Blazeaway

The weeks of consistent weather has caught them out tonight.

Who are you, the BSF police?

#justiceforphil #philwasright

Absolutely bang on.

Dickhead. Surely it's time for Matthew Davis to get a wildcard?

Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't come on here very often anymore but it's nice to see some things don't change, you spouting absolute drivel as usual.

Is "tactical country" a pseudonym for Kelvin Tatum?

No it isn't, it's a crock of shyte which will be finished in five years unless some drastic measures are taken. But you just keep kissing Ford's ar$e and imagining everything is fine.

No, the stupidest thing in all this is that people still believe that speedway is a professional sport.

He deserves everything he gets to be fair. The bloke is an utter ****.

Enjoyed last night more than last week, the racing was a bit better despite the score. They really need to do something about the inside line though, if it was ripped up a bit it would improve the racing immensely.

Magic hopefully or anyone other than Doyle to be honest.

If you enjoy inane drivel, constant mistakes and screaming and shouting then "Kelv" and "Nige" are the men for the job.

It's really quite staggering at times!

Stadium looks like a bomb has hit it. Looking at the various videos doing the rounds on social media there seems to be no seating whatsoever.

What a load of sanctimonious bollox. The only people who are going to bury British Speedway are the jokers running it, not a bunch of nomarks on a forum.

You are without doubt the stupidest man I have ever come across. I'm speechless!

WTF are you on about you absolute idiot??

Apart from the one after that in 1979, you really are a moron.

So basically you're a thief.

***** is not Tai. In fact it would probably surprise all of you who it actually is.

Poznan is a quick train ride away from Leszno and one of the best cities I've ever been to.

For anyone interested this is the report from the GOM . I arrived at the stadium at 10am, firstly checking that all paperwork was in place and that the facilities in the pits were all completed, secure, dressing rooms ready etc. I spoke to Chris Morton about the detailed running order of the day, as there were some points I wanted to clarify before our staff meeting, when he mentioned that the 3rd and 4th bend were still not as compact as he would have liked. He confirmed that Colin Meredith the track curator would continue to roll and tyre pack this part of the track for the rest of the day. I attended a full staff meeting which was ran by Ian Cochrane at 12pm. (Ian being integral to the planning of stadium events for the Grand Opening meeting.) This covered schedules for the running of the meeting. It was confirmed that I would hold more detailed meetings with pits and track staff. I walked the track with the meeting referee Graham Flint at around 1pm. We walked anti clockwise from bend 1 and the track was very firm until bend 3. At this point, although the top layer was dry, the track was not completely solid. It seemed that there was softer material below the visible track surface. We discussed this and considered the implications of the track 'cutting up'. I can not remember if it was at this point when I discussed the track with Colin Meredith, or if this discussion was later, but he confirmed that he would continue tyre packing, and that if we had any issues during the meeting, he had sufficient equipment and staff that he could very quickly bring the rollers onto the track between each heat if necessary. I held a meeting with pits staff at around 2.20pm. This mainly concerned details of pits access, rules of the stadium, signing on, safety and running order. I then checked that all fire extinguishers, flags, waste oil container and air compressor were available before allowing the pits to be opened to riders. I was asked by Chris Morton to keep the track gate closed as he wanted to talk to the riders about the track. Not all riders had arrived at the stadium, but some were very keen to get access to the track, so I invited them to the meeting room to be addressed by Chris. Approximately half the riders had arrived at this point. Although I can not remember exactly who was in this meeting, Danny King, Andreas Johnson, Jason Doyle, and at least one of the Worrals made up part of the group. Chris talked to the riders about the track and explained the area of concern. He invited them to look at the track, he emphasised the importance of the evening and encouraged them to engage with myself and Chris as much as possible. It was a positive meeting and I walked around the track with the riders to gauge their feelings. Although there were a few concerns, the was no direct negativity and I chatted to a couple of them about grading between every heat if necessary and they all seemed relatively settled. At this point Nikki Pedersen arrived at the stadium and onto the track, where I gave him a briefing of the earlier discussions. He walked around and looked at the third bend and said "Ok, it's not brilliant, but we'll all be riding the same track." At this point I did not think that there was a real threat that the riders would not ride the track. I held a meeting of the track and start marshals at 4pm and continued with the usual pre-meeting CoC duties. A rider briefing meeting had already been planned with for 4.45pm with myself, Graham, David Gordon and Chris Morton. As Mark Lemon was present we asked him to join us. Tai Woffinden had not arrived at this point but I believe all other riders were in attendance. It was suggested that the riders should be allowed to have a practice on the track before the main meeting. Riders voiced their concerns about the track being inconsistent but the discussions were all constructive. They agreed with Graham Flint that they should have a controlled practice with two sets of four riders, the track rolled, then the remaining two sets of four riders would get the same track time. This practice ran successfully. After all riders had completed the track time, ***** came to me privately to say that he did not want to ride. At this point a few other riders had formed a group in the middle of the pits and in the interests of discretion I asked them to make their way to the meeting room. I asked Chris to join me and we began discussing their concerns, still with the hope that the issue could be resolved. At this point, only ***** had said that he did not want to ride, but had not to my knowledge said this to the other riders. Without having time to bring Graham Flint completely up to speed, I sent him a message asking him to make his way to the pits where he joined the discussions. All riders comments remained constructive but the longer the discussions continued, the level of concern about the track cutting up and safety fears grew. The riders asked to have a private discussion where I requested that Mark Lemon be able to stay, as I believe all the riders have respect for Mark and we would be able to get an honest report of their opinion. I rejoined the meeting where it had been agreed that myself and Mark would discuss with Colin Meredith any possible solutions. We looked at the track briefly again before returning to the meeting room with Colin. During this discussion, it was apparent that no solutions the riders would be happy with could be completed in a realistic time frame, and the riders were unanimous in their decision that they did not want to ride. Chris, David and Graham arrived back in the meeting room and it was agreed that we had no choice but to abandon the meeting. Thoughts?

