StevePark

Restaurant back open, but upstairs bar still closed... http://www.newcastlediamonds.co/news/article.asp?id=100764

Yes, against teams who are not fighting for a play-off place, but those who are (Sheffield and possibly even Redcar) will want to come before the cut-off date, I would think?

Off the top of my head: HOME: Sheffield, Redcar (twice) and Workington. AWAY: Sheffield and Workington. PLUS the KOC match with Glasgow (home and away) to arrange.

A contract isn't worth the paper it's written on these days. From both a promoters and a riders perspective.

12.30pm : http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.32906

It's another nail in the speedway coffin, I'm afraid to say.

Copied and pasted from the Workington Facebook page: Late on Thursday night Rob Shuttleworth informed us he was stopping riding in the SGB Championship with immediate effect. He stated that it was unaffordable for him to continue and despite many attempts to contact him to discuss the situation and offer solutions he does not wish to return the calls. Due to the team line up deadline passing we cannot replace Rob in our line up so will be using guest riders for the remainder of the season. Buxton's Tom Woolley will take the number 7 jacket tonight against Scunthorpe.

Peterborough/Jack Holder: http://www.peterboroughpanthers.co/news.php?extend.3160.2&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Why does a rider have to fall, for someone to be excluded? If it's seen as "dangerous riding" (whether intentional or not), then the rider should be excluded. I'm guessing the referee didn't see it as dangerous riding, so allowed the race to continue.

Don't think that's the case, I think that they can't have new assets, but if they had already got them they keep them as assets, but I'm sure someone can confirm. See here: http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=81156&page=1

Stevie has put a pic on Facebook

Robert was clearly battered and bruised and Stevie had bike issues most of the night, which is why Ludde and Robbo were in heat 15.

Without Robert Lambert.....

Don't forget Andrew Dalby, too

Not entirely true. He is one of the people who put the team together. He has a say in who we (try to) sign.

I don't class riders (particularly home riders) overtaking slow opposition, or where riders have to make a mistake to see someone overtake, as "good races," which, in the majority of the races you are quoting (particularly the Georgie Wood races), is what happened (in my opinion).

Yes, (unfortunately!).

It was the only really decent race all night.

I believe the expression is "we were sh**e"

Should the title of the thread not be something like "Women riders in speedway"? Women in speedway leads me to think of the likes of Margaret Vardy, Barbara Horley, Gail Godfrey, Debbie Hancock, Joan English etc., etc., and that's just the UK.

Cardiff has one big advantage over every other speedway track in the UK - it has a roof, which means it's guaranteed to go ahead. So, in thinking about moving it, it would be a major factor.

Was that (entirely) Newcastle's fault? I don't think so.

R/R for Lewis Rose. Danny Ayres guests for James Sarjeant

Did he not wipe out Dickie Juul in the opening heat, too?

If you live in Workington (or somewhere near), which way did you go home? 2 and a half hours to get from Newcastle to Workington?