use tonight.

Gee how wrong we all were picturing you demanding stabilizers be fitted to your moped. Lol i jest God that would be so invaluable and have the potential to entice many more youngsters to try the sport. Indeed, so that leads us to question as to whether it has crossed their minds to provide such a standalone track or whether there simply isn't any room to accommodate one. I'd love to know the answer only as Ghostwalker points out there are many such tracks in Sweden and Denmark.

Oucheeee i hope the E/W went very, very deep into the field lol. As with Ghostwalker in the Swedish section it is much appreciated to have a native language speaker updating us with the local tv/media info. Also i never get the time to follow the supreme Polish speedway but same goes to whoever updates the overseas fans on those threads. It's unusual i disagree with you Pandorum but "at least a third"!!! Admittedly i was wrapped up in the racing but no way was the stadium only two thirds full? It will need to be HUGE. Hey! maybe the organizers can invite Jesper Jensen as a spectator that would surely ensure a sell out and ticket touts making a fortune outside the stadium? lol On a serious note please everyone who enjoyed tonight's excellent meeting let Eurosport know what a gem they have discovered. You never know what it might lead to regarding future coverage, or at the very least continuation of the SGP's. Sky's channels were stuck with the same old, same old ball sports.

I'd prefer the benefit of a packed atmospheric Malilla than one being able to Yodel in the reverberating echo of Ullevi lol.

Premier Sports TV in the UK have had the following LIVE TV and STREAMING listed for a little while. Round 1 TUE 07 MAY Västervik vs. Indianerna STENA Arena 6.10pm Round 2 TUE 14 MAY Ikaros Smederna vs. Elit Vetlanda Eskilstuna Motorstadion 6.10pm Round 3 TUE 21 MAY Hammarby vs. Vargarna Gubbängens IP 6.10pm Round 4 TUE 28 MAY Piraterna vs. Elit Vetlanda Motala Arena 6.10pm Round 5 TUE 04 JUN Indianerna vs. Piraterna ICA Maxi Arena 6.10pm Round 6 TUE 11 JUN Elit Vetlanda vs. Dackarna Elitfönster Arena 6.10pm

Jonsson (4), Lindgren (4) and Lindback (3) not exactly done much tonight to help sell tickets to fill the cavernous Ullevi stadium in the next round!

Weeee go Emil if Tai can't get it

Absolutely 4 of my favourite riders there and i think Emil needed to get through more than Darcy at this stage of the season. Emil's thunder from the other year was in danger of being taken away by the latest batch of Young Pretenders. Even if he finishes last Gollob the series leader by a few points. Glad we no longer have double points for the final.

I'll definitely be watching one of the many re-runs on Eurosport over the next two weeks Those of nervous disposition close eyes for the second semi-final - maybe the riders too! I'm a Belle Vue fan but would have preferred Holder to have gone through. Gollob building up a big gap in series points over the current champ now.

9 point cut-off it is then

Talking of all things scrumptious i think the Monster ladies shorts have been spray painted on. I think we've just heard only our first 'wind it on' of the evening. I wonder if we did Nige and Kelv a disservice and they were contracted by Sky to utter their phrases at a set rate per meeting lol. Fancy Iversen in this race.

Swedish riders having an awful night so far. After 4 rides Lindgren 4 Lindback 3 Jonsson 2

Stunned at that race and the win by Tai exceeded all lofty expectations. Do hope there are lots of casual first time viewers on Eurosport. Also hope many fans do let Eurosport know what a jewel in their crown they now have with the Speedway.

Lol very good hee hee. Ouch 35 minutes since last race was completed. I didn't notice as it gave me a chance to get my dinner out of the oven etc. Great move by Darcy lol.