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Yes, good news indeed

Two great races there Bream. Thanks for that. Whilst Emil is always "there", I just wish Greg Laguta was more consistent.

http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/4340/kerr-stable-after-fours-crash

1,2,3 Lindback, AJ, Peter Ljung current champion THJ on 6 points

I am up to chapter 6 so working through it nicely. Good reading so far.

Dont know Got the info off speedwaygp.com re Antonio Lindback and it says tonight the final at Hallstavik

I understand tonight is the Swedish Championship Final. Now this should be very interesting. The way things stand at the moment no Swedish rider will be in the top 8 of the 2015 GP's so no automatic qualifier for next year. Ok Lindback may get a top 3 in the GP Challenge qualifier final but nothing is a cert. So, tonight should be a good battle, current champio THJ, AJ, Lindback, Lindgren and I suppose you cant rule out Peter Ljung Look forward to hearing of the results.

Prices in city centre hotels rise whenever there is a big event taking place in the city - Manchester is the same, and if there was a "big" meeting at Belle Vue ie a GP, then you will find the hotel prices in city centre and a few miles around the stadium will rise a lot. There is an indoor arena in Manchester (not big enough for speedway) and when top artists are on hotel prices will rise, inevitable. I would imagine this applies to the likes of Amsterdam too (for DutchGrasstrack)

I think you could be right there Pinstripe. I just think that Sweden will get 2 riders, if non qualify this year and Lindback carries on good form he could get a wild card (if he doesnt qualify through gp qualifier), but who would get a 2nd wild card?

I never saw David H. ride, but I wish him well for the future, it sounds like ha gave racing his all and ine cant do any more. He says he could write a book from his experiences, it sounds like it would make an interesting story.

When AJ is on form I think he is spectacular. Just a pity he cannot hit top form for longer periods then he does. I imagine when he had his good years he would have been like Chris Harris in his good years - good to watch.

Good to see the "real" Belle Vue track again. I didnt get to see KC much but always nice to see racers having a go. Re the book Tragedy - Kenny Carter, I just finished a book, 12 Years A Slave (recommend it) so tonight I will start on the Tragedy e-book. Let you know my views as I get in to it.

The criticism of Kildemand is creeping in now. I have criticised him very recently and noticed one or two others just mentioning the number of "falls" he is doing of his own accord. And of course Nicky P is having a go as well.

"All this rubbish about Ward getting rid of Middlo as a part of his team helping him is total garbage. Darcy has made mistakes he made them not Middlo, " Respect your opinion Sidney, but dont agree with it. I am not too keyed up with the relationship between Darcy and Neil only from what i read on here, but particularly when you are young you are influenced by your peers, and if those are giving poor advice then you are likely to follow it and make poor decisions. Equally surround yourself by people with good advice and you likely to make good decisions. It appears who ever has Darcys ear are not doing him any favours. But as you say Darcy has made mistakes, its up to him to sort out his "advisors".

Just wish we had long track in uk Just seen 2 meetings, 1976 world final in Marianske Lazne and sometime in the 70's at Prestatyn, north Wales

Top 8 = could change if MJJ and/or possibly AJ hit form Wild Cards = Hampel a cert, Lindback if he keeps his form +2 (wish one was Emil but as it stands he doent want GP's) Top 3 = Pederson (I picked him before the season started), Woffinden, NKI NKI doing alright but if he could find TOP form then he could pick up lots more points per meeting.

"He then stood for parliament & was elected. Have we now served his purpose & he no longer needs us, as if any politician would do that". Ouch ! Thats a bit cynical - but probably right

If its in an legal agreement then the Swindon stadium must be built. Re the houses. It should be in the agreement to any would be purchaser of the houses that there is going to be a speedway stadium "next door" to you and that X times a year during the months of a-b there will be noise, this is expected, and the purchaser agrees to this or they cant purchase the property. Seems logic to me, but there again it probably has no chance of things going that way. Would be a shame to loose Swindon, its been there so long, and there it was tucked out of the way at a relatively quiet Blunsdon, which has now developed somewhat and continues to do so.

15000 for a gp stadium IS big enough, surely. Some of the permanent tracks used at the moment are about that size. And 15000 will be possible at the new Belle Vue with temporary stands erected. It might not be big enough if 40000 want to go like Cardiff, but 15000 in stadium, the rest watch on telly.

Two things were very noticeable last night to me. 1) Nicki had five "clean" rides. He gave opponents room on bend 1, didnt fence anyone nor dive under them and take them out. Well done Nicki - keep it up. 2) I noticed how slick the meeting was run with regard to time. There may have been concern about rain coming back, but why cant all meetings be run last night.

A worthy winner. Lindback may just have just earned a GP wildcard, assuming he doesnt qualify from the qualifiers Kildemand - getting too obvious now when he lays the bike down he is after a rerun. A few exclusions might sort him out.

I come back to speedway 3 years ago after an absence of 30 years or so, and I am amazes at the amount of bad accidents - and thats with the air fences. Collar bone problems especially. Assuming the tracks havent changed, what has - the bikes. I suppose at gp level top riders want an advantage over their competitors and therefore tuning to max is probably the order of the day, but at other meetings things may need slowing down, you still get good racing but techniques would be finely tuned, ie throttle control, keeo the wheels in line (as much as possible) etc

Never did get off the grass onto a speedway track. I wish I had gone down to Crewe on one of their open days which allowed grass bikes. I still think about what it must be like on a speedway bike though.

I've not started it yet and probably wont for a couple more weeks yet. I'm not an avid book reader though I bought one about Simon Wigg and could'nt put it down. Actually, I like reading a book on my tablet more then I do the paper version.

Is not Hampel worthy of a wild card. In your rush to give Darcy a wild card you forgot someone many would consider as worthy of one. And if the current 3 Aussies qualify by right, do the gp's need a 4th one.