Chips

Apparently Anders Rowe set a new track record at Sheffield tonight of 56.79. On a very dusty track I'm very dubious of this being legit. Not doubting Anders' ability at all, but something isn't adding up to me.

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/cab-direct-championship/howarth-stands-down/

Bewley also named in the lineup which I feel has gone under the radar. I don't want to be one of those people, but do we know who is streaming this yet? I know it won't be on TNT - I'm just wondering if anyone knows if BSN or Belle Vue will be hosting it.

I think Bewley is doing his damndest to be back before the season is over. Holder I feel won't be back but doesn't want to admit it personally.

We might find that Mathias Pollestad could get called up into this GP, if Huckenbeck is still feeling the effects of his crash at the GP Challenge.

What the hell does this have to do with the Lodz GP? Creep.

I signed up to the new one after seeing a post on facebook saying that this one had ceased to exist and that the new one was replacing it. Clearly this was misleading - I won't bother with the "new" one as this one has far more history, members and banter.

As much as I'd love to see Kennett heading to Poole I just can't see Garrity NOT going there with the Havvy connection.

I read recently there's been some pretty heavy track work happen at Riga recently. Apparently they've widened the turns and added more banking. A good move if you ask me - I've always rated Riga as one of the weaker tracks in the calender. Hopefully it makes the racing better.

All this talk about "poaching" riders like they don't have a say in the matter. At the end of the day it's the riders choice whom they race for, as ultimately they're the ones signing the contracts 🙄

Slightly off topic, but I remember years ago watching Thomasz Gollob at Wolverhampton when he was racing for Ipswich - he came out of turn 2 for the first time at the back and was so angry by it that he yanked his cutout off and walked back to the pits, left his bike on the center green. Was magnificent to watch 😆

I was at the FGA meeting at Buxton Saturday and there were revi bikes there then - I've never seen them in action before and I must say it was borderline creepy seeing bikes go round where you could hear the steel shoe scraping on the shale. That said though, it was nice to be able to hold a regular conversation and not have to shout 😆

Personally I'm very conflicted by Garrity being there. I'm an avid supporter of the club (I designed their bulls logo) and I'm over the moon that they're back as they're now my local track - I was there Saturday for the FGA meeting (great day, sunburnt to hell) but having an ex-convict ride there with the crimes he committed doesn't sit well with me. I'd have a stronger opinion if he was handed a team place - hopefully this is just a one off.

Absolutely fair enough!

I know hindsight is 20/20 but Kemp should have been signed long before they even considered Cookie. No disrespect at all because it's obvious that Cook definitely still has what it takes, but his ability to just disappear when needed is just not good enough as a professional rider. I feel it's the end of his career now - not because he can't do it, but no promoter will risk it any more. A massive shame when you consider that not too long ago he was the 2nd best british rider we had.

Just call me mystic Meg. If anyone needs any other predictions for the rest of the season I take bank transfer, PayPal and cash in hand 😂

Wouldn't touch him with a barge pole personally. Very injury prone, and his request to have a holiday mid-season whilst at Sheffield has put a sour taste in my mouth.

I feel like both nights were the opposite to each other personally. Friday started off electric and gradually weakened until it finished, whereas Saturday started slower and ramped up to an epic final. If I were given the choice I would choose Saturday as a brilliant final leaves a better taste in the mouth.

My guess would be zero percent. If they're not even showing the SGP2 then this is definitely not going to be broadcast. Saying that though, it will most likely be streamed direct on FIM-Moto, so it's being shown somewhere, just not on television.

I wouldn't imagine anything. He most likely left because there wasn't a guarantee the Witches would come to tapes in 2026 at the time. Personally if I was a witches fan I'd be happy to see my old number one back in the UK regardless of who it was for

I remember hearing Kelvin say at the GP over the weekend that Doyley wouldn't mind coming back to the premiership - he's obvioiusly not going to be a direct replacement for Bewley but he does like the NSS, and he's an aussie so would fit in quite well with the team / management. No idea on whether his average fits, I would assume so. Might even free up some room to replace another rider who's not performing as well as expected.

He's going to SERIOUSLY injure someone at this rate. Thank god that wasn't so bad. Is there any sort of full meeting disqualification for dangerous riding like there is in Poland?

Jamie is taking a break from the sport apparently. Big lack of confidence. Hope he comes back to the sport in his own time.

Qualifying is apparently live now on HBO max, however all we have is a black screen 😡😡😡

Are you sure about that? I saw a listing for it on HBO max a couple of weeks ago. It apparently started at 15:45pm.