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Great to hear this. With the Morris/Vatcher/BSPA system in place, we will see further progress in the next couple of years. The future is looking better than it has been for years.

I'm about to go up the stairs for 'something'.

Aye, even when you have 3 goes at it, and Holder still says he should have stayed on. Nicki everytime.

Confirmed on Twitter by Hampel's wife that Jarek has a broken leg.

Nicki good value and should not have been excluded in the semi with Lingren guilty. Holder trying to bully deserve to go, how many attempts did he try to unshift Nicki. Jason grew as the meeting went on and deserved to win it. Good improvement from Chris.

Quite correct backless. All riders are on the same payrate so you are really having to pay for 16 heatleaders and for 4 reserves, who would also get the same rate. The heatleader rate is not as high as some top lads get who sometimes insist on their contract rate, further increasing the final wagebill for their owning club. The hosting club would pay each visiting team the event payrate. With this averaged rate, plus the number of riders and 20 heats to pay for, it is expensive to run which in the North is usually helped by bigger gates from visiting teams travelling fans. Not so true in the Southern teams such as IOW, Exeter, Reading and Newport who always used to vote against the qualifiers when it was on the AGM agenda to bring them back. Most regard it now as a lost cause.

Great result from our Richie.

The 'some' are wrong. Robert wil be able to take out a British licence next year when he is 15, and then be eligible to race in the NL. I have a lot of sympathy for this situation, but I do feel you are deliberatly being negative before you know the actual situation. This tone, IMO, will not do Robert any favours. You will get adverse reactions to this line of thought. I wish the lad well, and will watch his progress with great interest. I am already aware of him.

Many thanks for your info. It was hell of a side and everyone could win races on any track. Strength in depth and a number 1, must be the way to go.

Ta, we(4) will be down.

...and broke his leg at Newcastle(England).

Can only suggest Joel Parsons, or one of his teammates, in their compact team of about PL winning side 2004 circa.

He did that quite regular when he first started Ian.

Ta. I know Brian is back Thursday so he might be able to make a decision then.

Mike started out with Berwick after early rides at his home team, Newcastle. He was more known for his longer spells with Halifax and then Berwick again. I was at school and in the same boys club as Mike, and he was a bouncy kid.

Is the Redcar training session on this Saturday 2nd June. Many thanks.

I think you are reading far to much into one example of Glyn, probably for your own purposes. Glyn is certainly NOT a submissive character, he is highly knowledgeable, opinionated on most subjects and good company to be with. He has been a promotor in OZ and has lots of ideas that he shared with me at Newcastle.

Interesting but different skills are needed for different riders and different occasions. In Glyn's case, when he rode for us 1997, he used to insist he was told he was say a tac sub, rather than be asked to do it. As you will know as a Team Leader and Teacher, there is no one way of dealing with folks. Everyone is different in different circumstances, and it is the skill of the leader to be able to read the signs and treat the individuals in a way that it brings out the best of that individual.

Not really a poser if you think about it. Glyn is an engine tuner for both speedway and small racing bikes. that is his business. He is an established track builder, Redcar and Somerset, and is a recognised track man and has worked at many venues. Team managers tend to be stable, so not that many opportunities unless of course if it is Leicester.

Every club should have two ambulances and two Doctors/ paramedics at every meeting.

It's really an application of common sense over the rules.

It is not the case that the rider cant come back in, but he needs special dispensation by the MC to do so. This is to stop fiddles which used to go on some time ago. Paul Bentley and Berwick comes to mind.

Being guided by Louis Carr.

Other factors like availability in the market, and possible impending return from injury, being the usual type of reasons. The days of season long R/R are gone.

The things is that if there are no changes, some fans will get rattled for DH not reacting to the situation. Promoting is a doddle, if you are not one.