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The semi-final line-up is based on the final league table: 1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd

How do they decide title if 2 riders are level on points.... runoff?

Am I right in saying King's Lynn didn't have Eurosport meeting this year? I am sure the sponsors will be thrilled.

So nobody knows/says why the stadium owners won't let anyone try National League level.

NSS served up a very good meeting but imo I have seen plenty of better meetings at Scunny this year.

not aged well

Is there any chance that Redcar will be riding against Poole on friday in the KOC?

We will have to agree to disagree on that one.

Wouldn't really describe Kolodzeij as a gater. I think he struggles on the more technical tracks away from the big polish tracks.

I am sure that's true but its not a reason to prevent NDL racing. Rider wages are significant when it come to the long term sustainability of running speedway.

Fricke gets in if Bewley stays in the top 6, otherwise he's gone.

no apparently not.

yer kolodziej is leading by a point, so he could be back, Michelsen would probably another to make way.

IMO Thomsen, Przedpelski are gone and either Doyle or Fricke depending on if Bewley makes top 6. Emil and Atrum will be in with kim Nielsen who qualified. The rest will stay the same.

Madsen comes last zmarlik wc.

yer but extra stand costs.

malilla has 15000 capacity, Belle vue is 6000 so its still probably more there than Belle vue could hold.

IF Zmarzlik outscores Madsen he's almost certainly going to be crowned champ tonight.

Its a shame Berlin doesn't have a covered stadium, because it would attract a decent crowd. Its very accessible from Poland and most of northern Europe.

Not much longer I would have thought, its going to be a little amateurish without Russia.

I agree, I was amazed there wasn't already a rule to prevent this but then again the speedway rule book has always been a bit of a mess.

I thought a lot of the ice races were Russian, will the FIM let them ride under a neutral flag or will they be band?

So Waldstadion in Frankfurt is the other option. The advantage being is it has a roof but is it too ambitious to get a good crowd in when its so far away from the speedway heartlands. I personally think its too risky running a temporary track outdoors, Horsens was very lucky to get away with it.

ostseestadion? no roof hell of a gamble if it is.

Disagree I don't think there would much difference in attendance between NL and CL. Its been proven loads of times that clubs that have gone up and down the leagues have seen little change in their attendance. Its understandable clubs want to compete at the highest most prestigious level especially if they have had a lot of success in the lower league. I also doubt that Poole would disappear if they moved to the NL, it would seriously annoy some of their fans and maybe put a few off from attending but I bet more than 90% of the fans would still attend.