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Spot on from the heart post Liz, with you completely !

I'm up for that geoff, its all of our club after all .

Yeah appreciate that fact and have edited the paragraph. I was a bit surprised at this seen as the Sheffield meeting is still outstanding.

Left this meeting with mixed feelings. Would have been more than happy if someone had offered me a point when 13 points down after 10 having lost our top 'reserve' but ultimately i found myself a little disappointed after we missed the opportunity to register an away win, especially after believing we had the impetus and riders to bring all the points home. Over the first 4 heats we were clearly second best as some of the boys looked like they didn't fancy the track conditions which incidentally improved markedly after just a few heats. After finding ourselves 8 points down after 4 we pulled it back to 22-20 after 7. Heat 8 ultimately turned the meeting back in the Bears favour. After gating on a 5-1 Rene suddenly got straightened up and ended in the air fence leaving Rasmus as the only Comet in the re-run only for the battling Dane to be unjustly excluded following a first bend incident in which Lunna gave him nowhere to go and took him to the fence. The Bears were now 7 up but it was to get even better for the home team as a subsequent 4-2 & 5-1 in heats 9 and 10 which included a Comets tac sub put them 13 points up with 5 heats remaining. From 13 behind i thought the meeting had slipped away from us but the lads responded really well to outscore the Bears over the last 5 heats by 21-9 . A draw would have been a fair result but the missing point precluded that outcome. The Bears look a lot more solid since the team changes and it was noteable that the reserves chipped in with 14 points between them. Of the others Barker and Lunna impressed most hence their inclusion in heat 15. Ex Comet Tommy Jorgensen who has been impressing with Kings Lynn this season will have been disappointed with his 4 from 4 . The Comets will be disappointed not taking the win after supplying 9 race winners but 10 last places ultimately tilted the odds . Dan was stand out especially in his last two races and is a joy to watch, he was well supported by Ty who frustratingly for him finished last in hard fought heats 9 and 15. Rasser continues to be one of our most consistent performers and battled hard for his 7 from 4 tonight which included the exclusion. Nicoloai improved as the meeting wore on and had really got the starts sorted to the point where i expected him coming out for 15. Mason was having his usual Redcar performance until he redeemed himself with the win in heat 14 which helped secure the point and gave us the chance of all 3. I was delighted to see young Kyle battling for points in the latter stages and he got his just rewards with two third places. Rene had a night he will want to forget at a track were historically he does very well, theres no doubt if he hadn't aggravated an old shoulder injury he may well have proved crucial. Hope the injury doesn't keep him out of what is a vital weekend in the quest to make the playoffs. Thought it was a little bit cheeky of the Bears promotion to put a folded racecard insert (containing no other information) inside a rained off Sheffield Tigers meeting program and charge £2-50.

Redcar much stronger since the addition of Jorgensen, Berge and Lunna. Hopefully team Comets will be focused and determined to try and get something from the meeting. Rene usually does pretty well at Redcar so could hopefully be a trump card from reserve. Agree with Taylorj, it will be good to see our full 1-7 in action again and i'm especially looking forward to seeing young Dan back in the big C, hope he has a big one !. Enjoy my visits to Redcar so hopefully the weather behaves itself. Up the Comets !!

Hope you have a great time and we see some fab speedway.

If thats true then thats great Taylorj. It will be great to see the full team race together.

Trouble is because Nicolai and Rene signed for their Polish teams before the Comets then they have priority and because of the crazy no facility scenario for Division 2 Polish teams (Ostrow & Bydgoscz) we could be in the 2 NL rider scenario again . Because Dan rides for Rybnik in division 1 then at least we have a facility . Little use that is though if Rene and Nicolai are missing as well. You couldn't make it up ! . Does the BSPA care ? I think not as its them that are trying to stitch us up by insisting we arrange fixtures previously agreed to avoid these very scenarios. Its completely and utterly shocking !

I thought this one was going to be close and it was for most of the meeting. The track was surprisingly disappointing producing very few passes and appearing to catch a lot of riders out. There was never more than 4 points between the teams until the Comets took a stranglehold with a 5-1 in heat 13 which also seen Rory Schlein taking a nasty looking tumble. For the Comets Rene, Ty and Nicolai underpinned the victory with strong performances. For the Witches who incidentally won 5 of the first 7 heats Cameron Heeps was best on the night but there was good support from Riss, Garcia and Worrall. If Rory Schlein hadn't had what was a poor meeting for him then the Witches would have got something and no one could have begrudged them that. So a good 3 points then in our quest to reach the playoffs. Next up are the Redcar Bears away which will be just as hard fought and is a great opportunity to get some more points in the bag. However, the Bears have strengthened lately so it won't be easy.

