mikebv

100%.... No wriggle room... You need emergency support then you get it... But there are certain caveats to it to ensure complete transparency and integrity... Not difficult to administer, yet UK Speedway makes it look like it is...

100%... So then make an official statement.... Of any sport, Speedway is the one that, due to the way they run the sport, has so many "supp regs" or "ahhh but, ifs"... I personally think they don't as they will set precedents and provide public reference points should they do something different for a similar, but, (given so many "ahh but, ifs" they generate), not quite the same scenario the next time... So many self inflicted issues driven by the need for a myriad of "ahh but ifs" that they require due to not making clear and simple ones that allow zero wriggle room.. For me, a "seven day ban" sounds harsh for looking after your kid, however, a "seven day emergency leave" (with possible extention), to look after your kid would be fair, and, would paint the sport in a modern enlightened way.... And prevent zero conspiracy theories from your customer base who, due to decades of "dodgy" occurrences have become just a tad cynical... Which is never good for any business...

Or did maths at school....

My link doesn't work.... Get in there!!!!!!!

The lack of leadership of this sport in the UK doesn't stand it in too good a stead does it? If a clear "rule" or "regulation" is then not followed then at least an explanation should be made public as to why...

King Charles would say... "My gosh, is Speedway still going? One used to love watching Barry Briggs at Plough Lane, Mayta used to effing love it"....

They didn't get the cut through with Hans, Trick, Crumpy, Pedersen, and Hancock... All English speakers... And then you had Havvy, Loram and Woffy... None of them crossed over to make the mainstream take any interest... And, most importantly, it isn't Poland's responsibility to make UK and World Speedway prosper... That is down to those who take responsibility to be the custodians of the sport.. The bottom line is... They are just not very good at holding that position..

That's fine... And I am sure those who understand Polish laughed... However, who effing made the sport in Poland what it is today? That's right! Great Bloody Britain.! That's who!!! (Play Land of Hope and Glory in the background,).. We made Poland what it is today by, several years ago, gracefully, giving them our best British riders like Hans Nielsen, Greg Hancock, Jason Crump, Leigh Adams, Tony Rickardsson, Nicki Pedersen, and Billy Hamill, etc, etc etc... Not to mention allowing BZ to do a few laps at Perry Barr that turned a "throttle jockey" into a five time world champ.. Thank you very much... So... Show some bloody respect...! "Mother of the free" etc, etc, dont know the rest...

I agree, however, you can do testing without too much risk or consequence, (you are never getting dropped are you?), and beating others will always be a positive which improves confidence... And, for the top lads, it is a pretty "easy" (as much as it can be for a Speedway rider), very decent return for six months work..

And the crowd go wild..... Edit.. Well done our Kev!!! Sorted mate....

He can't even interview in English... Very disrespectful.... Does he not know who runs Speedway?

BZ the 3rd in a class of his own... BZ the 2nd struggling a bit this year so a bit soon to make a long term judgement on how BZ the 3rd's career will turn out... Very good though isn't he?

Wow... Fair play then....

Not followed the qualification process.. Was Jake nominated as a GB entrant..? Sadly, he clearly isn't anywhere near the top 16 U21 riders in the world... Is he in the other meetings ?

Breed them tough in Manchester...

Or German?...

A "bums on seats" rider....

Some decent riders to look at for next years one league? You would think they will be needed... Most are considerably better than the current RS's, so if they were the fifth rider in a five man team, the racing should be decent...

It is invariably Fred Karno's Circus outside Poland isn't it?

Looking at the crowd it reminds me of a TNT Monday night meeting... And now the VIP roof is being pulled in it so the ref can see, it reminds me even more of a UK meeting..

Unlucky Norick there... Got nailed by the Aussie being out of control.. The Aces injury crisis deepens...

Would Malkiewicz qualify as a Rising Star GB rider? Born in Oxford....

Best race of the night and the director cuts to the drone.. Which looked like it was somewhere over Aberdeen....

Par for the Polish course... Hence they are very protective of "their" riders... They usually publish the salaries of the top ten riders at the end of the season... Many, many 100,000 Euro is the norm....

When my lad rode cycle Speedway the advice he got, from those who had lots of experience, was... "You don't have to be the fastest to win, you just have to be fast enough"... Good advice.... Many a trophy was won by getting to bend one first, and then going "fast enough", on the right line, to mean those faster had to try and go around.. With some "tough moves" required now and again..... He used one of the clubs' bikes when some he rode against had several hundreds pounds of bike.. With tyres changed from the basic model to more expensive ones... Some even had their names on the wheel rims and frame... Sound familiar?...