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Just hope Teterow doesn’t get hit by some of the bad weather.Today it looks as if it is out of the zone,but rain and showers predicted from tomorrow onwards

That isn’t important.I am a speedway fan and grew up with the sport.What is important is how millions or shall we say thousands of non-speedway fans view the sport.

Guess it is a matter of opinion.I was reading a journalist reporting his first dirt track(speedway)meeting and he was complaining back in 1929 that the races were mainly settled by the end of the first lap and he thought they were too short.In his opinion other motorbike sports benefited from longer races and speedway would too

So I guess Prague had more spectators and made more money from sponsorship etc then going by your statement!

That would be a sensible answer.....so it can't be right,on here anyway

Seems it.He is the reigning National champ and is the only German qualified for the GP Challenge!!!He was upset earlier that in the past few years the National Champ chose what qualifier he rode in....then all of a sudden Smolinski gets the choice Kevin wanted.The team manager is an ex Longtrack rider,so knows Smolinski,Huckenbeck from that I would say.Kevin had problems years ago,always being sent on long trips while Smolinski got home ones.Now a meeting is down the road from him,he doesn’t even get picked.Face not fitting somehow

My point entirely,which Phil neatly changed saying I missed the point that he cannot visit his son,which wasn’t even mentioned!!!Confused?You will be reading Phil’s posts..... I think John Lennon also had a son in the UK that he couldn’t visit.....,

Then maybe it is me,but I read it as he is being stopped from earning a living in a country(countries)outside the UK,because that is what you posted!!!Obviously you mean something else

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I thought you said he wasn’t in Prague because of this and they are stopping him earning a living outside of the UK.Now you are talking about something different.Which topic are we discussing here?

Surely if there is a problem then it goes for the whole EU area.So looks like he is stuck in Poland until the problem is solved?Sounds about right to me.Speedway riders don’t get special compensation.He can always go back to Oz and earn a living......Isn’t that what people say to most immigrants?This sort of thing has happened to John Lennon for instance.He was stuck in the US,afraid to leave or he wouldn’t be allowed back,I think

Kevin Wölbert not happy,yet again http://m.speedweek.com/Speedway-der-Nationen/news/127209/Kevin-Woelberts-Abrechnung-Welche-Konsequenzen.html

Petersen said during the winter that he didn’t want to be considered and wanted to make way for the younger riders.

I agree Phil,but after all those GPS in Italy,if that didn’t help will this?Doubt very much,but we can hope

Must say how impressed I am with some of the announced teams like Italy and Slovakia etc.This new comp has improved their chances no end!!

The sport is in trouble if you haven’t noticed!!It is difficult to get tracks to host meetings,that is why we are told the SWC which many thought was the best competition in speedway has been dropped.We have had the same tracks hosting competitions over and over and over again,until one drops out because it makes nothing out of them and a search for the next mug starts....

I remember at one quality meeting at Holsted,one rider turned up with the wrong dirt deflector and asked me if I could help and I got on to the track announcer(danish webmaster on here),who asked one of the local riders(might have been Rasmus Jensen)who had to drive home and came back with the required equipment.But it does seem our riders are sometimes not properly prepared and need someone with them,like the Danes often had/have

Said a couple of seasons ago that Lasse Fredricksen from Norway looks a good prospect.He has had a fairly decent weekend with 15 points but losing out on the semi final at Gustrow then this performance in Slangerup

I think the success of the 70’s and 80’s was more down to having two leagues where the likes of Peter Collins,Michael Lee and later Gary Havelock,Martin Dugard etc all started in the lower league.It brought us no end of talent,before foreign riders started taking places away.Local riders are very important in bonding people.

Auto correction on your phone playing up again?

Think the start is now 18:30 and fans only need to pay if they want to.So all quick to Slangerup

Track looks under water in places

Obviously in a different situation,but last weeks Danish qualifier for the world and European U21 championships at Holstebro for instance was free to get in!!! Including these riders 1. Frederik Jakobsen 10 point VM/EM 2. Andreas Lyager 10 point VM/EM 3. Patrick Hansen 9 point VM/EM 4. Jonas Jeppesen 8 VM/EM 5. Christian Thaysen 8 VM/EM 6. Kasper Andersen 8 EM Also last night in Güstrow it was €16 for a youth meeting,but tomorrow the price only rises 2 euroes for a meeting including Jason Doyle!!! So the Danes can do a meeting extremely cheap and maybe 16 euroes for a junior meeting is expensive?1,500 turned up though

Plus I always thought if a team needed a last minute replacement ,those riders in Sweden were often willing to make a small detour to Denmark.It works and I can't see them willing t give up those nights

Doubt they will move nights.Anyway,Sweden on Tuesday and then Denmark on Wednesday obviously cuts down on travel.......