Tactical Joker

Lindgren was always going to win heat 15, he was a class apart. So Witches just had to avoid a last place. Tough ask though with Brennan ending up with 14+3. Kinda sums up the second half of the season.

Some great questions being tweeted in apparently. I bet there are!

Sitting in a brewery in Prague mulling over the scorecard with a strong dark beer. Firstly a thank you to everyone who must have worked hard to get the meeting on, it is appreciated by some, regardless of the quality of the racing. Unfortunately though nearly all heats were three horse races by the second bend, gate 3 the proverbial graveyard. Which is where Vaculik had the edge over Zmarzlik, winning from 3 when Zmarzlik only got a 3rd. Ultimately that gave him the advantge with gate picks. Agree Martin comes across well, a good ambassador for the sport, so pleased to see him win.

Well it has stopped raining where I am in Prague for nearly two hours and is now relatively bright. But that's only half the story, as for the track ....

If it is off tonight does anyone know the start time for tomorrow please? Trying to plan ahead.

A Prague weekend is always excellent, regardless of the quality of the meeting. Been a few times and always find something new to do. As well as the metro, trams 1 and 2 will take you to the North side of the stadium, 22 and 25 to the South side. Takes longer but you see where you're going rather than a tunnel.

You can't question the loyalty of anyone who is prepared to do the journey up and down the A140 / A14 between Norwich and Ipswich! Not the best journey.

It certainly subdued the Poles there, obviously. But it was decent enough to watch regardless of the rights and wrongs. The Danes loved it, great to see so many happy speedway fans. Just wonder if those two points Madsen gained over Lindgren will tell in the final reckoning.

I'm at the track, without warning they played Phil Morrris saying he'd broken a rule. Now all we have is boom boom music, my favourite Now announced he broke a rule in practice. Dunno which rule. Do now!

Well done Martin Vaculik. Good interview too. All very enjoyable watching on TV.

DJ just played I predict a riot......

Not raining in Manchester at 18 20, but sailing could take place on the lakes the downpour caused at 16.00. Fire brigade pumping out one property.

Anyone noticed Tai Woffinden is in the final, (and Phil Morris isn't).

Yes heavy rain around 15.00. Which means an extra hour and three quarters of the dire tripe this DJ plays. Appropriately I'm sounding like a stuck record moaning about it. One of the tractors is now going round backwards to add to the excitement.

Just back from the post meeting beer. Thoroughly enjoyed that (well the racing, not the ‘music’ inbetween). Good to see a meeting with relatively equal gates too, no graveyard. Pleased for Martin Vaculik, who comes across well in interviews, and delighted for the lady sitting next to me.