kevin bass

Track was fine up to heat 6 when rain started and got gradually heavier, it then got worse after heats 7/8, heats 9/10 were pretty much from the gate and spread out

He did the right thing last season when injured and didn't come back to early, yeah he missed pretty much t remainder of the season but came but fully fit and has carried on this season where he left off before his injury

I know that and most others do, but it may confuse some people is what i was getting at, they see a tapes up time and assume it's tapes up for first race

Any regular spectators knows the meeting starts at 2.15 for 2.30 first race, same as 7.30 and first race at 7.45 for an evening fixture, i suppose the confusing part is for any newbie/none regular or some away fans is if they check the British Speedway website and it states a tapes up time, yesterday it stated 2.15, the Witches next home match Thurs wk states tapes up at 7.30

Came thru a shower going over Orwell Bridge but still dry at Foxhall atm

Not to shabby for a couple of guys both the wrong side of 40, British speedway will be a poorer place when they both finally hang their kevlars up.

Scott has always said he wouldn't or couldn't commit to both leagues once his TV with Eurosport ramped up.

Forget Holder, he's pants round Foxhall, and with Scott's TV work ramping up will he want to take many guest bookings

My parents who are both in their early 80's and have had season tickets for a long as i can remember have not bothered getting one this season, they have instead invested in a BSN season ticket and then pick n choose whether they attend a live meeting depending on the weather on the day, can't say i blame um at their age if it's gonna be a cold/wet evening.

Im of the same thinking tbf, i think Ipi can afford to carry Jordan atm till he finds his feet, he just needs a spell at reserve to get some confidence, young Dan is picking up decent points home and away and Ellis is doing his bit and like been said their still unbeaten so it ain't all bad.

Sure i read it somewhere that a 28 day contract doesn't count towards his average same as guesting hence why he had a month at Wolves last season and then stepped in at Birmingham at the start of this season and still retains the same average regardless of his scores

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It's going back yrs but Billy Lellman im sure came over the same yr as Shane Parker and if i remember correctly looked on par with Shane what i saw of them at Foxhall, i think he did leave and return to Australia because he was home sick

It was Laguta Racing Fan's normal stupid wind up post plus it was April 1st after all

Ipi certainly looks stronger on paper compared to last season even tho we all know nowt is ever won on paper, Ellis is an upgrade on Riss and Jenkins should hopefully score as much or more then Hume once he gets to grips with Foxhall, and by the looks of things young Dan has started off on the form he was showing last season before injury cut his season short.

Decent display from Birmingham considering they were writing off as the leagues whipping boys before a wheel was turned, closer meeting then expected helped by the fact that Emil binned it twice which was very unlike him, hats off to Scotty tho, show's he can still mix it at 45.

What's the weather doing Ipi way atm, coz im like 15 mile away and it's tipping it down, i know the Ipi trackstaff can turn most wet tracks around but the forecast is to stay like this till early evening at least.

Is Doyley giving the Aussie Championship a miss this year?

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Yeah not full time but will be back like a shoot come play off time when someone waves a big fat cheque under his nose

Think Tobi will end up at Lynn

I still wonder if they'll give Jack Thomas another chance rather than young Dan.

I know young Dan had a good run of form before he got injured and wouldn't mind seeing him back again but what's the chances of Jack Thomas being given another chance if he's fully fit again and wants to return to speedway, i know it could be a risk as you never can tell how he'll return after a season out after a bad injury.

Bit like football then, im sure any squad member had to play in 5% of league matches to receive a league winners medal, used to be set at 10% but was lowered to 5%.

Hopefully the powers that be will increase the team building average by a point or 2 so Ipi can run with a couple of big hitters again, we can pretty much guarantee that King will be back again i'd of thought tho.