mikebv

They may have been asked to trial it for the BSPL... Although they would have to wait until they get more than six teams in their league to make it seem worthwhile...

As other countries prove, you can run Speedway without guests and with credibility... But. This country simply just chooses to not follow their lead...

And all with the blessings of those who run the sport... Which is sadly why the sport isnt taken seriously in the UK..

But not the lights as well....

Ridiculous to have 3 Brits in the Semi, and the top 8..... Imagine if the UK could produce Speedway riders...?

Knew it would work.... Dan.....

Dan likes the Red gate... Not sure its ideal if he isnt leading into the first turn given he rides better wider.. Will take him two laps to get out wide... Lanbert might be the happier..

Majic... Could be a cracking last 3 races....

Indeed, out of control and not turning left... Got away with it. Anywhere else on the track apart from bend one and he would have gone...

What year?

It's a "new era"....

Dan still not quite "throwing it all in" on those tight corners.. Lambert doesnt get bullied quite the same Dan seems to do from time to time.. Hope it doesnt hold Dan back because he certainly is a unique talent.. A lot of Zmarzliks success is down to sheer bravado and for natural talent Dan isnt too far behind..

Bet you never copied what set up he was using...

Nor did anyone else after lap two...

I had already deducted Dan's 3 titles from my prediction....

No disrespect to the opposition standard currently, but he could do more than six titles... He would though be a "great" in any era...

Well I for one am shocked.. Unusual to see Bartek do that...

Ahhh! But there were changes BEFORE the 25% starting point fixture completion.... Or was there?..

"Christine" Harris - 2023 Champion.... Looking like Lesley from ITV's Benidorm.....

Supporters have already found other things to do... I would say approximately 20,000 of them since 2000 or so.... When circa 40,000 a week would attend, now it's around 20,000 tops I would say... Doesnt help itself in any way shape or form by its Mickey Mouse rules and administration... Nor does its self policing do it any favours... Then you add in all the adhoc call offs due to all sorts of wide and various reasons, which often make no sense to fans who often will also suspect 'other motives' given it isn't unusual to have 'strange occurrences' happen on nights when star riders may fail to turn up or get injured the night before elsewhere... It simply reaps what it sows.. Hence the harvest is poor year after year... When will the famine hit? I suppose is the big question...

The fans? Really? What a novel thought....

Tide in again?

Now you are talking.... But best dressed taxi given the crowd numbers nowadays maybe?

Correct .. Why would BV or any Div 1 track want to run a 2nd Division Championship? In years gone by you could maybe make a case for a Div 1 tracks' fans being interested due to the "novelty" of seeing riders that they ordinarily wouldnt watch... Hence the crowd level may be profitable with enough home team fans turning up.. However, nowadays. Every Div 1 track sees Div 2 Riders appearing there week in week out, so zero novelty and pretty much zero interest off the back of that I would suggest.. Running at a venue where the home crowd is usually good in number, and are at that level makes perfect sense...

100%.... But... When you are your own judge and jury it might not work..