The White Knight

I support the original Poster in this. I have said it until I am blue in the face - the Tracks these days are mostly, through force of circumstance, old Tracks (circa: 1928) and have grown too small and tight for the Bikes that are expected to Race on them. To me - you can either change the Tracks, or you can change the Bikes. Obviously changing the Tracks is far too expensive and impractical. It would be expensive to change the Bikes too - but not impossible. This constant striving for more speed is literally killing people. Many will not like what I say - but it is true. The answer must be to slow the Bikes down. If you lost say 10 seconds off Race times due to Bike alterations, as long as everyone was riding similar equipment - I don't understand where the excitement will be lost. Speedway was very exciting fifty years ago, it is very exciting now too, but crucially, with the higher speeds making it much more dangerous. Speedway is a very dangerous Sport anyway, and I fail to see the point of making it even more dangerous by increasing the speeds. I know people will say that is progress and we must go forward - but at what cost? The higher speeds are making Speedway Tracks throughout the Country unfit for purpose. How will supporters feel when Tracks may have to be closed because they are unable to cope with the speed of the Rocket Ship that the current Speedway Bike is becoming? The death of one Rider is too many. Do we not owe it to them to, at least, try to minimise the risks. I have seen far too many very seriously injured Riders or worse in my time watching Speedway, you will never eliminate the risks altogether - but we have to try.

Ooops - sorry I was wrong. Sweyn was the name I had in my head. I didn't realise there were other Brothers too.

Only not in the Pits.

No.

You had me smiling twice there CHR. Cracking Post. :rofl:

Shame about Lewis. He seems to be a talented Rider.. Good luck to him in the future.

No. But it is one of the problems.

Me too. Jack Millen.

Aaaaahhhhh!! But will he go down with it? :unsure:

An interesting theory CHR.

Jason and Phil Crump.

I can't see Malcolm Simmons, Chris Morton or Les Collins on the List. They would be on mine.

Taken all in all - the worst thing to happen to the Sport as far as British Speedway is concerned. Of course, that is only my opinion.

Perhaps not the words I would have picked Drop a cog. But that is very true. :approve:

........................ and the other Brother is?

Would that be Harold? ........... or do I have the wrong Stamford Bridge?

I think KK was waiting for Tai as he came off the Track. I would say that the main instigator after the Race was KK - why - I don't know.

An excellent Post with which I 100% concur.

HaHa!! Probably OFF. :rofl:

In Poland and Sweden? :unsure:

Well I think British Speedway does need Robert Lambert. Robert Lambert is a 'Star' in the making - we don't have so many of them that we can throw away such a talent in such a cavalier manner. British Speedway is on it's knees - if we are to have any hope of climbing back to our feet we will need Riders like Robert Lambert. The question is surely - does Robert Lambert need British Speedway? We shall see.

Yes - he was only trying to give KK a kiss. :shock:

A sure testament of Ivan's Legend.

He'll need to work for it though. Does he have the dedication and singlemindedness? As for Emil - he isn't even in it sadly.

Very well put WW. :approve: