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Day one of the World Snooker championship due to start on Eurosport UK at 9pm BST, surely they wouldn't cut off the end of the speedway if it overruns? Memories of Heidigate in the USA.

They're just fillers though aren't they. Not sure riders want microphones stuffed under their noses in the heat of the meeting if they can avoid it. Great that we do get that to some degree though lol. See if the new set of tapes makes a difference? Uh oh not yet. Geez imagine green light starts in a GP!

If BSI don't like the natural law of competition maybe they should sponsor the European Championship too lol. It is pretty disgusting that the English riders can't compete. I wish it every success but agree it's a bit iffy in that the SGP is mainly Euro-based. From a sporting view it would seem that a solution would be to have it open to all riders NOT in the SGP series, but that would of course be financial suicide without the headliners. I wish it every success but not sure if it will be and it certainly needs ticket prices to be nowhere near the level of the GP meetings.

Heat 9 backs that up even more. Fair enough always been on my all time favourites list. Nice swoop by Zagar swooping freely like an eagle after being cooped up in the parrot cage that is the current Belle Vue track. Ok that's too poetic apologies. What a sport we got. Heat 11 certainly with the others is going to get me contacting Eurosport to thank them for their coverage. I'll be taking advantage of one of their many re-runs of this meeting during the next two weeks.

Come on Blazeaway ummmmm >>>>> and on the positive side?

Heat 8 what fantastic stuff. Well done and thanks to Eurosport for taking up the SGP coverage. I see Sky have just got the same old, same old ball sports across their channels. I love all our traditional sports but they've let go of something that was entertainingly different on a Saturday evening.

Thanks for the information, are you in the pits Pawel or is Polish tv giving more valuable info?. Holder needs to do a Ward in next race if he...etc. etc.

Shame for Hampel i love to see him and Emil and all the fearless racers doing well. Heat 5 the sort of race Darcy Ward will need to be picking up more than third place over the season if he's to make a genuine run at the championship.

Stay on the bike, stay on the bike Tai! Meeting moving on at a fair lick. As for the racing a certain Jam song comes to mind 'That's Entertainment' (yeah i know it a weak song far prefer the epic 'Eton Rifles' and 'Going Underground'

Heat 2 a stunner too. Certainly a big crowd in attendance even if not a full house making GP haters sad what with good racing early doors as well. Who said the SGP was dead long live the SGP Heat 3 potentially looks great...uh oh jinxing it to a from the gate now lol. (ooops apologies all)

Ouch heart attack surely not. Sure hope so = i all resuscitated. I was still up playing poker at 5am UK time with your neighbours, or if you all naturalised by now....compatriots Promising start indeed for Hancock and more importantly the TRACK

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Delighted at the prospect of this column going by the blurb i've seen so far. I mentioned elsewhere how good it was to see the addition of a 'Track Walk' section in the annual preview edition of the Star. I think most sports on tv nowadays have experts/guides imparting details on the specifics of the sport on show. Geez if Gary Neville can accumulate a following full of admiration for his 'insights' then speedway's Chris Louis can tread fearlessly. I watch the American sport of NASCAR and it's just accepted second nature for the tv commentators to frequently be quoting technical details during the duration of the race. You don't need to be an engineer or mechanic to take in the significance of the points being made and it makes it all hugely more enjoyable.

Ouch HEARTBREAKING? I just googled around for info on the first meeting that ended in a 45-45 draw between Prague and Pardubice. I was delighted to see the score as it intimated it may have been an exciting match and a great advert for the sport encouraging lots of spectators. There were some very decent riders on show too not least Nicki Pedersen and Andreas Jonsson. I've just scanned through 'hundreds' of photographs from the meeting, the stadium looked very tidy indeed and the seats brand spanking new with a great backdrop. Why am i heartbroken?.......i fail to see how there can possibly be even 200 spectators in the stadium......cry. What is it about speedway worldwide that it is a closely guarded secret and one has to presume received no publicity in Prague???. I could possibly be wrong on that latter point, i don't know. However, as with Manchester in England, a city with such a large population does not attract 000000(whatever).0001% of the local populous is shocking. Can anyone provide detailed insight as to the state of Czech Speedway and it's 'future'? I so wish them the greatest success they seem to have done plenty of work to set up a league, top riders, decent stadia etc. HEARTBREAKERS BELOW http://www.speedwayf...makusev_029.jpg http://www.speedwayf...makusev_034.jpg http://www.speedwayf...makusev_035.jpg http://www.speedwayf...makusev_045.jpg Largest gathering in stadium by far http://www.speedwayf...makusev_047.jpg

