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Watched both meetings today and I must say they were thoroughly enjoyable. Some cracking stuff, well done to both teams. If Zmarzlik isn't world champ one day I'll be v surprised and not a little disappointed.

No good news yet. http://www.birminghambrummies.co/news.php?extend.1999

Lee Smart?

Further to that, this is taken from the official site

There is some sort of protection order on the stand, yes.

Really hope you're right as far as terms and conditions are concerned.

Are you serious? I mean, really?

Eeeerrm, is it Stoke?

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but this ain't the 1950's anymore and it most certainly is nothing like the 60s either. People these days have a squillion other things to do that keeps them confined to the comfort of their own homes let alone the other stuff they can do if they actually do venture out. Speedway has slipped so far down the pecking order that collectively it would need a Johnnie Hoskins/Barrie Hearne chimeria cross breed thing to even dream about rising to the level of the good old days, let alone achieve it. The sport will just water itself down until it's finally at a level just above "amateur" and there it will probably remain because it will then actually be sustainable. But at least there'll be the Poole/Wolves two team super league I suppose.

It's a shame that nobody has written a book on AB, I'm sure it would be a tremendous read considering how much he's packed into his near 3 score and 10 years.

Just noticed the Big A's results in last Saturday's 500cc Classic TT race. 49th after lap 1 42nd after lap 2 31st after lap 3 Finished 25th overall out of 47 finishers at an average speed of 90mph Incredible really, Arthur's 70 next month!! Legend.

Love the built in air bags.

I usually give commentators the benefit of the doubt, but Sam Ermolenko is just "fingernails down a blackboard" annoying now with all the repetitive gobbledegook he keeps spouting. Put Scott in the box and Sam in the pits, preferably talking as the bikes are warming up!

True and just when Sam thought that Bomber had got his sh!t together...............................

Can you express them through the medium of dance, JJ?

If it does go to one night during the week, how about free uppers for the kids to keep them awake? Just a thought.

Well after turning off and recording the rest after heat 4, I only got to watch the meeting last night and I have to say what an incredible finale. I didn't think Puk was going to pull it off, but talk about timing!!

What a load of crap. Give the Poles the trophy now.

Aaah yes, good old Gentleman jack. I've met him a couple of times, smashing chap. He generally copes well with bike racing, apart from being obsessed with what county riders are from. With 20-30 blokes (and the odd lady) and 20 laps to commentate on he does okay. Which makes it harder to understand why he struggled with 4 riders over 4 laps, unless it was Sudden Sam confusing him!

I get annoyed with every commentator I listen to, in some way or other, whatever the sport. But as someone has pointed out already, in speedway's case at least the sport is being covered and in Eurosport's case, it's being covered pretty comprehensively. So they can use Stanley Unwin for all I care, if he was still with us of course.

Comparing speedway to football is ridiculous.

Well spotted. Oh oh, Politics Alert!! Ok, you're a humourless old fool!

I think Lyon's made a big mistake here. His reasoning is a bit flake-y and wafer thin to say the least. There are hundreds and thousands of reasons why he's wrong on this. No wonder there's been a McFlurry of complaints, it all leaves me cold. What next, he'll be complaining about no sundae racing in the EL?