kevin bass

Any updates on Thomsen's injuries today?

I dunno anyone apart from Bailey who's already been mentioned who were a better option besides Rowe, Gilkes and Kemp, i suppose there's Jenkins, Edwards and Flint if they were still in the age bracket, but would any of them performed any better.

Haps he was trying to stay out the deepest part of the rut so didn't grind out like Doyle did off gate 4, i didn't even know them ruts were that deep and they could grind out as Kelv only mentioned it about 20 times

Like been said it probably ain't cheap getting yourself plus bikes/mechanic over to Latvia and no doubt the point money or possibly prize money available also ain't great, big outlay for some of the young riders i'd of thought.

Yeah i seem to recall it was shorter back in the day and didn't run as far outta the corner and on to the back straight

Lawson for Laguta would save Chapman a few more quidand Laguta wouldn't be missed after the his score and effort he put in last night.

Rather embarrassing to finish plum last, yeah fully expected the Poles to run away with it but thought the Brits would be up there fighting for at least 3rd with Denmark or Australia or finish 4th at worst, can't even out score Latvia

It reminded me a bit of the crash that Mark Loram had which finished his career when Simota left Mark with nowhere to go along the back straight, it may of been a few feet further along the back straight but was still a terrible accident.

Or haps try and tempt Dimitri Berge back to slot in for Kerr or Howarth depending on his current average.

He is very much a gating tart really, but he's like most of the riders who learnt their trade on t big Polish tracks tbf, yeah there's a few exceptions coz there is, but on those big tracks it's just twist t throttle and hang on, not much skill or race craft needed to actually win races.

Did he not Arch, wasn't aware of that.

Haps that's the plan when Holder is fit again, keep Woofy if the averages work.

Good job Riss did find some form coz Rew was poor again and even Doyle had an off night by his standards, as for Peterborough Harris didn't score a lot more then Worrall wouldn't of scored tbf.

So what average does Tai come in on then, is it 7.03 from 2014 or is he assessed as an 8 pointer, just wondering coz Emil surely had an average from 2011 but when he rode for Coventry but was assessed as an 8 this season, unless it's because his average was 12 yr old rather then 9 yr old like Tai's, just asking.

I seem to recall Lindback came back in at Poole for the play offs to replace the injured Andersen

Does it make Leicester stronger tho, suppose Cook can't do no worse than Batch has, but will Worrall score more then Harris overall home and away.

Makes Peterborough stronger but not sure if it makes Leicester stronger

That may be the case but im sure there's plenty of people who'll enjoy seeing him back in the UK, also no doubt easier to arrange riding back over here if he's gonna be based back in the UK.

Exactly, the 2 Russians have come in on assessed 8pt averages so Tai would be the same, and Holder is currently averaging 9 ish i think so not an issue, i personally thought the average was raised higher than an 8 for a GP rider after the Witches got Gollob in a low average yrs back, mind you it was yrs ago and the rules are always changing

I'd of thought he'd be assessed at an 8 being a GP rider same as Emil who had an average from yrs back, plus Laguta came in on an 8 also i think.

Exactly this, Emil and Laguta are chalk and cheese what of ive seen of them this season, dunno what kind of money their both on but i certainly know who's giving more value for money wk in wk out.

Probably less travelling for him now as well if he's gonna be based back in the UK.

It's no doubt mostly down to cost and also partly down to supply haps, im sure ive read before that shale is getting harder and harder to get and it all comes from up north of the country, pretty sure it ain't cheap to transport a wagon full of the stuff either and Buster likes to save money everywhere he can.

Dunno what the excuse is for using the same stuff there as at Lynn but like been said the track at Lynn is set up for stock car/banger racing first and foremost coz it probably brings in more money then the speedway.

Dan started off slowly but has been in great form the last month in both league and individual meetings, long may it continue.