crazysue

Especially when a certain Mr Danny King has been doing so much better than him but is largely ignored

Still looking for a texter....any takers?

Is there anyone going to this meeting who would be able to text updates to the updates site? If so, could you please either leave a message here or send me an email or pm. Thanks

65 now

FIM World Championship Qualifying Round British Championship No Semi-Final - TOP FOUR IN GRAND FINAL Nicholls beats Screen, Stead, Harris NICHOLLS SCREEN STEAD HARRIS 13= Harris, Nicholls 12= Screen 11= S.Stead 11= Smith Lanham 1 Edward Kennett 3 2 0 1 2 = 8 2 Lee Richardson 2 0 2 2 2 = 8 3 Carl Wilkinson F F 0 2 1 = 3 4 Simon Stead 3rd 1 3 2 3 2 = 11 5 Oliver Allen 1 1 1 3 0 = 6 6 Joe Screen 2nd 2 2 3 2 3 = 12 7 David Norris 3 2 N N N = 5 8 David Howe 0 1 2 1 3 = 7 9 Chris Harris 4th 3 3 3 1 3 = 13 10 Garry Stead 0 1 X 1 1 = 3 11 Scott Nicholls CHAMPION 2 3 2 3 3 = 13 12 Andy Smith 1 2 3 3 2 = 11 13 Ricky Ashworth 2 M 3 E E = 5 14 Leigh Lanham 3 3 1 2 1 = 10 15 Paul Hurry 1 1 - - - = 2 16 Chris Neath 0 0 1 X 1 = 2 17 Benji Compton - 0 1 0 F = 1 18 Jonathon Bethell - - 0 0 0 HT01; KENNETT, Richardson, S.Stead f.rem, Wilkinson fell. Wilkinson fell after Richardson made contact and he fell. Stead leading well clear until he lifted off turn two and fell. HT02; NORRIS, Screen, Allen, Howe. Howe was leading until picking up extra drive and nearly fell. All three went through. Track looks well dicey HT03; HARRIS, Nicholls, Smith, G.Stead Harris ny a mile but close for second with a few passes on each other. HT04; LANHAM, Ashworth, Hurry, Neath Ashworth leading but struggled on track and Lanham gets through on last lap to win HT05; HARRIS, Kennett, Allen, Compton fell. (Ashworth ex 2 mins) Harris by a mile again while Kennett had to pass Allen off fourth bend lap one. HT06; LANHAM, Screen, G.Stead, Richardson. Screen from last to second and Richardson does the opposite. HT07; NICHOLLS, Norris, Hurry, Wilkinson fell. Wilko third on first lap but falls on his own this time. HT08; S.STEAD, Smith, Howe, Neath Smith got close, but nearly lost control. Track now very dusty. 6= Harris, Lanham 5= Kennett, Norris, Nicholls 4= Screen, S.Stead 3= Smith HT09; SCREEN, Nicholls, Neath, Kennett Laurel and Hardy bring up the rear. HT10; Hurry injured in original staging SMITH, Richardson, Allen, Bethell. From the gate HT11; HARRIS, Howe, Lanham, Wilkinson. Harris last out of gate but is leading by end of first lap. Track very very dusty. HT12; Norris withdraws from re-run but will be back ASHWORTH, S.Stead, Compton, G.Stead ex. (Norris withdrawn) Local PL rider beats home track favourite AT no INTERVAL = 9= Harris 7= Screen, Nicholls, Lanham 6= Smith, S.Stead 5= Kennett, Norris, Ashworth 4= Richardson HT13; Norris withdrawn SMITH, Lanham, Kennett, Bethell. Smith passes Kennett on lap three and Kennet then stops but still coasts around for point. HT14; NICHOLLS, Richardson, Howe, Ashworth ef. Ashworth was third but bike packs up and he puinches the bike in disgust. HT15; ALLEN, Wilkinson, G.Stead f.rem, Neath fell ex. Neath does 360 and excluded. In the re-run, G.Stead falls but remounts for point. HT16; S.STEAD, Screen, Harris, Compton. 5-1 to the Aces With one race left each, the top six is already decided 10= Nicholls, Harris, 9= Smith, Screen, S.Stead, Lanham 6= Kennett, Richardson, Allen HT17; HOWE, Kennett, G.Stead, Bethell. From the gate HT18; HARRIS, Richardson, Neath, Richardson gated but Bomber passed him on first lap. HT19; SCREEN, Smith, Wilkinson, Ashworth ef. Track so bad times are now around 65-66 seconds. Track record 57 ! HT20; NICHOLLS, S.Stead, Lanham, Allen Nicholls from the back FINAL; HARRIS - NICHOLLS - SCREEN - STEAD NICHOLLS, Screen, S.Stead, Harris. Harris chose gate 4 but got left for dead and Nicholls goes clear.