Much appreciated info. I love the timing of the Danish fixtures they end at a time that leaves one able to toddle off for a good night out.

Agree it's an excellent addition. I think it's likely to get better too as Chris Louis gets to grips with it in more detail. Maybe too much to hope for that he'll utilize it to break down the start line girls moves! I'm a little surprised that tracks have agreed to the updates as i would have thought it tempts a few more to sit at home when faced with the prospect of inclement weather or an unappealing fixture.

Without a doubt the best edition ever (unless there was a better one in the 90's when i was away from speedway). Yeah i noticed the average age of the fans has come down from the usual prerequisite of being within a year or two of receiving one's telegram from the queen. Some of us did point that out last year lol. Nothing against our elders at all their views are as valid (even more so at times) as anyones but it goes against the grain of making a sport look exciting/appealing. Not me being ageist there, it's just the way of the world of promoting and advertising. It's rare indeed i find fault with the Speedway Star i have praised and defended it to the hilt on many counts throughout the years. The request for an index or alphabetical order was raised last year and again this year (not just by myself) and all credit to Philip RIsing who followed through upon when he said he would mention the matter. Ok that's my only quibble....and i do agree totally. Usually when there is a tv match on or ahead of a Belle Vue match i glance back at recent issues to see what's been going on etc. As it now stands it just monotonous blocks of text that one has to plough through (uh oh left myself wide open for someone to say 'exactly like my posts' lol....tough i beat you all to it lol lol lol). Additionally with articles about a club being spead over multiple pages one has to thumb through every page, very poor design. Again though massive thanks and appreciation for a superb editon crammed full of meaningful content. I certainly reckon there is more detailed insight this year. They seem to have taken on fans comments and wishes regards desired content. Best addition of the lot is the excellent 'Track Walk' feature. Awwwww! not sure why it is limited to just the Elite League tracks though. But again it looks like a case of listening to fans requests as (again not just myself) it was mentioned last year that some of us would prefer the space allocated to the fans view be given over to a review of the racing surface. Hopefully this issue is available at all tracks for a good month or so alongside the current weekly issues. They deserve to get every penny possible for the hard and fine work put into it. Footnote for (obsessed?) followers of my musings, i'm not going to be around to post much at all this season as i've got a lot of good things going on elsewhere. So this a rare-ish dip into the forums for me this season and it made me chuckle away to see mention of me already lol, sooooo haven't got the time to look around for more. That's a shame as you know i like the right of reply hee hee. Oh well life goes on regardless I never get tired of mentioning the considerable saving on the cover price one gets by subscribing, so they can up the price heftily as far as i'm concerned a subscriptioin is well value for money.

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It's to be hoped that this awful tragedy doesn't affect the relative boom in speedway in Argentina. There is a very entertaining six minute promotional clip for the sport here http://www.lanueva.c...411/116686.html

Lol apologies i had to respond to puerility and an all too typical response on here consisting of nothing constructive or counter-argumentative instead a mere hurling of a one word derogatory reply. In fact the reply was truly 'baffling'! i'm guessing i've fortunately missed a winter of misery and discontent on here where most of the threads have consisted of personal vendettas etc attacking anything but the post and honing in on the posters.

