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TRick is on another level - it will take a miracle for him not too win now. Clearly he deserves to be on top, but I think the scoring system needs to be addressed - the gulf between top & bottom is so huge that it will be difficult for the title race not to be over before the last round. Especially now that no points are scored in the semis - another 2 rounds & crump could have sewn up 2nd place, by the time we get to Lonigo, we may only be racing for the top 8 places which doesn't help the series IMO. Not taking anything away from TRick - he is deservedly way out in front, but is it a little too far?

Thankyou! If you're gunna criticise Crumpy, then you gotta give TRick some stick too! Ok, so I've never seen him swear, but when he had bad rides over the past 2 GP seasons, he'd get his mechanics to muscle round him & not speak to the cameras. He never does an interview after a bad rider in the GP, because his mechanics don't let the cameras near him (so the sun doesn't shine out of his rear end like some of you think!), but when Crump has a bad ride sky to their utmost to wind him up & get a reaction. The worst was at Slovenia 2 years ago. He went out the back by the vans to get away from it all & swear, kick things etc where he wouldn't be setting a bad example to kids etc & sky followed him! Scotty (who behaved impeccably at Cardiff so everyone on here says) is no angel either - he was no angel after the SWC final last year was he? All riders fly off the handle at various times, especially when people stick a camera in their faces after they've been excluded! If they don't want to set a bad example when kids are watching, sky should give them 2 minutes to calm down & count to 10 first!

I finally found a guest house vaguely near the stadium! (3 miles away down Newport Rd) I typed accomodation in Cardiff into yell.com and rang every B&B, Guesthouse and hotel on the list until I found one that was free (think I was up to about the 17th phone call! lol) I nearly had a booking at about call number 10 but the hotel had just taken a booking for a wedding 5 minutes earlier! How inconsiderate of people to get married on SGP day! If anyone else needs a place to stay I'd advise ringing every place in the phone book - one of them's bound to have a room - even if its the 17th one you try! The scariest part was when you asked for rooms on the 11th June they didn't even say they'd go check, simply said 'Is that the speedway weekend?' And when I said 'yes' confirmed they were full! I'm gunna ring up and book 10th June 2006 in one nearer the stadium! lol

Well I've got a quote of £81.96 return to Venice with easyjet flying out Friday returning Monday flying via birmingham, but if you fly to Verona that would be nearer. Guess it just depends on which airlines fly from your local airport.

Already planning the trip to Lonigo! Just so long as that provisional turns to confirmed!

Congrats Jason - knew you would do it! This world title is long overdue & no-one deserves to be Champion more than you. Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1- N. Pedersen 2-Rickardsson 3-Crump 4-Jonsson

Don't want to curse it but good luck Crumpy - this must be your year!

1 - Jonsson 2 - Crump 3 - Gollob 4 - TRick

I knew this would be nearing 10 pages already! lol I have to admit it made me laugh, I would have laughed if he'd kicked TRick or Scotty or any other rider for that matter - it was totally unexpected & random! It didn't achieve anything, he got excluded so he didn't gain from it & be honest, Nicki never looked in danger of coming off. Its a bit over the top to claim he could have hurt Nicki, should it have caused Nicki problems it would have been the type of domino effect you get with first bend bunching which rarely causes injury. Maybe if he'd turned right at the first bend & speared Nicki or took his front wheel then it would be reasonable to say he could have been hurt, but not after a little kick. I admit it wasn't very sporting & was wrong, but it was funny & livened up what I also feel was a rather dull meeting.

1 - Rickardsson 2 - Adams 3 - Crump 4 - Nicholls.

I am also lost as to whether or not this is wind up or belief, sadly I also think it could be the second. Yes lots of tourists go to FOREIGN COUNTRIES, note the word FOREIGN JY ie not English! If you want people to speak English go on a package holiday to the costa del sol, otherwise learn the language of where you're going & enjoy the challenges of trying to figure out how much something costs or what the hell it is you're eating. My best holiday was in a tiny skiiing village in Finland with few people speaking English. It was so unspolit & not at all touristy it was great! I'm often disappointed if people speak English on holiday as I like trying to speak their language. Sorry we kinda hi-jacked it a bit because of the ignorance of some of my fellow Brits.

I know what you mean, I'm not scared of heights but wasn't too happy when the walls kinda vanished halfway up! lol Then to make it even better the whole thing was swaying like mad up at the top due to the wind - I think I came down with my eyes shut clinging to the wall & handrail! lol

Care to elaborate - bad experience perhaps?!

Thanks for the answers! I was up the top of that mini eiffel tower thing & St. Vitrus cathedral thinking 'I must be able to see it from up here! lol. Hopefully I will get to see it for real next year as I'm planning to go to the Prague GP. We had a wallet stolen last year but this time I was armed with a money belt, a purse attatched to my bag & the bag padlocked shut - needless to say no-one managed to stel anything.