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I saw all the Russian allocations earlier....1 Russian at the Fjelsted GP quali meeting.Doubt it will be Emil though

It is down to having a promoter willing to take the risk on and of course the availability of the track at the right time.Isn't there problems with the availability at the Showgrounds?Seem to remember them having no meetings for a while because the place was needed for other activities.And isn't there a bit of activity with the promoters there?I see a thread about Bratley leaving,so i don't know who is promoting there and if they fancy hosting such meetings.I imagine though that if there was a British or Swedish promoter at a suitable venue,then they would have been given the chance to host these meetings.I just know from the Ice Racing,that this is a current topic with the Russians.They complain that they have to take the financial brunt because the Swedes(in particular singled out)want to participate in the competitions,but don't want to hold any of the meetings

Do that thing with your neck that you always tell others to do I haven't seen Tai for one "being ripped to pieces".From what i have read,most think he is a super prospect but this is probably a year too early.No ripping to pieces at all.Even with Ed,i don't consider the critcism "being ripped to pieces",more being realistic at where he is at the moment in world speedway.The trouble with British speedway is the bar is set too low.It is enough to be a bit better than average to get into the GPs(and usually stay there for a few years).I think Richardson and Nicholls felt that for a number of years and it did them more harm than good imo.I like both riders.They have the talent to be better than they have shown.Maybe if they were from another country they would have had to try harder and as a result become better.The problem could happen all over again.Are there a couple of British riders that haven't been disregarded by the GPs hot on these two's tails?I don't see them.Bridger?Hmmmmm.So if they fail next year,who will replace them the year after?Tai could very well be the hot prospect a lot think.But i think a year without a Brit in the GPs would have sent out a much better message than giving two inexperienced riders a spot(if true of course.and i for one hope it isn't and GB have 1 place at the most).So read what is being said,not what you think is being said ala Parsloes

I read some guy is building a Las Vegas style complex in Ireland,complete with a 7,000 capacity Greyhound stadium!Maybe that might be a better bet than South Africa?Get speedway back up and running on the Emerald Isle

A site worth keeping an eye on.Posa in his own words Posa needs surgery,but hopes to ride again

Presumably Myself and a few others can be blamed for the parlous state of british speedway at the moment because i stated no current british rider desrves to be in the GPs on merit.And of course so far i have been proved..............right I have broad enough shoulders.Don't blame the riders,don't blame the promoters,don't blame the system,blame a few fans on this forum for saying it like it is The rest of the world shakes their head and cries,we should big the riders up,just like every world Cup people think the english football team stand a pretty good chance of winning the thing

I like them....especially the last two

Yes,people shouldn't go over the top about this.Maybe as a friend or family you take it all the wrong way.I am sure every last one of us will be willing Ed on if he gets this place......but as we are discussing the possibility or the good probability that he will be in the GPs at least let us state the obvious.......that he doesn't really deserve it on merit.He is only getting it because he is a brit and anyone better than him that is British(and there are a number)has already flunked it.And imo i don't believe Ed will progress much further than he already has,even if he manages to get a million quid in sponsorship.Sometimes there are riders who are more suited to the GPs than maybe their league performances show.Bjerre,because of his style and maybe personality is one of those.We will have to hope Ed belongs to that small group.I doubt it very much though.If he was Polish or Danish he would probably still be waiting to make his SWC debut,let alone find himself nominated for the GPs.Fact ....i think

I would imagine they are certainties.This is the thread for the GP season just gone,so we know they were certain

I can only imagine there are no promoters in Sweden or GB willing to chance it with two meetings in a couple of days.maybe if they only had to host the final.But it looks like only Poland and Denmark are willing to host the meetings at the mo.Let's face it with the GB team they are hardly assured of making the final and then the promoter is left with a half empty stadium........

Typical woman,getting the years all mixed up.How old are you?Still 24 i suppose

Whatcha mean "last year"?Do you mean by that this season? .....It does what it say's on the tin.....It is the Longtrack equivalent of the Grand Challenge thingmybob which was at Coventry this year or was it last year?