You couldn't be further from the truth i speedily set them up (Friday night out looming), put them online and get about my daily doings lol. Hardly 'another swipe', and i've repeatedly mentioned until i'm blue in the face that all the various cards are indisputably the best cards for those who download them. There can only be a '(another) swipe' if there is a fault surely? As mentioned before just out of momentarily mundane interest i have a quick glance at each card at the start of the season to see what formats and features (if any) are copied etc. Maybe my memory is poor but i do have recollections of a passing thought last year as to what on earth happens when riders are replaced during the meeting with several of the cards - i thought it was all but i stand to be corrected if not. Cards that i remember had absolutely no space to fill in a replacement. Additionally there was one card that claimed 'innovation' at having the riders heats listed as well as the scoregrid. Laughingly the scoregrid was one of those bizzarely split into three or four sections!!! and not as with the MIniMax a single grid, plus of course the MiniMax cards have had both the grid and the heats from the start years ago. So not sure of where the definition of innovation arises from. Don't panic or burst a blood vessel i'm not saying it was your cards, i can't recall which one it was. Oh yeah quick, don't let him miss out, someone alert Andy P that i've made a post - that the clique without a life will hastily descend on - so he can hurriedly add his little 'i like' tag lol lol. Ooooh if i was small-minded and bored i could point out instances of the shaky ground that some of the 'i like this post' taggers are on due to their blunders. However, yawnnnnn, whatever byeeeeeeeee. ANYWAYS BACK ON ORIGINAL TOPIC >>>>>> That's excellent news. There are more than a few that appreciate little inclusion, and for those who don't well hey whatever it won't affect your life so try and calm down lol. Glad that this year is the first i continued my subscription all through the off season so i don't have to sweat about resubscribing at the exact time the bumper season preview issue is due.

Oh the sheer tragedy of it all, where were you last year when i released for FREE the epic copy and print out index for last season.........look and marvel at the original post........ "no i don't have OCD hee hee. I just want to go to heaven and i don't half end up cussing when i repeatedly go past or plain can't find a team section in a hurry lol lol. 28 - Belle Vue 46 - Berwick 18 - Birmingham 90 - Buxton 14 - Coventry 84 - Dudley 22 - Eastbourne 60 - Edinburgh 54 - Glasgow 40 - Ipswich 92 - Isle Of Wight 20 - King's Lynn 88 - King's Lynn (NL) 12 - Lakeside 52 - Leicester 82 - Mildenhall 44 - Newcastle 24 - Peterborough 62 - Plymouth 10 - Poole 48 - Redcar 56 - Rye House 96 - Rye House (NL) 50 - Scunthorpe 94 - Scunthorpe (NL) 58 - Sheffield 38 - Somerset 86 - Stoke 16 - Swindon 26 - Wolverhampton 42 - Workington Got to admit i was well chuffed that the index i pasted above came in superbly. I may get to chat up all the lady angels in Heaven after all now as i never swore once when referencing the season preview issue this season. Please give us an index in 2013." Not sure what your perpetual issue is with the Minimax racecards (hopefully i got permission to paraphrase SCB and duly observe that that is some wierd fascination you got there for sure Iris), maybe 'get a life' is a good tip to offer you?. There are plenty of alternatives out there to suit all tastes, although i've just realized that astoundedly the MIniMax ones seem to be the only ones to give you space to write in a replacement in a race!. If you are not one of the thousands who use them well absolutely all cool and do try not to obsess yourself with something you don't use. Life and the MiniMax cards will go on i can assure you.

OMG the Horror! i thought you meant Ghostwalker for a moment there lol!

Why on earth is it a waste of space? Takes up very little room. I always keep hold of the preview edition during the season, especially for televised matches. Unless you have some kind of photographic memory i don't think any fans can particularly memorise where pundits have (mostly unsuccessfully) predicted where teams will finish. Obviously no biggie at all in the grand scheme of things. Just that it's a basic staple of most similar features in the printed and online world from epochs ago lol. Takes up no space at all. Ok i off to eat me din-dins.

Sorry 'it' not back at all yet, just a quick offseason dip, but soooooo hold on to your fire i will be back in time for the new season. Noooooo poor 'Tsunami' my girlfriend had a hard day at work and we eating Chinese takeaway tonight........fortune cookie say......."it is ok to attack me for i am MAN and if you wound me and i shall live i will kill you! eeeeeek!" LOL