SteveLyric2

Lol lol lol lol!!! (ps. So nice to see former Pirate Piotr Pawlicki performing so well in Poland after returning from injury. Such a shame that he's not in the GPs!!)

No Zach for the Robins!! Sargeant guests. (More tapes anyone?!)

But unexpectedly according to the BSPA website some riders HAVE got a new average - based on rolling 20 meeting scores!!

The :Polish big guns finally come to the party 53-37.

So both teams at full strength ie no changes despite new averages for some, so will Poole finally find some form or will it be another romp for the home team? OR will the weather be the winner again.....?

Hardly just 'one or two Poole fans'!! The majority of speedway's pundits, senior riders and managers and the bookies all thought the same, as did many fans from other clubs. Anyway now would be a very good time for the SCB/BSPA to clarify the situation re: 'only one 8 point rider' per team as the likes of Poole and Rye House don't have one and the likes of Wolves have 2. What is allowed and what isn't?

BTW can you show me proof as to when EK rode as Poole Number 1?!

I think you'll find that Josh G was the replacement for Hans

Is MPT another Dane who may be missing some Wednesdays?

Is Hans going to ride after his crash in Poland yesterday?

Just for info I see the Team GB guys won the 4-team meeting in Germany yesterday wearing race jackets rather than team racesuits!!

I believe Sky insisted on Team racesuits when they had the TV contract. BT make no such insistence and pay virtually comparatively nothing for the broadcast rights. Its definitely a cost cutting exercise by those clubs that have chosen not to have them.

How do we know what the new averages will be as we won't have ridden 4H/4A til end May??!! So who knows who might fit and who might have got a bit of form by then?!

Kacper scoring double figures (paid 13) for Rybnik again but Mateusz (back in for Cook) continues his Thursday form with only paid 3. Brady (paid 12) continuing his steady start for Leszno despite Piotr Pawlicki returning and scoring a max 15 points. Tough to score when riding with Piotr, Jarek and Emil!!!

Only Tungate that isn't in form yet! Would have had Kurtz instead, although his performance in front of Lemon at Belle Vue probably swayed the decision.

Ha the one with Rosco and the 2 Langdons - Tony and 'Shane'?????????? STEVE!!!!!

The local Echo speedway reporter has stated CH will not be riding on Thursday as his personal issues are still not resolved.

...maybe because his issues are not in Poland?? We,ve heard he's now got his new passport (Australian?!) - maybe his visa for the UK is still only a 'visitor visa' rather than a work permit?! Maybe the visa/work permit rules for Poland are different to UK.. Maybe maybe not.

Most weather tends to come from above, so I tend to always look upwards!!

...and with the number of away meetings to come before Poole complete their 4 homes, it'll be end May/early June before new averages kick in!!

Whats all this about KL introducing 4 riders from each team each doing an individual lap before the meeting to see who gets the fastest time?? Or is this just a way of seeing if the track prep is acceptable?

...and is on the Speedway Control Bureau!!!

Lets not forget Mervyn Stewkesbury, Pete Ansell and Alan Hodder for that matter!

Some might say thats a good thing??! How about DJ Jean - 'The Launch'?!

Definitely Yes!!! My son and his best mate - both late 30/early 40 and regular fans over several years - attended their first meeting of the season on Wednesday. When the parade began and the music started, they both looked at each other and burst out laughing - and that was before we got tonked on track!! Personally although of pension age myself, what happened 70 years ago means very little to me and I really hope that after the Birthday meeting on Thursday, we can move forward. MF has mentioned 'changes to the presentation' a couple of times and I sincerely hope there are to be things of a more modern era in the pipeline.