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I noticed that too so cant be too bad?....... also hearing that Ipswich speedway will be asking for help for replacement air fence panels.....

Manzares was very lucky when Garrity turned a sharp left into 3rd bend, and straighten the Witches rider up. Couls easily ended with them both being locked together. Not a bad meeting and better than normal Good Friday meetings. King was the stand out rider and others (Tungate and Palm Toft) scored good points but how?

Last week the meeting was called off 5 hours before with blue skies and sun out! No chance of any speedway this week with current weather and forecast!

Belle Vue v Wolves is off.... does that mean Nielsen will ride in both meetings now?

50% chance of rain all day for both Ipswich and Peterborough.... thats what ive just seen.

What channels are the Polish speedway on this year? still tvp for PLZ? Also is the Swedish league on Eurosport , if not will it be on C More again?4 Thanks

Taken from ipswich website: With the added impact of a busy fixture list & riders required by their Elite League clubs both teams will require guests for both meetings. On Friday afternoon Ipswich will definitely be missing Stefan Nielsen (Belle Vue) who is replaced by Luke Bowen (Rye House) and possibly skipper Ritchie Hawkins, who will decide nearer the time if he is fit to ride. Peterborough will be missing Robert Lambert (King's Lynn), replacement tbc. In the evening Stefan Nielsen will be back for Ipswich but Danny Kiny King will be missing (Coventry), his replacement is Kevin Doolan. Robert Lambert will be back for Peterborough but they will then be missing Simon Lambert (Leicester), replacement tbc. haha clear as mud! So looks like Peterborough get priority over Blackbird then?

Teams are subject to change: 1.45pm start @ Ipswich Ipswich Danny King 8.84 Ritchie Hawkins 5.27 (injured) Gino Manzares 6.02 Cameron Heeps 5.38 Rohan Tungate 8.36 Stefan Nielsen 4.34 (@ Belle Vue) Nico Covatti 4.19 Peterborough Olly Allen 8.93 (injured) Michael Palm Toft 4.92 Lewis Blackbird 6.32 (@ Belle Vue) Robert Lambert 7.26 (@ Kings Lynn) Ulrich Ostergaard 8.00 Oliver Greenwood 3.04 Simon Lambert 3.73 (*) 7.30pm Start @ Peterborough Peterborough Olly Allen 8.93 (injured) Michael Palm Toft 4.92 Lewis Blackbird 6.32 (*) Robert Lambert 7.26 (*) Ulrich Ostergaard 8.00 Oliver Greenwood 3.04 Simon Lambert 3.73 (@Coventry) Ipswich Danny King 8.84 (@ Coventry) Kevin Doolan Ritchie Hawkins 5.27 (injured) Gino Manzares 6.02 Cameron Heeps 5.38 Rohan Tungate 8.36 Stefan Nielsen 4.34 (*) Nico Covatti 4.19 (*) has fixture on same day but may ride) Guests will have to come from Berwick, Newcastle, Rye House, Scunthorpe or Workington

So Berwick, Newcastle, Rye House, Scunthorpe, Workington are the PL teams not riding.... take your pick Belle Vue/ Wolves and Lakeside/ Kings Lynn are morning meetings so riders from those could be considered for the match at Peterborough. Means that Nielsen, R Lambert and Blackbird could ride in evening fixture.

yes, dont forget we need a guest for Nielsen too.....

Wells will probably now line up against us! As for Doolan at Peterborough 8 from 6 in 2014 and 2+1 from 4 in 2013.....

Kevin Doolan guests for the Witches.....

Apparently Kevin Doolan is now guesting for the Witches at Peterborough... Thought we had Ricky Wells?

Neither Pawlicki or Lebedevs were using a spolier in their rear wheels, thought one had to be used nowadays?

Its that predicted rain that is the worse!

Thing is how much practice do the riders do before the season starts? For some their first heat of the season will be the 1st time they have lined up with another 3 riders, which in turn may be in the same situation. Fitness will have some bearing too, however much training can be done in the gym, there is no substitute for actually riding the bike.

If that sort of weather stops a meeting then "Houston we have a problem" I wonder how many fans actually went not even thinking it would be off... also how many will now be put off at any sign of the wet stuff!

Just come back in and glad its off, those conditions are not good for speedway....

Bring back the time when it had to be the ref that called off the meeting!

only the 1..... oh no hang on, can't have meant your head!

what happened to the track covers? Where all those yellow helmet covers that are not needed anymore..... 2 birds 1 stone!

that's a strange one.... paths and roads now dry and sun out!

Did look dodgy but didn't come to anything though. Think it will be like this now until race time.....

Brightened up in town centre, rain has seemed to have stopped....

But why do they deserve it? if the start of the season of different to the rest then surely admission costs should be less as they not taking it seriously?