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So what happens if the QF isn't done by this cutoff that's been mentioned earlier?

That’s a horse race!

Probably because he chose gate 2 in the semi, and Madsen thought it better to get to the inside of him. I would have done the same. Then I would have crashed into the pit gate, because I can’t ride a speedway bike.

I disagree. We've seen more passing here than at Cardiff. Not a lot more, but more.

Rasser’s been fabulous tonight.

Just call it the summer trophy again if that's a problem.

It turns out, it doesn’t have to. The right call. I expect all football fixtures will be cancelled this weekend. I see the cricket has been cancelled already.

I agree, I'm just comparing the options. I think a break is inevitable.

To be fair, we've discovered Glasgow and Edinburgh could rotate Friday nights and aside from the odd rain-off, still fit their fixtures in before others are ready for the playoffs! You could guarantee Friday night speedway every week and I reckon you'd only need a couple of extra Sunday fixtures. Especially if away fixtures were coordinated well - I know that's asking a lot for the league, but it can be done.

Looking purely at financials, wouldn’t Ashfield make more sense? The track is already there, it’s equipped, and therefore there’s a certain amount of sunk costs already invested in the Tigers. Of course it relies on agreement - maybe Tigers’/Monarchs’ management have reasons not to make an arrangement (concern over Edinburgh supporters coming to the Glasgow track, maybe concern over the Glasgow track getting too much racing!) , but if both were options, surely Shawfield would cost more.

I guess there’s all sorts of questions around financial viability and how many people would turn up, but I’d certainly make an effort to be there as often as possible if there was such an arrangement. The other issue with Ashfield is we can’t accommodate a training track, as the centre green is a football field. Same issue at Berwick, if anyone was considering that. It would be a real shame if Edinburgh couldn’t run, not least because that’s a loss to both the Championship and the NDL.

Looked good when I checked yesterday, but today it says 26mm of rain expected on Friday.

That’s incredibly disappointing. It looked like a great proposal. Nicer track than the current one, better facilities, no further to travel from Glasgow from a purely selfish perspective too. I hope they can find an alternative.

Penultimate home league fixture was completed 11 weeks ago this coming Friday! And from the first fixture at home to that fixture… also 11 weeks.

It’s been so long I couldn’t pick the Allied Vehicles parking attendant out from a lineup.

Wow, you don’t have much faith in your team then!

I do think it would be fairer if they shared a point each and the heat decided an extra point for the winner of that heat.

It can be, but it adds to the fun (or not, if your team loses), excitement and emotion. Gives the crowd something to get them really excited about and to talk about on the way home. I'll bet kids particularly love it. They don't fill in the winning times and moan about the tractor going past just as Hugh Brown goes past the speakers, but they love a next goal/race/whatever wins (as long as they/their team wins, of course). And it teaches them sometimes life is unfair, just like when the kids' race is cancelled because the adults couldn't stay on their bikes enough and the track staff want to get home

I'm still confused. I go to speedway for high octane, exciting racing. I can't think of any reason I wouldn't want to see extra excitement for free unless either 1) it's the world's most boring track, 2) I'm a miserable old fart, or 3) I'm afraid my ticker's on the blink. Imagine if you were afflicted by all three

Yes, that comment wasn't aimed at you!

All this complaining about the super heat, but it was one of the best heats of the night! definitely a tough watch for a lot of the meeting, but got better later on. Partially the track, partially Jason Doyle making it exciting… Just to truly make everyone lose their minds, why not draw balls for the heat 16 riders?!

Timing hasn’t been a big issue. Heat 3 took three attempts with a pause for Starke. It’s been pushed on well outside that. Nice to see Basso finally giving us something to watch. If Kelv wants to see how he does it, he should visit Ashfield…

For all the complaints we hear about Monmore Green, I don’t think we’ve seen a single pass here yet.

I reckon it was Zagar, from my screen… they didn’t really dwell on it for long enough and tbh a 24fps camera didn’t quite cut it for how close that was. Edit: just saw it a second time and I think Howarth got it. But hard to be sure as I can’t pause.

Slightly different construction as well, from what was said on Eurosport.