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If you deliberately post to wind people up then don't moan when you get flak back! If you can't take it don't dish it out !

Unfortunately not, I get to around 2/3s of the home, and 4/5 away a season generally. I’d love to make every meeting, but the distance, work and my daughter do hold me back slightly. When I go though, I always try to bring a car load of people who wouldn’t normally go otherwise - friends, family etc, and I’m pleased to say that a handful of these have since become hooked and go week in, week out

Don't know how anyone could slate this meeting. Been good. Lots of good racing.

I will be travelling to this one. I have noticed fellow Workington fans at Redcar with a sprinkling of around a dozen Sheffield and Newcastle fans along with some from Scunthorpe and Belle Vue. I suppose if you have one of the best race tracks in the country along with a winning team you will attract the fans. Always felt entertained at the MPA , good presentation, decent food at decent prices and that Bear is always worth watching between races. Berwick usually push the Bears so I'm going 50-40.

Steveo if the racing is good then it deserves to receive the plaudits for that. Equally if it’s dire then you get the other side of the coin. Sounds fair ? We have seen plenty of poor tracks on BT this season, and you have quite correctly called them for it. Now Poole have a perfect opportunity to showcase what a good track is all about with 2 class teams on show. Game on

Got a text from Max’s dad this morning Steve ,the kid is pretty sore this morning(arm wrist and hand) he took a knock to his head which took a lump out of his helmet.his dad told me he wanted max to pull out of the meeting last night after his second ride he were struggling to hold on ..fair play for him giving it his best.hes riding for cradley tonight to fingers crossed for that .

When Tom Spencer lay on the track and didn't move, it was obviously a serious and worrying situation but it was reassuring that he seemed able, eventually, to get into the ambulance with some assistance. I went to the loo as soon as the ambulance had left the track, and returned to the sight of a tractor going around, so immediately decided that was enough and left. So I don't know what announcements were made if any to explain what the situation was. But the whole episode has shown that attempting to start a second match at 8.30, especially an NDL match is not a good idea, especially as I think these matches are sadly more prone to long delays due to accidents. And of course that inadvisability includes the possibility that substantial track remedial work will be necessary in order to produce as safe a racetrack as possible for these inexpreienced riders. It was therefore ironic and annoying that, after the lengthy work done following the Glasgow match, the first heat of Cubs v Cradley revealed a lethal fault on the racing line on bend 3 which required yet more time to fix. And if the availability of additional medical cover is problematic when attempting to stage a double header, for whatever reasons whether that is cost or availability, then it's a no-brainer to just not attempt it in the first place.

After the pathetic showing on Thursday, I can't believe there wasn't one rider out practicing after the meeting trying things out. Louis should have them all out there. Can't believe what Hawkins was doing either. The TS should've been used at the earliest possible time like heat 6-7, why wait until the match was virtually over and use it in heat 13 against Doyle & Batchelor who were both unbeaten and then to really extract the urine he puts Harris in heat 15. Clueless!!!

I wouldn't have any of the Danish lot back, they just seem to sizzle when it gets hot

Talking in general Rob.. Too much of a comfort zone for these lads is built by having the option to drop down.. Dan has left the second tier behind (or at least he should have), but no doubt next year his average will once again allow him to drop back down again and make him a desirable rider for some lower order team.. Woffy did it right by getting out, no point being a big fish in a tiny pond as that isn't a truly reflection of where you are in the bigger picture, therefore these lads need to face proper pressure every week rather than riding in front of 1000 or so with no one too bothered who wins... Riding under real pressure from fans and owners can only focus the mind more acutely.. I think some lads get far too much praise, far too early, without actually doing anything but beating mediocre domestic rivals, which can give a far too highly inflated reputation... After four or five seasons of racing I would suggest you are not too far away from where your true level is so if your still doubling up, your probably not going to make it to the top level as you really should have moved on..

Swindon by 16 ..Poole won't be able to ride on a track with no bumps

It’s not fixed, it’s better. Bad ruts and wavey still but at least the boys can race it harder. Tons better tho.

Classic.

Good meeting (pity about the result) and track definitely better than earlier in the year (although not perfect - but what track is - excepting the NSS?)

Ruts after heat 3 - dear oh dear !!!!

The draw was the draw and we made the most of it. We are cup finalists, so should make the most of it. Granted, League form has been disappointing and, as I told Martin Phillips in the pits last night, I expected a lot better from this team and so did he. Perhaps (and hopefully) lessons have been learned.

If the track is the same as it has been since the work was done it should be a good meeting.

Seems strange they are willing to risk serious injury or worse but cannot cope with words written by strangers. Tis becoming a weird old world

I think I’d recommend to any young sportsman to not be on social media unless they are very thick skinned, just not worth it.

Self employed people offered a day’s work. What’s not to like ?

Steve, if the Somerset branch of the team is interested in having a go we might have a chance of a bonus point!!!

Is that what he said? NO!!! He said that the sport "is littered with pretty poor riders who were good at one track". That doesn't mean "all" riders, and that doesn't mean they were "crap". You really don't help yourself by constantly accusing others of saying things they didn't...

Why did you have to bother with that reply? Make you feel big? Troll... blocked

What you mean by a few posters on here. In the after meeting conference he got big round of applause, which put a big smile on his face.

He’s probably lighter in weight than the others as well, which i’m sure helps

Doubtful cos Peterborough and Lynn won't make the play offs that only leaves Tipswitch I get your point tho.

