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If the back straight toilets still exist and are used, do take your wellies in a carrier bag because white trainers in there would be a disaster!

Absolutely that should be the case and is probably a legal requirement ( can anyone tell us )? Promoters seemingly love to erode or fudge around any consumer rights that supporters may have and go blindly on with their Arthur Daley way of "organising" things. They really are stuck in the 1950s.

It was a major factor in me deciding to take in fewer meetings, which I have stuck to this year. Oddly Buster Chapman at KL after previous debacles has had adequate cover but not it seems at Pboro. Why differentiate between his three clubs? I just can't understand why Promoters go on doing this as the frustration drives more and more supporters away every time it happens. Yes, I do understand the cost factors but what that really says is that they can't afford to run speedway matches professionally and so might as well give up now and shut UK speedway down.

If the tracks are going to try to hold onto some of the existing fanbase then they must avoid these kinds of situations. Tracks are to blame. The 'show" they contracted to supply was drastically changed and although there is no legal requirement to do better, the moral of the handling of these situations is clear. many supporters don't bother to go back or pick their meetings more and more carefully. Support can fall away very easily. All too often it feels like they are taking supporters for granted. In my opinion, they are!

But that is what has been happening for nearly ten years now. A process accelerated under the "leadership" of Chapman and Godfrey. And will continue until speedway as we know whimpers to an inglorious end.

No Cameron Heeps ( on current form at least ).

It's hardly a Plan B. More like a Cheap & Cheerful "that'll do" local arrangement.

Aha. There are no true defenders of speedway it is judged through a years back, pre-silencers, view in people' minds ( especially local official's minds ). As for this supposed Cross Party Speedway group of MPs, it is just a lunching jolly for the Blazers.

It's as good a change as we can expect. Positive and forward-looking, The right move in my mind. If they all stay injury free that is as good a Stars team as we can hope for.

Because partly because of the Vroom. Vroom thrill and the belief that the fastest engine will make them a winner. Which it will if they can gate and hold onto the bike. Trackcraft has moved onto that aspect of being a speedway rider and not how can I pass someone.

Ah what dreams of what could be! And what used to be when a large number of people followed speedway. They haven't all died, it's just that as the racing quality fell away their interest died.

But the ones that do are bloody good!

The BSPA gave up on doing much with club websites ( on the advice on an insider ) and concentrate ( if that is the word ) on social media because three are millions of people on there, simply gagging to know about speedway and rush to see a match - apparently.

Because "one swallow does not a summer make: as the saying goes and I rate Simon on his overall scores for the Stars, not one match. If we did that 0 0 0 0 away would count against him. I don't disrespect him, I just believe that he tries to ride above his level. In the new, soon to come one league, he may find a place at KL as there will be a weaker overall level.

Truly spot on! Only standardised bikes and results only rewards ( points money ) will give us a return to much better racing ( and it is not in my imagination that it was much better in the last century ). Rocketship bikes have made UK speedway into an even more Gate & Go paradise - with zero entertainment.

It's a results-based sport and Simon may be "loyal" whatever that means. But he has little chance of improving and shows little "hunger". Tends to build himself up for one decent ride and then be happy to trail around at the back. Nicol is eager to improve and is probably capable of doing so but maybe not immediately. Go for Nicol.

Green but taking care they are not still frozen and I can only eat them as small yellow areas begin to appear. Yellow and it's Uuugh time.

Oh Yes, invariably the best motivation. No guarantees though!

There is little guarantee that that would happen as the same "Senior Figures of UK Speedway" are still in charge of policy. Not that we can see any positive results from their policies of the last few years. We can only pray that better,. more interesting and attractive speedway racing does survive in the UK. Even if Buster bought "the Jewson lot" it is likely he would "manage" it all as he does now.

Would that have been such a bad thing? It seems inevitable. When not if. And the TV "advert" ( of BT live matches ) provides more of a disincentive to go and watch a match in a stadium near you. If it goes on next year it would be better to show every team in their away match at the NSS, in order for it to tempt any new fans in.

The sport in the UK is indeed not a profession any more. Or rather it cannot be in the future and riders need to understand this. Those that say they cannot make it pay without doubling up must either improve and get into European racing or take a job. No bleating hearts!

Standardised machines and no guarantees of any kind or signing on fees but with hugely increased points money to encourage "hungry " riders to race for each point.

Team Speedway has vastly more appeal for me but only if the quality of racing can be improved. As it stands I can take it or leave ( UK speedway regardless of who is riding or in what format it is presented ). Gate & Go is boring and pointless. Perhaps it's time to involve style and position on the bike supplementary scores. Choice of music and interpretation of the same could also be brought in as well as kevlar and bike appearance. How about Le Man style bump starts? Or the first half lap could be as we currently have - ie gating excellence being the main skill and then the second half of the one lap races could involve the style of finishing that lap. And rodeo style clowns, do they have a part to play in future? Almost any kind of "circus" is more welcome than what we are offered at present.

There is not enough racing in any of the leagues. Lots of high-speed processions which are a turn off for most people. Whether team or individual racing it must be giving the opportunity to work out how best to use a variety of lines to carry out or make a good effort at passing.

Mr Webb, you are at it again! You will be joining the club of dinosaur supporters I am in ( who remember the last century ). You know the deniers are adamant that it is Just As Good Now - as then ( ha ha - of course not ) it must be better now because it is so much faster! Look at the Saddlebow Rd track record! Why would even the die-hards put up with Gate & Go - constantly, let alone new young fans. There is nothing to watch after the first half lap ( in the vast majority of cases ). So why not have 50 races in a match - over one lap - if Gate & Go is all we can ever watch? Is Gate & Go what the BSPA feels they want to sell nowadays?