Daniel Smith

He's got to get his money back feom Peterborough and Ipswich somewhere. May as well dump it on his long serving loyal supporters. Things are really done in an abysmal manor when it comes to Keith Chapman. He's determined to drive people away from the sport

That reads a bit like tongue in cheek and a parting shot to me. Coming from an out going promoter who has regularly spoken out about the decreasing strength of the British top flight. It may be sincere but the two have had regular parting shots at each other the last 3-4 seasons.

I think the racesuit has been a bit of a flop for the sport personally. It's embarrassing seeing clubs showing their team off and all the rider's look different anyway. Each rider gets theirs made by their preferred manufacturer so they never match up. Might aswell just use race bibs.

The way you have to look aþ the King's Lynn team is, what will it be like if Lambert gets injured?!? Guests are pretty much none existent with teams riding fixed race night's and certainly no rider on the continent will come in as a replacement, especially anyone as good anyway. King's Lynn have put a team together that is totally reliant on one man. This team without Lambert would struggle against a Championship side.

Not necessarily true though is it. We can't compare last to this season due to different rider's. Even with all the pre-season training in 2018 we were a dire team until Riss, Palm-Toft and S.Lambert came in and only then did thing's change. These 3 didn't have access to pre-season yet improved on those that did. Not a good advert. Yet again, the predicted line-up looks awful compared to other sides. If this team stays together and finishes top 4 they've had a great season. If we have to go down the route of 2+ changes again in 2019, what exactly is the point of this training programme?? It's money wasted imo as it's not benefiting the club at all when half the pre-season trained rider's don't complete the year.

It does, but you asked what the promotions debt is. Speedway debt is around the £70,000 - £80,000. It's more than the bond and in total own over £100,000.

£100,000+. That is the owners whole debt, including the stupid MX track installation etc

The debt owed by the Rye House promotion was way above the Bond amount. The standard rate allows the BSPA to split the amount owed evenly for all 7 rider's. A bar has to be set somewhere. Would you think it's fair if a No1 is owed £50,000 and a No7 owed £2,000, should the No7 miss out because the No1 takes all the Bond?!? I'm not sure but, Bomber's the only Rye rider I've seen saying he's owed money.

There's only one way to get kids interested in Speedway. Every club should send their team manager and club captain to secondary schools around their local areas. Bikes on show and clips of the racing, crashes and also embrace the subject of injuries and death within the sport. Students will fully embrace the rough side of the sport as this is what will get them interested with their youthful, fearless mentality. Then also every student should be given a full, in depth letter and usb stick with the same presentation that can be shown to the parents. Within this, a free training school voucher so any brave parent can allow their adolescent to experience just how tough this sport really is. Only this way will the sport get back to the full stadium days and keep Speedway alive for decades to come. It's the only way to get the young to understand and appreciate just how tough and exciting this sport can be. Taking a student to a meeting where there's no racing, no crashes etc will put them off for life. They need to understand the hard side of the sport, it'll gets their juices flowing.

The NSS is an exception to the rule but unfortunately the new stadium has come along 20 years to late for the sport

The reason for the decline for me is the sport no longer has anything left for the supporters to get ramped up about. The whole working man's aspect has disappeared. Rider punch ups, deliberate fencing, aggressive racing, argumentative managers with referee's etc. It's all gone. The sport is to clean cut, rider's all mate's. No passing is attempted much unless an easy opportunity presents itself. For the supporters, more often than not you part with your hard earned, listen to abysmal centre green presentation, abysmal music, abysmal processional racing, abysmal atmosphere but people claim £17-£18 is cheap for a "professional" sport?!?!? The sport currently, is so abysmal, many wouldn't part with a £1 on a weekly basis with the extra costs of meeting day fuel, food and drink etc. British Speedway is in an absolute quagmire and there's absolutely no chance of a fix. British Speedway is 'bleeding out' and waiting for it's last breath to be taken. I firmly now believe that the promoters know then end is coming and are intentionally winding down the sport until it's completely unviable. Clubs are now closing as buyers are impossible to come by. I think we just have to get into the mind set for the inevitable. Those that still get enjoyment will continue, those that don't will never return, that's where we are, the point of no return folks.

Isn't this media exposure idea to get people to a track rather than just looking for someone's name in the results?? I assume it's The Star or Mirror who regularly have a Speedway peice at least once a week, so not really working for the sport is it

Don't think that's a very fair assessment at all. Scunthorpe is regularly suggested as delivering on the quality of racing. Think you're right with regards Godfrey himself, alongside Chapman this sport has no hope. In terms of racing the Scunthorpe punters at least get something worth watching in terms of value for money compared to King's Lynn.

It can't be. 16 rider's at 60sec qualifying laps and a grade after each attempt would take hours. Also to record the times in free practice then the track would need grading after each rider's been out in that. The more you read the more ridiculous this new idea sounds. It's ok saying other motorsports use qualifying but most of this is on tarmac tracks. Even then, most teams only record a time when they think the track will be at peak for the tyres etc. I do fear that last season's GP was probably one of the best series for a while, now they're trying to spoil the racing so the fastest guy gets the best pick of the draw. Which for me would be gates 1 or 2 twice in a meeting. It will kill the spectacle imo, will also favour Zmarzlik who showed in 2018 he was clearly the fastest, probably also the lightest guy in the field too.

If I was a rider yes. Would certainly want to do my flying laps on a tip top track

No, it says the slowest in free practice gets to record a time in the qualifiers first and fastest last.

If I was Woffinden, I'd make sure I recorded the slowest time in free practice so he gets the best of the track after a fresh grade

Not by me it isn't. No team should go into February without the full 1-7 known. It's a nonsense situation

It was said pages ago that the initial budget was set by Chapman. Rathbone said he should work with a bigger budget to help the club be more saleable. Chapman agreed but said if the Rathbone couldn't sell the club the rider budget would have to be cut as he'd take full ownership. Watson rubbished that rumour, then it ended up being absolutely correct.

5.36 for Kerr is including the reduction. Otherwise he'd be 5.50. Auty is 4.60 with reduction.

Definitely not stronger. It would mean losing half a point from either Jorgensen, Proctor or Riss. Weakening the already weak top 4 except Lambert.

He averaged 2.55 for use so must go down initially as one of the worst. Can only go by what we already know. Can't take much from his Sheffield performances

Kerr and Toft both have exactly the same 5.36 average. We'll have to wait and see who'll be reserve. Thinking about it though, it would be best if Toft was reserve. If Kerr struggles early on, at least Toft would be able to cover his rides as a reserve. If Kerr is reserve then only Andersen can cover which is a big ask.

Never fulfilled his potential?!? British Champion, GP Rider, GB International, top division rider in Poland and Sweden. Apart from being World Champion (which only 1 person can be each season) I'd say Scott has had a top class career. Way better than most other Brits in this modern era from the turn of the century. Most definitely NOT one of those Brits to not reach maximum potential. He's had a career many Brits today would wish they could replicate.

Make sense, good pals with Buster. Think you'll have a new team manager before the seasons out too.