Steve Shovlar

I hope Covatti is riding tomorrow. Plymouth need to be at full strength. 53-37ish. Will do better than Workington.

I hope not. We as paying fans want to see competitive racing and Plymouth to put out the best lineup they can. Covatti returning at Poole would likely mean a very small points haul. Rather a guest who can at least put up a fight.

Thought the crowd last night was poor by Poole standards.

Expected a much tighter meeting but when it came to it, Pirates just blew the comets away. The visitors had no answer and apart from Batchelor were pretty woeful. Craig Cook was his usual ignorant self in the pits before the meeting, ignoring Poole fans who were congratulating him on his scoring at Plymouth the night before with grunts. Glad I didn’t approach him. Tate Z on the other hand was chatty and the exact opposite. Seems a likeable lad and I hope he goes far in the sport. Tried all night but was a baptism of fire for him and Vuolas on their first visits. Only Batchelor can hold his head high. The rest were well beaten. Plymouth next week in the BSN. Can’t believe they can be any worse. Hearing Covatti is back for it. Hope they can put up a better fight.

Yes. https://livestream.poole-speedway.com

Just watched this and Ipswich probably just deserved the win but a howler from Stead in heat 15 putting Woffinden off four and giving the crap gate to Chris Holder. Holder would have had every chance of gating off the outside and Woffinden was fast all night, so there would have been a chance of his doing something from two. But the result was done before the tapes went up in the final heat.

Have watched it from start huge gate advantage one and four. Dire stuff to be honest.

Shows how weak FIM are when they signed the contract with Eurosport it should have stipulated Speedway GP takes priority over everything else. To play second fiddle to some obscure car event is unacceptable. No way doss this endurance event attract more fans than Speedway over the UK.

Shows how weak FIM are when they signed the contract with Eurosport it should have stipulated Speedway GP takes priority over everything else. To play second fiddle to some obscure car event is unacceptable. No way doss this endurance event attract more fans than Speedway over the UK.

It was obvious as soon as Eurosport got the speedway gp series this would happen. Weird looking cars going around follow the leader get priority, though I struggle to believe this attracts more fans than speedway gp. About 500 in the crowd. FIm need to give Eurosport the old heave ho at the first opportunity.

Looks like this endurance race on Eurosport still has 90 mins to run. Doubt speedway will feature anytime soon.

Heat 14 at Oxford and I said before the heat Zach would fail to come up with the goods and Oxford would outgate him, and in doing so he won’t get past them. So it proved. His form is poor compared to last season.

Decent meeting last night once the track dried out. A bit too much overwatering before tapes up made it a gating competition, and Oxford were far superior at it in that regard. Some very good racing in the latter part. Highlight was Brennan’s pass of Masters on the last bend. Excellent and Brennan is now showing the potential we knew he had. Consistency is king and he is now showing it. Other highlights were Tobias holding Nicholls off for a surprise 5-1. Tobias showing why Matt and Dan Ford went for him this winter. Does come across as a confidence rider. And of course Nicholls ride in heat 15 which salvaged the win on the night for Oxford after Pirates had gated and led for 2 laps. But frustrating to have an interval after heat 11 when we had a long delay to get heat 8 finished, and a late 8pm start on top. By the time the meeting had finished it was well past 10pm when we got back to the car park. Many Poole fans then had major detours with road closures on the A34 and A31 meaning trips along the A303 and down to Salisbury, meaning many didn’t get through the door until 12.30 ish. Pirates team looking good. Not all firing yet though. The Cooks have not started the season like they ended last and there’s room to step it up. Plus we can see the potential of Hagon and as the season goes on he will no doubt improve. Going to be the team to beat.

Looking forward to coming up for this one. Only my second meeting of the season and seems an age since Poole v Oxford first leg. Think it will be close. Trouble is heats 13 and 15 with Nicholls and Masters. Very hard to get anything out of those two heats. Still, we should have a big enough lead for the bonus point.

Great win Pirates! Great fightback once dialled in.

Easy way through to the next stage for Pirates. Massive advantage off 1 and 3 all night. Well done to Tobias for a very good performance.

I am not getting home until 10pm tomorrow night. Can I purchase the stream after the meeting has finished and watch it?

Lawson always attempts to keep his average low by gifting his team mate a win or to finish in front of him. Ben has continued to improve every season and has started brightly.

Yes come around for a cuppa if you are passing. Good to see Ben Cook doing well in the PL. A good score last night. Could be our number one this season.

Well I am now going to miss two meetings rather than one unless lucky. Flight from Venice to Bristol at 2pm. Get to Bristol by 4pm. Clear customs and baggage by 5pm. Two hour drive. Highly unlikely I make it. Just for you Poolekeith.

Off to Rome, Venice, then Montegrappa for a weeks paragliding. Beats a chilly Wimborne Road any day.

Track was superb against Oxford. The extra banking on the first and second bends opened up new racing lines which Oxford couldn’t handle. A shame it was off last night. No speedway for me until 15th May v Workington due to holidays. At least I can purchase the Poole stream which is excellent value for money and recommend for opposition fans who can’t make it live.

It was probably the final downpour that did it. Was drizzling for a while but an active and very heavy rain cell developed just north west of Poole and soaked the stadium. Promotion we’re thinking if it stops by 4pm there’s a chance but it was not to be. Stopped now and a dry evening forecast as predicted but the 2-3 hours of rain stretched to 4 and a half hours and was heavier than forecast.

Off. MEETING POSTPONED: POOLE V PLYMOUTH 10/04/24 Regrettably we have to announce that the meeting has been called off due to persistent rain throughout the day.

Currently chucking it down in Parkstone, heaviest it’s been all day but the rain should pass over by 4pm. Whether there is enough time to get the surface rideable I don’t know. Been raining constantly since around 11.30 am.