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To be fair... No one could have predicted such unusually wet inclement weather in late October and early November.... I am 55 and can never remember those months being anything other than dry, sunny and warm... Perfect in other words to run finals of a summer sport... I am only amazed that you dont see more advertising of UK seaside resorts, and see more ice cream men on the streets during these months... They don't have a crystal ball do they...?

Given its Bonfire Weekend. Maybe they could set fire to the track to dry it out...? Using those scraps of paper and the cardboard boxes usually used for deciding meeting results would do the trick nicely.. Anyone got any kindling?...

Yep... We didnt have any issue designing a track which directly faced the post 7pm sunset...

But about 97 of them have just been about the weather.....

Correct.... Should get a reduction really as he hasn't rode here for a few years.... Where's that lawyer...?.

There are only two official homologated scraps of paper left so only one meeting can now be ran.... And special dispensation has had to be granted to use the same cardboard box for Leicester v Poole....

BSN do seem much more Professional than their BSP counterparts don't they? Similar to the Speedway Star in that the sport is very lucky indeed to have such media outlets bringing it onto screens and in print... The quality of both productions often belies the subject matter they get to work with...

Got mine signed by the great man last Momday.. A fantastic read.... Many of the meetings he writes about I was there for, so full of memories for me... The pre Speedway life was also very interesting and just the right length... Well done to all involved and for anyone who hasn't yet purchased it, don't miss out....

#aceslegends....

Not had a weather forecast on here for a few hours..... Nor a track update... Standards are slipping, they really are.... Often more exciting than the meeting they allude to... PS. Don't forget the 4hrs Max in the supermarket car park.... PPS. In the event of a tie, they have dispensed with the "Super Heat" and the Officsl BSP Cardboard Box is currently winging its way from the NSS as I type... Hope all have a good day....

Aussie Summer?

To be fair to the ref... They probably thought that working all that out would have taken till Friday lunchtime... "Anyone got a box and 3 pieces of paper?"...

Certainly has built up a strong affinity with the fans.. Threw himself into the crowd at Sheffield after the meeting was won, and no one celebrated more than he did... Would be an asset personality wise for the "Aces Brand" and will have some gravitas from riders given his status attained by his achievements... As for next season, he is easily good enough to run an 8 point average at home, so double points most weeks given he will be in the running for Ht 15....

I remember Matej "paddling around" in Heat One a few years ago... He got to the end of lap one and thought "sod it".... I did remind him, using some choice Anglo Saxon nouns to describe him, that it cost me the thick end of £100 to take my place in the crowd that evening... Edit. Wouldnt surprise me to see Matej as Team Manager at the NSS some time soon/when he hangs up the kevlars, especially as Mark Lemon focuses more on growing the brand as CEO..

Lakeside away used to "spookily" seem to always fall on Slovenian Championship weekends too...!

A bit ironic isn't it? A Speedway event without many guests......

Truly a ridiculous way to run a sport.... Any sport.... Even worse when it tries to pass itself off as "professional"... The only year I think the sport has been well ran and organised in the past three decades or so was when Covid shut it down... The end to this season, indeed the season in total, has been particularly poorly delivered..... Next season no doubt will be a similar 'rinse and repeat' story line with absolutely nothing learned or changed off the back of it... Hence so many passionate fans of the sport will pay infrequent visits, if any at all, once again, yet spend plenty of money watching it elsewhere...

I think they have learned from this season's Jubillee Cup fiasco... So William's first one should be a doddle..

Good old Bomber... He would ride Xmas Day if he could... And, unlike others, his season doesnt stop on Oct 31 dont forget... He will have about 12 end of season awards ceremonies to attend... Must be favourite for "Rider Of The Year" and "Most Points Scored" too in a fair few...

What s truly ludicrous way to decide a three way split... Rock, Paper Scissors would have been perfect... Rock beats Sciasors... Scissors beats Paper... Paper beats, Ro.... Oh! Hang on a minute... As you were... Well done the BSP....

Isn't this the stadium that was under the threat of closure due to late night noise issues, brought on by the complaints from a local resident? I suppose though given they all seem to be struggling to finish the season in the correct month, finishing a meeting in the same day should be applauded....

"If more than two teams are tied, the team with the highest scoring heat results will qualify".. Wow... Which literally means they all qualify as they all had the highest score... Do they actually get anyone to sense check their rules and regs before signing them off...? Glad I just went to get PC's book signed by the sound of things.... They are really good at running Speedway aren't they in the UK? Probably Poland's fault that so many things seem to not quite go to plan on so many occasions......

If needed to.... I am sure the powers that be will come up with a very sensible and very suitable idea.....

He could be divorced before the 2nd leg...

Just got back from meeting the true "LEGEND" of British Speedway that is PC... A phrase far too often overused but one million per cent applicable on this occasion... A good crowd it appeared so hopefully he will make a good few quid from the book.. And he looked really well, which was also great to see... PC....