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I posted the same on Mildenhall Facebook page on Friday. No one challenged the point either.

Dugard fell on lap 2 but the race had entered lap 3 by the time the reds had come on. I had worked out who the ref was without looking after about 4 heats, as Mr Allen always insists on the announcer announcing how long is left of the 2 mins even when everyone is sat at the tapes gardening. .

I 've only been with the team for 5 years but I sense that Sue probably ages twice as fast as the rest of us, literally her phone must never be more then a foot away from her charger. I can say the best texters to read can be the most hard work for the updaters. Often halfway through typing heat 10 comments and heat 12 result is coming through. Often it means ignoring visitors or family to sit in front a laptop, updating a meeting that sparks no enthusiasm in me, but I know to someone somewhere stuck at work or at a family do those updates are the most significant part of their day. As it would be for me if i was following a Kent away fixture I couldn't get too. That's why it works, we are all fans and want to know how our teams(or favourite riders) are doing and that's why it has worked for so long. It's for the fans by the fans.

I take your point, but CVS gave them permission. They could of made up 3 random team names but I don't see the difference tbh. The result was always meaningless outside in the most part, but already I am getting bored, So i d of appreciated any meeting at Kent this week.

Take the teams out of the mix a second, surely this was just an extra meeting organised to give the fans some last action before the long cold winter.

Sad,but true

And ironically the Bangers crowds weren't as strong on the weekends that year, hence the swap back to Wednesdays for the cars and sat for the bikes the following year.

I asked bsi directly, and I am on the SGP mailing list. Neither of these official sources gave me any info on sales etc.

I am waiting on info on ticket sales, I guess like Warsaw they will go on sale with no press release, So I 'll do what I did for Warsaw and check the SGP website daily.

Eastbourne still need to arrange a 2 play off semis, and 3 league matches in mid October. Others have 3 or 4 meetings left, don't think adding semis is the greatest idea.....

Bspa confirming it's next Sunday 21st 3pm

Booked mine. 2 tickets row 11 just to The left of pits (The pits will be to my right). 55 quid including fees, and exchange rate. That's 33 quid cheaper then just my 8 year daughters ticket at Cardiff. Now it's a waiting game till 180 days beforehand before I can book coach/trains etc.

On the buxton situation. Don't both Coventry and Birmingham need to ride there still? So whilst I agree these fixtures should of been ran before now, in this case (luckily) it has not had any bearings on the the play off places.

Normally I would agree, but as it looks possible Kent will have a power reserve for the first time, can we hold off this sensible rule until 2020..... please Lol, in seriousness I think the KO Cup should Deffo count as all teams compete in it, National Trophy should also count subject to say 80 percent of the league compete in it.

All but confirmed National League last year, whilst he is the only rider who is officially signed, speaking to various lads 5 of our team seems set in stone. 6 if the planning application for Saturday racing next year is passed.

I believed it was announced tonight he has signed for 2019. I didn't actually hear that but I 've heard it a dozen times since. Standard wise his race winning times were comparable to heat 2 and heat 8 winning times. Great result tonight, I think so many people were happy for Armo to win something at our place and his victory was cheered as if a home rider had won.

This is why the governing body should be independent, you can all get on your high horses about Buster all you like BUT push cones to shove he is in a no win situation. If he didn't use Adam Ellis tomorrow he would not be doing his Kings Lynn position justice. And by allowing it to happen he is not doing British speedway chairmanship justice. Until regulations are set independently from those with vested interests then these sorts of circumstances will always crop up. And any Poole fan who thinks that Ford and Middleditch would nt have done exactly the same if roles were reversed, are blinkered beyond belief.

Quicker someone like Barry Bishop is at the helm of British speedway the better.

I have emailed bsi but had no response as of yet.

Don't think anyone in their right mind could say Mildenhall don't deserve to sweep the board. In my opinion the best National League side ever, and built the right way, with every rider improving.

No thanks to the gold cup, whilst the play offs may not be the fairest way to decide the title, it does gives the club's a big payday and give the fans the big meetings to watch at the end of the season. It's not like (unlike many other criticisms) a phenomenon unique to speedway, with increasing numbers of sports using similar formats. Some sports it works, others it donesnt. For example I have been completely turned off by British Superbikes since they introduced the showdown. I think Play offs like Gp's instead of a one off world championships provide more positives to speedway compared to negatives, no matter how nostalgic any of us get.

The brawl at Arlington, really took the jam out my doughnut.and all the BS arguments on social media.

Yeah, after the event of the last few weeks, my speedway love has gone, so I am sat the other end of the updates tonight. In the last week or so, I've done about 2 weeks wages following my team. The way I feel today I won't ever be doing that again. Don't know what has been worse, the attitude of some riders and fans, or the insistence from others that their conduct has been acceptable.

I think the consensus is not many any under the current system. But with more clubs in the higher league the quality will inevitably be slightly lower, hopefully reducing costs. I really hope for a 2 foreign rider rule too, so it's young Brits that benefit from the changes rather then a string of overseas riders.

Yeah the NL in current format needs a 42 point limit (maybe higher next year, as this year's low average has falsely inflated some riders averages)