Roger Jacobs

Hawkins has proved time and again he isn't capable of offering thoughts.

Whichever way anyone massages the stats, King was poor against BV.

Don't think I've ever seen anyone pass on the outside coming off bend 2, the way Schlein took Brennan - Brennan must have though he'd got the K-corridor sussed, and would never have expected that to happen.

If that's the case, he shouldn't be a team manager and motivator ...

That's because he hasn't got a clue.

Looks better because it's very fast. It wasn't anywhere near as good as Tatum is told he has to make it sound.

Hawkins rarely looks or sounds as if he has a clue about anything.

Coin toss.

That's Top Secret ...

Why has he got talkback? It's obviously not doing any good. The camera work is dodgy, and if Tatum is watching a monitor that must be why he misses what action there is! He needs help - either for his repetitive repetition, and/or someone else on the commentary with him.

The stadium is part of Foxhall Heath, which is owned by a group of people. Spedeworth have been the leaseholders of the stadium since it was car racing only, and Louis rents it off them for speedway.

The key element of all this is that in many cases there's nothing to buy. What price would you put on, for example, Ipswich?

Thanks - I've just edited my reply!

I've just read Iainb's reply - it's all very confusing.

Someone with a stopwatch can time the difference

You said: "We'll never know but had the rider not fallen the referee may have continued the heat. " Therefore it sounds as if the Ref stopped it because the rider fell ... which means the Ref doesn't have any discretion, and should exclude whoever is deemed at fault.

That makes no sense. Either it was stopped for an unsatisfactory start, or it wasn't.

A clock is not the issue whether anyone is capable of installing it and/or operating it. The clock is only for show. If the team and riders can't work it out, it's entirely their fault - no change to how it's ever been.

If, and only if, it was deemed an unsatisfactory start. If someone falls, there is no such thing as referee's discretion. 011.1.11 Primary Cause of Stoppage The only person with the power to stop a heat is the Referee. When a heat is stopped, the Referee shall disqualify the rider, who in their opinion is the primary cause of the stoppage.

Except Harris ...

Whoever did the business case for upgrading Hackney got it completely wrong. Waterden Road was originally part of a thriving East End, but was gradually surrounded by industry, and the remaining local population changed in just a few years from traditional working class greyhound and speedway loving cockneys to new generations and descendants of West Indians, Asians, etc.

It's almost as if Nicholls has ridden there before

Post on Speedway Friends Facebook says nothing found to be wrong …

2000 spectators at £22 is highly optimistic. Even if they reached 2000, some would be season ticket holders, and others won’t be paying £22, e.g. concessions, and children (charged at different rates or free). It’s all in a parlous state - hence Sheffield putting riders through unnecessary heats of potentially dangerous muddy riding so they could get to Heat 10 and keep all the gate receipts.

Whichever way they line-up, Heats 2, 8, 12 & 14 are vital - while the heats with the King/Rew pair are very important. King really needs to defeat all of the Wolves - sadly the Wolves top 5 are all capable of defeating King. Rew will have to fend for himself, because King never looks around. On the flip side, I reckon Riss will be excited, because he knows that Sayfutdinov and he will be able to work together on track.