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Is there anyone going to this who would be able to text updates to the updates site? If so, could you please either leave a message here or send me an email or pm. Thanks

Taken your advice Joanne and have booked into the Pyramida...so who else is going to be there?

I'm also thinking of going but really want someone to go with....... God that sounds so sad

Well if they did get chosen then I would certainly change my mind and probably go to it!!

Another good day out but as others have said the atmosphere was a little flat compared to other years. I did however make it to the forum meet up this year but this meant sacrificing seeing the youngsters doing their bit in the stadium...why oh why have them on so early, it would really get people going if they came on after the GP warm up band. Was great to meet some new faces (Vog and er .....well just Vog really) and say hello to familiar faces in the beautiful weather we had. After being a little reticent about having 4th bend seats I have to say I loved it there, although we did move up the top tier about a quarter of the way through to avoid the sun glare and also to sit with the very large Chivsy group including the Fairies....this certainly made the fun even better. Next year though, I am definately staying over.......I do not want that journey again, left my house at 9am, Ipswich at 10am and arrived at Cardiff at 4.45 then straight after the fireworks a mad dash back to the coach (he had said he was leaving at 10.30 and if you wasn't onboard then he was going to just leave you there! Thankfully enough people hadn't arrived, well none actually so he didn't carry out his threat) leave Cardiff at 11pm and arrive back to my home at nearly 5am....shattered.

It was said on the Ippo forum by someone that Mark had a groin injury...not sure whether this is correct or not though.

Well done Jason and Simon on winning the pairs.

