mikebv Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 I got mentioned twice .. Just saying. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 24 minutes ago, mikebv said: I got mentioned twice .. Just saying. . Congrats - any other major contributions? Could you produce a league table 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 1 minute ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Congrats - any other major contributions? Could you produce a league table i I have a guest contributor standing in on weekends... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted Friday at 01:53 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:53 PM (edited) An interesting answer from the BSP to a question asked by the Speedway Star as to why we now have riders absent on Thursdays when it was a UK priority night... It has been mentioned in here quite a few times, so I thought I would share the "official line".. Included within the answer is this... "Ahead of the 2025 season, a new TV deal in Poland saw selected fixtures from Metalkas 2 Extraliga (the second division) switched to Thursday evenings, usually one meeting per round. Faced with a scenario whereby rider availability for those competing in Poland may well have been further restricted, agreement was reached for the concession of priority to Poland for these televised Thursday fixtures". Now, my simplistic view would be that saying " No" to losing priority would have guaranteed no clashes, whilst saying "Yes" to losing priority pretty much guarantees clashes.. However, I presume some "leverage" was involved from those holding all the Speedway cards?... Another excellent production this week... Edited Friday at 02:01 PM by mikebv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Speaking as I find, my Star has been on time, Thursday 8:30ish AM, every week the last 6 or so weks, even following a Bank Holiday. Good stuff, keep it up. Also, going slightly sideways (which we all do in speedway) commenting on the recent excellent borderline dissertation on why fans cheer when the 'top dog' in whatever sport doesn't win. Nutshell it's because it's 'ok' to win but when when a competitor keeps winning again & again (& again) it's as if it's 'too much winning'. Crashes & spills can be spectacular (& expensive) but no-one wants to see a competitor get hurt. Also in the recent Smarzlik 'off' in UK SGP at Belle Vue, any apparent delight was primarily as it meant regular Belle Vue rider Kurtz, in this instance representing himself & Australia, stood to gain following Smarzlik's downfall occuring, as it did, on Kurtz's UK home patch. Trust me, speedway, in fact any sport, means waaay more when you are properly 'invested' in it i.e. you have your own team / riders to follow.... Edited 4 hours ago by martinmauger spelling, correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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