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Like you say, the track at Malilla is regarded as one of the best in the world, but last night, it was a shadow of the track we have come to expect. and I have no doubts the riders felt that way too. The track was as bumpy as hell and created a lot of problems. Now if you say that is OK then fine, but please don't question what planet I was from. Having seen Buster work his track miracles many times, he would've produced a far better raceway than want we had last night.

Was I the only one who thought the track was rubbish ?? It gave a new meaning to the words Flat and Smooth. Christ, it even made Wimbourn Rd look flat. Praise to all the riders for battling away. So pleased no one was hurt. This was another occasion when a pre-meeting practice would have benefitted everyone. The track at the start of the meeting was terrible..... Always felt the SGP's were held abroad because of better tracks, more support and better facilities, but watching last night there are many places in this country, that would do far better than what we saw..... Appreciate the weather issue, by frankly, I was disappointed with the presentation and attendance, thankfully the racing was much better.. Congratulations to Nicki Pedersen, a worthy winner. People can say what they like ( or dislike) about him, but he's always there or there abouts.

Looking at the CMA implicated on the 1st August I see KB has lost his heat leader berth in the team, and Lambert has achieved the status his riding has deserved. This could have a profound effect all-round. Riding against 2nd strings will be easier for KB and hopefully his confidence will continue to grow as should his CMA. I have often said Robert rides better against classier opposition so riding against HL every race will enhance his progress. as he continues to strive for perfection. I don't see any reason for Rob to make wholesale changes to the riding positions, all that is needed is to change Robert and Kenneth over, to maintain the cover of heats we have at the moment. 1; NKI, 2, Porsing, 3, Milik, 4, KB, 5, Robert, 6 and 7 , EDR's

Hadn't seen you off late, and thought you had given the sport a rest. Pleased you came and enjoyed it, next time at the EESG we'll have that drink

Petty, yes in the sense of important issues in the running of that meeting. Looking at the whole situation in regards to the sport, when electing to run a meeting in those conditions is always a gamble. A gamble as to whether it will financially pay or not. A gamble as to whether the meeting can run to its 15 ht conclusion. The one thing that is not a gamble, and is fact, is that meeting like this will never induce new fans and the spectacle will be non existent....... That introduction of the ten heat rule is a joke and immediately the weather becomes a problem then the public is ripped off with ten heats get out clause. Even before this meeting had started, T and P were highlighting the fact there will be a result once we get to heat 10. PETTY, in the sense that the Coventry riders refused to ride in Ht 9 because it was considered unsafe, yet one heat later, the meeting is called to a halt, because it was considered unsafe to ride????? ..... if nothing else, that's hypocrisy. There are other Posters on here, who say the track was fine, fair enough that's your opinion, but I was taking on board comments from riders from each side posted on Twitter, saying the meeting shouldn't have been started, and to me they are the ones who ought to know.....after all they are the ones who have to ride it ...... I'm trying to look at this as a neutral, thinking only of the sport and the damage being done to it. So many supporters from Poole are only looking at it from a points aspect and how it affects their team. Probably if you were to take those blue tints off you might see things differently. If those points were that important, I feel sorry for you.....This match has done so much damage to the sport and no-one concerned has come out with any credit. Not even POOLE

This whole episode stinks of conspiracies. The BSPA; The Sky contract, The stupid rules, The integrity of the sport. Nobody has come out of this with any credit..... All it does is dig a deeper hole for the sport to get out of.. So many questions and no answers......What good will come from the decision to fine Coventry £3000.00?. Who will benefit from this money?. What damage will it do for the sport? What damage it will do for the survival of the Bees? to name but a few....... Of cause Coventry made mistakes, but so did the other organising powers as well. The situation arose because these organisations have different priorities, where the sport and the fans comes last. Sky don't give a damn about the sport, other than filling in a spot of their busy schedule. and it is wrong for them to have the powers to override safety and common sense.. This match should never have started, but now we need to move on. ..... The powers of the SCB and the BSPA should learn from this and see that situations like this, won't happen again. Dishing out heavy fines for petty issues, (failing to come to the tapes) is not the way forward. We should be looking at the positives from dire situations like this, and instigate new rules and guidelines to illuminate any possible chance of this happening again. If that cant be implemented, one has to question the behaviour of the powers in charge............

