Roger Jacobs

Similar - except that there were two ambulances at Foxhall and sufficent qualified paramedics to enable racing to continue on a reasonable timescale. Yes there were delays, but they were caused by the necessary on-track treatment to riders and repairs to the track/fence - rather than very long waits for an ambulance to return. These scenarios occur at other tracks and have even delayed at least one Sky fixture, so it seems sensible that British speedway should ensure more provision is made to have enough qualified people and suitable facilities available at every match to enable racing to continue in more practical timescales. That is a sensible suggestion - both for rider safety and to help the customer (supporter). I does not need fans to spell this out to promoters. Also, you imply that it is the responsibility of the fans to "go to the meetings keep the interest and turnover moving". It is actually the responsibility of the home promotion to provide news, information and entertainment - something that British speedway as a whole is particularly poor at doing. Once again it shouldn't need the fans to suggest ways to do this. PS: I didn't go yesterday - the comment I posted was genuinely from a friend. Also, looking back at this thread, I haven't seen any keyboard commandos complaining - the comments about the match all appear to have come from those who attended, including RH fans who gave up and left.

Quote from an Ipswich fan who gave up because of the delays after Heat 8 (the first time in 40 years he has ever left a meeting which then went on be completed): "... standing around for an hour and a half in absolute bitter cold with nothing happening. With a minimum hospital trip of 40 mins (plus time getting in/out ambulance) they should not be allowed to run without proper cover. That's it for me, no more RH."

From Twitter: Tanya Amott ‏@TanyaAmott Jason Bunyan has 4 broken ribs, a punctured lung and 4 broken wings on his vertebrae. #speedway Stephen Owens ‏@Steve_Jim_Owens Just got a text off Simon Lambert and "pretty bad broken ankle" quick speedway recovery matey!! @RyeHouseFans #Speedway

Blimey, just one match and we get an astonishing blast of sanctimonious trolling squit from a Dry Hose fan .

You are Mr Snackette, and I claim my £5 LOL!

Common denominator Hope it wasn't anything too dramatic. Can't imagine much that would have got anyone upset - maybe Lambert charging under & through Lanham, but that was about it. Dave Love ‏@Stegglesaurus A basic photostitch (using paint!) of Foxhall before today's match #speedway pic.twitter.com/OR4TptpHFn

Just about warm now after one of the coldest Foxhall meetings in living memory. The easterly wind just doesn't let up and the wind chill must have been -6C at least. Barker & Heeps the stars of the show for the Witches. Great to see the fans responding to Barker after the last heat - he was really playing to the crowd on the back straight. Rye House must be pleased with their first meeting - Allen looked happy, and their stars were Mellgren & Garrity - with Nelson also looking very competitive and not at all worried by the #5 race jacket. I spoke to Leigh Lanham afterwards - he was pleased to have got the win with that last heat 5-1, and was full of praise for Barker. Lanham himself was struggling with race fitness - he did 20 laps at KL on Thursday, but that was the first time he had sat on a bike since last season. He also admitted the cock-up in 13 when he and Barker tried to team ride, but Barker got stuck out wide - then Lanham said he thought it was Barker behind him when it was Allen, who sailed past to take the win. Overall he was happy considering few of the riders had had any laps, let alone competitive racing. Also gave big credit to Bob and the track staff, who produced a raceable track even though it was under snow on Monday. The full interview will be on the Rerun DVD . This photo shows the second attempt to start Heat 9, when Nelson got caught on the tapes: pic.twitter.com/YXIHLxaSz8

Mike Bacon posted this on Twitter yesterday: Mike Bacon ‏@Mike_Bacon 27 Mar "Spoke to Chris Louis today and he's confident. I see no reason why not, no more snow is forecast. I would say 95% all go".

Joe Screen and Joe Jacobs have tweeted track photos: @screenyJ #bobhope pic.twitter.com/hXyh9YN8Vd @JoeJacobs93 Ice Speedway http://instagram.com/p/XW-yEnrsIe/

Vissing is potentially a very good rider, but can be too aggressive on track though - putting himself in places that many riders won't.

Terrible shame for Tully. The team building thread says 7.01 with another 1.14 to spare: so a total of 8.15 Monberg is 7.26. Nedermark 6.20.

Dave Love, also known as "Lovey" (Forum Name: Roger Jacobs - Twitter: @stegglesaurus) 1. Somerset 2. Leicester 3. Scunthorpe 4. Ipswich 5. Newcastle 6. Rye House 7. Workington 8. Plymouth 9. Berwick 10. Edinburgh 11. Redcar 12. Sheffield 13. Glasgow

Not sure what Elvin King has been on ... I thought he had retired . 10 of the reviewers have got the Rabbles first or second. Graham Hambly for Plymouth says 6th (one less bottle than Elvin!), and Somerset's Ian Belcher says 4th . In an idle few mins I have totalled the various PL predictions and found these average reviewer scores: Somerset : 2.46 Leicester : 3.31 Ipswich : 4.38 Scunthorpe : 4.69 Workington : 5.00 Newcastle : 5.46 Edinburgh : 5.92 Berwick : 8.23 Plymouth : 8.38 Redcar : 9.77 Rye House : 10.62 Sheffield : 10.92 Glasgow : 11.85

On the speedway front - not unexpected to see Somerset installed by just about all the Speedway Star pundits as pre-season favourites for the PL. I was shocked to see Ipswich journo Elvin King putting them at 8th!

Compared to most British tracks, Owlerton is pretty much one big corner . Also, this shows how much the Aussie tracks have changed in recent years - with the big, pacey showground-style circuits disappearing, even the Aussies are more used to tighter turns.

Rye House team for Good Friday: 1. Olly Allen 9.62 2. Jason Bunyan © 5.14 3. Anders Mellgren 6.47 4. Jason Garrity 4.67 5. Tyson Nelson 5.33 6. Kasper Lykke 4.28 7. Simon Lambert 4.41 Team manager: John Sampford Nelson at #5 - very interesting.

An appalling decision by the powers that be to hold such an important meeting so very early in the season, when few of the riders have had much track time. It looks like they were all going for it on a track which catches out experienced riders at the best of times, let alone when it's been rained on. Given the inexperience of the riders (e.g. Ellis had never seen the place before) there may well have been a lot of falls even if it had been dry. Certainly not a meeting to judge any rider on - and it must be a real bummer for those on the fringe of qualifying that it was abandoned before the final four heats could be raced. To be fair, the meeting ought to be restaged - the "declare after heat 12" rule shouldn't apply to individual meetings - it's bad enough applying the rule to team meetings when the result is not conclusive. Martin Knuckey's dob = 4th September 1992.

Good stuff - hope you will publish your results in due course, i.e. after you've got your First .

http://www.speedway365.com/index.php/elite-league/elite-league-news/3564-official-statement-from-darcy-ward http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/10245045.Pirates_legend_tells_Darcy_not_to_throw_it_all_away/

You are in a minority of one. The point is that they are subject to the same editorial control.

In what way is he condoning it? Don't you comprehend irony?

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LOL!

I'm sure he could get a place as the #1 at Mildenhall in the NL.

No matter what the rights and wrongs of what the speedwayseries people have tried to do, this whole episode has demonstrated that: Not only is British speedway a BSPA/SCB closed shop - the same authorites also have closed minds. The same promoters who whinge about how much money they are losing every season? The Elite League as we know it is already a wreck of a once great British League that dominated world speedway and offered riders a good living with a consistent, well populated and high quality fixture list.