Elite League Pairs @ Swindon WINNERS ARE Belle Vue FINAL LINE UP: Swindon VS Belle Vue Sky Meeting Updater: Fozzie Semi Final 1 Eastbourne Eagles 25 Nicki Pedersen 4, 4, R, 4, 3 = 15 David Norris 3, 3, 2, 2, 0 = 10 Wolverhampton Wolves 13 Ronnie Correy 0, 0, 2, 0, R = 2 Freddie Lindgren 2, 2, 0, 4, 3 = 11 Swindon Robins 31 Leigh Adams 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 = 20 Seb Ulamek 3, 3, 3, 0, 2 = 11 Coventry Bees 22 Scott Nicholls 2, 3, 4, 0, 2 = 11 Rory Schlein 0, 2, 3, 2, 4 = 11 Peterborough Panthers 26 Hans Andersen F, 4, 4, 3, 4 = 15 Niels Kristian Iversen 4, 0, 3, 2, 2 = 11 Ipswich Witches 17 Kim Jansson 3, 0, 2, 2, Fx = 7 Piotr Protasiewicz 2, 2, 0, 3, 3 = 10 Heat 1: N Pedersen, Norris, Lindgren, Correy Heat 2: Adams, Ulamek, Nicholls, Schlein Heat 3: Iversen, Jansson, Protasiewicz Frem, Andersen fell Heat 4: Adams, Ulamek, Lindgren, Correy Heat 5: N Pedersen, Norris, Protasiewicz, Jansson Heat 6: Andersen, Nicholls, Schlein, Iversen Heat 7: Adams, Ulamek, Jansson, Protasiewicz Heat 8: Nicholls, Schlein, Correy, Lindgren Heat 9: Andersen, Iversen, Norris, N Pedersen Heat 10: Lindgren, Protasiewicz, Jansson, Correy Heat 11: N Pedersen, Schlein, Norris, Nicholls Heat 12: Adams, Andersen, Iversen, Ulamek Heat 13: Re-run Schlein, Protasiewicz, Nicholls Heat 14: Andersen, Lindgren, Iversen, Lindback Heat 15: Adams, N Pedersen, Ulamek, Norris Semi Final 2 Belle Vue Aces 21 Jason Crump 4, 4, 4, 4 = 16 Simon Stead 2, 0, 0, 3 = 5 Reading Bulldogs 19 Greg Hancock 0, 4, 3, 3 = 10 Matej Zagar 3, 0, 4, 2 = 9 Oxford Cheetahs 15 Todd Wiltshire 3, 4, 2, 4 = 13 Adam Skornicki 0, 2, 0, 0 = 2 Poole Pirates 21 Bjarne Pedersen 2, 2, 3, 2 = 9 Antonio Lindback 4, 3, 2, 3 = 12 Arena Essex Hammers 14 Leigh Lanham 2, 0, 0, 0 = 2 Joonas Kylmakorpi 3, 3, 2, 4 = 12 Heat 1: Crump, Zagar, Stead, Hancock Heat 2: Lindback, Wiltshire, B Pedersen, Skornicki Heat 3: Crump, Kylmakorpi, Lanham, Stead Heat 4: Hancock, Lindback, B Pedersen, Zagar Heat 5: Wiltshire, Kylmakorpi, Skornicki, Lanham Heat 6: Crump, B Pedersen, Lindback, Stead Heat 7: Crump, Stead, Wiltshire, Skornicki Heat 8: Zagar, Hancock, Kylmakorpi, Lanham Heat 9: Wiltshire, Hancock, Zagar, Skornicki Heat 10: Kylmakorpi, Lindback, B Pedersen, Lanham GRAND FINAL RESULT: Adams, Crump, Stead, Ulamek Line Up and Format confirmed. 25 Scoring heats and the top team from each group will contest the final. No extra info tonight due to me doing 3 updates. Belle Vue win toss take gates 2 and 4 Ulamek gate 1, Crump gate 2, Adams 3 and Stead 4. Courtesy of Speedway Updates

