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In the PR timetable they were before the meeting. I think about 7 o'clock

Have read Robin Brundle's reply to you on Twitter Haza and it sounds a good idea in principle but like you I can see protests from the visitors, despite the SCB approval. Hopefully the riders will participate fully and not come up with excuses as the season progresses. It will provide added entertainment so it's definitely a step in the right direction.

I may have missed it but the PRs etc keep refering to "hot laps". Can anyone explain please? I'm assuming it means Lynn riders doing laps of the track but Can't see either the opposition or Buster going for that

''Tis now raining steadily

I take it you don't believe myself and Bagpuss when we say the conditions are not improving. Or do you live closer than my 2 miles to the stadium? As others have said there seems to be a collective decision amongst promoters to have early call offs this early season. I'm not in favour of them generally but this one is the correct decision. This is Starlady reporting for the BSF, about 224 miles closer to the stadium than Steve Shovlar

Yesterday and today (so far) may have been dry but it wasn't drying weather. It was misty, damp and almost no breeze at all. Any moisture in the ground would have stayed exactly where it is as would moisture in heaps of "dry" shale. i played petanque yesterday on gravel and every time we walked there was water in our footprints, the ground is that waterlogged. I'm no apologist for Buster but I cannot fault his reasoning for calling this one off.

Yes speedway is dangerous we all know that including those who choose to make their living that way. As for bangers being a hobby not a professional sport, if it brings in the crowds to the point where profits are made surely it's worth speedway looking at it as a business model, i.e. riders going semi-professional (as they were in days of old). At least that way the sport might just last into the 2020s

Racing incident IMHO

And all I've said is that in general I do agree with you but in this particular set of circumstances, which I explained, I don't.

I've always assumed that the promoter paid them in some form or other in the same way as they pay mileage or at least overseas riders points money is proportionately higher than UK riders. You'll be telling me next they don't pay mileage either

So you are quite happy for the promotion to pay out for airfares for both teams when given the appalling weather for the last few weeks all right minded people realise there is no hope of a decent meeting being staged. Remember this isn't any run of the mill meeting, this was the first of the season where they hopefully would pull in a few newbies and therefore want to put on a good show. Not only that it was also the meting when quite a few regular fans were going to judge the quality of the 2018 season and the way meetings would be run. Bridges had to be rebuilt with those fans and a late call off or prolonged display of tractor driving skills would simply alienate many of them, possibly forever. As I said, I'm no fan of early call offs, but given ALL the circumstances in this particular case, the right decision was made, both as regards fans and as a business. Later in the season and given better overall weather, I agree call offs should not be made until the day of the meeting.

It is also possible that the car park is waterlogged, if not flooded. I'm not that much in favour of early call offs but think this one is justified.

IF they have actually put any hard cash in of course.

I think the problem is Trees never has anything even slightly negative to say about the club. Even the most ardent supporter cannot believe it's perfect so this leads to folk assuming Trees lives in a slightly unreal world when it comes to the Stars. Having said that I have nothing but the greatest respect for Trees and all her work for the supporters club. Knowing her as I do I'm sure she puts far more hours into it than most of us think possible.

It's off BREAKING | WEDNESDAY OFF No prospect of racing v Leicester this Wednesday - new date to follow.

I have quite a few special memories of speedway but that day, and in particular the manner that Lee beat Ray Wilson has to be in the top 3. Where did it all go so badly wrong.

Depends how many rain offs there are

And that one is so simple it's brilliant, names interchangable.....and copyright free! Now where's that Robin Brindle fella

Now that could catch on

Agreed. Possible side effect of the clocks would be the crowd counting down the seconds when time gets critical, all adds to the atmosphere

I really cannot understand why anyone can not blame the riders for not knowing the rules. Imagine the uproar if a footballer didn't know the offside rule or a rugby player was ignorant of the high tackle rule. They are supposedly professionals. People in any walk of life should know the rules of their employment. Yes the team manager should make sure the riders know the rules. From tweets last night, the riders were told by their respective managers, which proved exactly how much notice they take of them As for the need for such a rule, that's beside the point. I assume they thought it would speed up meetings, which it won't. Anyway if we have to blame someone for the rule the blame lies purely at the feet (or should that be the shovel) of one Tai Woffinden

We moan at the BSPA for not being professional but the riders really should read the rule book. The fans know the new rules why dont the riders. Almost as if they don't care.

Having seen pics of the track on twitter this morning even track staff walking on it would do untold damage. Heaven knows what machinery would do. In principle I agree early call offs are not good but this was an exceptional case and the early call off totally justified.

Looking out of the window this morning, the call off decision is more than vindicated. Will we hear apologies from all those that said it was the wrong decision?

Agreed( bet that shocked you) but it should have been started weeks ago so a costume could be made ready for the start of the season. As it is the first meeting is April 4th and the competition ends 10 days later. As for the name suggestion : Wendy the Wheel...can you imagine the comments