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Oxford, Paul though on the outskirts not many pubs in the citycentre have sky though the ones that do would probably put it on if asked and other pub users didnt mind.My local shows anything and sometimes channel has to be turned over for a couple of minutes to catch a horse race but thats a small price to pay.As for complaints i have never seen anyone moaning about speedway being on in the various pubs i have seen it.Most seem to be keento watch and see some track action.

As i see it Kent fans get a fixture which gives them regularity which most EL fans would love the opposition could be named after any defunct team but the choice of Wimbledon gives their fans who now watch another team and lapsed supporters the chance to have a night out and cheer on their team. I hope its a great meeting in perfect weather and even though Sittingbourne is just this side of the back of beyond if it was Kent vs Oxford Cheetahs ( Rebels or Silver Machine ) i would be there to cheer on my team.

From memory Mark Dickinson wasn't a whiteline rider at Oxford he was riding all over the place bloody good entertainment though. There was another rider from oop north around the sametime who rode exactly the same. The old NNL and NL had a multitude of entertaining riders.

My local shows the speedway and i know of others nearby who will put it on if asked , even know one landlord who upped his sky contract to get British Eurosport.

Very public spirited of him.i have bumped into him a few times and he has always been polite and amenable unlike one of his fellow Ipswich riders who thought after the Cardiff GP that it would be fun to stand at the bar in the walkabout and have Wee against it.

So what else has Barker done this week? I saw an incident recently which started on track after the race had finished and carried on as they rode into the pits passing the no bikes to be ridden in the pits sign one rider punched the other on the back of the head from behind followed by a bit if a melee. Not being at Ipswicb tonight i can't comment on what happened but surely referees should sbow some consistency.

USA maybe i know it sounds a bit daft but Monster are a USA company as far as i know and if you're going to hire a stadium out why not put on all 4 rounds there.Knock out cheap tickets + Monsters extreme sports background could be a winner though probably a loss maker but speculate to accumulate as the old sayinv goes.

I'd give the job to Phil Morris be knows the youngsters coming through, and with no disrespect to him his career was pretty much as a journeyman rider so he is probably far more aware of the many twists turns and pitfalls that any aspiring rider will come across. Also he always comes across well in the media and he's bloody intelligent to boot ( though not as smart as a 10 year old ) As he is already involved witb the U21s and youth it would have to be a 5 year plus job to reap the rewards. Whoops and due to a senior moment i forgot to mention his quite simple mantra of avoid last places is working wonders for Birmingham

I know its a different era but John Louis didnt start till he was 28 as far as i know and had a good career. Age dont come into it IMO ability and attitude and a hunger to achieve bring far more to the table. Thats why we need recently retired riders involved they know the idiosyncrasies of tbe sport. Speedway is like the magic circle its full of those who know the tricks and those who are trying to fathom them out but have to work them out themselves. Edit due to beer influenced person using smartphone

Lets be honest if you've travelled down from the frozen nortb you may as well pay the £4 extra and boo/cheer the opposition in the other match ( i mean panto style booing/cheering not when a rider has a big getoff )

The one thing the USA have always had in abundance is team spirit,the senior riders go out of their way to help the less experienced,very much an all for one and one for all policy.But i think thats just not a speedway thing i think its an American ideology,you have to be PROUD to be an American and when it comes to patriotism they knock us into a cocked hat.

Berwick Though if BSI were serious about spreading the word have all 4 rounds in a decent stadium with a temporary track in Spain with dirt cheap tickets to attract the locals or any other European country with little/no speedway heritage.

I look forward to your new username may i suggest I adore DD racing but not as much as i love his brother JD

Maybe MJJ will have a shocker afterall his No.1 fan has swiched allegiance to THJ. Or as Rick Astley would sing about him Unlikely to turn up i'll probably let you down i won't ride around i'll desert you

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Didnt someone post that for the 1st 2 rounds teams had to be announced 2 weeks before and couldnt be changed unless due to injury.Does this mean the Laguta brothers will get bans for refusing to ride.Also today i only fliced through the star and the Poles haven't decided on the 4th rider though that could be for the next round due to my poor speedreading. Why no reserves if you get a rider injured and unable to continue unless you are very lucky you aint going to win. Worst case scenario heat 1 in the final a couple of reruns due to crashes all 4 riders are injured and unable to continue it could end up a very long night as i'm sure FIM rules state a race cannot be awarded.

With of course no behind doors practice sessions for Team GB,and make sure the track on the day is prepared in tbe exact opposite of how the GB boys would like it.

They say its like falling off a cliff. Sorry i couldnt resist it

Didn't think you were being a smarty pants 10 years ago i could tell you a riders GSA etc.I couldnt even tell you what ARs GSA,rolling average,average over the last 3 away and 7 home matches are in any league or whatever overcomplicsted system they are using this week to calculate who can or cannot be in a team Don't even buy a programme anymore just enjoy the racing (hopefully) and have a laugh and a drink.

I know he isnt eligible for NL as average too high but to let him ride a few meetings for a struggling team to gain some confidence as its unlikely to turn Kent or Stoke into champions elect.Thats what i meant about the best interests of the sport/rider.Maybe let him guest at PL level for riders with a slightly lower average.I know it would cause uproar amongst the BSPA but sometimes you have to think outside the box Adam Roynon has come bloody close due mostly to bad luck of paying the ultimate price.IMO he deserves a bit if special treatment to try and help him find his feet again

We were talking about this on the way home,maybe let him ride for a NL team who are struggling like Stoke and Kent for a few meetings as it would be in the best interests of the sport/rider

Rockets fans you may get p****d off with fans of other teams launchpad,sparklers and dryhouse jibes but everytime i've seen Jason Garritty and Tyson Nelson ride i remember why i love this sport so much.I may have been lucky but those 2 boys are box office,Nelson tonight was worth the admission money on his own

Ben Barker replaced by Leigh Lanham Hot and sunny track being watered

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