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Blimey!

This'll bring the crowds back! Not a brilliant advert for the sport really.

Exciting stuff so far.............

There are many reasons why speedway is struggling in Brum. The size of the city is no guarantee of support. Pick up the stadium and plonk it in the middle of Dudley and it'd be packed out for every match.

With the "Athletes Village" over the road nearing completion, I'm wondering if Brum Speedway could suffer the way other venues have when new residents move into earshot of a Motorsports event. It would be such a shame after all the hard work done by Tony Mole and his team a few years ago regarding the noise issues.

He did, I watched the documentary.

I bet the winner can't be at the ceremony and they have to bring someone else in!

Absolutely.

4 guests and R/R says it all really. Sadly

Ooh yes, not long now, Allez x3

Friday night was Motocross night

What would these riders have made of the Wheels, 1986 vintage?

If they turned up in Brum, the track would disappear way before midnight.

You'll find that in BSB for example, a lot of fans make a weekend of it by camping at the circuit from Friday/ Saturday until Sunday. Many will follow the series around the country too. Obviously a good proportion of fans are also motorcyclists, following their favourite rider, manufacturer or team. Then of course you have your locally based fans attending the whole weekend. Could never see speedway fans supporting two day events in this way and in those numbers TBH. Motorcycle racing fans and speedway supporters are different gravy.

*Coughs* Andy Grahame, Birmingham and Milton Keynes. 1979.

Derek Timms once told me about a rider who gave his engine to someone claiming to be a tuner. It was a set up by some of his team mates as he was constantly moaning about his bike. The "tuner" did nothing more than polish the casings, cylinder and barrel so the engine had a mirror finish. The guy fell for it and claimed it was a lot faster than it was before!

I have to say, Brady Kurtz's fuel cap is a lovely shade of blue.

What was his shirt like?

Grand Prix. Poor Ruthless. Poor Track. Poor Coverage. Poor Simon Stead's shirt. Very Poor.

Maybe, just maybe, the IOW will be the norm and everything else will be the circus.......

Brilliant. RIP Archie ❤️

Quick question, was there a minute's silence for Archie Wilkinson tonight?

RIP Archie. To me, anyone who rode in the 1971 Brummies side is a legend.

It's an idea. Been to a couple of BSB rounds at Oulton Park. Great days out.

Decent meeting last night, congrats to Adam for his fantastic win. Also great to see Bomber and Scotty giving it a go and turning the clock back a few years. For me though, the big, sorry huge talking point, which could have repercussions across the whole speedway world was Nigel Pearson telling Kelvin Tatum that he used to cheer the name of Simon Cross but boo when Kelv's was announced at Cradley meetings. Wow. You could tell by the latter's muted response that he was taken aback and their awkward interactions over the rest of the meeting showed that all was not well. Could this be the end of an era? The end of their wonderful 30 year partnership (seems longer)? Time will tell, I suppose, but it's sure going to be difficult for both of them, especially Kelvin, to carry on as normal after an admission as earth shattering as that. Keep your eyes on the tabloids, this is gonna be big!