mikebv

The track at the end of the meeting will hopefully be more akin to the one that starts tomorrow meeting.. Rocket ships in the hands of exceptionally skilled riders on a grippy track always puts passing at a premium. Still, great to see riders not usually on our shore riding in front of a decent crowd in a British venue truly worthy of hosting the SWC.. Best of luck to Tai and the lads tomorrow...

Plenty of 'material' down on the track.... Looks like a good bit of grip available.... Tetley Bitter in the bar though on the west stand Cant have everything...😁

Agree... Cannot wait to find out!!! One more sleep...!!!😁

Because even after 40 odd years of watching it and after seeing thousands and thousands of races, in some of the finest stadia in the world, sat alongside 50000 other fans.... You can still see something happen in just ONE race at somewhere like Buxton that simply makes you go... "F*****G HELL!!!" Even though you never usually swear.....!! No other sport does that to me!!

Cannot believe Belle Vue expect people to actually walk to the stadium and have to park their cars on adjoining streets out of the restricted zones...!!😀 I don't know, whatever next? They should have held the event at Buxton. Loads of space up there to park your car next to (and inside) the 'stadium' (Just watch out for the sheep shat)..!!!😂 It is probably a mark of where the sport is when situations like 'blocking roads' are such a novelty that people complain about not being able to rock up and fall out of the car into the stands/grassy knoll, like they do every week.. At sports events in residential areas, permit parking/restricted access is the norm, (ffs even Stockport County do it)!! Lets just be pleased so many are attending what is hopefully a great event and it can be used as a boost for the sport in this country.. And guess what? I would also get there early too as quite a lot of people are going to the same place and there might be a queue.....!

It is interesting how we seem to have a perception of a 'watered down' league yet the top riders averages are dropping year on year through at least two heat leaders often racing against their opposite numbers three times a night Take the EDR's out of the equation and I would say that most teams' 'one to five' actually delivers a reasonably strong league.. Maybe the Danish League model would be best for the EL?

Late change again... I believe Ashby and Briggs are now at six and seven for Swindon!! Rule 3. 1.18, subsection 6b, (modified 21/07/16) replaces subsection 8a of Rule 4. 3.12, (which no longer applies for matches run on a Friday)... British Speedway!! Hee Hee...

Sensible decision... Can only wonder why it wasn't delivered this way initially, anyway, well done to the BSPA for realising the mistake and sorting it... Strong, clear, sensible administration of the sport... More of the same to come?

He doesn't want six man teams? Yet Lakeside arrange meetings that attract exactly that quite regularly!!? Three riders from the official away team, three guests from anywhere and rider replacement... At least 'official' six man teams may mean one less guest or no R/R each Friday!!😁

Spot on.... A major issue for the sport in this country is exactly as you describe.... And to be fair to the riders.. Why risk my neck for between £1k - £3k when any injury will lose me £5k - £15k from Poland and Sweden over the next seven days.. The EL needs to decide what it wants... Full teams of riders every match, 100% committed to the sport in this country riding on nights when it suits the club best so they can generate their best crowd and income? Or 'top riders' deciding to 'honour us with their presence' on their terms only with race nights to suit their schedule? As fans, I would suggest the former.... Maybe after last night, Buster may think so too...

Have the Aces management team issued an official statement along the lines that this is nothing to do with them, but actually all down to Kings Lynn and the BSPA Chairman's organisation and planning?😁 Think it might be appropriate.....😋

And many think that 'top riders' would come back with set race nights.... British Speedway must be a laughing stock in the eyes of the 'top guys'... When they see first hand how Sweden and Poland prepare racetracks, and get meetings on, they must despair when they see what Britain does and the state of many of the tracks meetings take place on... And then of course just to oil those flames, those who do come over incredibly run the risk of losing their job for the next year if they do 'too well' as the overall standard gets lowered year on year.. A basket case British Speedway isnt it?

If you spend a moment reviewing this website. (The British League racing part anyhow) it is full of stories where fans feel ripped off when attending speedway meetings.. Riders galore missing meetings because of fixture clashes which could be avoided as the tracks go weeks without racing. Fixtures arranged by teams who actually know their riders are missing so they can bring in 'ringers' as guests Rules not being followed by teams and refs who seem to 'make it up as they go along' And meetings getting called off due to all manner of reasons, (all I am sure in the interests of speedway obviously)... Amazed the sport still has a following given how much the fans have the p1ss taken out of them... A hardy bunch us Speedway fans arent we? We seem to put up with any half arsed garbage put in front of us, take it lying down and then come back for more... But, I wonder, for how much longer given, almost daily on here, we discuss another self inflicted balls up by the 'powers that be'...

Always a great meeting at Gustrow... Small 'footprint' in relation to many tracks... Could Swindon fit this size and shape of track in? Could do a lot worse... Subject to getting the new track built obviously... Some fantastic racing tonight almost matched by Sam's fantastic interpretation of the English language!!!😁

Probably best not to go there.....☺ Could be a long, long, long night explaining....😁

And, ergo, it can be safely assumed, BV will be missing several fans because of this.... And the promoters want more meetings to plan in???

Surely more meetings will ultimately mean more guests? Top riders sharing positions is fine until inevitably they are both missing as riding in the same Polish league match (planned or rearranged) during the week. Or racing in the GP qualifying or racing in the SEC or Euro Pairs etc etc etc... Eg which of your two/three GP squad riders would want to race on the Thursday before a Friday GP practice? "He's not riding so why should I?" would become a common situation I would imagine.. And is it really worth planning your whole seasons fixtures around ten or so riders, racing on nights when if you could get a crowd that night, you would surely be riding on that night now!? The sport over here as a whole, would be better off running on nights when each track feels it can generate its biggest crowd level.. If that includes 'superstars' then fine. If it doesn't then also fine.. Fans may want 'superstars' (although the crowd levels falling off a cliff in the last 20 years even though the majority of 'superstars' did race over here in this time may prove otherwise), but fans want consistent teams more, seven, six (or even five?) man teams who are available EVERY week except for when injured. THEIR riders, riding for THEIR team. Use that rationale as a starter for ten in team building and build the rest of the details on race nights, team strengths etc, around it.. The tail is wagging the dog in British Speedway. The promoters should start to take back control of THEIR part of the Sport..

Clubs often run two meetings in a week when one of their meetings is on Sky with often an (understandable) dreadful crowd attending the TV meeting... Yet will plan in to have weeks and weeks and weeks without a match.... More self inflicted pain that really shouldnt be beyond sorting....

That thrown away 5-1 comes back to haunt them now..

Do them 'bunny ears' again Gary... Go on.... It was hilarious... Do it Gary... . Please.... Your team need you to be so funny.....

8-1!!!! The crowd goes wild......!!!! All twelve of them......

That is a 'live shot' taken at the track.... Topped himself rather than watch anymore!!!

Any watching local councillors will be very impressed with the level of 'Save Our Speedway' support tonight.... The Cov fans have turned out in their 'tens'..... (Or is it their 'ones')....? A dying club I fear looking at the apathy on and off track.....

But he's warped my 13 year old son's fragile mind..... (Probably).... etc etc etc.......

Great meeting..... A truly Great Sport when done well.... Some proper 'old school' handlebar bashing too, well done to the ref for allowing races to continue.... Unlucky Woffy, superb riding from a genuine British all time great Speedway rider.... Lindback probably deserved it though (just)... What was the crowd? About 45000?? Think I may have heard about 5 not cheering for Woffy.......!! On another subject.... Should the Brazilian Antonio Lindback ride for Sweden in the SWC......? Tee hee.....