mikebv

You ride your balls off scoring points head to head against every other rider in the meeting and then end up scoring less points than you already have scored... And then go home with less points than someone you have already scored more than... Makes sense that...

It will be like Crumpy and Pedersen slow racing so neither won a race.. Why do they piss about with something that doesn't need pissing about with..? If they didn't want the rider who wins a GP doing it by scoring less than another rider who ultimately didn't win it, then just give bigger extra points in the final. .

Not sure but I think Antonio has boycotted it...

Not like Freddie that...

If you've already qualified you might as well try something different with the bike.. There's no risk so why not?

Looks like Scott has one or two others to showcase over the coming meetings...

Is Lindback's transponder done in minutes and seconds..?

Woffy still not getting out of the gate first enough. . Riding very hard for second places. ..

Did I just hear Nigel say that Lindback was a "better rider than that" when discussing his last place..? Wow.. Not been watching him ride for the past few years obviously. ..

Seem to remember it's between 3000 to 3500... The capacity is just under 1800 in the Grandstand and (I think), now 1200, maybe a couple of hundred more, (?) on the back straight.. They reduced the size of the back straight stand a couple of year ago.. Not sure if they planned to build the stand on the third bend that they had for the SWC or use the car park that is there for spectators at ground level..

Bartosz Zmarzlik won their version of the Sports Personality of the Year award last year.. And the President of Poland visited him at Zmarzlik's own place for a photo call this year.. I would suggest 'quite a few' Poles are aware of the sport..

Did he mention 'gating gloves'...?

Is it the reduced money? Many of the riders when riding away seem to be going through the motions at times but doing ok at home.. Earn a few quid at home and not take too many risks away?

One of those nights for Pepe.. Looked as fast as anyone, been in every race to the flag and only got 6 to show for his efforts..

The sliver lining for the forum though is that the loon who used to come on here banging on about him no longer does so.. Seemed to stop posting on here altogether... Wonder what happened to them?..

A bit like MJJ... Edit : And ZG's league winning chances..

Yet another defeat for Woffinden there.. Almost like he didnt want to win it... MJJ should have been charged to get in given he is watching most of the racing..

Looks like they are..

Well MJJ certainly wasnt...

Yet another block pass... Dont these riders watch racing in between their heats, or indeed other meetings?..

Understand the comment.. But truly, KK has/had it all.. Also ruthless when he needed to be where Lindback wasnt the same.. On his day a top ten rider without doubt.. The next day..? A top 100.... Very strange..

Another totally different rider when not under pressure.. Could be a real 'spoiler' this year now he has a guaranteed place in 2021.. It shows what fine margins seperate those who ride at the highest level night in, night out, to those who ride better relaxed and look 'world class' for a period of time but can't do it when the pressure truly is on.. All riders at the top level have natural ability based on the very fact they can ride a speedway bike at a level that only 20 to 25 or so in the whole world can truly emulate.. However, only five or so, year in year out, can do it when everything is on the line.. Very similar capabilty at technically and machinery level, but a huge difference mentally..

The Polish 'Bomber'.... Crump, Zagar, Kasprzak.. Riders who truly would 'howl' into the tight bends at Kirky Lane faster than anyone else I ever saw.. Yet KK the night after could ride like it was his first week on a Speedway bike. . A superb rider when he feels like it.. A dreadful one when he doesn't. . Not sure I've ever seen a rider with such a huge differential margin of capability depending on how he feels mentally on any given night..

Best wishes..

Hope Adam is ok.. Just missed the air fence sadly. Did incredibly well to get off the bike in the time he had..