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What time and what location did the storm appear last night chap?

Trouble is, they are popcorn showers, impossible to predict where and when they will strike as they are not from organised belts of the wet stuff, here one minute, blown out the next...

Bone dry in Leicester, only 25.6 miles away, ridiculous.....

Great factoid!!!

No I'm not an ex rider, Old Leicester, Peterborough, Kings Lynn, Millenium Stadium, New Leicester track staff and Machine examiner... It's my most treasured possession, other than my car... Which sadly needs some expensive tlc. It's been in a double sided frame for the last 11 years..... (The race jacket, not my car)!!!

They have had what we have had (Leic), just a tad earlier than us, so yes, must have rained until 12ish, then again around 1.30ish and then again around 4pm....

Weather report from Monmore?

My 1983 Leicester Lions race jacket, no 4 on the back, very good condition, no repairs, all metal buckles and straps complete, reluctant sale to fund car repair Item no: 252074867842 Ends Friday night, late....... Very sad to let this go, but need to get car fixed....

Rain didn't start until 4.15am in Leicester, will stop at 1pm.... Peterborough have no drains whatsoever, and not due to stop there until 3.30pm

Rain will stop at 1pm...

You lot should be dry from around noon tomorrow.... If you've packed the track to stop rain ingress, you could/should be ok... As should Wolverhampton....

What is the televised meeting supposed to be Monday night? Doesn't seem to be threads for all of that nights meetings....

Is this the first time Doyle has used a neck brace? Also had different lids as well I think? Cannot remember seeing him in one before.....

The minute you give it to a top rider, they'll have it in bits, throw half away, and modify what's left to squeeze another couple of horses out of it!! (Well, their tuner will) That's not what the project is about in my opinion.........?

Ok, here goes.. We have a flabby (thermal low) trailing from beyond Cornwall and diagonally up and out through the south of the Wash.. This is different to the usual cyclogenic type of low pressure.. It has lots of moisture wrapped up in it, but they are hard to plot.. Leicester will be very wet overnight Sunday into Monday, and most of Monday morning, but now indications pop for it drying up around lunchtime. Sunshine will be limited and it won't be Summer temps, but it looks likely now to be dry from Noon'ish maybe 1pm onwards. We have great drains, and great staff, in my opinion, we'll be ok..

Hi, thanks!! The weather this extended weekend is an absolute horror show to forecast.. Very very complex weather patterns, lots of systems all banging on the UK, trying to get in... Could be very warm, very wet, reasonably dry, thundery.... Will attempt a forecast tonight, (Saturday) after the GP and Saturdays model runs.....

You privvy to operating costs at Leicester, do you really think it's. Shoestring budget? Aussies and Poles don't come cheap I'm sure!!

It wasn't even perimeter "flagged" or even a pile of hay bales would have prevented that from being a fatality? Why oh why was staircase not cordened off!! Ridiculous accident, 1 million percent preventable!! It might as well have been a cliff edge, or a minefield......!!

Well, you can if they are professional drivers, you know, lorry drivers... They are limited to maximum hours over a 2 week period, don't know exactly what the regs are at the moment.... And they get severely punished if they break those limits..... I will find out and add to post...

Home meetings ending in August? Weather set fair for this meeting, at least it will be on.... Lions to win 48-42

When did Kauko rejoin the UK speedway scene?

Nothing will change until the Elite League and Premier League sit down and work together as one sport... Not like the WBA, WBC or Rugby Union and Rugby League.. Yes, promotors are going to want the best for themselves/their club, but the two main Leagues in the UK need to be symbiotic... Elite is division 1 Premier is division 2 The national league would be a 3rd division with strict controls on team ages, proper training, and links with the Premier league, which would also be a stepping stone to the 1st division, not a den where 2nd rate foreigners and unambitious elite league riders race as a second job which can take up team places where the best of the National league riders should be aspiring to move up to..... Uniting the league's into a single entity, 1st div (best) 2nd div (2nd best) and 3rd div (for new starters) with clear upward progression routes for British speedway riders first is paramount.. The single entity would be The British Speedway Leagues.

Can I ask the question regarding lack of water? What is the reason? No water? Lack of in meeting watering equipment? Other reason?

What about having GP's in blocks? 3 at the start of season, 3 in the middle, and 3 at the end of the season? So start off with 3 indoor events, then middle of season 3 on permanent tracks then 3 more indoors at the end of the season? Just a thought............