All Updates will appear in this window, please feel free to post any comments below. Texter: Debs Updater: Fozzie Line-up 1. Ricky Ashworth 3, 2, 2, 1, 3 = 11 3RD 2. Jason Bunyan 2, 2, 3, 2, 2 = 11 4TH 3. Troy Batchelor 0, 0, 0, 2, 0 = 2 4. Kevin Doolan 1, 1, 2, 1, 0 = 5 5. Chris Holder 3, 3, 0, 3, 3 = 12 WINNER 6. Sam Simota 2, 3, 3, 3, 2 = 13 2ND 7. Mads Korneliussen 0, 3, 3, 2, 1 = 9 8. Leigh Lanham 1, 2, 2, 1, 2 = 8 9. Phil Morris 1, 0, 1, 2, 3 = 7 10. Adam Shields 3, 0, 0 = 3 Withdrawn 11. Chris Schramm 0, 2, 1, 3, 2 = 8 12. Andy Smith 2, 3, 1, 0, 3 = 9 13. Krzysztof Stojanowski 1, 1, 1, 0, 1 = 4 14. Brent Werner 0, 2, 3, 3, 1 = 9 15. Carl Wilkinson 3, 1, 2, 0, 1 = 7 16. Tony Atkin 2, 0, 0, 1, 0 = 3 Reserve Tom Hedley 0, 0 Heat Results Heat 01: Ashworth, Bunyan, Doolan, Batchelor 61.59 Heat 02: Holder, Simota, Lanham, Korneliussen 59.40 Heat 03: Shields, Smith, Morris, Schramm 61.10 Heat 04: Wilkinson, Atkin, Stojanowski, Werner 61.41 Heat 05: Holder, Ashworth, Stojanowski, Morris 59.47 Heat 06: Simota, Werner, Bunyan, Shields 60.16 Heat 07: Korneliussen, Schramm, Wilkinson, Batchelor 61.16 Heat 08: Smith, Lanham, Doolan, Atkin 61.90 Heat 09: Simota, Ashworth, Schramm, Atkin 60.46 Heat 10: Bunyan, Wilkinson, Smith, Holder 61.43 Heat 11: Werner, Lanham, Morris, Batchelor 62.56 Heat 12: Korneliussen, Doolan, Stojanowski, Shields 61.49 Heat 13: Werner, Korneliussen, Ashworth, Smith 62.10 Heat 14: Schramm, Bunyan, Lanham, Stojanowski Heat 15: Holder, Batchelor, Atkin, Hedley 62.75 Heat 16: Simota, Morris, Doolan, Wilkinson 61.33 Heat 17: Ashworth, Lanham, Wilkinson, Hedley 62.75 Heat 18: Morris, Bunyan, Korneliussen, Atkin 62.41 Heat 19: Smith, Simota, Stojanowski 61.10 Heat 20: Holder, Schramm, Werner, Doolan 62.47 GRAND FINAL: Holder, Simota, Ashworth, Bunyan 61.95 ************************* Comments: Line Up Confirmed. Heat 1: Batchelor fell first bend all4back. Doolan fell 4th bend 1st lap. Bunyan and Doolan fell remounted. Heat 7: Batchelor fell 3rd and 4th turn 4th lap. Heat 10: Good race Bunyan chased down Wilkinson passed lap 3 home straight. Interval now. Person in crowd been attended to by paramedics. Heat 11: Batchelor fell lap 3 3rd and 4th bend. Heat 13: Smith pass Ashworth lap 2 home straight only to fall 1st bend lap 4. Heat 14: Bunyan chased for 1st. Heat 15: Tom Henley track reserve for Shields. Henley fell 3rd/4th bend lap 3. Holder passed Batchelor 2nd bend lap 3. Heat 16: Wilkinson fell 1st bend 1st lap. all4back. Heat 17: Hedley for Shields. Hedley fell 3rd/4th bend lap 2. Heat 18: Atkin fell bend 2 lap 3. Heat 19: Batchelor ran into Stojanowski all4back. Batchelor ex on 2 mins Heat 20: Doolan fell 3rd bend 1st lap. GRAND FINAL LINE UP: Simota, Holder, Ashworth, Bunyan Simota took an age to pick gate. Tight first and 2nd bend Holder push through. Courtesy of Speedway Updates

Urgent......our texter seems to be incommunicado. Does anyone know of someone at the meeting who could text some results through? Edit....this has now been sorted (well a while ago actually)

I can clarify Nevs that this is nothing to do with us at Speedway Update.....we would never make any kind of profit out of the updates....or indeed ask anyone to make payment for the service. Plus I would be interested to know where the information is coming from.....does this service have texters at most tracks like we do? Or are they taking the info from somewhere else?

Oooo errrr def have to tell me then

And don't forget to tell me where too!!!

Strangley my eldest son is looking forward to Bonnie Tyler.......

Must admit I have been watching the weather as well over the last few days....one point I was planning on wearing jeans and a t shirt but that may now change to crop trousers and a t shirts....you will not find me wearing shorts amongst people I know!!!!!!

