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I've been raving about him for nearly 2 years, ever since I saw him beat Huckenbeck from the back in Germany a couple of months after turning 15.

A good question.

I'm sure most fans would prefer to see a league fixture against a real Kent team rather than one against a made up Reading team. BUT That is trumped by my desire to see a well run entertaining meeting, with a good atmosphere, and where you sense that the promoters cherish the spectators rather than regarding them as an inconvenience. ..so I will be continuing my sponsorship of the club, and look forward to an exciting adventure into the unknown.

An excellent article for the audience it is aimed at. I will be interested to see the book when it emerges.

So in six weeks I have only received Speedway Star in an adequate and timely condition once (and that was when posted direct from the office together with a replacement copy from the previous week).

On their Facebook branding they are remain the Wightlink Warriors, which suggests to me that they are still able to attract sponsors.

The obvious question about this and other early fixtures will be ticketing arrangements.

And if you asked those questions about Malilla or Teterow what would be the answers?

Indeed, it is the flipside of £10 flights, which are another feature of dynamic pricing.

Why settle for the Pairs? Let's have the GP there!

No it isn't. It is basic economics. If the cost of riding goes up (be it flights, tuning, adverse exchange rate movements) the rider will seek to cover the extra costs by seeking more money from his club.

But the points money Redcar pay Anderson would have to reflect that, so they would still be paying for them indirectly .

Some (Toft?) will have settled status, but others may not be able to get visas. It may be difficult to get new young Danes until they've proved themselves domestically, by which time they may already be committed to Polish clubs.

But that wouldn't have been an issue if Eastbourne had cooperated in getting on with the meeting. You come across like a whiny child who has been caught cheating complaining that "it's not fair"

So your complaint is what? That the council didn't close down the speedway? Is that what you want?

Of course there is a curfew at Kent . It is clearly laid out in the planning conditions.

They were trying to prevent the match getting to heat 10 as they were loosing and didn't want the match result to stand.

I thought I would clear this up by reading the 1982 Rulebook - how foolish was I think that would resolve the matter!!! On reading the 1982 rulebook D1.3(a) makes it clear each team must declare a named seven, elsewhere (for example C4) there are rules restricting the use of loanees. As always the rulebook is less than 100% clear (I can't find a clear statement on what replacements are allowed when a reserve should voluntarily absent themselves, B7 is probably the relevant sub-section) so it feels like Pete Adams was operating at the fringes of what was legal.

I don't see how. He has not been absent for three years and not been absent due to injury. Compton on the other hand would be eligible for reassessment, having not ridden since 2017.

Is it the Polish Ocado guy who comes round with my home shopping?

He took it off Richard May in 1971 on 15 July

Presumably his average is assessed under 10.2.3 (a) [which does specify British speedway] However I am less than convinced the assessment for 2020 should be different to that arrived at for 2019 (which appeared to be a discount of a 10 year old average).

Yes it is, as you are seeking to rely on reduction to his average under: 10.2.3 b) riders who have been absent for more than 1 full season due to injury As a matter of fact he has ridden in New Zealand in the last 12 months and therefore has not been absent for a full 12 months. As 10.2.3 a) includes the phrase 'British speedway' while b) does not, it clearly demonstrates that this is relevant (not to mention a decade or so of precedent)

He's ridden more than Craig Cook in the last 17 months, so perhaps Cook should get the reduction instead!!

I think they got lucky. Due to the rocketing covid rates in Germany, vaccine hesitancy in Poland, the EU's multiple cock ups and the NHS success in running the UK vaccination programme being based in the UK suddenly looks more attractive.