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Barker not racing for Redcar tonight in their home meeting with Scunthorpe, should he not make Berwick this Saturday that could swing things for the home team.

Bit to much gate and go IMO.

With Berwick losing the extra rides for Gappmaier then Bridger will need to show the kind of form many of us believe he is capable of. Must admit its a struggle to split these two for this Saturdays meeting.

Get to the meeting if you can, I`ve been to a couple of SWC events and an EL meeting and it never disappoints. Facilities are ok with refreshment facilities along home and back straight.

By his own admission Brough Park is not one of Danny`s favourite tracks, but he did step in at short notice and gave it a go, ok he could've done better but with the time and average Peterborough had tp play with Gappmaier was one of the better options.

But wins his second ride, much more like it from Nicki.

Much more encouraging for Pedersen there, showing NKI home on his own track.

All looked very promising for the first lap or so, then it was back to the same story, Nicki just isn`t quick enough just now.

For tonight's meeting at Gorzow it looks like Nicki Pedersen will be using GTR engines.

Looks like Nicki Pedersen will be the latest rider to test out the GTR engine in his Polish league match at Gorzow tonight.

There was a few at Berwick last night, who were going onto Newcastle tonight.

Peterborough are going through a tuff time of late so I`m expecting a very comfortable home win.

I get the reason to start afresh but they could've started the rolling averages from the start of the season, going back to monthly averages is a backward step IMO and will be abused. Rolling averages weren't perfect but at least was harder to abuse.

I hope so to, I believe Bridger certainly has the talent and with bikes to match can be a heavy scorer.

Good grief, wait till we get to September/October when the riders who know they wont be back at their present teams start playing a wonky old hand, maybe it could be argued they`ve started already at Berwick.

Yes, which leads to my question. We did have rolling averages that were worked out by the riders last 28 meetings, I think I am right in saying. Do we still have that, if not how are averages worked out now, please don't tell me we have gone back to monthly, as (back to thread ) that was easy and open to abuse, average fiddling, cheating.

Fair point, Bridger came into the team on a hefty average, but because of mechanical problem's has never got anywhere near that average. Since switching to GM`s he has done better but even with a fall a 4pt return is not great and this is from someone who is delighted to see Bridger at Berwick and at the time of his signing predicted him to be one of the leagues top riders.

After his accident at Berwick last night it looks like Simon Lambert will miss this meeting, Berwick`s Danny Gappmaier guests.

Hats off to all concerned to those who helped get this meeting on as had it not been for covers there`s no way we would have seen any racing last night and I`m sure the small band of Peterborough were grateful to even in defeat. Covers do work, its just a pity more tracks don't seem to want to put the effort in in using them. I get the logistic and/or the financial argument, I get the fact that not all tracks either own their stadium or have landlords who would permit the speedway track to be covered but surely its worth looking at. Berwick don't get it perfect every time but they are leading the way. Meeting wasn't the greatest but at last Berwick have won, and now have a genuine No1. Gappmaier continues his good form and Howe could prove a shrewd signing, certainly has let nobody down in his first two meetings for the club while the enigma Bridger continues his struggles.

As its a draw the just now can we claim to be equally rubbish as the Panthers.

Robert Lambert has qualified through to the next stage of the Under-21`s, in fact he won the meeting today in Eskilstuna.

Had there been no covers then there would be no speedway tonight, that is a certainty, hopefully most of the rain has now gone and things will start to clear up. Still lots of clouds around but it is brighter than before and at time of writing no rain.

Weather has closed in now, rain continues to fall. If it stops as forecast they the meeting will be on but if we get to 5 or 6 o`clock and we still have this rain it will be next to pointless to take them off as its doubtful we would see a full meeting.

Constant drizzle throughout the morning, hopefully as forecast this will clear later on this afternoon and the covers do their work.

Must admit even with Hansen, Holder, BWD etc I still would go for a home win as it might just be that Peterborough just aren`t that good so if changes are threatened it might be best to meet them now. On a side note I take it we will have the pleasure of the company of the Panthers No1 fan or is he spreading the Labour gospel.