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I'm happy to report that, asking the question last night. I was told they'll be less than that. Berwick have absolutely no say in the matter, but BSPA will keep charges to "someting like" (I couldn't get a firm commitment) £18 and a £4 programme. How does that match the ELRC/ Or Scottish Open?

Surely Ryan Fisher will be nominated. Who else? Ingalls or Wells? Hardly Hamill?

Tai has expressed a real desire to return to the GP circuit (as per his comments on TV last weekend) so it would be expected he will make every effort to ride at Berwick. It is a big track (and now smooth, too) which might not strain his wrist so much. He also doesn't have to win the meeting -- like at a GP, eight or nine point will see him through. If he can't make it, presumably Neil Middleditch will nominate Olly Allen or Danny King to step up, and find another reserve rider.

I am informed by an ultra-reliable source the BSPA today lifted their ban on NJL racing. The league will contine as before, using the official SCB regulations in relation to British-only riders, bringing the NJL into line with the other two competitions. End of story.

To confirm my earlier post: On Saturday night, Alex Harkess, the BSPA chairperson, apparently told the NJL co-ordinatordone. the NJL would be permitted to continue as long as their rules on rider elegibility were brought into line with the other two leagues. Presumably this has been done, or shortly will be. However, I've been told by a friend in the junior/development/amateur/whatsinaname scene at an Anglia track that these rules make absolutely no reference to the age of competitors, So what's all the ageism hassle on here? Let's just get three lower leagues running throughout the country and through them, let's hope for just one lad (or lass) to benefit enough from the discipline of competition to "make it" to a level that will silence even the sternest critic.

Is there a point at which all the sneering begins to look more like petty jealousy (of an improving speedway being awarded an FIM event) than genuine forum discussion?

Announced on Saturday that the referee will be from Poland. This is going to be a right little League of Nations!

0 warning points As I have posted a short while ago on a similar topic on the General Discussions part of this Forum: I heard this had happened and spoke to Dick Barrie on Saturday night at Berwick after the meeting. He told me he had spoken with the BSPA Chairman literally ten minutes before I approached him, and Mr Harkess had assured him if the NJL changed their rules to be the same as the new junior leagues in the south the ban would be lifted. Dick explained Mr Harkess agreed on the NJL continuing with three riders in the teams but insisted that they fall into line on who can ride. He told me this would therefore happen, to ensure the NJL could continue. If their word is their bond, it looks like all is well again.

Ooops! Tried post to answer, but hit the wrong key! To continue, I asked this question at Berwick two weeks ago, and the official reply was that it won't be ticketed, but that the Berwick promotion have no control over pricing or admissions. The event is an FIM meeting, being promoted by the BSPA on behalf of the SCB! In effect, it is a 'shared event' like the PLRC is at Sheffield. The Berwick promotion don't set the price nor do they get to keep the money! Which some might think makes their energetic efforts to promote the event all-the-more commendable.

I don't know about the other two, but Poole had to change their track -- about twenty years ago -- because of the age-old problem of the football club wanting a bigger pitch with permanent corners. This naturally took place in the spccer club's close season -- that is, the speedway season. Of course. As I remember, the Pirates closed down for about three weeks in May or June.

Should we not be grateful there is an FIM event coming to the north, rather than complaining about press releases and the announcers? The BSPA -- or maybe SCB -- have put one of the (very few) allocations at a club which, God knows, has improved just about everything at it over the past few years. When -- are where -- else in the north would we see a meeting of this stature. Lighten up and support the sport.

This is very encouraging. Are you going to enter a team in the NJL, like Northside have done?

Berwick website has named Linus Sundstrom as Swedish representative and Matej Kus for the Czech Republic. Leaving representatives from Russia, Poland, Holland, Denmark and the two Yanks to be named. This is getting very tasty!

Do we know why the EWR failed? Was it something big, or some petty FIM restriction?

The remark about Richard Lawson being "too old" is an insult. He didn't start speedway until he was 22, Would you have disregarded John Louis at the same age?

As it is also announced that (a) Scotty isn't doing the GP Challenges this season, and Middlo has apparently named Danny King and Olly Allen as the meeting reserves at Berwick, a simple process of elimination would suggest Barker, Kennett, Stead and Richardson would be the four nominees. (unless Nick Morris is going to come into the equation...........)

This is looking very good. We are coming up for it. Will Berwick be pre-selling tickets, or is it all in the hands of the FIM?