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No, but I am considerably better informed about the issues surrounding the likelihood or not of his appearance. In the 'good old days' we'd probably told he was definitely riding and only discover otherwise at 7.29. Edit: and thanks to the Internet I now can. He's not. In the olden days that news would probably not have reached most fans before arriving at the venue, but now it is in the public domain which rather proves my point.

I find it easier, because: a] social media is constantly updating me b] the Internet makes it far far easier to know when and where riders are committed abroad.

Cheapest lower tier tickets were £145 a pop though

Oh well that's the end of our hopes 🫣

Signing announced on December 3. Not sure we can really use that as an excuse.

Unfair re Jeppesen. He just doesn't like Perry Barr. His away average [2025 all official fixtures] is higher than: Zac Cook, Rohan Tungate, Nikolai Klindt, Erik Riss, Anders Rowe, Keynan Rew, Ben Cook. nb Zagar and MJJ (while there) also average more away. When 3 of your team seem to prefer riding away it suggests that the problem is not the riders but the track.

Musielak has ridden in all seven ht 1s at Perry Barr this season, scoring just four points.

Traditionally under 21 riders have struggled. Even Jason Crump. Top 5 under 25 riders in PGE currently include Miskowiak and Mads Hansen. Not sure how that's an improvement. And these days many riders don't peak until 35 or so [e.g. Lindgren] so discarding them seems arbitrary

Three there's a round at Wroclaw still to come

If Bartek stays in the pits for ht 20 he still qualifies for the final

My husband [with no interest in speedway] happened to be in the room and observed "the rider in the yellow hat's quite good" - so you may be onto something 😉

Avoids clashing with Kent v Plymouth 😜 Seriously I guess it's so they have Sunday as a reserved date for rain-offs

The racing was great as most of us anticipated, with the NSS living up to its status as Britain's no 1 racing track (personally I prefer Redcar and I know Worky has its advocates too) It appears there were issues yesterday, but these were logistical in nature, and can be solved relatively easily with some competent organisational input. [Something our sport is not overly blessed with] What is more difficult to resolve is making the GP series a more meaningful competition. We now have 20 heats of what are essentially exhibition races, followed by the three that matter.

Whether or not you beat your team mate is largely irrelevant. The logical way to do it is: 2 pts for a win or a paid win 1 pt for second behind opponent 1 for third behind team mate or third in a 4-2 0 pts for last or third in a 1-5.

Who was the highest scorer in the two day SoN back in 2021?

Of course CMAs include bonus points and they have going back 50 plus years. Bonus points are not meaningless as you can't get one without beating an opponent, therefore in some respects and in some contexts can be regarded as a better measure than GSAs of a rider's worth to his team.

Manipulation implies seeking an unfair advantage. Given we are dealing with young riders not ready to be full time rising stars [who at best will pick up a couple of points from the opposing RS] this strikes me as King's Lynn trying to navigate muddled regulations in a situation they didn't ask for.

Got that out of his system tonight with zero for Vojens (Gusts got 7 riding for the same team)

But at least Belle Vue is rattlesnake free

Are we supposed to be jealous of or feel sorry for you? I'm not sure 😝

Widely recognised (and backed up by a Which consumer report) as one of the least accurate forecasters.

Go on tell us about the ads. They can't be as cretinous as the ones Discovery+ ran [Lynx pube deodorant!!! 🤮]

One could argue that Tim Sugar single handedly won Racers the KO Cup in 1990 (Belle Vue fans will know what I mean), so team managers can make a difference. My bugbear is ex-riders who have never read or struggle to understand the rulebook. Appoint them as a coach by all means, but (as with Wayne Rooney in football) they should be nowhere near the manager position.

Looking at the stats I'd say Sheffield's problem is two riders with absolutely massive (Exeter sized) home/away differentials. 4.8 (Pickering) and 4.7 Rowe Unless that can be sorted the Tigers are never going to do much away.

But with the 5% uplift there are better guest options at home [notably Zac Cook]