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No ,they were actually leaving and cars driving off the car park. It took us about 10 minutes to get off the car park. I can understand some making a run for it but to miss a last heat decider seems bonkers to me

Sorry to bring this meeting up again but I meant to comment on this at the time. After watching a couple of heats from the back straight I made my way back to my mates round by the start for heat 15 .Walking around the first bends I noticed people leaving. Obviously to get off the car park. Why would you do that tho? Last heat decider which is usually the best race. Very odd

Crazy, gutted for Tom hope he's ok. I'm still into my speedway but starting at 9 isn't going to get me to turn up. Likewise tomorrow at Monmore I've got the chance to spend the day walking in the lake district so it's a no brainer what I'm doing likewise the week after Wolves are starting at 8 so I'm off up the pub instead. In the past nothing got in the way of a meeting but if something else turns up on a race night know there's a chance I'm give the speedway a miss because it's not a must not miss night out anymore for vfm

It's not that at all obviously but last night was never going to get finished, I think the first race started at 8.45 . As a Cradley fan who wants to come and watch that. If I was a home fan I'd have been there. All the best to the riders OBVIOUSLY

Was it more expensive than normal to get in?

Would have come to this normally but when it became part of a double header there was no chance ,knowing there was no chance it would get finished and even if it did who wants to stand around at half ten

It was the reason none of us bothered we knew it wouldn't get to the end, never a doubt

Just given the practice a watch after not bothering since the first round and quite enjoyed it surprisingly

So if the BSPA try to introduce something ridiculous in theory the SCB can stop it?

Who are the bspa and who are the scb? What's the difference

I know folk say use it or lose it but speedways no different to anything else, if it's rubbish your not going to keep paying. Maybe slightly different but used to have loads of pubs round by me but they were all rubbish with rubbish beer and atmosphere and some still in the 50s never mind 70s. Should I have kept using them to keep them open. No chance. On the other hand my local of 20 years is a 50 minute walk and although dated in appearance (speedway?) with no tv's , food or entertainment serves cracking beer so worth supporting. Point of my drivel? Speedway may be dated and can't do a lot to modernise itself but if the basics are rubbish ie the racing then it's doomed

Tbh the sports going to be dead soon so why not try something different

Hate to say it but more chance of Jesus Christ resurrecting, I fear for the Panthers future sadly

Thought I was at the age now where I let everything go over my head especially in speedway but this decision has done my head in. Bonkers. Absolutely no point

If we , sorry them had held on at Swindon i think the play offs were possible. Long shot now id have thought

Track being criticized by a Poole and Stoke fan lol

Maybe but compared to the last couple of visits by bt to Poole this is far superior, was it the last tv meeting the Poole track was a right shambles

I'm fast giving up on this shambles of a sport well the idiots who run it anyway

Y eh Wikipedia has Havvy on 9 after 4 riders but he must have been 3rd in his fourth ride so was on 8. Tbh I thought Sam had won it after 4 riders but I never rely on my memory these days. Looks like it's better than Wikipedia tho. Lol

Must admit i couldn't remember but Havvy was on 9 with Sam on 12 and they met in heat 20. Sam came last but Havvy only managed 3rd

Just checked it out and forgot that if Havvy had won heat 20 he could have had a run off with Sam to retain the title

Thought Sam won in Germany

Pretty sure even the moto gp rely on volunteers

Makes me realise how lucky I am even to have the old enemy a coup!e of miles up the road and a few other tracks not too far away

Well I reckon that's got to be the best meeting I've seen at The Abbey , the new tracks a massive improvement. Well done to Swindon but Wolves threw it away. No out and out number 1 is the problem. Decent crowd as well. Thought it was great seeing the Robins fans going bonkers in the last heat. A bit of passion from speedway fans. Who would have thought it