You wont name names but keep going on about Barnes. You only have to read your posts to see what your game is. Get a life dude. Barnes is not the go to guy, he just does what he can to help out when asked. After speaking to him last week he told me he lost a load of money on expenses and a days work to help out Len & Chris going to Manchester, but said Len helped him in the past so thought it would be the decent thing to do. You wont have to worry now anyway because he is injured, so now you will have to find someone else to slur on here. So come on name names it will save time because speedway is a small family and things have a way of eaking out.

Never read such rubbish in all my life. What on earth do you mean, and what are you talking about ? Who are all these riders that Kent have alienated ? Which riders have been "treated in a negative light" ? And what does that mean anyway. Not the first time I've found "Sings" spouting nonsense. I'm an ex-Hammers fan who now attends most Mondays at Kent. The team has been hard hit by injuries this year, yet are still in a strong position. So what's to criticise ?

Who are you referring to? If you mean Mulford he’d struggle to find a team on 5.18. Edit: You must mean Ablitt, thinking about it, but even then it’s not a great average for him because with a low points limit that could make him a 3rd heat leader in teams. For example, IOW started with RTD as 3rd heat leader on 5.22. But it’s a bit high to be a second string.

who was the team manager tonight Kevin Keegan , twelve points clear in front and blew the lead again

No 8 James Chattin or Kieran Douglas got to be worth a call

It has been said by someone that the 40 minutes taken to prep the track between matches and the NL riders track walk did not unnecessarily delay proceedings because it took a similar time to remove the CL riders from the pits area and to then install the NL riders who then needed to warm up their bikes. If this is correct and was known about in advance then it is impossible to stage 2 matches in 4 hours and should not have been attempted.

Not what i said at all!!! Maybe you need to have a little think about how stupid you sound constantly on here

Potato harvest ..that really made me laugh pete thanks

Yes we are enjoying it thanks. A good race circuit again now it’s fixed.

Cant wait to see Steve Shovlar saying the rutts & holes are gone in the track as they clearly are not!!!

Now edited as I just have done! LOL!

Pooles reserves could make the difference tonight. 47-43

I saw him at Iwade last month, and he beat Jake Mulford so not completely hopeless. He is definitely improving this season and while I don't think he is ready for a regular NL team place I think the odd outing as an unattached 2 pointer is good for his career development.

Either that or go happy with the block button!

I see Kings Lynn have been boosted by Simon Lambert guesting tonight in place of the completely out of form Porsing.

I'm going but I wouldn't put any money on it Steve with our abysmal track record there.

Wolves don’t do golden chances, unless it’s at Peterborough. They bombed at Kings Lynn with a big fat duck egg from the Stars number one guest.

Tell Len something, good luck with that.

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Next weekend we have the last round of the Extraleague regular season and the 2nd legs of the Nice Polska semi`s- all times UK times Friday August 23rd Gorzow v Czestochowa Eleven Sport 1 programme starts 4.45pm 1st race 5pm Friday August 23rd Grudziadz v Lublin Eleven Sport 1 programme starts 7.15pm 1st race 7.30pm Sunday August 25th Rybnik v Tarnow Polsat Sport programme starts 1.25pm 1st race 1.30pm Sunday August 25th Ostrow v Gniezno Eleven Sport 2 programme starts 1.15pm 1st race 1.30pm Sunday August 25th Torun v Zielona Gora N Sport programme starts 3.15pm 1st race 3.45pm Sunday August 25th Wroclaw v Leszno N Sport programme starts 6pm 1st race 6.30pm

IainB-To answer a couple of your questions the NL riders are not allowed to warm up in the car park due to council regulations about noise and environmental controls. There was two distinct similarities between last night and the Redcar meeting both involved medical incidents where riders were unconscious for a long period of time which automatically required a hospital trip for X ray and CT scans due to the length they were unconscious for and also had other symptoms. Last night the the county ambulance turned up very quickly but still took a long amount of time to get the rider off to hospital. Even if there had been two ambulances and paramedics there would still have been a lengthy delay until Spencer was stable, so yes racing could have started again but would not have been completed. There is also the extra cost of having 2 paramedics on duty does any Lions fans know any registered Paramedics or DRs that they would want to help out ? In these situations the question was asked before but no response

Just watched a replay of the final. What a race. Fearless Freddie was amazing, but not far behind in the amazing stakes were Madsen (carrying a massive injury but you wouldnt know it unless told) and Janowski. Not cared too much for Madsen in the past, too much of a gater I thought, but he proved me wrong this year. Yes he can gate, but he chases and goes for gaps and often succeeds. Magic is just magic at times. The quiet one, just does his stuff efficiently, sneaks under my radar many times. Must mention Max Fricke..... what a trier. He is hungry for GP success..... and its going to come, and when it does it could open the flood gates. His crash last night was pretty horrid, but he come back, obviously hurting. I hope he is in the series next year one way or another. Woffinden is assured of a pick for next year. Fair do's to him for riding, but he riding safely and thats ok. He keeping in touch with the opposition in the best way..... on the track. Gives him a chance to do a bit of bike testing as well, and he is clever enough to have thought of that. I enjoy his commentaries as well. Bit of a changed character to a few years ago when he was swearing a lot when interviewed. That had to stop and it has.

They can just use VPN's and the like sadly. Some of you just constantly feed it so it comes back for more and more. Just simply put on ignore and after total silence it will eventually get bored and go hassle elsewhere...

Zach Wajtknecht won the European Championship tonight at Hersfeld near Frankfurt in Germany. Paul Hurry second, and a Dane, Kenneth Kruse Hansen third. Five Brits in the top six, and for once all of the Germans were beaten out of sight, what an amazing result ! Here are the complete results https://live.baansportfansite.nl/event/379/ek-grasbaan-finale-bad-hersfeld.html