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But they happened

Gross misuse and manipulation of data You simply throw away Crump's results in the first 4 GP s.

Very smooth tonight. Just one fall in the match, and that was on bend 2.

That's a real blow for the lad, after a very impressive start to the season. Get well soon.

2018 - Guests in NL proliferate. Widespread complaints by supporters throughout the league Last winter - NL changes the rules restricting guests for 'any reason' to under 18s. Supporters respond positively Last night - new rule applies, fans start whinging. This is a typical case of fans wanting fairer rules until they apply to their club.

Rye House still appears on the Dragons amateur speedway fixture list

I saw Anthony Barlow at mid America in 2017 (he wore a Berwick race jacket). There is also racing in Dacono, Colorado. Redmond Bohannan was visiting from Colorado when I went to Indy, and looked quite promising. Jim Terchilla, who rode in the UK on one of the Dream Team tours seemed to be the main organisational force behind the Mid America venture.

Postponed to a later date because Swin v Peterboro was a televised fixture

Ivacic rode in Polish League 2 last season for Bydgoszcz. Skorja is probably a better bet though (he also rides in Poland lge 2)

Moorwinkelsdam is the closer at 480 miles

That could be from last night. The line up for the memorial race after ht 15 was: Todd, Brady, Holder, Harris

This was supposed to be a celebration of 20 years of speedway at Somerset but the atmosphere was very flat, not a particularly good crowd either. Only Bates, Atkins and Rowe performed creditibly for the Rebs. Best race was Jenkins holding off Todd Kurtz in ht 8

Worrall is in the Krsko round on Wednesday

I think the rescheduling of this meeting has been excellently handled. My guess is a better crowd today than would have turned up last night.

He was doing a good Bob Kilby impression at Swindon - he beat Doyle.

Also the meeting was renowned for the shoddiest programme ever produced in British speedway

Either Pieszczek is the new Bob Kilby or Ronnie wasn't watching the starts

And was considerably more entertaining than anything I saw at Blunsdon last season.

I would expect it to be tax free as it is not 'customary' or contractual to give team managers a testimonial. I also have some sympathy for Neil given the issues with his original testimonial. But if we are going to have testimonials (other than for riders) then why not start having them for fans?

And the prize for the most predictable news story of the month goes to....

I think as a general principle the fewer differences between the leagues the better. It makes for a simpler easier to understand rulebook. As there us no compelling reason for making these different in the NL I think they should be harmonised.

I'd agree. My view is that there is considerable merit in pursuing an appeal, and I think the chances of success are good. These things are never guaranteed but I think a well argued case ought to persuade the Planning Inspectorate that Swale council has misdirected itself.

With difficulty. Belle Vue stadium management (note not the speedway club) agreed to host the event before the PL and their riders were blacklisted. The SCB attempted to threaten BV with expulsion from the league, but by then the NL position was so weak (Norwich were known to be closing) that the Aces simply threatened to go PL and the SCB folded. (Despite the blacklisting still being in place the Aces rode two late season challenge matches on PL tracks without any repercussions.)

Let's see what the published minutes give as the reason for refusal. The way the discussion ( and the planning officer's report) have gone lead me to conclude that an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate would have a high chance of success. It would not however help with this season's fixture planning.

How about South African Mark Frost, he's certainly a forgotten European!