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Maybe they will let you use a black and white helmet (twice), for double points and end up winning..? Its worked before.....

Another good ride from Palin... I realise these riders race against each other all the time in the UK, but do Peterborough know who their team mates are tonight?

Certainly cracked his head hard and was walking very groggy.....

Needed to see the replays... Ordered himself a new kitchen though whilst waiting for the programme to restart...

Looks like he knocked himself out....

Only maybe a couple of hundred or so empty seats in a big grandstand.. At least the ones mostly shown on TV are looking full.. Back straight looks reasonable too.. Probably not 3000 but not a million miles away given the capacity of the stadium.. Anyway... Let's hope Hans is ok....

Great ride from Pailn.. He does like that track....

Hopefully the team without the guest wins...

Or... Translation: Belle Vue riders are confident of beating Peterborough out of the gate but want to give them a bit of a head start so it looks better on the telly when they pass them...

Kelvin's dirtometer suggests the inside isnt full of grip.... Hopefully good news for the standard of racing......

All those different rules and regulations required to be used, reviewed, re reviewed and finally agreed upon, just to put on 15 heats of Speedway between two teams... Quite Amazing....

30 second preview on Granada Reports of the meeting....... A mention on regional TV!!!

And Specsavers for "you can't take your eyes of this one Nige"...

That's very much due to having a much simpler operating model... You don't need regulations, and sub regulations for sub regulations, to try and cover every inconceivable issue, that your own rules require them to have, due to them being ambiguous and open to manipulation... Guests, including 5% home and away rules, how recent the rider has rode at the track, Averages, Double up and down conversions, Rising Star levels based on a myriad of subjective criteria etc etc etc... Take those out of the sport and make the criteria for competing uncontrived and crystal clear and there would be no need for any independent body at all....

Didn't the Eastbourne promoter say he was genuinely surprised that fans would rather stay in to watch world class riders on TV rather than attend a speedway meeting live on a Saturday night.....? Watching a truly World Class level meeting on TV with real kudos and recognition to the winners,? Or attending a heavily contrived domestic competition with hardly any kudos or recognition to be gained by any victory? Hmmmmm... Decisions, decisions,....

Leave the NSS at 7pm and you may pass it on the way.... Maybe take a set of jump leads along just in case....

But apart from that night, (and all the other times he has been there)... Has he ever ridden the NSS...? To be fair to the selectors it will be one of those decisions that will either look great or look poor... A 50/50 call which Lamberts performance will determine if proven to be correct or not.... Dan could easily do as well, or as badly.... Best of luck to all three representatives...

Crayons have to get put back in the box at 4pm...

"Team GB" are no longer part of the UK Promoter's umbrella anymore are they? So maybe those who do run it have plans for the Friday already? Maybe there are also some FIM regs re racing the night before in the SON given the risk of injury? Although if there is, it hasnt stopped Poland running Fridays before a GP... Possibly media work involved too on the Friday? Presuming Tom B is the U21 selection obviously...

To be fair JTS I dont think there is too much 'anger' on here towards either Adam or the UK Promoters.. It's more resigned Mickey taking due to the fact that such things happen so regularly.. Riders clearly can't be in two places at once so the authorities should just explain why one is missing... And if any riders feels he has got misrepresented by that explanation then he should speak up with the real reason... That "let's make something up" culture has existed for far too long across the whole operating model, and unfortunately in todays 24/7 social media world, any clear evidence which clearly contradicts what is said is quickly put out to the world for all to see.. As you yourself have said several times.. The UK promoters cant even get a sponsor for their leagues after so many years of TV coverage.. No real surprise why that situation exists is there?

Given it is effectively the "World Cup Of Speedway" you would imagine the teams would want to spend time together the day before it, (at least), wouldnt you..? And given it will be the biggest meeting of his career you would also think riding elsewhere the night before could be a bit distracting, not to mention problematic for the team (and the actual event), should he get injured...

But ultimately it is the promoters who (by allowing such nonsense to happen), who sadly do the most damage... With the greatest of ironies being that they do the damage ultimately to themselves... Its an incredible concept to consider how these people so effortlessly undue so much of their fine work and dedication in keeping the sport going in this country, by willingly allowing so many ludicrous situations to take place... Be a great subject to have for a psychological Uni Degree I would suggest... Many have said often that it no longer is a "proper sporting league competition" anymore, but simply a formula put together to allow riders the chance to earn as much as they can, as often as they can, as individuals, riding under some contrived "flag(s) of convenience".... I dont think that it's even pretending to be anything more than that anymore is it?

His team did used to be called the "Saints" so you never know......

New "wonder vaccine" devised in France?

Luckily October last year was the No1 month for rainfall in the UK in 2020. So, given Speedway doesn't rely on dry days and evenings to take place... Absolutely no worries I am sure...