mikebv

How many rides can he have?

Could we have included Ben Cook... Isn't he the best rider in the world?

Kelvin having problems with English names now...

Spot on... "Proper Speedway" this...

Lawson is what he is.. A gate and do OK merchant against UK opposition... Nothing more, nothing less.. And fair play to him for that...

Ole and Tony Olsson seemed to do it less publicly... ..

The difference of riding in Poland every week... And being a "different level talent"...

He woulld have been passed by lap two end...

A huge lleap for him and Ellis.. No Mickey Mouse UK speedway tonight...

He spooked himself not rolling...

Phil on screen again.. Dreamy...

Bollox.... You wipe someone out and get another chance to do it again..

Cheers Jason...

A huge difference... As did bonus points counting to the average.. As did the "gimme" tac sub ride against the No2 and 7 from the opposition in (I think), Ht 6... The World Class riders rode against each other twice in the main at most, and had two 2 point riders in the match to race against too.. 4/5 rides per match off the best of the two gates your team were allocated... A lot more competitive now..

No chance I would think.. The riders will say they cannot make it pay.. And the promoters and fans in the 2nd Div will expect to use and see Div 1 HL"s.. A ludicrous situation that was allowed to happen is now "the norm"... Unraveling it all will be nigh on impossible I would say, given all the stakeholder's individual requirements.. An example of what you get when the top league gets its tail wagging it.. And when no one is really in charge to say "not happening" to the latest ridiculous short term rule or reg that gets proposed..

And also spent a load of money from a very decent TV deal on a select few and nowhere near enough of it on developing their own riders... Copyright GB....

No doubt about that...

Similar to many a Monday night's TV coverage over here...

Really?... I have never really noticed at any time before

Sweden paying the price for their leagues filling teams with non Swedes.. And not ring fencing places for their own riders.. I think they maybe should have spotted someone else using that plan before. To, pretty much, the same outcome for several years...

One team...

Phil working his usual magic... Will be telling them to water the track next... Gifted....

I think if Tim Henman had been a speedway rider he would have celebrated like Dan...

Less meetings too.. Which means bigger crowds per meeting.. Which reflects better on the standing of the sport from a reputational point of view.. Speedway clubs will (now and again) have four meetings per month with a similar sized total crowd that the one meeting per month stock car meeting will have.. Therefore One looks and feel "quite popular", when you are there, and the other doesn't.... Most clubs have at least 2000 to 3000 followers, many of whom "watch from afar", and attend now and again.. They dont attend regularly due to the way the sport is ran, and the ever increasing admission costs for, what is in essence, 15 mins action..

When you use such a contrived operating model which knackers up the credibility of your leagues' structure so much, the only thing you have left to "sell" is the racing... Not sure all the promoters are aware enough of that, given many still seem to see "winning" as the most important thing...