Roger Jacobs

Can't imagine the fire eaters broke the track record 😉 At Foxhall, Paul Johnson brought in a few acts to try to jazz it up, but I thought they detracted from the speedway. One was a guy who could jump from a height into a paddling pool (not quite, but you get my drift), and they set it up on the centre green, so that wherever you were a bit of your view of the track was blocked. These days, I'm not convinced that sort of stuff would get enough additional punters in to offset the cost of hiring them. Don't forget that when Ian Thomas was promoting there were still music hall acts, TVs were something of a luxury and definitely no computers.

Why suspend their licence though? Brum had visa issues with Zagar and continued with a facility. Administrative *could* mean they're not paying bills ... cash flow must be a problem with few home matches so far. Seems very unfair on the three teams who are losing their home fixtures. As usual, the BSPL is as transparent as a bathroom window.

"If Kvech had ridden, he would have had a terrible match." is an equally valid statement.

So, they knew that 3 from 5 was the most Masters could score ... I guess they must have decided it's worth it for the upcoming July matches against Oxford and KL.

It does. How very 'fortunate'. Masters below Becker by 0.08. Very difficult to do that tactically, because they would need to balance last night's score with the oldest rides/points score being removed from the Rolling Averages. I'm sure that all teams must keep an eye on their Green Sheets. For info, Klindt will be at reserve for KL in July, 0.02 below Cook. Finishing behind Cook in the last heat at BV could have made that difference ...

About half of Foxhall stadium is already closed off - it's a very big space, which the "temporary" stands taken from the Olympics have made even bigger, by stretching further up and away from the track. I have no idea how people can enjoy the racing from up there - you're far enough from the track on the original terracing. Most British speedway stadia look empty. BV certainly does - another huge space, and with only two main spectator areas, both of which are sparsely populated for Prem matches on TV.

Because there are loads of 8 point riders queuing up to rid3 in the Premiership ...

I too have not seen King getting stick. He seems to have settled into the role he's expected to fulfil - as part of the engine room supporting Sayfutdinov and Doyle. Racing against KL, King, Brennan, and Ellis are pretty much matched directly with the likes of Klindt, Iversen, Harris, or Lawson - so they are all capable of beating each other (depending on lots of variables). As I always say - race the same match with the same riders another night, and you'll get a different result. if Iversen had been on form, KL might have got the BP! If Ellis had been a few points better, it would have been closer.

The Stupid Heat is a gimmick.

The comment on Live Updates said that he was being looked at by the medics ... posted in the Poole/Redcar thread that it was a groin injury, he's been signed off, and is not riding for Sheffield tonight ...

On the Discovery+ app I didn't get any ads!

Please don't use that tired old "put their lives on the line for our entertainment" trope. They do it because i) they enjoy it, b) they're good at it, and 3) most make a living from it. The point I was making is that they don't have to pay to watch what they are producing, supposedly in the name of entertainment - if entertainment was their primary concern, the racing should be better.

They don't pay or tune in to watch it ...

Twin Brennan 😊

They're facing the best direction too 🤪

Although, if they're interested enough after watching it, and look for other scores, they'll wonder why Brennan rides for Ipswich against Sheffield on Thursday night ...

Plenty on Facebook pages - most fans at most tracks don't know this forum exists - plenty still don't even know about Live Updates, even though it's been going for 20 years!

Basically a different circuit from the stupidly narrow, long straight track that was first built. You can see why Belle Vue fans are so much happier, given that Leicester originally had a lot of space and a blank canvas, but got it hopelessly wrong.

I'm not fishing, I'm stating fact. KL fans have been fishing by claiming an early call-off by Ipswich was somehow tactical. They have ignored the fact (or forgotten?) that Chapman did it 4 times last season.

Not at Foxhall it isn't! We've had more rain in the last hour, and it's dull and overcast at 19:06, with showers predicted ... Did you know that in 2024, Chapman postponed meetings at the Adrian Flux Arena (aka Compost Corner) the day before because of the weather forecast on FOUR different occasions? Hmmm ...

It was called early because the forecast was for poor weather, and the forecast was correct.

It's all about stirring up a bit of the rivalry. Some people take everything far too seriously. Ipswich fans definitely don't take Hawkins seriously! If you take a step back, I think most will agree that Louis and Chapman have been very positive for their commitment to keeping their respective team going in increasingly tougher circumstances.

Raining quite hard just a mile or so east of the stadium at 13:30, and the radar shows it will be like that for the next hour. All the longer range forecasts have proved correct. Irrespective of the rivalry and "banter" about call-offs, this is definitely looking like a good decision.

Aah - my bad - I misunderstood the Regs! You're correct, because it says: "If a rider has an established MA in both Premiership and Championship leagues the MA for the league for which the rider is guesting, will be used."

To be fair, it came over very poorly on the TV, although it's not helped by Tatum's inane waffling, and it really did just drag on, and on, and on ...