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might make it if he left right after heat 10 and there were no delays, but surely he won't be trying this.

Not possible unless he is travelling by Helicopter.

Antti guesting at No6 tonight for Leicester in place of Cookie.

Started the season like a house on fire but we haven't seen that Claus for quite a few meetings now. Apparently " Vissing's Gone Missing' is a term within the Speedway world.

What's happened there is indeed a good question. The promotion must be spitting feathers over this . Here we are at the business end of the season and Vissing goes missing for 2 very important fixtures. Without more information it looks on the face of it very unproffesional especially as no facility has been granted. No disrespect to Ace but Claus has scored 10 and 9 at Redcar this season so it is a huge ask for the young man.

Very good financial reasons for that me thinks.

Lawson, Brennan and Ben Cook are arguably the fastest gaters in the Championship and also very quick when in front so passing them is difficult. Justin Sedgeman did manage to beat them all at Wimborne Rd when Edinburgh visited last but he needed his top gating boots on to do it. The thing is the Poole heat leaders are very consistent (Rich Lawson has been for years), very professional with very good equipment. They also seem to ride well everywhere they go. Tom Brennan has progressed and been a top signing, probably rider of the season to date.

In my experience kids do get bored at Speedway . Keeping them more entertained is definitely something promoters should be looking at. Sure the adults would appreciate more entertainment during track grades and intervals also. Chase at Belle Vue does a great job. Like lbw stated you very often can't hear portable mic interviews so these are often of little value entertainment wise unless the sound quality is very good.

Don't forget most riders had been signed up before Worky were confirmed in the Championship. I think Celina was worth a punt and she is undoubtedly quick when in front. It was her poor gating, bravery in first corners and perceived inability to improve her race position when behind that were evident. If she can improve these there is no doubting her bike skills . Like you say Celina not really scoring points will probably have increased the pressure on Sam.

As a Worky fan there on Friday I can confirm the speaker on turn 1 was just acoustic noise when the presenter spoke but nice and clear on updates from the result announcer. It was same earlier in the season .

I believe an International Sportsperson Visa has replaced the old Tier 3 or Tier 5 visa. Supposedly with the correct docs you can get one in 3 weeks or 5 days if you pay more.

Forum users should show respect for other fans within the speedway family including using words like scummy and pilots all of which are uncalled for. It used to wind me up when Dick Barrie got stuck into the Comets fans calling us Comics etc when on the presentation mic at Berwick.

Tom was very impressive at Worky yesterday without having to do anything spectacular, quick from the gate and fast round the track, may have been more entertaining if he had missed the gate more often.

Dunno , I fancy my chances against yourself, Derek, Richie and Ces lol .

I think the kids races at Glasgow are a great idea and there are always plenty of participants whenever we are there. I personally think it's something Worky should introduce now the centre green is getting established.

Steve and Andrew did water and grade after 2 heats and generally kept on top of it thereafter. My perception was that visible dust was not really an issue especially in the main meeting, did increase later on in the Junior Championship races though but again not excessive.

Poole were very good today, your a good side if youv'e won your last 11 meetings so well done to them. We were outgated as indeed we were at Wimbourne Road way too many times and the top Pirates in the team were too fast when in front often enough for us to not be able to reel them in. Only 4 heat wins and 10 last places tells its own story. Sometimes results are also influenced by what circumstances the team you are racing against are experiencing and without doubt we missed Tate Zischke today. He had been knocking in double figures around Northside prior to his injury. A team can carry one non scoring reserve but two makes it a big ask even if just one of your top five misfires so I can't help but feel that we should have strengthened up . As a club we should not lose sight that the main income stream is usually the paying public so promotions should do there very best to give the fans the strongest line up they can just like Poole do. I admire them for that. Thanks to the Pirate fans that made the journey i'm sure you will have enjoyed your day and indeed your weekend, it's always great to see your team win away and to achieve that feat on consecutive days must have been great. For Worky we really need to regroup if we are to make the playoffs and extend our season. We can't really afford any drop off in form from any rider because you can't always rely on guests to score the points the rider there guesting for would so lets not fade away and undo the solid work to date. Up the Comets.

First 4 heats were a disaster for the Comets and we never fully recovered. The Scorps exploited the inside line off turn 2 multiple times with Claus going so wide on one occasion he was nearly in the next postcode. We had some battling heats in the middle of the meeting but a 2-4 and 1-5 in heats 12 and 13 effectively killed off any chance of the aggegate bonus point. Cookie led from the front tonight and he showed tremendous courage in heat 15 to squeeze round the outside on turn 2 to come out in front. Thanks to Jason Edwards for guesting tonight he battled in every race and maybe deserved more points . The warning signs are there that if we don't all fire tomorrow we will be another scalp for the Pirates so come on you Comets it's time to raise the bar and come out fighting especially Sam and Celina.

I wouldn't mind knowing what Poole pay their riders , be interesting for most fans I would imagine so fire away Skidder1 .

Ashton great guest for Poole. Be harder for him at No 2 though.

Quite True. In my opinion Poole have such a strong team and home track advantage that ties could be over if they have the first leg in semi finals which they seem to have manipulated. Can't understand why they haven't sorted a date out to come to Workington for the BSN semi, riders not available due to Poland maybe ?

Deal can't have been done yet Geoff otherwise I believe a new rider would have been riding this weekend.

I think this is a fair assessment. There is a small tight training track at Northside which could help, don't know if Sam has ever spent time on there . Dan and Tate certainly spent some time on there pre-season, they were joined by Brady Kurtz on at least one occasion.

Think I would use Kyle at 2, and on balance leave Antti at 3 and Claus at 4 to help counter Ben Cook in 12 and Zach in heat 14 . Comets need a much stronger performance from Claus than recent scores if Comets are to get the points. Poole consistently strong at the back end of meetings with Lawson and Ben Cook in 13 and 15 . Redcar were 6 points up last Friday going into heat 12 but a tac sub helped the Pirates post 3 x 5-1's and a 4-2 in the last 4 heats to win by 8. Good gates will be paramount for sure as the Pirates are slick. UTC.

Sam does not appear to have moved on at all from last season. Celina is very tidy on the bike but like Sam is let down by her gating , she also visibly does not appear to want to mix it in first corners and knocks off the throttle. I don't believe either will be in the team next season based on their form to date so it is really down to whether the promotion see us as playoff contenders and what further ambitions they have should we make them. Some fans will be happy with were we are for our first season back in the Championship while others will want us to push on and achieve what we can which will help to maintain fans interest as far into the season as possible. One would think the latter may well be more beneficial financially.