Hawk127

Yep so far off the scale but we do have some good riders who in the rights hands will make it. The problems are that we have no one with the real experience to coach them. They need discipline, training and hard graft but no one is setting down the minimum standards to achieve success and you have a few riders whose egos do match the skills and have not done the ground work to see them become competitive. Flashy vans and expensive kit does not make a decent rider.

Yes they certainly have some racers who have the desire to succeed but the rest are really so far behind it is painful to watch. Thankfully we can watch meetings from Poland and see those European riders who want go the extra mile. GB speedway is the dinosaur of European racing. Get rid of those in charge and start thinking outside the box but it won’t happen because to most in charge it is a hobby not a business or a competitive sport it simply satisfies the egos of the club owners.

Yes they certainly have some racers who have the desire to succeed but the rest are really so far behind it is painful to watch. Thankfully we can watch meetings from Poland and see those European riders who want go the extra mile. GB speedway is the dinosaur of European racing. Get rid of those in charge and start thinking outside the box but it won’t happen because to most in charge it is a hobby not a business or a competitive sport it simply satisfies the egos of the club owners.

The GB side really need to have some serious training installed into them and some competitive racing attitude rather than being also rans. The Polish riders seemingly are chasing every point, are disciplined and have a commitment which simply does not exist within the GB camp. Just watch Polish speedway at every level and the commitment at every level chasing points and the appetite to succeed versus the let’s turn up and ride attitude that is predominate in the UK. Time not only for an independent body to run UK speedway but time for someone to get a grip on the entire structure and introduce changes at multiple levels so that the next generation of riders can shine.

Vatcher has and always will be a waste of space. Sour faced representative of Arena Essex he has simply enhanced his reputation as a pip squeak who should step aside as he adds nothing to the sport at any level. Compare him to promoters of years gone by and his contributions are like pissing in the wind.

Yep it is painful but at least they get to practice on a foreign track. Blame the UK domestic race scene for the lack of skill sets. Those in charge hardly encourage the next generation of riders, those who watch the sport rarely stick around and do nothing to encourage riders honing their skills and overall this must have an impact on the youngsters who clearly do have the skills but the system deprives them of track time and proper compete racing. The days of encouraging riders with meaningful second half meets and guaranteed rides have long gone because those who run clubs are looking through the wrong end of a telescope. Think about it.

GB really are not at the right level, Dan Thompson is clearly not 100%, Leon Flint seems competitive but we will just have to see how things pan out. It is a shame that the crowd is so poor. Why can this sort of meeting not be held in the UK. I am sure the influx of foreign riders would generate more interest than is seemingly the case in for example, this venue.

That was one great meeting and oh to have that sort of entertainment in the UK on a Friday night. Hackney fulfilled that role. Zmarzlik excelled as did most of the Lublin team. Cannot knock the racing, the crowd enthusiasm or the filming and I really do not understand why the graphics in the UK filmed racing falls so short of the Polish stream where you have the richness of colour and detail.

Don’t think they would get that. We can but hope.

That is probably why riders should be drawn at the start of each week to ride for whatever team that has matches that week. No longer any reason to consider any rider belongs to a particular team. They are all self employed journeymen and the authorities should stop pretending that it is a true team sport. No it is not the same as it use to be and it is a league with an overall squad system in place. They wonder why you cannot sell it to TV, but it needs wholesale change. This anniversary at Ipswich is a milestone but will not generate the same level of interest it would have done ten or more years back with local people in charge and custodians of a truly local team. The local team support with local people you can relate to has long gone. Good luck to the witches for tomorrow night and those providing the second half racing but sadly it is not the same Ipswich it once was.

I did not mention Zmarzlik, what is your problem? I would never want to see any rider carted off to hospital, I was simply applauding the winner. The sport has inherent risks. This is what makes this and many other forums and platforms a pain in the arse, full of argumentative individuals who think only their views count, they cannot accept a counter view and believes that everyone else is wrong. Part of an effing society who are responsible for a decline in standards and have ruined what was once a great place to live.

No complaints here, speedway on a Saturday night live on TV, Hopefully this is an opportunity that brings forth a new TV era and the powers that get on board and grab what is possibly on offer. It would be so good to see the sport live or recorded in 2027 on ITV 4. Fingers crossed.

Yep agree with your comments. Fingers crossed and I really wish/hope that Dudek makes it to the top because he is talented and what a champion he would make. It would be so good to see him riding in the UK. It will never happen unless they hold a test match. I am so glad I saw Gollob and all the other Polish riders wear the Witches race jacket. Those were the days

Well done to Maciej in Poland tonight fingers crossed for one of the youngsters to fill those positions behind Robert.

Cooper Rushen comes across as a great competitor and good luck to the lad. We need more like him and if the UK can generate this sort of rider, the future does look bright. Great to see lads like this having the confidence to mix it with some of the best in KK speedway.