For the statisticians, here are a few facts from the meeting last night.... Holeshot from Gates:- 1 =5; 2 =3; 3=3 and 4=4, all fairly evenly distributed... Only 5 holeshots won the race, and only 3 of those were as positions from the start. Overtaking in 12 of the 15 races...... For those who only go to see overtaking last night was pretty good. Also, to those who constantly moan about the Lynn Track, last night proved, it is still one of the best in the country. Tribute to Buster and his gang for all their hard work to get this meeting on....

I don't apologise for being pessimistic, I feared your home record was at risk. With the quality of the opposition and the uncertainty of our riders returning from injury there were many questions. ..... But thankfully they were all answered emphatically Forgetting the hour we had to wait on the track, this was brilliant meeting, where the racing was superb. Even when scoring 3-3's the effort from all the riders was so evident. Part of me feels sorry for Belle Vue, doing their bit in a close match, but actually walk away with nothing. It was only in the last few heats, was the much needed win was secure, and in the last heat BV losing out on the 1 pts their performance deserved. The 3 riders returning from injury all came to the party and battled hard for their points. Lambert was obviously still suffering, but he produced 2 fantastic rides from the back. Porsing didn't disappoint with his Pd 7, while Milik battled tremendously for little reward. He was always in the mix and was as quick as the rest.... The reserves was always going to be our weakest link, thankfully Roynon managed to stem the tide, while Morris suffered with slow bikes....Worrall always goes well here as does Nielsen. Didn't appreciate Roynon attitude to Nielsen after their clash. makes me think they have previous somewhere. The team was led to victory by our Danish heat leaders. KB continued his improvement with valuable points in a meeting when points were hard to come by. To acclaim paid 9 from 4 rides was impressive. The Star performer, without doubt was Niels. Beaten in his first ride by the flying Zagar, he then collected 4 straight wins. Always missing the gate, he made light work of coming from the back in each, to win. Niels seems to get better with time.... an amazing performance..... In the end BV fell abit short of expectations. Some might say Nichols and Fricke didn't perform, but the truth was they fought tigerishly with little reward. In a tight and tense match it was hard to score those points that could have altered the outcome. But tonight it was the Lynn Stars that shone through. If all matches were this good, the terraces would be full.... Top Meeting

You'll feel at home here then, There's loads of people here, not knowing whether to cheer or not !!!!!

In my view KB and Morris may have physically recovered but suffer from confidence issues, whereas Niels confidence is sky high......

Even with the best team in the world, you can never overlook the fate of injuries, and as usual, it is that, that make all the decisions and dictate the league and results. Unfortunately that the way the sport revolves and whether we like it or not we have no choice but to get on with replacements. Last year the Stars had a torrid time when fate, all but took, the whole team away. and we had to play the later part of the season with guests and replacements. Our team at the moment has had its share of injuries, with most of the rider, not 100% or recovering from a injury. Most are returning before they should, hoping to earn as well as recover.. Never an deal solution.... With the news that Lewis Kerr is missing from tonight meeting with BV, really put a different aspect to the result. Robert Lambert is hoping to be fit from a nasty fall at Berwick, Nick Porsing, had a nasty fall on Monday but is hoping to be fit, Milik is recovery from a fall when guesting at Poole. Add to that KB and Ashley Morris are recovering from severe injuries last season, and as of yet, failed to reach their form of before. So the only rider who is 100% fit and rearing to go is Mr Dependable (Niels ) This is not an excuse, just highlighting the reality of the situation. This must be the ideal time to ride against Lynn, because things can only get better. Weren't that the name of a song once ???..... .. But win lose or draw, I shall be there as usual.....

Yes they are correct. Their are 750 seats charged at a £1.00 each, given you the wish viewing possible. Well worth the extra....... Since it was enlarged in 2013, I have yet to see it full, so no need to book in advance......

