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Jack was superb last night, he had 6 rides and to be honest 4 of them are probably his best 4 races at Foxhall of his whole career to date, historically he’s not been great!

Fair assessment, ht1 was quickest of the season at 55.6 Danny’s TR is 55.5 so close to it for sure! Wasn’t surprised Danny was unhappy with jack shutting off before line in the manner he did - it’s dangerous and just unsporting frankly - Danny is about as mellow guy as you’ll meet so for him to get so enraged I think illustrates this!

By far and a way the best Wells has ridden at Foxhall in about 5 years, used to go well at ours regularly but in recent years has struggled - was very good last night

Pre season cannon fodder still in a healthy position to comfortably make the play offs one swallow doesn’t make a summer we’ll be back! Certainly looking like it’s the current top 3 plus one other at the moment, with Belle Vue the most vunerable of the top three having ridden the most meetings and 3 more home meetings than either Poole/Ipswich - those three home meetings in hand each should “in theory” be worth 9 points against Belle Vue current total!

I don’t think it was that slick, I think the track was smooth and grippy low down and mid track and there was far less material and grip on the outside - so the home boys were trying everything and just couldn’t find the grip and drive on the outside like normal this season, the positions and lines Heeps was trying this far he’s been flying past people went out there tonight and just nothing there, but for me that doesn’t automatically mean the whole track slick! No riders on in inside/mid track were spinning up and struggling to generate drive the grip was there and the bikes were always pulling, but if it’s not equally as grippy on the wide line passing becomes tough - have similar stories on Peterborough threads this season with inside line being so grippy/smooth and fast no one gets there on the outside line - the track didn’t suit our boys one bit and was nothing like a single track we’ve seen for a home meeting so far this year the Poole boys were best out of the tapes all night and getting to that first turn, some superb team riding from jack holder his first three races arguably the best 3 heats he’s ever ridden at Foxhall, never really ridden that well here before, klindt and josh equally impressive although I do feel klindt should’ve had at least one warning at the start before he finally got pulled back! Doolan and wells exceeded expectations so all in all fair play to Poole well deserved

Pretty irrelevant if they’re specialists or not when the track is nothing like it’s been in a single other meeting this season! Where’s the home track advantage??

Smooth yes but I’d argue it’s grippy as, and just as grippy on the inside so the shortest route the fastest route

Witches getting a lesson in gating thus far!

Can’t help but think this is going to be an awful advert for speedway on BT tonight, Summers was woeful as a guest at reserve for us at Kings Lynn couple of weeks ago and Newman is seemingly nowhere near a top flight rider these days

And if the base was suitably bound together no holes as such would appear! Why would a rider go out of their way to create a hole on a track they’re due to race on!!??? It’s clearly soft as s**t

You’re so blinkered it’s laughable! If the images of these holes were at any other track in uk you and all the other blinkered Poole fans would be up in arms slating the track, saying it’s dangerous etc. Etc. Please understand I’m not in any way anti Poole, I for one think it’s great how passionate the fans of your club seem to be, without fans the sport wouldn’t exist! But....I as a speedway fan want to see the standards of track preparation in the uk raised across the board as it’s regularly sub par and dangerous for the riders who are putting their necks on line for our entertainment! Today’s bikes are highly volatile unpredictable machines that have to be ridden pretty much flat out with little room for error, to achieve close safe racing we need better prepared tracks, inconsistencies in the track ie bumps, holes etc launch these guys and often they momentarily become a passenger so when racing closely it can be hard to miss others - this leads to people not racing so closely being wary to make manoeuvres as they are cautious of the track - I’ll be the first to admit the track has been great for some meetings at Ipswich this season and for others it’s been very tricky for the riders, we need better standards and better consistency to improve the product and more importantly improve the safety for the riders. If you genuinely think soft patches on the inside of the track that can rut so easily and potholes such as those seen in the photos on the pre meeting track walk are acceptable and safe for guys to go racing on then don’t bother replying I have no interest in taking the conversation further it’s wasted breath. I’m glad to hear the meeting was good entertainment throughout and glad no one was too badly injured! Just wondering what it’s going to take before uk speedway get serious about improving the track prep standards. p.s. Before someone pipes up “if it’s that bad why do they ride the tracks” well if they refuse to race on an unfit track if the ref says shut up and get on with it they’re instantly put between a rock and a hard place - ride on a dangerous track or refuse to ride and be slapped with a 28 day ban for withholding their services and therefore can’t earn anything from their chosen profession for a month!

There you go I worked it out, obviously resolution is much worse so not as clear but I’d like to think even the most blinkered on here can see that there’s still some holes which are pretty darned dangerous!

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Just looked at Craig Instagram - video is still there to see on his story, I’ve taken a screenshot so have a still, if anyone knows how to take the resolution down so it’s a small enough file to post on here let me know how and I will post here, alternatively dm me an email and I’ll send it to you for viewing pleasure! His Instagram handle is craigcook111 - click on his profile pic in top left of the page and it’ll bring up the story with video where you can still see it if you can work it out! https://instagram.com/craigcook111?igshid=1ub1bay2tlgop

Great for Pieszczek to get himself a hatful, seems to be getting better and better, could be a key rider come the playoffs, such a togetherness in this team, everyone pulls together and even on off nights chip in with crucial point here and there, up the witches no reason why we can’t get something at Belle vue Monday!

As always on the road be happy to claim a point! Swindon seem to have settled a bit on their new track now, batch and Rasmus in fine form, reserves could prove pivotal in this one!

Or you know to a man we just wanted it more, worked harder, made better starts, are in better form, are a cohesive team working well together as one unit.....but yeah the track was prepared to help us that’s the reason why we won for a second time in the league at Peterborough this season!

Never been to Swindon, is it a muddy stadium? Just wondering in terms of whether I’d get away with white trainers or not!? not sure how good a level of guest Swindon will be able to get for Nielsen? He had a nasty one last night doubt he’ll be fit

So buster wouldn’t pay for Hans, cook and bomber but he’s going to pay for 4 continental riders to come over mid season...? Jesper b Jensen(monberg) is also 102 btw

You can swap reserves in for heat 8 it’s just protected from tac sub

Fantastic effort from the boys tonight, everyone getting stuck in and contributing, special mention for Danny Ayres, don’t think anyone would argue this level is a bit above his for the most part, but always gives 100% so 4 points and beating Scotty nicholls twice a big well done to him! another big 4 points on the road for the witches underdogs! How’s that league table looking!!?

That was a class move from grazjconek in ht3