SteveLyric2

Buzz scored 7 + 2 and deservedly picked up the Meridian Lifts Rider of the Night award. The track had been bladed and was very smooth. After Poole's away win on Monday the riders asked for the track to be prepared very slick - which it was!! When interviewed at the end, all riders said how good the track was, with many racing lines as was evident from the racing in several heats. Now we have 4 weeks off with no meetings home or away!!!

Really??!! 4 miles in which direction?/ Its dry as a bone 5 miles eastwards at 3.55pm!! Latest local forecast was no rain at all.

Apart from last Monday, Poole have performed pretty well on it considering. Unfortunately what Chris says about 'Away teams adapting to a track once or twice a year' doesn't really hold up for Poole's own away performances prior to Swindon - which is what MF was giving most of the verbal rollicking for.

Should be ok for Steve Worrall then - last week's Rider of the Night!!! :-)

.....and there are no seats to be pre-booked or allocated at Swindon either!!

I'm not that close to the track but yesterday's persistent rain stopped in the late evening I think. At the moment its dry and overcast and he local roads etc are all dried out nicely. The latest forecast does show a few showers in mid-afternoon (2pm to 4pm) but with a strongish NE wind they should blow through quite quickly. Not sure who is working on the track today as with Lakeside at home and on Sky, Gerald (and Ronnie) will both be in Essex I guess??!! ;-)

Are these 2 posts above (#1839/#1840) making any sense to anyone other than the poster?? If so any clarification would be appreciated...........

Apologies if it caused any offence Lisa. :-) Anyway back to the thread. Today's prolonged natural watering plus a couple of afternoon showers tomorrow should see the track in decent condition.

Should be a close (ish) meeting which I'll record and watch later as I shall be at the meeting of the other play-off hopefuls!!

I think its more of a 'hard-on'!!!! The soft spot is somewhere above the neck and close to the middle of his shoulders!!

My '60 point' comment was merely a tongue-in-cheek reply to Gavan's post. Not sure if Bjarne is riding tomorrow as Holsted have a planned fixture. If he's missing then that'll mean an extra r/r ride for Worrall, Brady and Kyle. Should still be a close meeting with a big half term crowd expected as its Poole's last meeting til 29th June!!!!!! Adam's average has been gained at reserve, heat leader and 2nd string. Worrall's is purely from the reserve berth. There has been some work done on the track in the few days available since Belle Vue but whether it sorts all the issues we shall have to wait and see. Same for both teams though and Rosco knows much more about the WR track than most other tracks anywhere else!!

Enjoyed the meeting from Heat 6 onwards - the first 5 heats were just from the gate and very processional. A case of 'if only' for the Stars.

Will Kelvin be commentating or coaching?? or both??! ;-)

Yes the almost 2 point difference in their averages shows that Worrall is clearly the better rider so I look forward to the 60 points tomorrow!!!!!?

Well done to both teams. I knew it would be close but more than happy with 2 more points than I predicted.. Matt says 'well done guys - after Wednesday why not take the rest of June off'?! Well until the 29th anyway............................!!

Poole do look good on paper. Paper is generally smooth with no bumps but can be a bit wavy. A close one today I think. Will depend a lot on how much watering is done and how late before the 4pm start!!! ;-) Poole to get at least a point after Matt's rollicking.

Wolves to win 52-38. Hope its a decent meeting for the TV.

Doubt you'll get a peep out of Gavan on this thread - its not Poole-related!!!

...and as we know from previous seasons, that may well be enough Lisa!! Hahahahahahahahahaha. That made my birthday. Gavan calling me a 'wind-up merchant.!!! Hahahahaha. lol

People seem to be forgetting that whilst Buster is the new Chairman, the BSPA is still a 'democratic' organisation (I know there are many other descriptive words, but in the context of my post' democratic' suits!!). Any proposals for change whether from Buster or whoever still have to have a majority - if not 100% - approval!! I am sure his suggestion in the SS article of only having one EDR in EL teams will get the full support of the EL members. As to the rest we must wait and see. Any tinkering with the rules and regs ('cos that is all it is) will only become the usual discussion point of existing fans (and forum members?!). It'll do nothing to attract newcomers. Yes keep it simple so its easier to explain but that won't bring the hoards streaming (sorry wrong choice of words) rushing through the turnstiles.

Looks like the riding order is:- Swindon:- 1.JD, 2.JG, 3.RT, 4. NM, 5. JS, 6.SN, 7.CW. Poole:- 1. CH, 2. AE, 3.KB, 4. BP, 5. HA, 6. BK, 7. KN. Could be a very tight one!!!

looks as though there's some positive progress with Watty's off-track issues, so expect his head to be back in the right place and some quick improvements with his scores. ;-)

Surely Walasek has found some form now and Ulamek is over his 'wrist injury', so can't they be re-signed?!

They just watered it a bit too late. The weather forecast taken earlier in the day was for some light showers in late afternoon/early evening. As the day progressed it became apparant that the light rain was not going to happen so the track was (over?) watered shortly before the start which went some considerable way to creating some of the issues with the racing surface. Thats not to say there aren't still some issues with the base which will be sorted asap.

I am neither your pal nor your mate, nor am I blind - although I do suffer with the occasional sight issue so thanks for your concern!!!! Your earlier post took issue with MF's responsibility for the track. My assumption (correct as was obvious) that you hadn't read the full articles was because MF stated clearly that 'he was working to provide the best surface possible' . Your other comment about rules was also taken out of context (surprise surprise) as he stated 'he didn't want to hear any more about rules, tracks or anything else'!! Doubtless we shall continue to suffer your inane jibes about your least favourite club even though 'you have nothing against Poole or any of its riders'!!