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Just have a fit for purpose RR facility.. A No1 missing then every rider can take his rides up to all riders taking no more than seven rides in total, meaning, for example, the two remaining HL's could take two rides each, their own four rides, and Ht 15.. For riders lower down the team the riders above and below could take two rides each if the manager wanted.. For a number 7 missing then a No8 comes in for two of his rides and the other reserve takes the other two.. Guests just destroy the sport from ever being taking seriously by media, sponsors and fans, hence Poland would never see them as a "necessary evil"... Not a good starting point to grow the sport when guests are so fundamentally wrong if you wish the sport to be considered relevant...

The Colt's racing filled the gaps well... The Triumph Owners Club was a "bit different" from the run of the mill meeting presentation.. And the National Anthem gave the meeting a bit of "gravitas".. The five and six man races were definitely good to watch and also maintained interest for at least 8 riders through the meeting.. Also noticeable was how many Aces fans were wearing club colours ranging from hats, caps to replica tops, and fleeces... The Aces seem to have got their act together off the track in this respect.. Still lots of opportunity for fan engagement, but the Aces do look like they have moved forward in this area.. The track is a huge bonus which should underpin everything else they do... A very professional set up at the Aces I would suggest...

A very good meeting, plenty of exciting racing even if it wasn’t for a race win. The meeting was very slick too. I like the 5 rider semi, and the 6 rider final Only thing there I would change is make the 5 rider semi 5 laps, and the 6 rider final 6 laps. I like the presentation of the final….. finalist coming out as passengers on big bikes, and then being able to chose their own gate. Overall presentation was better than GP presentations, IMO. Well done Belle Vue, and thanks to ALL the riders for making a great meeting. 22 races with very good competitive racing., in 2.5 hours. If every speedway meeting was held as good as that, presentation and racing, then maybe speedway in the uk could start attracting sponsors and crowds. And thank you to BSN for streaming the meeting. Quality I found to be very good, and the presenters/interviewers were all professional. Well done BSN

Well would you look at that! Nice to have one prediction correct, cos I was way out with the Wolves/KL one.

Gary Flint saying lack of competitive track time costing Berwick a few points,then why would you want to start the season with the KO cup,especially as there are few spare dates for most Clubs this season.

Probably best not to suggest that the members of the Triumph Owners' Club were on Harley Davidsons...

underCooked?

Is he not just trying to hide the fact that yet again they have built a not very competitive team?

Why indeed, the Berwick riders had a duty to be ready for the fixture as they had enough time to get the necessary preparations in place to be ready, though they probably weren't helped by the club agreeing to a KO Cup fixture straight off, poor planning and a poor excuse.

How many wooden spoons have lynn got in the trophy cabinet in their history ? must be a considerable fire hazard.

April 7th was the first time a track in this country had a loose surface and bikes weren't fitted with brakes. It was therefore the first time that broadsiding was seen - demonstrated most effectively by Colin Watson, Alf Medcalf and Digger Pugh. The 19 Feb meeting had a hard rolled surface and all bikes were fitted with rear brakes under ACU rules. No broadsiding took place even by the two experienced Aussies (Keith McKay and Billy Galloway) who were there. The top Australian promoter. A.J. Hunting, arrived towards the end of the 19 Feb meeting and took the promoter, Jack Hill-Bailey, to one side and told him that he "had it all wrong." He then took a hand in preparing the track properly for the 7 April meeting while also lobbying the ACU to remove their rule insisting on rear brakes.

Watching Emil Sayfutdinov race last night was something special. Do you think Ipswitch have done a big favour to alot of other clubs to bring in the crowds when he rides away at other tracks this year in the UK ? When Ipswitch are in town its a definite one to watch and hopefully if Nick Pederson is ok that should help bring in a few extra in through the gates around the country. Anyone else ?

We won`t know for sure until the schedule comes out for that day but i would imagine Eurosport and Discovery +

Already been announced as Proctor hasn’t it? Stoneman replacing Mulford for the Bears.

Yeah it’s Ty Proctor

At least you seeing your own Team.Not a bad suggestion iMO.Unfortunatey Chris Harris would have to retire.

1 - Dan Bewley 3 - Craig Cook 4 - Danny King

1 - Dan Bewley, 2 - Tom Brennan, 3 - Craig Cook, 4- Danny King Robert Lambert didn't take part in the British Championships.

Yup https://britishspeedway.co.uk/23results/redcar_02.04.23_res.pdf

...or change them to suit!

There is a difference though,Nichols was at the meeting as a guest.Flint was in the Team and didn’t take a ride so don’t see how you can us IRR when he was not injured in the actual meeting.( which I think that is the point of IRR).Perhaps if Flint had withdrew before racing started they would have got RR.

You were trying to convince every man and his dog on here (and probably yourself?) that Worrall was a good signing when he was announced. You even went to the trouble of digging out some of his best scores last year to back up your argument! Now after ONE meeting it seems as though you’re desperate to get rid of him..

Thought that might bring you online, you're correct of course, on both points, so many apologies. Thought the presentation was very good last night, yourself and Adam seem to get along ok and he offers up some good info from a riders perspective. Keep up the good work BSN. I also enjoy the podcast btw, good mix of info, interviews, reports & up-coming fixtures. Harleys

Woah hang on..! A) I was at the back of the stand with no information of the model of bike, and B, I did say they’re were not necessarily Harleys, so many apologies!

Weather forecast has improved slightly so might be OK.

They make them up as the season progresses.

Apologies for misinterpreting your post. It used to be 4h and 4a, but I think they changed that for reassessed averages, but can't remember what they changed it to! I am sure some kind person can inform us. Just trawled through the rule book and for Championship riders with an assessed CMA it is 8 "qualifying" matches (presumably home and away - so you could ride 7 away and 1 home!) before they get a "proper" average.

Not sure it could be anything else but slipped in between end of regular season and semi- finals !!!! All round dates on previous page. Rounds 15/16 is QF’s 1 v 6, 2 v 5 and 3 v 4 over 2 legs Rounds 17/ 18 are semi’s with 3 QF winners plus best loser.

No she was already involved from the beginning.

Really enjoyed that, the racing improved after a slow start. A fair bit of rustiness on show but a competitive meeting with the cream rising to the top in the later stages. Always a great speedway experience and night out at the NSS.

Well, crowds are depleted at British speedway, we all acknowledge that. Many have said speedway needs to be a show to attract younger ones to come and see a show, not just to see 22 minutes of racing (15 if it’s a league match). BV did something last night to give more value for money. Introduced riders to the crowds via passengers on Harley Davidsons and at the start line up. Chase the Ace always works had. The whole meeting was very slickly run (no delays), a 5 rider semi, and a 6 rider final. I think that was pretty good show from BV, yet there is criticism. Anyone with some positive critisism ? Something that promotors can do to make a live meeting more attractive on a regular basis, but not costing a fortune.

You made a profit. Happy days

They don't usually start the closures until 10:30, so if I attend a league match at the NSS which finishes by 9:20 I can usually beat them. But for that reason I won't be attending any televised meetings this season.

Not entirely unexpected but at least we scraped enough points to have a theoretical chance of the bonus point. Never great to go into a league match without any kind of practice or warm up meeting but it is what it is. Hope for better on Thursday at Owlerton.

Bad excuse for me, should've started with a challenge match (against Newcastle) if they were concerned about being rusty!

An excellent meeting with many great races. Doyle was a worthy winner, as several others could easily have taken it, but his experience of GP finals may have helped when it counted. The 5 rider semi / 6 rider final worked well and the BV staff deserve great credit for the slick presentation. Not sure about the reason to give the two track reserves two 'match races' but that's being picky.

I wouldn't read to much into tonights result if a Lynn fan as for 10 heats they really looked ring rusty and short of practice and improved late in meeeting.

I don't begrudge Scott having what is probable to be his last season as a rider picking up a few PL rides ,he has been a great servant to British s/way

Averages for a reason, just cause they’re British doesn’t mean you should ignore that fact. Daft logic.

Hi guys, for those that are unable to attend the first meeting at Plymouth on Tuesday 4th April, but would like to watch the event and support Paul Starke, his 4TT Testimonial meeting is being streamed live by Gladiators TV. The stream starts at 6:45pm, at a cost of £11.99, with all profits going direct to Paul. Here is the direct link to purchase the stream. Enjoy!!! https://www.gladiatorslive.com

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/miscellaneous/preview-peter-craven-memorial-belle-vue-4/

The reason not to do this is juniors are generally used to less dirt and may struggle on a fresh surface This makes a crash more likely which could mean medical delays or fence repairs which actually delay or even jeopardise the main meeting

Title winning season if I remember correctly. Sweetman replaced Josh G after he broke his leg that year with a young Nick Morris scoring big points.from reserve. What a team we had that year unfortunately a revitalised Newport beat us in the KOC final to stop the double but a fantastic team to watch that year.

Away teams' fans too would be the biggest potential audience I would say... Going away several hundred miles on a Monday or Thursday night might not be the most appealing of things to do, even more so when the weather is 'iffy', given Speedway's possibility of a call off... Hardly any away fans attend nowadays so what an opportunity to get them watching their team from the comfort of their armchairs..

What about the elderly, disabled, people in hospital, people away on holiday, people who are working late. There's many reasons fans might chose to stream if they can't make it to a match. Get rid of streaming & you'll lose all these payments! There maybe some who chose to stream, who would normally attend (especially in bad weather) but Speedway is always better live than on TV, so don't imagine there would be many choosing to stay at home if they could go.

What about fans who don't have a local track, or are unable to travel to away matches, or simply can't afford admission prices?

Hardest sport in the world to pick the winner as injuries plays a massive part of all sides final position in the League . Here’s hoping that all leagues are a success and crowds rise as spectators are needed to keep British Speedway going . The winning team will have the least injuries and have an astute team manager who will make changes to the starting 7 riders at times when there averages allow them too . Hope attendance’s hold up and support your side as it’s a sport with dwindling audience numbers , good luck to every rider involved and keep speedway alive in the UK

I don't think it does that. Watching streaming is not as good as being there imo. But it is good for people who can't attend because of illness etc, plus extra money for the club.

Laptop Streaming isn't stupid at all, it's one of the few things British Speedway does that isn't stuck in the twentieth century.

For all the moans on why crowds have dropped its always been quite clear to me that the main ireason s that the standard of rider has . The most stupid thing I kept hearing on here is that we don't need top riders. What other sport would work like that. If Emil or Nicki are riding at my local track I'm going its as simple as that. .