PHILIPRISING

I USED to sit around during CCP meetings and one of the few things that kept me awake was the horse-trading that went on ... which riders went where, which event went where and so on. Doubt whether much if anything has changed except, as you say, BSI now have a voice at the SGP/SWC Bureau meetings.

CANNOT remember it ever being any different ... lots of logistics come into play

INTERESTING views by Jim McMillan, who nobody could accuse of not knowing what he is talking about, in SS this week.

YES

APPARENTLY Freddie Lindgren won an SGP with a rev limiter fitted...

WILL do so in SS before long ...

STUPID remark. I am not promoting them, wouldn't know a rev limiter from a banana and don't have a view either way. Just stating the facts which includes that several riders and tuners are in favour, believing that they will considerably reduce wear and tear (at the starting gate) and reduce costs.

THEY will be compulsory

PROBABLY bringing speedway into line with every other form of motorcycle racing under the FIM umbrella... many in favour after a comprehensive study by an FIM working party

KELVIN Tatum is a big advocate of rev limiters... will be revealing why in Speedway Star shortly.

BACK in the day (cannot remember the exact year) went to Maine Road, the old home of Manchester City, with Briggo prior to the BLRC at Belle Vue that night, and he was surrounded by people asking fir his autograph.

YES it will be BT

NO point, we are on a different page. You have your view and that's fine. But I am sure there will be riders unhappy about getting from Poland on a Friday night to an SGP venue the next day especially if the latest they can sign-on is 12 noon.

PLUS the reserve dates for rain-offs, etc... get paid what?

NO, not if it is part of the contract that riders sign to compete in the championship. Your 'solution' is not that simple. Supposing the first Reserve also required in Poland the night before. Is he expected make all the arrangement (bikes, mechanics, etc) to travel to the SGP the following day without knowing whether or not he will be needed. And what if more than one rider is injured or unable to travel? Far better to have all the riders in attendance the day before. Many of the riders would rather have that decision made for them and not have to fight their prime employers.

NOT sure what all these fiascos are and, of course, Armando is not the man at the top. The various commissions at the FIM do not have complete autonomy.

POLISH influence spreads further up the FIM hierarchy than Armando who still has my respect. If you knew of all the things he has and is doing you might have a different opinion.His battles with the Poles take place on an almost daily basis.

TRUST me, this is only the tip of the iceberg

HAVE suggested in SS next week that the FIM simply ban SGP riders from racing competitively 24 hours prior to a round of what is after all the World Championship.

IT'S not missing practice that is an issue.What happens when a rider actually misses a GP because he was injured the night before. And who replaces him or indeed them?

IT'S not the club's fault ... it was supposed to be co-ordinated with SS coming out but thanks to Royal Mail we jumped the gun

TRUE, will be available just after midnight

£30 for 13 issues ... save £9 on the cover price and we include first class post in the cost.

OFFICIALLY SS is not on sale until tomorrow but the printed subs copies were collected by Royal Mail on Christmas Eve as we were told they would not be delivered until the 28th.

ALSO have financial problems following their failure to find a UK TV platform.