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Just had a heavy shower in South Swindon, but no idea if it went north to the track.

Swindon report and team lineups http://www.swindonrobins.co/news.php?extend.2699

Riders, some travel a long distance plus their mechanics who do not always travel with the rider but have to load up a van and travel from far away as well. Plus any fans that were going to travel from Lakeside.

Now forecast from 7pm

Makes sense, Rosco must have read my post, ha ha.

Wondered and posted on here somewhere if Rosco could arrange something like this when he was taken on as GB Manager, all the Brit and Aussie riders are in the UK so should be possible if time can be found between the fixtures. The younger Brit and Aussie riders need the experience and if one could be at BV that would be great for them. Meetings could be Swindon or Poole, somewhere in the midlands or Peterborough, then Belle Vue. Some of the gate receipts could go to the National Teams and even the Ben Fund.

Weather still dry, sunny but a bit more cloud about, forecast now shows rain pushed back to later this afternoon but heavy rain due between 3 and 6pm. They will have to sort out what they are going to do otherwise Jason will throw another fit if he arrives and it is rained off.

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Can you look at the support section and get rid of this and the duplicate, thanks

No need for two topics

Weather dry and sunny at the moment, but rain due this afternoon.

Because the dog track is higher than the speedway track and the stadium owners would not allow a drainage channel to be dug between the two tracks, due to cables and there not being a lot of room, and the dog people continually creating channels for the water to drain off on to the speedway track it cannot be easily sorted. Also the inside of the track and centre green is the lowest point so water collects there, especially on the inside of the first bend. Years ago the drainage channel from the first bend away from the stadium became blocked because the staff had never been able to clean it out, so the water had nowhere to go. I think something was sorted out but not sure what.

The problem is that the drainage although having been improved is still not able to cope with lots of rain, also an enormous amount of water flows on to the track from the dog track bringing sand with it, and if the track surface is wet it may be difficult working on it to clear the sand etc.

Just thought because of his support for Welsh rugby that footy would be the same but you may be right.

Bomber's score when at BV last 0,1,0,3,1 5+1 The win was heat 13 where he beat Zagar and Cook.

If they have had the rain we have just had in Southern Swindon, where you would have needed a canoe to travel along the road, and rain forecast from 10am till 10pm tomorrow, there is very little chance of this meeting being on. Add to that Rosco getting pi##ed while celebrating Wales beating England at footy in the afternoon.

Add to that, at the moment, he is not scoring many points against some of the riders we will be up against at BV.

You may outlast me but a lot depends on the odds this tight bookie offers and the luck of the punter. Quite a few took a hammering in the last gp but am enjoying the comp and many thanks R&R.

Agree but half as good?, no I want one as good. But I know what you mean.

Very good meeting if you get the opportunity to watch a replay, do so

If GB just wants to be in the meeting and come last then there is no need for him to be in the team, if we want any chance of a podium of course he needs to be in and lead the team.

Do not think you can leave the team selection till the day which is why I said earlier Rosco needs to get some of the possible riders to ride the track when it is dry either as a practice or against a select team.

From what someone was saying about the different sections of the seating I doubt if people could move, unless the stewards opened up whatever is between the sections. What I wondered was one of the stands on the bend looked close to the track, do the supporters in that stand get hit by the shale.

Thanks, did not know that, what a strange rule for a World Competition.

Agree, but if we need a guest Nicks average is not too high so getting a good guest may be difficult. Anyone seen Rosco out at midnight, naked, doing a rain dance around the track?.