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Thanks Davieb 👍

Was thinking of going to this tonight but with a near 200 mile round trip to do I’m a bit worried about the weather. BBC forecast says light rain due for Leicester this evening, anybody know if the local forecast is saying different ?

We're thinking of going by train this year for the first time. The last train home for us will be at 10:11pm. For those who go by rail regularly to the Cardiff GP, are there still likely to be long queues for the trains at that time of the evening? We usually go for a bite to eat and a drink following the meeting but are we going to need to head for the station as soon as the event is over in order to get in the queue to catch the train at 10pm ? We've noticed there's always masive queue outside the station by the time we leave the stadium and we were wondering if it takes several hours to clear. Thanks.

If anyone's intersted there's no park and ride facility at Cardiff City's ground this year even though the team's playing away at Ipswich. With a rail strike set for this Saturday I would have thought they could do with every parking facility in the city available. Parking details for the event can be foound here https://prnewslink.net/releases/32094.html

So this the state the sport’s got into in the UK; the British Final and some riders deciding it’s not worth their while riding in it. Well as someone who has supported this event in the past ( at considerable cost as I live nearly 200 miles from the track) I don’t think it’s worth my time going to watch it. I don’t know what the criteria for riding in the final is but Lambert & Woffinden should be in it as well as that would surely bring in a few hundred more bums on seats. Riders should be supporting these events if they want the sport to continue in this country thus enabling them to continue earning a living doing the thing they love the most.

Good meeting last night & a great effort by the Panthers to push Wolves all the way. As a Swindon fan it’s sad to see two more teams who are set to lose their race tracks. With other teams futures in doubt, the sport as we know it in the UK is on the brink of collapse. Whats frustrating is that places like Oxford and Glasgow seem to be thriving so it shows that Speedway can be successful in this country.

It’s clear that today’s statement has come as no surprise to anyone. From the moment the picture of Rosco with a set of stadium plans in his hands with Osborne looking on was published GI has shown absolutely zero intent to press ahead with redeveloping the Abbey & this announcement was always going to be the outcome. ‘Swindon Motorsports Ltd’ is surely some sort of tasteless joke - what a motley crew. Its just a ‘sop’ to the fans “Look don’t worry about the Abbey, we’ve formed a shiny new company to build a new stadium” Not only is this bad news for Robins fans but it has wider implications for the sport in the UK. How long will a 6 team Premiership last? I think the BSPA was banking on the return of Swindon to shore it up but with Peterborough’s uncertain future it really does look doomed. Would love to be at the AGM this year.

Cheers Arthur

Thinking of going to this but haven't been to Poole since pre pandemic. How much is the car park now & is it still exact cash only ?

Thanks Arneig. It’s very changeable at the moment so I think I’ll pass on it today If I lived closer to Oxford I’d chance it.

Rain forecast for Oxford this afternoon through to early evening - what’s it like at the moment? Got a 120 mile round trip to make so weighing up the odds of the meeting going ahead

To be honest with the mess they appear to have made with the ticketing, Cardiff City FC being at home on the day of the GP (so the excellent park & ride option that stadium provides will not be available) plus a rail strike which will mean a significant increase in traffic, I think I’m just going to settle for watching it on my lap top and save all the hassle. But for all who are going hope you enjoy the day and the racing is good

Cheers Heathen. As a Swindon fan we don’t get to see much track action there’s days!

Thinking of coming up for this . As I'll be travelling from deepest darkest Wiltshire how's the weather looking? Showers are forecast for about 5pm but only light. That's what the BBC's forecast says anyway but they have been known to be wrong! Can anyone provide a more local forecast? Thanks

Went to the protest outside the stadium, about 25 -30 fans there. The Advertiser & Richard Crowley we’re in attendance . A few photos of the protesters & a couple of interviews with Richard and that was pretty much it really. The mood was a bit downbeat, nobody feels confident about seeing Speedway at the Abbey again. Rosco’s sister was there & she said he and the club don’t know anymore than the fans. Richard Crowley said he’d emailed Clark Osborne and his second in command at GI twice asking for an interview but strangely enough received no response. Richard said there’ll be a piece on Wiltshire Radio about the protest tomorrow at 7:30 in the sports bulletin. Fair play to all who turned up but I don’t think it’s going to make much difference. Can’t see GI being moved enough to make any sort of statement.