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Thurrock Council backing not worth nowt aren't they completely bankrupt. Thurrock Council has been left effectively bankrupt after hundreds of millions of pounds were put into risky investments. So imagine the cash cow of a housing development and a couple of donations to Councillors favourite charities will be welcomed with open arms.

Wroclaw decimated with injuries and force Woffinden to ride although not fit. Lublin has the Top 3 in the World and the 2x U21 World Champion always going to be tough ask but this was a procession. The story should be why a rider is forced to ride when not fit .

Sperm were frozen .. tad like the good decisions from the BSPA / SCB

It definitely feels like that.

As an Eastbourne fan there is no other viable option geographically or logistically. So since the demise of speedway at Arlington the only meetings that the family has seen live is the British Final, SoN and the British SGP. The children had gone to Arlington since being in a carry-cot now 113 + 17 they watch on tv but it is never quite the same. Nearest alternative is supporting the Brits in the SGP. Certainly if a club was closer to home and at weekends we would make the effort but as Shhalewhhale states it's not the "same"

Not sure if anybody has posted but there are a couple of runs in Cardiff on Sun AM which will close a number of roads around the City.

Should be between Poole, Redcar and Oxford. For all those attending hope the meeting is a good one.

Not exactly going to say anything but are they .....

Lambert apart should be a relatively easy introduction to British Speedway for the new Tigers should be looking to fill their boots.

Peterborough and Kings Lynn have been fighting for that title all season.

If the Premiership and Championship format makes it past the AGM , I can only see Oxford and Glasgow making the step up. Whether they are willing to is a different matter.

Think the jewel in the speedway crown over recent years has been Warsaw or even Torun. Cardiff has been a diminishing event for years and it will be interesting to see what WBD / Discovery Sports look to do in the future. There was a kickback from Wales Tourism for many years but with increasing costs and lack of tickets sales I wonder whether there is a change of thought for the British SGP moving forward. Personally I am undecided whether to attend the SGP this year , it has been a family event since my children were born but the thought of driving to Cardiff and back in a day to Surrey and sitting in the abyss of the Principality with 10,000 others , it is just underwhelming.

Looking at the averages on the PGE Ekstraliga most of the top 20 are the SGP riders. Laguta and Sayfutdinov are not featured due to political restrictions. Kolodziej has had his time in the SGP and admittedly is having some sort of resurgence currently both in the SEC and the League. Wozniak has earnt his spot through the SGP Challenge already and the only other young rider that you would imagine being considered could be Cierniak. That apart it is pretty much the same riders even if they drop the political restrictions and allow Sayfutdinov and Laguta back in . 1st Zmarzlik 2nd Sayfutdinov 3rd Kolodziej 4th Madsen 5th Laguta A 6th Vaculik 7th Kubera 8th Thomsen 9th Holder J 10th Bewley 11th Lindgren 12th Wozniak 13th Michelsen 14th Fricke 15th Doyle 16th Pedersen 17th Janowski 18th Lambert 19th Woffinden 20th Cierniak 24th Dudek

To be honest the ticket prices aren't the issue. The cost for 2 adults and teenage kids now is not too bad. However the cost of hotels is astronomical "weekend event" rates. Last year was an exception because of covid etc the date was moved and announced and managed to get a hotel near Cardiff Bay relatively cost effective. This year it was back to normal and the hotels had ramped the costs up as soon as the event was announced. So we will look to drive into Cardiff early park up and then drive home. Agreed last year was farcical and the SGP2 was worst. The event is good in that it brings speedway fans across the country together and not hiding behind keyboards however the spectacle in my opinion has diminished whether this is the because of the cost of hotels or simply it is the same old show / format for 20 years gets a little tedious especially if the racing is a non event. Last year the spectacle was that Dan Bewley won the meeting but that seems to have been forgotten. Personally if it wasn't for the kids wanting to go , I could easily give it a miss. The jewel in the speedway crown is now Warsaw and I would look to put the SGP at National Speedway Stadium as the racing would be far better even with a downpour. The cost of hiring the Principality and even with the ongoing deal with Tourism Wales the profit must be marginal at best.

Our pre-show starts with the meeting parade at 3:45pm local time with racing from 4pm - coverage will still be available after the meeting has started and later on demand. Our friends and colleagues at Baansportfansite will be providing live official results, available with the meeting scorechart which you can print should you wish from the image below. Cut and paste from the email promotion from tapes up promotions who are streaming the meeting.

No fan of Barker but absolutely spot on. We all know he takes no prisoners and certainly gave it his all on Monday and for that he should be applauded. Imagine if he had a little more time on a bike over the last month he my of been even a little more competitive.

I wonder how much authority he truly has , and whether he is just there to ensure the tv meetings run smoothly.

Credit where credit is due the track team at Belle Vue worked wonders to get the meeting on. Not only was there heavy rain in Manchester at 17:00 the downpour prior to tapes off looked as though that would be it BUT the track team and Phil Morris got a meeting on. The riders should be applauded for giving it a go in not the best conditions and if raced at any other track I doubt the meeting would of taken place. Congratulations to Dan Bewley on winning the meeting and Steve Worrall the British SGP WildCard. Who did what he needed to do and now fully deserves his day on the big stage at the SGP. He may find it tough but fully deserves his opportunity.

Absolute monsoon in central Manchester been relentless for 15mins now + no sign of easing off.

Perhaps it is that he is willing to ride + possibly looking at the future. Perhaps it is a contra deal paid in shocks plus if he scores 0,0,0 outlay for Buster will be minimal.

Chris Harris - 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 = 9 Yet he still top scored for the Lions. Really impressed with Dan Thompson tonight , no doubt he enjoyed every point in his Lions kevlars.

Good words ....

Superb effort by Team GB . We all expected Poland to win but to run them so close and then lose in the last heat is so disappointing. All of the team contributed, no more than Ellis for his 2pts when I was cursing that Bewley wasn't used as a reserve ride. It was a superb meeting and great event for speedway. Close but no cigar.

Gone for riders bets tonight. Think meeting will be competitive between Denmark - Aussies - GB but Poland should be good enough on home shale. Lidsey over 4 Lambert 0ver 8 Pedersen over 3 Kubera under 8 Zmarzlik +0 vs Bewley Lambert +0 vs Kubera Fricke -2 vs Pedersen Lidsey +1 vs Michelsen

Better meeting tonight but as a competitive spectacle that was over by heat 7 . Track had improved but many riders have said track is different from Wroclaw league meetings. The Final will be more competitive as all teams can take points off each other rather than 2 competitive teams and 2 teams of 1or2 riders. Meeting tomorrow should be in front of a decent crowd. SWC was curtailed because Poland were winning it regularly since 2005 -2017 (8 victories in 12 years) - I would be very surprised if they don't win tomorrow on home shale but should be a decent meeting.