For anyone interested this is the report from the GOM . I arrived at the stadium at 10am, firstly checking that all paperwork was in place and that the facilities in the pits were all completed, secure, dressing rooms ready etc. I spoke to Chris Morton about the detailed running order of the day, as there were some points I wanted to clarify before our staff meeting, when he mentioned that the 3rd and 4th bend were still not as compact as he would have liked. He confirmed that Colin Meredith the track curator would continue to roll and tyre pack this part of the track for the rest of the day. I attended a full staff meeting which was ran by Ian Cochrane at 12pm. (Ian being integral to the planning of stadium events for the Grand Opening meeting.) This covered schedules for the running of the meeting. It was confirmed that I would hold more detailed meetings with pits and track staff. I walked the track with the meeting referee Graham Flint at around 1pm. We walked anti clockwise from bend 1 and the track was very firm until bend 3. At this point, although the top layer was dry, the track was not completely solid. It seemed that there was softer material below the visible track surface. We discussed this and considered the implications of the track 'cutting up'. I can not remember if it was at this point when I discussed the track with Colin Meredith, or if this discussion was later, but he confirmed that he would continue tyre packing, and that if we had any issues during the meeting, he had sufficient equipment and staff that he could very quickly bring the rollers onto the track between each heat if necessary. I held a meeting with pits staff at around 2.20pm. This mainly concerned details of pits access, rules of the stadium, signing on, safety and running order. I then checked that all fire extinguishers, flags, waste oil container and air compressor were available before allowing the pits to be opened to riders. I was asked by Chris Morton to keep the track gate closed as he wanted to talk to the riders about the track. Not all riders had arrived at the stadium, but some were very keen to get access to the track, so I invited them to the meeting room to be addressed by Chris. Approximately half the riders had arrived at this point. Although I can not remember exactly who was in this meeting, Danny King, Andreas Johnson, Jason Doyle, and at least one of the Worrals made up part of the group. Chris talked to the riders about the track and explained the area of concern. He invited them to look at the track, he emphasised the importance of the evening and encouraged them to engage with myself and Chris as much as possible. It was a positive meeting and I walked around the track with the riders to gauge their feelings. Although there were a few concerns, the was no direct negativity and I chatted to a couple of them about grading between every heat if necessary and they all seemed relatively settled. At this point Nikki Pedersen arrived at the stadium and onto the track, where I gave him a briefing of the earlier discussions. He walked around and looked at the third bend and said "Ok, it's not brilliant, but we'll all be riding the same track." At this point I did not think that there was a real threat that the riders would not ride the track. I held a meeting of the track and start marshals at 4pm and continued with the usual pre-meeting CoC duties. A rider briefing meeting had already been planned with for 4.45pm with myself, Graham, David Gordon and Chris Morton. As Mark Lemon was present we asked him to join us. Tai Woffinden had not arrived at this point but I believe all other riders were in attendance. It was suggested that the riders should be allowed to have a practice on the track before the main meeting. Riders voiced their concerns about the track being inconsistent but the discussions were all constructive. They agreed with Graham Flint that they should have a controlled practice with two sets of four riders, the track rolled, then the remaining two sets of four riders would get the same track time. This practice ran successfully. After all riders had completed the track time, ***** came to me privately to say that he did not want to ride. At this point a few other riders had formed a group in the middle of the pits and in the interests of discretion I asked them to make their way to the meeting room. I asked Chris to join me and we began discussing their concerns, still with the hope that the issue could be resolved. At this point, only ***** had said that he did not want to ride, but had not to my knowledge said this to the other riders. Without having time to bring Graham Flint completely up to speed, I sent him a message asking him to make his way to the pits where he joined the discussions. All riders comments remained constructive but the longer the discussions continued, the level of concern about the track cutting up and safety fears grew. The riders asked to have a private discussion where I requested that Mark Lemon be able to stay, as I believe all the riders have respect for Mark and we would be able to get an honest report of their opinion. I rejoined the meeting where it had been agreed that myself and Mark would discuss with Colin Meredith any possible solutions. We looked at the track briefly again before returning to the meeting room with Colin. During this discussion, it was apparent that no solutions the riders would be happy with could be completed in a realistic time frame, and the riders were unanimous in their decision that they did not want to ride. Chris, David and Graham arrived back in the meeting room and it was agreed that we had no choice but to abandon the meeting. Thoughts?