Texter : Vog Updater : SteveP Stoke = 30 Robbie Kessler - 3,3,2,2 = 10 Mark Lemon - 2,2,3,2 = 9 Alan Mogridge - 2,0,2 = 4 Paul Clews - 3,1,2,0 = 6 Luke Priest ® - 1 = 1 Team Manager: John Adams - Hull = 24 Ross Brady - Ef,0,0,0 = 0 Emiliano Sanchez - 2,2,0,0 = 4 Rory Schlein - 2,3,3,3 = 11 Shane Parker - 1,2,0,6 = 9 Team Manager: Eric Boocock - Sheffield = 25 Simon Stead - 3,3,2,3 = 11 Ricky Ashworth - 1,1,3,3 = 8 Steve Johnston - 0,0,2,2 = 4 Adam Allott - 1,0,1,0 = 2 Team Manager: Reg Wilson - Wolves = 24 Chris Neath - 3,1,1,1 = 6 William Lawson - 2,1,1,1 = 5 David Howe - 0,3,6,2 = 11 Ben Wilson - 0,0,1,1 = 2 Team Manager: Peter Adams - Heat 01: Clews, Lawson, Allott, Brady (Ef) 64.7 Heat 02: Neath, Sanchez, Priest, Johnston 63.5 Heat 03: Stead, Lemon, Parker, Howe 63.7 Heat 04: Kessler, Schlein, Ashworth, Wilson 65.6 Heat 05: Stead, Sanchez, Clews, Wilson 64.3 Heat 06: Howe, Mogridge, Ashworth, Brady 64.2 Heat 07: Schlein, Lemon, Neath, Allott 63.6 Heat 08: Kessler, Parker, Lawson, Johnston 65.7 Heat 09: Ashworth, Clews, Neath, Parker 64.0 Heat 10: Schlein, Stead, Lawson, Mogridge 63.4 Heat 11: Lemon, Johnston, Wilson, Brady 64.4 Heat 12: Howe (TR), Kessler, Allott, Sanchez 65.4 *****INTERVAL***** Heat 13: Parker(TR), Mogridge, Wilson, Allott Heat 14: Schlein, Howe, Johnston(TR), Clews 63.4 Heat 15: Ashworth, Lemon, Lawson, Sanchez 65.2 Heat 16: Stead, Kessler, Neath, Brady 65.1 Semi 1: Schlein, Lemon, Kessler, Parker 62.9 Semi 2: Howe, Neath, Allott, Priest 64.4 Final: Schlein, Lemon, Neath, Howe(F) 63.7 *****COMMENTS***** Right the format is after every 8 heats there is a team manager race with points , counting towards there team. 16 heat format, top 2 from each team go into semis and a final. Heat 1: Brady ef while in 2nd. Clews won by a mile Heat 2: Luke Priest reserve replacement for Alan Mogridge whose bike packed up on warm up lap. Neath won by a mile. Heat 3: From Gate. Heat 4: Ashworth passed Wilson bend 2 lap 2. That race wasnt rigged...... HONEST hehehe Heat 5: Stead Passed Sanchez Bend 3 Lap 3, Good Race Heat 6: Mogridge Gated Last But Went Under Ashworth and Brady. Ashworth Almost Had Moggo On The Lne, Cracking Race Heat 7: Allott gets tapes Caught on helmet trying to jump start, ex the eternal gater will go of 15 yards. From Gate. Lemon Made an awesome 1st bend, schlein won by a mile Heat 8: From Gate. Is Bruce Grobbelar riding.... Moto-x rides now, and heat 8.5 will follow, Monkey Bikes. Right moto-x is over, looks like no monkey bikes yet. Heat 9 up and coming and Tattum crashes tractor into pit gate. No damage tho. Heat 9: Clews passed neath bend 4 lap 1 Heat 10: From Gate, good race for 2nd Heat 11: Lemon passed johnston and brady on bend 2 lap 1, brady would have been quicker walking. Heat 12: Howe takes TR Howe passed kessler bend 4 lap 4 *****INTERVAL***** Heat 13: Parker takes TR Vog couldnt hear time, Heat was from gate. Heat 14: Johnston takes TR. Great race for 3rd. Heat 15: Good race between top 3. Heat 16: From gate. Vog has no idea whats gonna happen now. Moto-x lads are back. Team manager race on monkey bikes now John Adams tried to go, but was pushed by Tatts and Crabby, and fell . Result is Unknown lol. Semi 1 line up: Robbie Kessler, Mark Lemon, Rory Schlein, Shane Parker From gate Semi 2 line up: Adam Allott, David Howe, Luke Priest, Chris Neath Totally revised line up for 2nd semi. Final: Howe fell while 3rd, good battle between Roo and Lemo for 3 laps. Courtesy of Speedway Updates

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Another mad dash into the stadium then.......looks like there will be no time for me to get to the forum meet up yet again (same as last year). I was one of those that made sure I got to the stadium on time to watch but as someone else said, no sooner were we in our seats (in fact I hadn't even got to sit down!!) and they started.

Is there anyone going who would be able to text updates on this meeting?