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???????????????????? Can't complain about that performance can you??

Stock cars were on last weekend in the rain, not expecting the smoothest of tracks. Sheffield to edge it, but only just.

Who would you take out of the team to bring Sanchez in? Haines, who looks to be getting back to his best? Hall, who prior to his shoulder injury was in the form of his life, and arguably post the injury is still knocking in more than 6 or 7 points that Emiliano would get? Wells, solid at home and our best performer away? Facu, who has shown that he can mix it over the last couple of weeks (like he did early in the season, and with decent equipment would clearly improve his average dramatically? Koppe, who has shown what he can trully do over the last few weeks and could prove to be a steal on a 3 point average? Or that other chap, Stead, who although injured means that we can pick and choose guests from pretty much anybody in the league. think its been said elsewhere, but at present, what would be the point in bringing Sanchez into the team? I can't see what improvement he would make. Also, not sure what his circumstances are - I'm sure that I read earlier in the season, or it may have been pre-season, that he had been offered a place at a few different teams but had turned them down for personal reasons. Does he even want to ride??

42 points ... Pretty pleased with that! Good meeting for Facu

Klindt guests for Rye apparently

As far as I know - James Sarjeant for Koppe and r/r for Haines. Compton is on standby in case anybody else is injured/goes walkabout

Anybody know anything further about the handbags between Roynan and Lawson? the former was complaining that the latter cocked his first bend up in heat 13 - but I must confess that I didn't see anything wrong from where I was stood.Things were still rumbling on after the meeting. In view of the heat 13 clash, I was very surprised that we opted to use Lawson and Roynan in heat 15, they were never going to ride as a team and quite frankly Lawson looked like he really couldn't be arsed in the race (he looked good for the rest of the night once he got the setup sorted after heat 1). Well done to Rye House, they got the better of the first few heats and then there wasn't much to call between the teams after that.

He looked alright at Sheffield last week in the Top Gun meeting, until his engine went bang

The reference to `Sheffield` should be taken with a pinch of salt.... Stead, Haines and Koppe are out and if the USA do the unthinkable tonight, we could be without Wells as well

Wells (World Cup) and Koppe (shoulder) also out for Sheffield. Could be another tough night for the Tigers.

Has to be said that aside from the premier league riders, Itture was definitely the pick of the bunch with some decent overtakes etc. Not a bad meeting, some very good racing in places, but a lot of strung out heats. Roynan showed in the final that he's still got a racing brain, he learnt from his last race and put his bike in exactly the right position to stop Newman. Thought he looked a bit on the slow side for most of the night but then banged in the second fastest time of the night when it mattered most - the final.

Would you really want to pay an additional 2 or 3 quid a week for a flimsy few pages of, in most cases, adverts? Menu card thingy is spot on as far as I'm concerned

I presume at some point they were released on 'green sheets', how long ago are we talking?

Can't help thinking that Facu just needs some decent machinery under him to make a good rider - he's making the moves but just doesn't seem to have the horsepower to pull them off. As an aside - Ashworth didn't look too shabby after the meeting.

Somebody commented that heat 15 was one of the best races they had seen at Owlerton, difficult to disagree.

Think that you're being unnecessarily pessimistic as to your chances - there are a lot teams that have `historically` done badly at Owlerton that are pushing us/beating us now. I hope that with Roynan signed and Facu at reserve we should hold our own and beat you - might depend on how Worral rides, I seem to remember last year that he was disappointing to say the least

If Steady is hoping to be back for the PLRC, surely he will need a team place... Is he going to be replaced or not? As he will be out for 8 weeks rather than the season has the decision been taken to make do rather than mend?

I would imagine that it will be guests rather than rider replacement, although you can pick and choose horses for courses they never work out as well as having your own riders, so I think a new signing will be on its way soon, the question is, who???

Roynon confirmed on website

Bad times, good luck with whatever he decides to do

Or is that they had to wait for the new averages to come out before they could re-declare the team and they need to wait for BSPA approval? Glasgow signed Andre 3 or 4 days before they officially announced him as being in the side after approval was given. (I don't know if that is the case here, but it would make sense)

That makes me feel better! Still hammering down in Stannington.

Sorry I take it back, still on I flicked on the website and saw match postponed, but just looked again and it wAs the Rye house meeting announcement. Numpty.

It's off.

Spreading himself a bit thin isn't he!?!?