Fortythirtyeight

Ok, where and when was this advertised ? as I haven’t seen anything in the official fixture list.

Congratulations to Rachel Hellowell on becoming the new British Champion , I understand she won comfortably in wet conditions from last years champ, Katie Gordon , according to reports on Facebook ( haven’t seen anything official from the SCB ). Well done on the I.O.W. for staging it but, with only 5 entrants, what happened to the massive drive to bring more females into the sport? The FIM training school at Belle Vue that attracted all the hype had around 20-25 female riders yet the European Championship attracted around 10 and this championship only 5! Yet again, a lot of talk but little action from the powers that be.

Well done for getting a rule book but you now need to interpret it correctly ….a trick only very few team managers and refs have managed. The SCB said no facility , the ref said no facility ….so it was NO FACILITY.

The rider was missing for a wedding, no facility available for that, and therefore could only use a NDL rider, try getting a copy of the rule book. Phone calls were made and arguments had at the last minute to get a facility to cover Cooks absence.

As there’s very little interest in the NDL these days you can’t expect much interest in glorified amateur racing , can you.

Because they didn't know they needed one till 6 pm when he hadn't turned up.

Just to clarify….its the first time Redcar have done it this way as they have always given the youth their own meeting on a Saturday , letting the crowd in for free but it cost them too much with no backing from the SCB/BSPL and now they have to squeeze the kids in with a main meeting to cover the medics and insurance. The powers that be said there would be more opportunities for all this year…….think they told porkies.

As theres no funding for the kids ( they even pay for the race jackets ) , the clubs are reluctant to give the kids there own stand alone meetings now as the club has to fund it , hence them being mostly run as second half events . Redcars round had the next big star Will Cairns ‘racing’ against a kid who couldn't slide ! but the kid never gave up bless him. Smallest entry list says it all really, and they will have to spend more money on the bikes next season to comply with the next set of silly rules, thats the state of the sport sadly.

Redcar juniors stalwart and former promoter, Kev Keay did the same , said the interference from those two ruined the ethos of the league and thats cleaning up the words he actualy used.

Neil Vatcher is a very nice man but you have to accept he got his position because he is a ‘YES’ man, he does as he's told by those above him and we all know who’s pulling Vatchers strings. Vatcher does a lot of very good things but when the man above speaks, Vatcher has to do his dirty work. There is no consistency, no transparency and some times, no logic. This is how our sport is being run now and why very few kids are taking up the sport and crowd numbers are diminishing rapidly. The NDL is only running this year because the chair and his side kick cobbled together a side to make the numbers up and its still totally inadequate. What happened to the promise that every track in the country will run some form of NDL standard or junior events this year ? The really bad news is that it isn't going to change anytime soon.

Cant they find someone local ? Pipe is hardly Kings Lynn staff.

I think you mean ‘quit’ ? If you do….he’s quit again ? Because he was dropped for Cairns ? Or because of off track issues ? Lad has a bit of talent but appears to ‘retire’ regularly for some reason.

Because the Bears had only 5 Zero’s to the home teams NINE possibly ?

Terrible news on his injuries and while Riss can be awesome on his day, his day can also include selecting ‘reverse gear’ whenever anyone gets close. If you saw Mondays TV match , he did it in a few races and he was looking backwards before lap one was over ! But theres few options out there these days.

Paid points money , which varies widely from club to club, but a small number are on a ‘guarantee’ , mostly the ones who double or even treble up.

You think Belle Vue are not receiving payment for staging the SoN ? All the ‘Big’ meeting hosts for UK events receive a payment , either a set fee or % of the gate receipts so why would an international event not pay to have a stadium host their event ?

This is a SPEEDWAY forum, not a prison recall noticeboard….move on.

Having witnessed the Colts lose at Middlesbrough, who are weak themselves, can only see a big win for the Oxford third team. A shame to see so many guests in a development league.

So whats the point of a ‘ National Speedway Stadium’ if it doesn't hold the BIG meetings? He still dropped points and had to come from behind so he ain't unbeatable around there and which of the other riders had never ridden the place before ? Name me a neutral track that could hold it, within the UK then that could actually accommodate such a meeting ?

It’s called the ‘ NATIONAL SPEEDWAY STADIUM’ for a reason.

Ricky Ashworth, Steve Worrell and quite a few more with broken bones they wouldn't have received at other tracks. Its not ‘the fence’ its what ‘the fence’ is attached too, ARMCO barrier and a earth mound, no give whatsoever, which is why the SCB Refs reports had the track rated as the worst for ‘faults’ in the country until the chairman changed the reporting system. Wonder why ? Dont get me wrong, the track itself always produces good racing but its outer fence construction, with steel beams sticking out and wire ropes is a joke for a speedway track.

Ive been kicking a football for 68 years or so, still not very good at it.

Announced last night that Redcar are using Justin Sedgeman , but can’t see a shock result on the cards unfortunately.

Can tell you have never managed a team .There is a bonus point to be claimed so try and score as many points as possible at home ? The team felt he was the best man for the job , so he got it.

As Trigger and Mulford ride for both I can’t see that happening.