brandonbee48

Coventry.

"We say that we want to reduce the ridiculous wages speedway." In a nutshell from the gorgeous Martha. We shall see. Regards. Alan.

Most entertaining racing of the season. Wrong way round, 4 on a bike and the sweetest little kid ever on a bike. Super enjoyable. Alan.

Andersen and Hansen haven't produced for the Bees and the Dane who could have, Jepsen Jensen, was impetuously dumped by Horton. The chickens come home to roost. Congratulations Poole- by far the best team.

Heat 17 was a very good race. Jablionski finally awoke from his slumbers. Swedes "Top Dogs" Take care all. Regards. Alan.

Linus none too pleased with that move from Adamczewski.

Sad to see poor old Jarek puffing around at the back- and on his own track. Nasty one there. Glad to see Andreas finally get up.

Who are "The men in black"-? The Dons and The Hammers. Great to see Daria has "The best" left leg in speedway.

Hi all from a damp and dreary USA. Daria in her leather gives me a boost. http://www.drhtv.com.pl/drhtv1.html The Sopcast man is late for work right now. My friend Racers and Royals stream above is fine once you negotiate the red crosses. Alan. Somebody at the FIM has pushed hard for this but i think the terraces give their verdict. I'm sure it will be enjoyable, but as much validity as an Elite League semi final with 7 "guests"

Same here in the USA. Keep it going.

2 teams ,14 riders. 7 guests. Not much more needs to be said.

Sounds as though the best place to view it may be The Weather Channel.

Better than nowt. A number of wizard streams available. All the best. Alan.

Rob Lyon just interviewed o Sky Sports News HD and says the track looks "surprisingly good". Hoping we'll see most of it with Pearson and at least 1 camera there.

I spent my career in sales and marketing and came to the conclusion that price = "what the market would bear". Eventually "the market" always rules. Comparisons of what a particular product commands in different markets are always futile. The rent on a 1000 sq. ft. in London v the same in Detroit. My monthly heating bill in Fracking USA v. yours in Genteel Surrey. So many different forces at work. Of course there are problems in Polish speedway, where aren't there? I just admire the Poles so much for what they have achieved. Long may they prosper and might the UK authorities take on board some lessons. I won't hold my breath. Regards. Alan.

Thanks for this. I was able to catch up with the first eight heats that I missed and also the pre-meeting entertainment. Poland does it right again. The sky divers, the world war one planes overhead, the marching band leading the parade around the track, the young boys on their small machines, the immaculate infield football pitch- everything done just right, including the promoters pricing it right to ensure an almost sell-out crowd. Rybnik did themselves proud. Shame the meeting wasn't edge of the seat stuff, but that happens. Well done Poland. Alan.

I started googling "Polish Incomes" and of course could spend the rest of the year improving my economic knowledge ! Good old Wikepedia had this. Wages and productivity[edit]Despite Polish productivity rising to 2/3 of those in the West, the wages in Poland remained low, at 1/3 of that in the West, this has contributed to the flight of Polish population from the country.[14] That is 2012 so maybe not far out. Ultimately it always comes down to "It is what it is" and those from countries with strong currencies find it "cheap" and locals "Not so cheap". I wouldn't miss my Polski Sundays (nor Swedish Tuesdays) for anything. And i have no idea why my print size is like my sister's South African rand- miniscule. All the best. Alan.

I think your second line has 5 very valid reasons. I believe Wildcat Willie above said they paid 5 pounds admission (along with 20,000 others!) to see this meeting They all have their cell phones and devices with them so they are not paupers,and another thing i have noticed is that there is a much greater sense of family there. As the cameras pan around you see many,many young parents with their children and grandparents seemingly having a good afternoon/evening together. As to the future, who knows but anyone who doesn't try to learn from them is silly. Regards. Alan.

That's part of the problem though. The young women today won't put up with "the muck". Quite rightly too. For the most part Polish stadiums are all -seater- even the older ones. You could get a lot more younger women going if there were VERY clean toilet facilities, car parks that were paved so that their shoes weren't covered in mud before they even got in , and a modicum of protection from the elements. And I know that the majority of UK tracks are rented and the promoters don't have control over some or all of the above. Brandon on a Saturday night in the 50s was a place where the boys watched the girls who watched the boys. who........ Gone forever I know, but the Poles are doing a lot right that the UK isn't. Regards. Alan.

We could while away the winter months here on the completely different demographic of Polish speedway. UK Martin made a really good post recently on the whole topic, but, refining it down to "the babes" from the SPECTACULAR start line girls, to those we see on the terraces at EVERY Polish meet, why is it that they dress up to go, watch and be seen in Poland, whereas in the UK i see my grandma lookalikes dotted here and there.? Funny old world isn't it? Regards. Alan.

I can't remember what happened in case of injuries. I think in Test matches there were 2 reserves who could be subbed in at any time (wouldn't swear to it though-the mists of time ) but with National Trophy i can't recall if there was a reserve or not. As we saw in a couple of Danish matches this season, with their 5 man teams, losing one early on, and you are screwed. Were the National Trophy matches sponsored by The Sunday Dispatch? Anyway, well done The Rest Of The World and what a crowd. All the best. Alan.

You've always got those gorgeous Polish women to gaze at !!

Thank you. Back in the 1950s 6 man teams and 18 heats was the format for UK "National Trophy" matches and also Test Matches.

Heat 9. Smederna rules. Go Grigori. Ghostwalker beams!!