Potentially a very close meeting this one, shame Dan is missing again he really was superb in his last appearance at Derwent Park . Hopefully all the lads will be fired up, sharp and determined to cover well for Dan's scheduled rides. The Witches have superb racers in Covatti and Schlein and a top gater in guest Stevei Worrall who is working his way back into top form following injury. Couple this with solid second strings Heeps and Riss and its a very solid top five. Having Rene at reserve is hopefully where we will have the edge so here's hoping he has a big meeting. Kyle is showing signs of getting to grips with racing at this level and hopefully he can get some more very useful points against Garcia and interesting debutant Drew Kemp who much like Kyle hasn't long been sixteen and is very highly rated. Should be a great track tonight after yesterdays rain so get down for what should be a really entertaining fixture from two sides looking for points in a quest to reach the playoffs. Be there or be square. Up the Comets !!!!

Mason has never pulled up any trees at Armadale although his 5 and 7 point hauls last season were an improvement.

The weather played a big part in this meeeting, first of all in how the forecast influenced track prep and then the heavy rain turned the remaining races into a bit of a lottery. I didn't think the last heat was going to be run especially after the time delay following heat 14 with the rain still falling i was a bit surprised when the bikes came out. Before the rain the racing wasn't brilliant but a good few races were close . The Comets built up a decent cushion which we eventually needed because we generally lost our way in the wet conditions . Congratulations to Young Kyle Bickley on his 4 points from 3 rides, he his developing more of a racing edge now which is good to see. We got the 3 points we needed, not sure the Tigers would have got a point if the weather hadn't intervened but they probably deserved it as more of their riders adapted better to the changing conditions.

Good post.

Agree absolutely Steve, you would think the people making these decisions had a vendetta against the sport itself as crazy as that idea sounds. I certainly think based on what we see that they lack foresight and sound judgement.

Because of the irresponsible and arguably barely legal action of the BSPA in insisting we change our pre agreed friday fixtures the situation with Dan , Rene and Nicolai will happen again. On the face of it we have been well stitched up !. We should definitely consider the threat of legal action against the decision because of the indeterminate deleterious impact this action will have on club finances .

If the club tell us we aren't allowed a facility for sunday then that is good enough for myself. One thing that is absolutely clear is that something is badly wrong when the supporters and entertainment levels are at the bottom of the list of priorities of those mismanaging the sport. This completely defies logic and is quite simply shocking.

Yeah as stated very entertaining meeting provided by two committed teams. Hope the injured riders aren't too second hand and have no serious injuries. For the Scorpions Jake Allen caught the eye and had a couple of great battles with Ty which ended hinours even. There were also strong performances from Jason Garrity and Steve Worrall. Danny Philips improved slightly as the meeting wore on and was on the pace at the tail end of the meeting. Josh Auty combative as ever took a nasty one after being launched from the bike following contact with Mason Camptons back wheel which resulted in a trip to hospital. The Comets were solid right through with Dan Bewley the stand out. It hasn't taken him long to fully learn the track which is an indication of his sound racing brain. Great to watch last night on track obviously prepared to his liking. It was great to see the committed performances from Rene and Ty following recent heavy knocks, tough cookies these speedway riders. Big wraps to Steve Lawson on the track condition ,top notch.

Well the victory capped a fabulous weekend of results for the Comets . Regardless of how the Diamonds riders performed they were only as good as they were allowed too on the night . When i got into the stadium and heard that once again we had been unable to secure a guest and young Josh Embleton had agreed to step in i admit to being downbeat with all negative stuff that is going on in speedway right now. This didn't last long though because even with young Kyle who is finding life difficult in a tough league being unable to score the other four lads were just immense. I can't ever remember witnessing 4 Worky riders achieve 11 race wins in such circumstances on a track with such a big home advantage. The lads deserve huge plaudits for the way they attacked the track and once again young Cumbrian prodigy Dan Bewley demonstrated his talent and great racing acumen that deny his years and experience within speedway. I'm just so proud that he his riding for his local team this season, he is worth the admission on his own. I'm just so pleased for Laura the way things are going at the moment because if anyone deserves to be dealt a better hand than she has been dealt especially this season it is surely Laura. Thanks Laura for keeping things together when someone of lesser character may well have just given up . Your right up there in my book !

