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You have such a problem with the speedway at Lynn, I have to question why do you bother to go. I thoroughly enjoyed the meeting. The evening was pleasant with little wind, delayed at the start because of the low sun but once started , the meeting flowed quite well. Most races provided excitement in various forms, Some close tussles and determination. some leading by miles, but all enjoyable. People who moan about the track should watch that fiasco from Warsaw on Saturday. Last night was smooth, fast and safe. and people are still moaning.... Kings Lynn is a speed track . made to suit todays bikes . Gone are the days with throttle control governed all moves, now its high revving and wheels spinning. Once you ease off you're lost. Last night there were some class moves and deserving winners..... Its probably right to remember: You can please some people some of the time, but you'll never please everybody all of the time..... and what I saw night pleased me ...

Good comment in this weeks MCN http://t.co/GdhwoItX4C Telling it how it was..........

Do hope Buster prepares a safe track. Hate to think, there are some riders, militant enough, to walk out on a meeting..........especially when the fans had paid out good money to watch them.

Cheers for the reply. At least we now know what went on, even if we don't known whose who were responsible..........

The meeting, we were told about, by the TV commentators, that took place between the Riders and official, during the interval, where it was decided to call a halt to the proceedings.... That meeting.......

There are so many questions that need answers. Some I doubt if the truth will ever be known. But what is worrying is the underhandedness of it all. The contempt shown to the paying public is beyond calculation. The Public deserve to be told the truth. When the decision was taken to have a media blackout, orders that no one is allowed to speak of what happened in that meeting. Why is this so secretive??... Who is covering who? .......Who don't want the truth to be known.. all very worrying.. If the public was told of what really happened, they could make a structured decision as to their future of SGP meetings . But, being treated like mushrooms, will only hasten their departure... I have our Cardiff tickets and Hotel booked alreadyfor this year,.......... but it will be my last........

I agree to the point about the riders, but not the part about Ole Olsen should be exonerated. Anybody who was responsible for the faulty equipment cannot be excused. There is simple no excuse for the ship shod behaviour we had to endure. Nobody comes out of this meeting with any credit....... It was a shambles of the highest order.......

Well at least we have some information from authority. That in itself is something...........

675 posts and still no justification of what actually happened. The contempt for the fans is unbelievable.....

How I look at all the problems with our beloved sport, is that everyone want to make a big profit out it. The Promoters, the Riders, the Organisers, the Governing bodies. What they don't appreciate is that we, the supporters, bare the blunt every time there's a problem.... If those pre-mentioned people had thought about the fans first, then the problems wouldn't have existed......

You really are coming across as some sad individual. Lighten up and look at the whole evening. The racing was only part of the package of the SGP, Flag waving is the part that generates , the atmosphere that makes these occasions special..... Thank god I don't have to work near you....

We heard of comparisons before, but could we ever see a football match finish at half -time because the pitch was unsafe.......A utter disgrace of epic proportions. The whole occasion reeks of cost saving exercises. We have a majestic Stadium costing £millions, we have a full house of 50000 plus, we have cameras transmitting the show case round the world, And the gate, costing only a few quid is an oversight, turning the whole event into joke.... Temporary tracks have always been a problem, but TIME spent in the run up to the event was the time to sort it out, not on the day of the event. Even as the emergency meeting with the officials was taking place about the safety of the track, no one used that time to do any remedy work, that could have saved the meeting.......... Monumental damage that has been done to our sport, probably never to fully appreciate lost of future fans. Unbelievable...............

I thought it's bound to be our fault. Was the ship carrying Shale or rubbish - Cow-dung ???

Was impressed and surprised with the performances last night. Pleased that Stokes was a cut above the rest, but it was the tigerish spirit if the whole team that was so evident, that impressed me most. No doubt there will be stronger teams to come here, but this stars team will improve as well. Pity there weren't more people there to see it............

I have no problems with Howarth winning or anybody else to that respect, but its the principal I think is wrong. Like you say someone could struggle through to the semi on 9 or 10 and win and that's what makes the process a joke. Like wise someone could be in the semis without even winning a race, and what a joke that would be. Of course the riders know the rules before they start, but it doesn't make them right......... The fact Kyle won after scoring 14 pts in the main part of the meeting is fortunate that he was one of the best on show. Imagine the out roar had James Shanes won,........... and this process allows that to happen.....

My sentiments exactly.... Think of all the World Finals that could have gone to someone else, had they'd used this stupid idea...... It turns the whole occasion into a one race lottery..... By adding semi-final and finals to the proceeding, the only advantage being done is giving the riders, who have dropped points during the meeting, another bite of the cherry. Why do they deserve another chance????? when the correct winner can only lose out........ If you race against another rider often enough you 're bound to win eventually................

No offence was intended, I was replying to the insinuation, that you thought we were all stupid. As you said, I too am no brain surgeon but I don't need things spelt out to me. I understand the rules and the way they are being used. But still think they're rubbish. Just wish the BSPA would do something good for a change..........

