old bob at herne bay

This competition is an absolute disgrace . To be holding it now with 2 cobbled together sides over one year after the passing of our Queen Elizabeth II in the depths of winter is disrespectful in the extreme. If it were to be rerun at all, this competition should have had first priority restaging at the beginning of this season with all appropriate publicity, not tucked away as a last meeting of the season after thought. I have nothing but contempt for the British Speedway fixture organisers responsible. May the rain Gods flood the Wimborne Road track and this meeting be consigned to join the memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Seem to remember this Leicester track is very boggy, poorly drained and caused fixture pile ups last season. Now trying to run double headers in early winter , with fans freezing their **** off. RIDICULOUS. Now we have fixture pile ups in the NDL, which has only a handful of clubs , some of whom don't even take part in the KO Cup. One cannot see this league surviving another season.

For sale at Sturminster Marshall Warehouse ..... one large trophy cabinet .... reason for sale owners downsizing.

Thanks, Pleased to see that a good crowd attended the p. Off final.

Anybody on here care to guess the attendance at Wimborne Road on Wednesday ?

As I correctly predicted Poole track men prepped a slick track for the home side ... but forgot to tell their riders to GATE . Oops.

So developments to date look like Birmingham Wolves to run on a MONDAY in the PL and IMO p.off winners Glasgow joining the PL on a Monday. The CL looks to lose 2 clubs unless the Workington Comets can be helped to step up. Dont see any future for the NDL in 2024 , with Kent joining NORA after their shabby treatment by BSP Ltd this season, and surely Mildenhall will no longer continue ?

So Glasgow p.off champions and surely promoted to the PL next season, with Birmingham into the PL to take the Wolves team and crowd, all racing on Mondays. Congratulations Glasgow it’s worked out well for the PL 2024

All this nonsense about a speedway club NAME having some notional value seems a load of tosh to me. Why would Mr New Promoter need to buy a name when he could apply to open up a new track that he had just built to the required standard nearby and call it maybe Sawtry Stars Speedway Ltd. Why would you want to buy "Peterborough Panthers", or Eastbourne Eagles or Rye House Rockets or Lakeside Hammers ????? They surely are worthless names? There's all this tosh about having to have a promoters "licence " .... just send Mr New Promoter an application form for a new "licence". The asset value of a speedway business surely is limited to the value of the lights, airfence, tractors and grading equipment and some quantity of track material?

Good Luck with that one ! Shocking that they haven't found a date for this much earlier in the year after a rain off in June .

Sadly that's the most likely outcome IMO . Whatever happens to BE at this hearing , they cannot be forced to sell THEIR land and why would they want to consider renting THEIR land to anyone ? ?

Shower of rain here 5 mins ago. Looks like Poole will be OK as heavy rain forecast at 2200. Poole to win easily tonight against lets be honest a 4 man Glasgow side. R/R and 2 reserves who will do well to beat a Poole rider. A slick track with no outsied racing line should see Poole home comfortably, as I don't see Bomber making the gate more than once, Tarasenko's gating was poor on Monday. Basso shopuld be OK as a former Poole man and w2ill cope withe slick conditions. 54 - 36 Poole.

Simple solution to the situation of less than 15 heats being raced in the second leg due to poor weather ... the score at the same stage in the 1st leg should be used. Almost certain that material is being shovelled off the Poole track by the truckload as I write to give a slick surface in case of rain, oh and to prevent any outside passing lines for Bomber Harris. Gate Artists extraordinaire Lawson and Worrall will be like Pirates in a Galleon.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcn8db1mu#?date=2023-10-11

just the one racing line in the latter half o the meeting - 6 feet from the fence. ;-( wont be buying the BSN coverage on Weds - far too predictable at Wimborne Road.

just to spice things up on Wednesday - rain forecast in the early afternoon and evening according to Met Office forecast

Nah , he has too much speed ... he would have cut up the inside ;-)

Wow got that dreary heat 14 out of the way. Bomber Harris out again :-) :-) in 15

meeting getting more interesting - good effort from Thommo

Bomber Harris :-):-)

never give up Steve. If poole make the starts they will win races No passing.

dull as ditchwater. commentary team getting on my nerves. Sound off I think,.

splashed out on a BSN pass tonight expecting some racing ....... oh dear ..... lts hope it gets better later on ....... and Middlo gets a new watch.

Busy supervising the prepping of the starts at Wimborne Road for Wednesday ??

Good luck to all riders and travelling fans in getting to flooded west Scotland today. Especially brave ? Poole fans making the journey. Stay safe.