Fromafar

Admittedly fans are not experts on track, but the sport is dirt track racing and it is bewildering nowadays all the reasons that riders come up with regarding track conditions ,we have seen them all over a number of years,rough ,smooth,dusty,wet,rain.There is a new condition now,PERFECT. In all other types of Bikesport and Motersport the competitors take the conditions into consideration and perform according to said conditions.Thats the problem with Speedway they want to go home mainly because they know the fixture will be re-run so no loss of income.Perhaps if results were awarded if the did not want to ride and they got a nominal payment for turning up attitudes would change or alternatively a 9-5 job and stop wasting fans time.

Was really good when I saw him at Sheffield the week of Cardiff GP.,but seems to be inconsistent .

Give the Team manager a bit of leeway and thinking.I don't know all the rules but it certainly keeps it interesting.Like has been mention it gives the crowd a buzz when the " lesser rider " beats the tactical.

Thanks I did not know the rules ,but it certainly seemed better,and even in the Tac rides the sub got beat except for Lindgren who was superb.

If this was NL match they probably would not have even graded the track,the riders would just have got on with it.Its only when you think you are superstar and earning big money that speedway becomes a dangerous sport.There are a lot of riders that need to find a 9-5 job.Every supporter has witnessed riders standing about complaining at least once a season at their track and wondered why they bother turning up.Its a shambles nowadays, the refs are scared to overrule the riders in case they end up in court.

Watching the Swedish play off from last night their rules regarding Tacticals seems very good Dackarna used 3 and it wS a close result but none of this double points nonsense. Janowski & Dudek only got 3rd places though in their rides.

Don't know why fans bother at times sounds like riders rule again,I will say it again as I have said many times ,if this was an Open meeting the would potter round in case they were going. To lose the money on offer .The throttle works both ways!!

Agree,notice in Poland the ref excluded rider even though other rider didn't fall.Imo Smolinski was a little late with his move and gave Pawlicki nowhere to go and the ref got it right,but there are some pretty hard moves going on in GP's these days.Silly comment to ale though.

I agree, the tuners know which bits to use,it's the riders getting the set up right for the conditions on the night.On saying that, it's obvious that PJR has been trumped recently .Gravensen is favour of the month.

I think there is a fair number of fans that attend regular are feeling the same way regarding the sport in general,and we can see by the debates on this forum there is not an easy solution.Its along way back for the sport to raise attendance levels at a number of clubs IMO. Which is sad.

I attend regular .

I also think that a lot of riders are on a gaurentees + bonus, espiecially double up/down guys.Could be wrong though! We will never know.Is there a published minimum pay rate for riders through the BSPA .

Yip it's a joke,most teams are on r/r already.

Would you like fries with your burger!

Think your wasting your time with "hacksaw"

What about the title of the thread,is it misleading?

Panthers select V Newcastle select nothing at stake.The sport has to do better to keep fans interested.Whats the average attendance at Show ground this season?

Fingers crossed that anyone turns up!! Farcical.

The way Kurtz and Holder ride it's only time before they cop a serious injury,they have talent but they have ride within there capabilities,Everytime I have seen them this season they have fell off during the meeting.

Agree

Wasnt helped by Morris taking his front wheel away.Racing incident though.

Taboo subject is points money, Promotions will only tell you that they are losing money and a whip round is nessessary .Promoters are their own worst enemy trying to get "one up".Its all been said before though.Individuals with money are all that's keeping the sport alive at a number of clubs.

Think Wayne stayed at home to take over the family business,scrap metal or waste I think,He died of injuries he received when he was crushed by the falling body of his tipper Lorry.Spoke to him a lot in his Berwick days a great little guy with time for the fans and highly talented.Sadly missed.Very easy going regarding his speedway.Robin Adlington had a few seasons at Berwick after Bradford. Decent rider.

He was even singing "God save the Queen" on Sat.He is false though IMO .

While is is good for to have him in the Team for his points scoring ability,he certainly doesn't look for Team mates during races (ask Thorsell why he had to bail out last week in Sweden).