SteelShoe

Possibly a bit jaded tonight Bomber following 3 consecutive days racing, we shall see.

Quite true, his first bike was also reported to be down on power.

We were present and commented on just how bumpy it appeared from watching the bikes skipping over them on turns 1 and 2. Regardless of this we enjoyed the meeting and it was great to see Bomber win the title.

Chips were poor too. Curry sauce might have helped but they had run out of that.

46.4 😃

Can't say I noticed it being long drawn out either. We were having a good crack in the spring sunshine. Wonder how many moaning were watching it on TV ?

Wasn't that bad was it ? 21 heats, 2 semi finals with all that entails, crash in the final with a rerun, 2 incidents that required the ref to leave the box to check on a bigger screen and grading every four heats with BSN etc. Probably felt too long for the supporters in the shady windier side who will have felt the cold. Cardiff GP 22 heats always took 3 hours.

I think some sort of apology from the Glasgow management would be a fitting gesture here. It just looked a bit disrespectful, may just have been an oversight ?.

Although the sun is quite strong in April that wind was coming off the North Sea which is around 8 Celsius this time of year. We aimed for the sunny side and it was a sound decision.

Some cracking racing after the first 4 heats following a track grade which created more of an outside dirt line. Dust was kept to minimum and was not really an issue so well done to Steve and Andrew on that one. It was great to see Nicolai Klindt back in Worky and he reminded Comets fans of the rider that played a big part in the 2018 Comets trophy treble, he is some gater. Congratulations to the Redcar Bears who have a great record in recent years in this competition, there fans attended in numbers and they were well rewarded. For what it's worth after watching a replay of the final on Facebook I think the ref got the decision right in excluding Lewis Kerr. Thanks to all the fans that made the effort to attend today, crowds do help make these occasions that bit more special. The temperature differential in the stadium between the sunny and shady sides was very noticeable and at least a top coat difference on the shady side due to the chilly stiff north easterly breeze.

All of this is right on the money for me 👍

Sure Tate and Antti will enjoy themselves. No last places is the order of the day 👍

Fear not Steve will water when he needs to to hopefully keep moisture in the track 👌

Keen north easterly blowing yesterday which took the edge off the temperature on a sunny day. Don't forget your layers 👍. UTC !

I feel for the Berwick fans, seems like very poor communication from within the club. The warning signs were there when Craig couldn't be contacted by Leicester and were apparently informed by his Dad that he was in no condition to ride a bike. Worky were in a similar position last season with regards to Craig not responding to communication and the club not knowing whether he would turn up for P&P.

Possibly but Max Perry did ride for the Monarchs NDL team last season so the experience should be beneficial.

Think the Stadium will look very well on Saturday and I hope the fans will be suitably impressed with what has taken place in the last 3months. It is a work in progress but is coming along nicely. I'm sure the fans will see some top speedway on what is forecast to be a nice day. Should be a great start to a weekend festival of Championship Speedway, can't wait. 👍

Depends on the wind direction mate. Forecast possible Northerly on Saturday which could blow any dust to that end . Sure Steve will be utterly focussed on keeping an adequate level of moisture in the track .

Yeah it is looking good at the moment. As a Worky fan i'm a bit the other way so far.

The Comets promotion did some off season track work at Leicester, could that have helped the quality of racing ?

Drew looked very good at a recent practice day at Worky, could have a big season if his machinery holds up.

Get yourselves back down John, can't believe two such big Speedway fans can have lost all enthusiasm for a sport which is still a great watch. Best wishes to you both 👍

Good to see you posting THJ, haven't seen you for some time so nice to know your doing alright. Still doesn't feel right not seeing you and Pauline at the Speedway alot of fans would love to see you both back supporting the Comets.

Yeah first season in UK a big challenge for Fraser. Tate and Antti will have a bit of added pressure also with us only having one experienced heat leader. I would like to think Jacob Hook could kick on and we could see a reinvigorated Jye Etheridge. Gonna be interesting watching how the wbole team performs in a 2025 Championship that looks a fair bit more competetive than the 24 season with some particularly strong looking teams. One thing for sure, it is gonna be vitally important to win our home meetings as an absolute minimum to have any chance of making the playoffs.

Not great that and makes very little sense.