PHILIPRISING

PERHAPS the biggest difference between Doyle and Woffinden is that the former likes to ride as much as possible while the latter prefers to keep his speedway workload to a minimum. Tai appeared more interested in all his DIY work on his custom built house than racing speedway in 2017 but you could argue, and he probably wouldn't agree, that his World title bid was less successful than it otherwise might have been.

NICHOLLS will be riding for Peterborough. As I understand it, SCB over-ruled the BSPA.

POLAND will compete on both days ... it's a two-day event

I HAVE enquired about the eventuality of a 3-3 ... no response yet

NO doubt one reason they have gone for a last heat decider is that it ensures the result cannot be determined before the final race ... a major factor for TV amongst others.

DON'T agree ... better team riding under the conventional scoring system. Ridiculous to have race in which the winner is actually the loser... in my opinion.

YES it will

I WOULD imagine that they will be the tyres supplied free of charge, as Mitas did previously. But riders can use any homologated tyre at their own expense.

THERE will be British speedway, starting earlier than last year.

IT'S happening but lack of official confirmation is baffling

YES you are missing something but if you cannot see it don't expect me to help you

YES...

THIS thread has nothing to do with Doyle riding in the Ben meeting. I was impressed by his loyalty and commitment to British speedway and the fact that he happily tells others riders they should come here and it's not about the money. It is a huge asset to have the WC racing here. How many haver done that since 2010? Not many!

HE'S riding in the UK

RIDING in the Ben Fund is only part of it. At Somerset on Friday he said quite plainly that he was always going to ride in the UK, it is foremost amongst his priorities, it isn't about the money, he genuinely feels that it helps him as a rider, he likes to keep busy, is always available to offer advice to his team-mates (should they want it, which isn't always the case) and has turned his life around. He also said that the injuries he sustained in Torun in 2016, including a collapsed lung, were identical to those of Lee Richardson when the talented young Englishman so tragically lost his life. Doyle could have too but, unlike Lee, he received treatment both at the stadium and in hospital far quicker. He is an impressive young man who could turn out to be one of speedway's best World Champion ambassadors, not least because he is not just prepared but determined to participate in British speedway. And hats off to Somerset who have made that possible and attracted new sponsors on the back of his signing.

ALSO a limited production budget which determined the. number of meetings they covered. Probably the same number this year albeit with an earlier start

DON'T understand the silence but all the signs are that BT will cover the PL in 2018 ....

AUSSIE riders rarely get a good press on here, some suggesting they are parasites to British speedway, so it is well worth watching the You Tube interview between Nigel Pearson and Jason Doyle at Somerset last night.

IT was his older brother Russell Lanning ...

TYPICAL of the BSPA not to think through the consequences of a decision or new rule. Had they done so and realised that two British riders who have given long, loyal and distinguished service were going to be caught in the net they should at least have deferred it for a year.

ENQUIRED again last week and was told there would be a press conference shortly. That's as much as I know although it does seem that the final will be in Wroclaw.

BEEN with lawyers and should be ratified by BSPA General Council this week.

WOULD personally place Peter Collins ahead of Mark Loram, great though he was, in every respect. Too easy to forget just how supremely talented PC was.

ARE BV season tickets on sale yet?

THE real issue is not so much when a rider challenges the obvious illegality of the asset and loan system but when a promoter is prepared to break the mould and simply sign a rider who is out of contract regardless of the consequences.