Looking through the results, our biggest issue was the number of races where we finished last. Counting the FX's, there were 12 races we failed to score. and that is far to many. To be in with a chance of winning any match all the riders need to score almost every time. Them second and third places are just as important as the winners. Hopefully things will change on Wednesday....

It would depend who wants him. When he finished riding for the Panthers in July 2011 his CMA then was 8.61.... But that was on a rolling average of 28 matches, now its only over 20. Obviously that could make a difference. Also, format used then has totally changed, making it far harder on top riders. But bearing in mind the BSPA never made any allowance for CMA gained before then, then your guess is as good as mine. As a SGP rider, he should be on a 8.5 at least. If Lynn were to sign him, his average could be a 9, whereas say Matt Ford might be able to wangle a 7.5 CMA . Like I said it depends who's asking.........

Wow!!! What do I know about Speedway??? This result just proves nothing can be taken for granted in this sport.... A Brilliant win by Wolves and a massive CONGRATULATION for that never say die effort......... Hope this form continues......... :t:

We have been unlucky again this year in that we have lost RORY. He was an integral part of this team, not only as captain but also the second heatleader. I like Milik but is he good enough as a Rory replacement? I don't think he is. Other teams have made changes and strengthen their squad, but we have weakened ours, and that puts more pressure on other riders. Lambert and Porsing are improving all the time, Niels is quality, KB has had a tough time but can always score double figures. Rather than always moan at KB, Milik has to up his game and start scoring big points...... He was employed to be a heat leader and as of yet he has fallen short...... If we keep winning at home and pick up the odd point away, should be good enough to qualify for the KOPO..... Hopefully by then we will be performing something like that we know we are capable....... No changes, I say keep faith and our time will come...........

Having decided not to travel, fearing a long drive home, dissecting the predicted lost, so like others I followed where possible on the updates. It was always, a tough ask to go there and win. For us to have got anything from this meeting, would mean us riding way above ourselves and BV having all the bad luck... Looking at the heat results, we started OK and figured in the early heats, but incidents went against us. When you go away you need heatleaders to impose themselves. Unfortunately Niels, KB and Milik failed to do that. and only won 2 races between them. BV are a strong team and I believe it would be wrong not to bear this in mind when thinking about the overall performance. Looking at the heats, all BV riders scored more than his opposite number, so rather than moan about our defeat, probably praise is due to BV for the way they all gave to the cause..... Wednesday is another day and a different proposition. The boot will then be on the other foot and this time we should win. I don't see us winning by 20 points, but as long as we get a win, the rest can follow............ When it matters.....

It seems the injury jinx has stuck the Stars again. If Porsing is out for long it will be a massive hole to fill...

This will be a tough match. If given the opportunity, I'd take a point now........

The Stars web-site has now been updated with all the info. Saying Lambert is hoping to be back on Wednesday... just hope he recovered enough from a bad fall.......

Seeing Bates at Lynn last week and again at Peterborough Friday, seems like he having a problem with his steel shoe. It was commented on, that in every race at Lynn his steel shoe came off. we had a laugh about it and sure enough in the next race it came off again.... and again.... Low and behold at EESG on Friday, we sarcastically said about his shoe, and you wouldn't believe that it came off again. and again..... So to answer your question about, having only 3 rides, probably he was so fed up with that bloody steel shoe, probably so 'pissed-off' with his shoe, he'd had enough

And wow betide anybody who gets in his way.... ( Bomber) (Kildemand)

Even with the massive home advantage of their technical track, I can't see Wolves troubling Poole in what might be a one sided clash. All the pluses are in Poole's favour, For Wolves to have any hope, PK, FL and Musielak have to come good and support the vane efforts of Wells and Thorsell. But I think it will be too little too late....... Prediction: Poole by 10 (at least)............... Hope I'm wrong...

They haven't put it on the Stars website yet, Like we said, us Lynn fans are the last to know. With the social media available today, it is so easy to keep everyone informed. However did they manage years ago????

Mate, I don't give a monkeys, who Matt might drop or who he brings in. To me, the team that's got you to the PO's should be good enough to finish the job. I would like to see the window for signing new riders close on the 1st July. Only exception being, when a rider is side-lined through long term injury.