PHILIPRISING

YES, part of their package. Nice morning conversation with Greg Hancock, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Buster Chapman, Kelvin Tatum and Nigel Pearson.

THEY were properly tested, and have to comply with strict regulations, some of which are copied from F1. There is actually no perfect solution to speedway crashes although, as previously stated, new air-fences, taller and wider, are now coming into play.

FIRST time on all my visits to Torun that I have watched from in the stands... boy do they carry some speed along the back straight. And, as Kelvin T explained, come off the throttle even for a split second and the bike actually picks up speed. With regard to the air-fence. Young Briggo's new air fence would have probably prevented Doyle going underneath it although, as he says, the bikes are going so fast now. But, as yet, tracks are loathed to re-invest although it looks as though the Polish ones will be forced to do so. Safety is, or should be, paramount. FACT, just been speaking to Mark Lemon at the hotel here in Torun.

JASON D has a dislocated shoulder, broken elbow and punctured lung. Not good.

ALL tickets now sold. Should be a cracker.

OVER 300 people at the TravelPlus fans forum in Torun this morning and when posed the question should Sayfutdinov get a wild card if offered and not go through the qualifying rounds it was a unanimous yes.

IT'S adaptable ... bit like averages

A TRUISM ... you can please some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time

TAKE your word for it Tim ... just didn't look many on TV. British tracks would eat their hearts out for that many.

NICE town to visit

CROWD didn't look that great

KELVIN'S a mate, good friend and we spend a lot of time every week talking about speedway. I'll leave it at that.

AGREE

DON'T think that will come into it this year.

PRESUMABLY they are asked because they have a format that covers all the bases. And even if they had a pretty good idea who the team was it doesn't that they chang. What we do need is absolute transparency for every such decision. How it was arrived at and who sanctioned their findings.

TRUE ...

ZAGAR as a wild card at Krsko only would satisfy BSI regarding Slovenia. Don't sense any great appetite to put him back in. Lambert far too inexperienced and would do his career more harm than good.

THAT isn't strictly true. I know of one adjudicator who makes assessments at the request of the BSPA but isn't told who the track requiring the information is.

SKY don't cover the SGP ...

I'M aware of that but IMG Russie said that they very much doubted the fees would be forthcoming and quoted other logistical problems and were generally not in favour. Obviously OneSport have made light of those but don't think BSI/IMG had any real appetite to go there.

PLUS the fact that BSI, an affiliate of IMG, an American company, had no desire to go to Russia. Politics as much as money.

BSI ran the event with Teterow ... Gustrow is already an SEC venue.

IN Speedway Star this week...

IF you PM me your email address BSI will contact the supplier

BUT the most influential voice on the MC is Chris van Straaten, who basically sanctioned a move that could potentially harm his own team's chances of reaching the final. Not sure Matt Ford can be blamed for that.