Maybe its just against Worky but from what i've seen in recent seasons if you aren't in the first two coming off turn 2 then your race is done. Watching the racing last night suggested that a lot of the riders think the same which is a shame. To their great credit Dan and Rene tried there best to pass right up to the chequered flag but the track never offered them a great deal to work with. Go back 24 hours to Derwent Park and some of the racing was very good because the track offered the racers something they could exploit. Steve Lawson has prepared a track over the last two meetings which although a bit drier than ideal has produced some exciting racing. You also need riders with the right mind set and ability to give it a go from behind, not enough appear genuinely willing to do it these days

Tight meeting with never more than 2 points between the teams until after heat 15 when Comets took a match deciding 5-1. On a track where good starts are absolutely vital it was the 8 last places and a retirement from the Bandits which ultimately decided the meeting. Gappmaier after looking pretty poor at Worky the previous evening was probably Bandits star man with 12 points from reserve , not sure why he didn't get 7 rides, Spud was solid again as was big improver Jye Etheridge after running a last in his first ride. Dave Howe and NBJ with only 5 points between them had nights they wlll want to forget. For the Comets all the boys contributed. Dan was sensational in his first two rides from the outside gates before finding out how difficult it is to execute a pass at Shielfield if your behind after bend 2 lap 1. Rene was competitive all meeting and looking like the rider we all know again. Mason deserves a lot of credit for being involved in 3 heat advantages in his first 3 rides 2 of which were 5-1's. Rasser dug deep in his latter races to help secure the points, did a fantastic job in heat 15 after a late call up following a tape offence by Rene. Nicholai just got better as the meeting went on, can look so classy and is great from the tapes . Like Ty in the Shield meeting draw he won his last 3 rides which was hugely instrumental in the destination of the points. Good to see young Kyle get a point in what is a very tough league.

No additional temporary standing is a big disappointment. Could be compromised viewing if a lot of additional fans turn up.

Very entertaining meeting against the Tigers with all the ingredients that can make speedway such a great sport worthy of a much bigger audience. No lack of effort by any rider from either team . Harris tried his nuts off but just couldn't find a win against a very resolute home side . Richie Worrall had a couple of great scraps with Rene Bach with honours even. Claus was solid again, nearly had Ty Proctor tasting the paint on the fence in heat 15 in a very hard move which resulted in handbags after the race. Starky kept plugging away, was also on the end of a hard racing move by Nicolai in heat 7 and expressed his displeasure after the race.. Was also involved in the first half point score i've ever entered on a speedway programme in heat 11 after hunting down Mason over the four laps, we actually thought he nicked it on the line. James Sarjeant again won the reserves race after Mason was just spinning up off the line and unable to reel him in. For the Comets the boys were solid throughout but it was the performance of Rene on a reportedly new engine that gave most satisfaction, he will be much happier with that i'm sure. It was good to see Ty return with no obvious ill effects and 3 good wins to boot. He wasn't happy with the referee in heat 5 when it looked as though the Tigers pair got a flier and he ended up biting the dust on turns 3 & 4 playing catch up. The home 5-1 and two 4-2's in heats 8 through 10 turned a 2 point deficit into a 6 point lead which the Comets never relinquished. It will be great to see the full seven back in action and disappointing Nicolai and Rene won't be available for the Fours. Thanks to all the Tigers fans who made the journey, must have been very disappointing to not get something from the meeting.

Would never describe the Tigers performances at Derwent Park as half arsed Gazc. Usually close and entertaining, always feel you guys are gonna get something. One of the most attractive fixtures on the calendar for me !

Hardly 8 from 5 in a 29-61 home reversal.

Either your post's re payment of riders are mischief or there is some truth in what you post. Either way what are you gaining by broadcasting such unsubstantiated hearsay on here ?. If you analyse the logic , riders protesting by deliberately not scoring points will not increase any potential monies they may or may not be owed so is therefore not in the interest of rider, club or crowd levels. Either substantiate what you are circulating or leave it alone.The paucity of home fixtures has been been detrimental to the Comets and further evidence of how speedway repeatedly shoots itself and member clubs in the foot.