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Shame a really hard first heat, but all the Finnish riders did improve as the track got slicker. After heat 8 they really stepped up a gear.

The real problem is if Team GB come last they have to requalify, without home advantage. The current squad would have trouble beating the Czech, German and Slovenien teams anywhere except their own back yard

Nice edit

Personally I don't rate him either, but facts are facts

The question was asked, the answer is, on all the statistics available Lee Richardson is Britains no 1.

On current form using Swedish, Polish and UK averages Lee Richardson

Spot on post, the best it could get is a half hour highlights show as per chanel SVT 1

Thats a bit unfair as either, Balinski or Kolodziej would have performed much better.

Given the choice Lee Richardson

Rob Lyon has installed Nicholls as captain and inspirational leader how can Team GB fail

IMO it works well, only problem I had is when I took some local Swedes to Kumla, they complained about the breaks in the racing, it doesn't happen on TV.

Thats because he the only rider he can get close to

Nice to see Leon Madsen going well,he was excellent at Kumla against Rospiggarna. His race with Sullivan in heat 10 was great

The race to decide 15th/16th place is heat 20 should be an interesting race

According to the Russian web site Czech Republic 48 Latvia 45 Finland 30 America 25

The meeting at Daugavpils starts at 19.15 cet the one at Terenzano at 21.00 cet. http://www.speedway.org/ will have the up dates on Terenzano. Not sure about Daugapils but the page layout suggests they will Click on Neues then the live update link

Is the British final only held as a money earner for the BSPA now then. Surely that meeting should be the qualifier.

It looks like the top six from the five qualifiers plus one home seeded rider in the semis. Really tough on the reserves. I hope the injury isn't as bad as is feared. It was looking really good for qualification up to that.

On an earlier post it said the standing area was packed like sardines, so maybe more about the ticket price than racing quality.

But no different to Lakeside, Coventry and Swindon on Sky tv Would have thought it suited the Brits.

Does anyone have updates on this meeting ? Ben Barker is representing GB

It's not slick tracks that give processional racing, it's the riders on it. Sajfutinov,Pedersen, Walasek, Adams, Harris all had the ability/desire to overtake in Prague: Too many riders are safe within the GP series, hopefully the rumoured change in the qualification, with only the Champion and 4 TV picks (wild cards) returning will liven it up. The GP was better than most Sky sports live "Elite" league meetings for entertainment, and a worthy winner. A good nights viewing.

Wait till Nicholls signs for Poole the tune will change then.

It's a shame Holder doesn't have the same belief in himself. The inclusion of two younger talents would have really shaken the old boy's club up.

On what criteria is he in the top 16. He was 27th in the averages in Poland last season and 18th in Sweden's