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Its Cook not Kerr who started on 6.23.

Lewis has been suffering with his brand new equipment in every meeting so far. Consistency and the right set-ups for different track conditions are a struggle at the moment. Rich and mechanics are trying to help him sort it.

Not one of Zach Cook's favourite tracks after his first race fall and withdrawal last season,but fingers crossed for today. Pirates still managed a 2 point win last year so hope springs eternal...😃

So when Edinburgh have bike issues it's 'unlucky', but when Kerr has the same it's 'utter crap'!? Nice.....!

Riding order will often change for away meetings depending on past rider performance at those tracks!

How is Anders 'wasted' at 3, after getting 15 riding in that position?

...and then back to the South West on 24th. 3 consecutive away meetings will test the Pirates.

Aah 2 wrongs etcetera! NB bright and sunny at the stadium currently 24°. Over 60,000 litres of water on the track so far.

Why? If r/r for Harrison then Lambert and both Kennedys can take the rides

Ben Cook is injured!! Ps are Klindt and Thompson missing on Sat. 24th? Also Klindt on 28th?

What's on in Cardiff?

At least they don't have Ryan Douglas any more!!

So Poole have a different no.7 and a change of rider order! Not sure Lewi has been declared fit yet so r/r could operate at 4. Thoughts.....?

I don't have discovery + or tnt and it's too far to travel from the south coast. Was the rest of the meeting as good as the phenomenal final? How much to attend?

Who won? One of the SGP riders I assume....?!

You were last season!😇

Poole have launched a new weekly draw to help fund a new air fence for 2026. Meanwhile the NSS has taken out extra insurance as Vinnie is now in the British Final on Monday. Maybe Lawson and Kerr were merely being cautious...?

The kevlar manufacturers will remember!

Kerr has a medical certificate, after being withdrawn after Wednesday's heat 13 on medical grounds.

It's good to get a bit of form and confidence---ready for the BSN semi final!!😀

Tobias top scores with 13 points in Denmark today!!😀

It would seem he was withdrawn on medical grounds on Wednesday after his 4th ride in heat 13. There are photos of him 'having words' with Jenkins at the end so whether that was something to do with it......? Catalan should know..!

Middlo's interview on this week's Piratecast podcast today tried to explain how the Poole riders arrived with the same set-ups as their other home meeting v Plymouth. Unfortun ately the track prep and weather were totally different and it wasn't til the second half of the meeting that Poole began to claw back the deficit.

Apparently dislocated his knee and dislodged the kneecap. Don't know what ligament/muscle/nerve damage there may be?

I believe there may be stadium cost implications if the meeting goes past a certain time!? Anyway reflecting on last night now I've thawed out, well done to Oxford and especially Masters and McDiarmid, the latter never having seen the track before. Race times especially in the first half of the meeting were very fast, under 60 secs. Poole highlights (only a few!) were Anders in heat 3 and Rocketman in heat 15. Otherwise disappointing from the home side but hey we move on, it's still early days. Hope Gilkes recovers quickly from his kneecap injury. Perfectly understand why the track doctor/paramedic went with him to hospital, hence the delay.