I understand what you say, but each of the examples you used has been created by the new format. Rory is far better rider than Porsing, but his average is not reflective of his ability because of the direct result of having all his rides against opposing heat leaders. Porsing on the other hand has a much easier program that gives that false impression that he is equal to. Over the years this sport has installed many flaws, and this is just another of that long list. The sport needs stability, we need sensibility and above all we need credibility. What we don't want is contradictory rules, that doesn't separate good riders from lesser ones. we want averages that indicate the riders ability, and so teams can be built on a similar structure. And one more thing, we want solid rules set in stone every year, so each and everyone will know the rules......... probably then the sport might get some creditability back....

I think the RT system is a good idea providing it was done in a fair manner. As for the equality of the second string and heat leader they have to be comparable. You can achieve anything with numbers, and as such a levy could be applied to Second Strings and heat leaders to form sort of a level playing field. For an example we could either subject the 2ndS to a 20% loading taken from his score, or add a 20% extra to the HL score. Riders in Position 1,3,and 5 have their scores multiplied at source, and likewise the 2ndS. It would be simple to implement and might take a season or 2 to get it more precise, but the principal would far outweigh the problems we have by doing nothing......

There's only one thing simple about the above post, and that's the mentality of the person who sent it. Once upon a time a guest was used as a last resource for a team and would always have made that team weaker. Now it seems, because of all the new rules and guidelines Most teams can field a stronger team depending on availability. A second string should be replaced by another Second string, ( Like for Like). True, I have no love Poole, but my comment was directed to the rules of the sport in general. Then again, you probably won't understand that......

Obviously Rory will be extensively used as a replacement because he is excellent value for his average.. This is the result of another 'Half-cocked' idea where the BSPA only did half a job. When it was first announced, that the match program would be altered, mainly to assist the FTR influx, the degree of difficulty of scoring points altered depending on the position you rode in the team. It was so obvious from the start, the second strings had a far easier time than that of the heat heaters. Able to see the implications of these ideas, some of us argued this strongly, whilst others thought we were making mountains out of molehills. But, we can all see, all it has done is make the sport a bigger mockery than it already is......Because of the varying degree of difficulties, comparing the average now is non-sensible. Last year, Josh was a second string and attained his average riding in the easier races..... Rory rode all his rides in the harder selection of races and therefore attained this average against a harder degree of difficulty. Rory is a far better rider than Josh, so to allow Rory to replace Josh is totally wrong and should be outlawed immediately. How many other teams with high average second strings will get a low scoring heat leader to cover him........ Yet another nail in the coffin.......

A much better meeting that I thoroughly enjoyed. Praise to the buzzer man, to kept them heat rolling. Minimal tractor racing and a warm evening made the whole occasion much better. Was home by quarter to 10. and that can't be bad... Thought the score flattered to deceive. At one point we were on for a big score, but it seemed as if some of the aces had different ideas, by winning the later heats. Got the impression the Stars was thinking the job was done. Disappointed with Zagar after a decent first ride. Cook battled hard for little return, whilst Stead was surprisingly off the pace...... No doubt the meetings will get harder as the season progresses, but I also feel the Stars will get stronger. Nice to see Kenneth back to something like we come to expect. Would have liked him to score the lot. Would've done his confidence a world of good...... That's not a moan, just a thought.. but he did well.......

I didn't realise there were still so many, fine weather supporters. I thought most of the sports genuine supporters that are left, are die hard nutters like me, who go every week, but obvious not.. Here we are, a month into the season, and some haven't been yet, they're some can't be bothered, and others don't know whether they're going or not........ What has this sport succumb to ??? How can this sport survive with support like that. ...... Well Buster, I will be there as per usual, supporting our local team, win lose or draw, Close meeting or not, Good racing or not, Crap track or not I'll be there. I'll witness all the good and the bad, I will smell all the fumes, I will drink all the coffee, and whatever the result I will thoroughly enjoy myself..... and I will go again next week..... That's the reason the wife calls me a speedway nutter............. And I'm proud of it......

Strange one really, having been sport mad since the word go, where football in concerned now I take it or leave it. I think it was when money came into it, the sport element decreases. How do people justify footballers ( ie like Rooney, Gerrard) earning more in a week than our Prime Minister earns in a year. To me any realism of life goes out of the window.. Now that Big money owners have taken over, the factor of sport in football is non-existent. I still watch the big games, but quickly become non-interested when the effort wanes. I think the sport factor exists more in the lower leagues, then that of the top. Speedway is more about he thrill and excitement. To me the winning is nice, but not at all costs. The competition is paramount, and would rather lose a close fought match every week than have a one sided processions.

You can never please everybody all the time... You obviously have a fixed impression from some experience you may or may not have had, But the food served from the Pit-Stop café is well up to scratch, with few or no complaints. I believe it is open most days of the week to serve the passing trade and local Commercial Enterprises. If it was as bad as you suggest I would think it would have closed long ago..........