SpeedyOne

I'm sure DK Rides Again will really appreciate that reply to his 14/2/09 post... ... I mean after the 10 year wait.

You do realise that by posting links to her old abandoned website, you're costing this alleged old-lady-webmistress money (in bandwidth charges) every time people click on them?

That makes no sense at all. You said here was a website with speedway news. I clicked and there was no news. I presumed you'd posted the wrong link. The one you posted seems to be someone's old abandoned amateur website project. It's not a discussion forum. It was someone's website. The public can't edit someone else's website.

I presume you've posted the wrong link. The link you posted seems to go to an old, incomplete and abandoned website whose only "news" item is that two events will be held in Hertfordshire last February. That's not news unless you've got a time machine.

Cousin, I believe

"A previous poster" is wrong then. (People sometimes are wrong on internet forums). Only being announced at Redcar on Friday doesn't mean he didn't actually sign weeks ago. If you want to know, it's often best to ask someone directly involved. That's what I did.

Smith wasn't a victim of the points limit. He was a victim of the Bears and the Colts having the same racenight. Phillips isn't a replacement for Smith, he's a replacement for Lawlor who had the same Friday clash with Glasgow/BV. If anything they are victims of the NL AGM being a few weeks behind the PL/CL AGM. Though they signed for Redcar/Glasgow some weeks back, they're not allowed to say anything until their signing is officially announced.

It's 57%. Not so impressive.

Quote from the AGM Statement: " (NB to support the progression of riders who have progressed through the National Development League, all riders will receive a 2.5% reduction in their average) "

The deduction has nothing to do with where you're born or what passport you have. It's a deduction for riders who started in the NL. Morris rode NL for Buxton, so should get his deduction.

Not aware that Aarnio has said anything. I'm guessing he's the one going to be announced. But I knew Ostergaard couldn't sign for Workington as he had already signed for Brum.

Ulrich Ostergaard first signing for Championship Brummies

Jack Bjerre? Cook should do well at Poole though.

Won't find out until Easter does what?

No. I'll guess Aarnio.

Since there's very little shale on the track, a good nickname would be... Leicester Sweepupafterwards

How about: Michael Palm-Toft 7.96 Charles Wright 7.68 Ben Barker 6.87 Coty Garcia 4.47 Jordan Stewart 4.09 Carl Wilkinson 3.86 Jack Smith 2.73

Since BWD has already signed for the Comets, adding those 6 would take us well over the points limit at 39.89 Take out Jensen and add in a 4-point newcomer like Jaimon Lidsey or Joshua McDonald and you're sorted.. S Worrall, Aarnio, Campton, Wilson-Dean, Lambert, McDonald, Bickley

Why are people thinking 6 or fewer NL teams? Reckon there could be 9. Birmingham should be moving up, so that's one team lost. Also Eastbourne are moving up, but there could yet be a twist with the Eagles also maintaining a NL interest. Almost definite: Kent, Isle of Wight, Belle Vue, Stoke Highly likely: Buxton, Plymouth, Leicester (rebranding of Coventry) Possibles: Two more clubs running a second team. One needed in the North and one in the South (Eagles II) Unlikely: MIldenhall The biggest problem now for the NL is the points limit. With fewer than last year's 10 teams, the points limit needs to go up slightly. 9 teams at 40 points? However this will not happen. There are promoters in the BSPA Championship who want to destroy the NL, and they will force a suicide limit of 35 or 36.

No they're not. Current assets are things which are either cash or will be quickly turned into cash. e.g. Debtors, Stocks and WIP, Bank accounts, short term loans, and cash in hand. If anyone were to list riders contracts as assets, they would be listed as Fixed assets and amortised over their expected useful life... but why would anyone do this when they can write the whole lot off to P&L at the time of purchase?

Didn't expect Sheldon Davies to score much, but yes, I expected him to keep up, which he did. Seems a promising young rider. Agree entirely. Wouldn't fault Rodgers at all on this one. The organisation was good, the meeting seemed pretty well sponsored. I didn't even think the programme was too bad. The only thing wrong with the meeting was the diabolical track. As you say the riders spend more time battling the terrible track than battling with each other. Rodgers wasn't responsible for the track. in fact he looked quite embarrassed by it.

Definitely the worst track I've seen this year and the worst meeting. Despite a lot of the top NL riders being missing, there was still a good quality field, but they were unable to show their skills on such a diabolical track which saw races finished with riders half a lap apart in nearly every race....(that's when 4 managed to finish). Quite a few fallers and a hell of a lot of races where the track just sent riders shooting across the bends and they then pulled up having been left so far behind. I was told there were big holes in the 1st and 3rd bend that had been covered up with just loose stones and that's what made it so dangerous.

Spot on. I'm quite an admirer of Tai, but I can see he was wrong to do what he did in the final. The only thing to do was to hold back, try to help Lambert, try to mess Emil up. It most likely wouldn't have worked, but it was the ONLY thing available to try.

Imagine the scenario… England have made it to the football World Cup final to face Brazil. Brazil take a first-half 3-0 lead…But Marcus Rashford (England’s top goalscorer) scores an amazing hat-trick to level it at 3-all. After extra time it’s still 3-3. It all comes down to a tense penalty shoot-out. Brazil score their first four penalties.. They look like they can never miss… But England score their first four penalties too. The Brazilian centre-forward steps up and calmly slots home the fifth penalty. Rashford is next. He must score to take it to sudden death. Then esteemed football journo Bill Prising runs onto the pitch. He shouts to Rashford “Don’t take the penalty!”. He explains “He’ll probably miss”. “Even if he scores, it only goes to sudden death and we’ll probably lose”. Prising continues “Rashford scored a hat-trick in the final and has been our top scorer in the tournament. Don’t criticise him for not taking this penalty. You should be happy to finish second” A silly story? No one would say something that silly in Speedway, right?

Going well now. 10 heats completed in just under 2 hours.