You should know Steve .You were in the Wimbledon meeting......after the league encounter with Peterborough The Wimbledon meeting I.Hunter (1,1,1,0,0)3 C.Standen (2,1,1,1,1)6 M.Fitzpatrick (3,1,2,2,3)11 G.Hopkin (0,1,0,2,1)4 J.Stokes (1,3,2,3,3)12+2 P.Vance (2,3,2,f,e.f)7 M.May (0,2,3,3,3)11 S.Chambers (3,3,e.f,2,2)10 K.Newman (e.f,0,1,1,e.f)2 S.Hone (f.ex,f,1,1,1)3 I.Brett (2,injured)2 G.Tutton (3,0,0,1,f)4 A.Steward (1,2,2,3,2)10 W.James (2,3,3,2,2)12+3 J.Pleece (3,3,3,3,3)15 S.Brennen (0,2,2,0,2)6 C.Pullen (0,e.f,0)0 M.Wells (f)0 ht1,M.Fitzpatrick,C.Standen,I.Hunter,G.Hopkin (63.8) ht2,S.Chambers,P.Vance,J.Stokes,M.May (62.2) ht3,G.Tutton,I.Brett,K.Newman(e.f),S.Hone(f.ex)(awarded) ht4,J.Pleece,W.James,A.Steward,S.Brennen (62.0) ht5,J.Stokes,A.Steward,I.Hunter,K.Newman (62.9) ht6,W.James,P.Vance,C.Standen,S.Hone(f) (62.1) ht7,J.Pleece,M.May,M.Fitzpatrick,C.Pullen (61.8) ht8,S.Chambers,S.Brennan,G.Hopkin,G.Tutton (63.6) ht9,P.Vance,S.Brennan,I.Hunter,M.Wells(f) (63.3) ht10,J.Pleece,J.Stokes,C.Standen,G.Tutton (61.4) ht11,W.James,M.Fitzpatrick,K.Newman,S.Chambers(e.f) (62.2) ht12,M.May,A.Steward,S.Hone,G.Hopkin (63.0) ht13,M.May,W.James,G.Tutton,I.Hunter (63.1) ht14,A.Steward,S.Chambers,C.Standen,C.Pullen(e.f) (63.5) ht15,J.Stokes,M.Fitzpatrick,S.Hone,S.Brennen (63.1) ht16,J.Pleece,G.Hopkin,K.Newman,P.Vance(f) (61.7) ht17,J.Pleece,S.Chambers,S.Hone,I.Hunter (61.6) ht18,M.May,S.Brennen,C.Standen,K.Newman(e.f) (63.5) ht19,M.Fitzpatrick,A.Steward,G.Tutton(f),P.Vance(e.f)...didn't catch the time if it was given! ht20,J.Stokes,W.James,G.Hopkins,C.Pullen (62.2) run-off W.James bt J.Stokes (63.3)

Just hope it works out or we will have Robert Mears and Auty next.No-one else left is there?

Well Kennett forgets his passport anyway

Got to feel sorry for the 10 or 20 riders better than Kennett in the world who have no chance of getting in because of their nationality.Laguta for one has done better in the big meetings and has no chance.I would rather see Kevin Wölbert in anyway

Ah,put some Castrol R in the burner....on the patio with a bottle of something strong....hic!

The lunatics have taken over the asylum

Clip of a great race(that finishes a bit short,sadly)from the meeting in Togliatti .....

Haven't seen any fotos,but here is the meeting to download and watch......Balakovo

Crikey,Austria has become the main centre of Ice racing this year in the west.How much of this is down to help from the Dutch i wonder?Thought i read something about this on the Russian forum.Might be mistaken though Can't really take any credit.It was the Russians who were reporting St.Johann as the home for that 3rd quali

It's getting hot hereVideo of new equipment to burn the grass?

Think we could all work that out from HenryW's post

Even found this on the Russian equivalent of the polish livestream site..... The last bit is important.Seems even Russians can't find a stream

Pathetic effort.They relay tracks in an hour or so in Denmark and Sweden.They should have done this days ago or at least yesterday an hour or two before the meeting.Laughing stock of the speedway world for such an important meeting.But at least it shows it isn't only Olsen who has problems and these are the people who do it every week or so.....