Sings4Speedway

Group A could be interesting Group B looks a forgone conclusion.

Agreed not exactly the future of the sport. Them's the rules and that's the way it is however shock horror there is one moaner so in the interests of fairness im just off to start threads about Tom Wooley, Dan Greenwood, Mark Baseby, Paul Hurry, Taylor Hampshire, Luke Bowen, Tony Atkin, Rob Suttleworth, Ben Hopwood & Adam Roynon who are all in the same boat and need somebody to moan on their behalfs also.

adidas stan smiths.....worth the prestige or is someone taking the mick with basic designs and sticking a name to it?

Are they on daily shuffle and therefore worn once a year or are some collectors pieces?

Amen to that. Then get a finance package out on a Mustang or similar and see if i can shave a few days off

Interesting so circa 11 1/2 years. If i can get a mortgage for 30+ years im laughing right?

like the look of a converse on normal people but with my size 12's they look like clown shoes

a pacamac now theres a fashion banana skin waiting to happen. practical & stylish vs nerdy and over prepared

i do like a no sock trainer BUT they just don't last long enough before the insoles start peeling away. However another nightmare is trainer socks

Feel your pain. I have a couple of green t-shirts. Fine across the cooler months but last summer tried to combine with shorts and a no go. Looks terrible with denim and my grey cotton shorts were too smart for them.....who'd be a man. Very handy thread this though i must agree

I have to admit that sambas are creeping further and further up the list. Does have to be adidas whatever. Trying to keep them nice and multi purpose as it will be a with jeans and with shorts daily go to shoe.

Old enough to know better but young enough not to care lol argh hadn't considered the suede element but feeling non leather might be a wise move throughout the summer to limit hot feet.

Ive been looking for the perfect thread for a while to raise this and i think this is finally the one......new trainers should i go classic white with summer approaching or mix it up and go for a red/burgundy?

Whilst there have been obvious issues with dust during the season its been fairly clear for the past year or two that the Plymouth track needed an upgrade. However to attempt it mid season was a bold move and only best attempted by very competent track crews and even then it can go wrong (Plymouth are not the first or last to make a mess of it). However i was a little shocked to see the Promotion calling riders out with comments of wrong colour shale for them, too grippy and no passion. There is an air of desperation about Plymouth this year and the harder they force things the worse things seem to become.

Best Wishes to Sam Norris and a very speedy recovery.

Best wishes to Sam & Family. Times like these where the only results that matter are his speedy recovery.

Believe just dropped to strengthen up the team. Not sure where that leaves him in terms of guesting in the Champs as there was a case that you had to be in a 1-7 or will he get away with being an unattached 2 pointer?

Agreed and could add several more to that list. The thing i am enjoying this year with the Colts is the riders are good enough not just young enough. There has been a brief obsession in recent years to include any rider who shows a tiny bit of promise and hope for the best, this season the riders deserve the places on merit for the most part.

Very good point although does a midweek race night suit week long holiday makers who are less likely to take in a late night at speedway on a Friday before departing for home on a Saturday morning? There are pro's and con's for all same as improved traffic getting to Somerset midweek but less long distance travellers due to work the following day.

Difficult to judge on one night. 550 for Nl standard plus a couple of higher guests is a decent number. There will have certainly been plenty who stayed away due to weather, those who don't bother with challenges and those who just don't like lower level racing. Would be interesting to know the difference in crowd numbers between last season and this one? Lower outgoings must have been seen as a huge plus from the club though? And to the top question i would rather lower standard for lower fee on a regular basis then top up my fix of the top talent with the occasional individual / GP meeting but obviously im not a Somerset based supporter.

Easy pop on ignore like i have. Then you just have to hope nobody quotes and everything's a winner.

I will certainly concede that what the previous promotion initiated and the current promotion have extended upon in terms of presentation both at the track and via social media channels has been nothing short of outstanding and really pushing the bar much closer to where it needs to be across the board. I think that is why it made the insults all the more disappointing. If they had been made via Cooks own personal media then whilst still stupid the club would have escaped fault but to feature within the clubs official programme means the views must be at the very least supported / validated by the club. They wouldn't allow advertising space to be purchased and then used to print derogatory comments about the club or its supporters but have gone to press with a statement that insults not just a few but an entire league, the riders within it and the supporters of any competing NL team.

Eastbourne website has him listed as "Head of Speedway Operations".......he is certainly a head that's for sure.

Just been pointed in the direction of Barry Bishops facebook reply to the insults by Cook and what a vast difference in composure and intelligence between these two individuals. Barry "gets it", he gets speedway, he knows its far from perfect but he doesn't bash it down. Unsurprisingly there is plenty of NL support for his wise and well placed words too. Perhaps the Island would be the best place for Jon Cook to start his apology tour.

Those are the normal rules but as its a challenge any man or his dog could ride (with the correct licences of course). Im guessing running as a "Championship" level challenge allowed for the non brits to take part despite the meeting standard being far from CL level.