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He's pulled out tonight - shoulder injury - suggests he was in some discomfort last night. (He retired in ht 14 and missed heats 13 and 15)

He missed heats 13 and 15 last night, and pulled up in heat 14.

But Atkins v Barker was a close contest (see ht 14) whereas Masters/Nicholls v anyone would probably have been a non-event. Taking out Worrall in heat 13 was the truly inexplicable change

Not so strange once you understand how riven with self interest speedway is.

I wouldn't expect major publicity, but it is hard to imagine that the Speedway Star were not unaware of it, therefore the decision to exclude it from the 'this week's fixture listing' was a conscious one.

Isn't Gilkes in the same international meeting as Flint?

Francis - Would be a brilliant signing probably the best under 19 rider in the world outside of Poland at the moment.

And up and coming NDL rider Archie Falloff's aunt got a dedication on the Steve Wrighf Show which mentioned speedway

Representing GB in European under 23 Team Champs

Yes. If he had ridden then as long as he presented a valid sick note you could use a facility all season as Plymouth did with Kennett.

It often contains some interesting stuff, but also too much along the lines of "actor Kieron who once played third drinker in Hollyoaks bar scene said 'I might go to a speedway meeting 'cos my grandpa used to go and talked about it all the time' " type stories

Reading the regulations: 1) rider replacement is "a facility" 2) where "no facility" is allowed a guest up to 75% is available. In this situation it can not simultaneously be both a facility and no facility.

No because r/r is not available

Have they changed the rules for 5/6 rider run-offs? The live updates commentary seems to suggest a departure from past practice.

5 rider runoff should be fun

Unless he starts riding in Germany again without returning to Redcar/Ipswich. At which point he's surely 'withholding his services' and the facility would become a 28 day one.

18 all. Wood (500) and Kluczniak (125) both got maximums

Coles 4.69 (2023 average all match exc bonus) Atkins 3.85 are both 2.00 riders Or do you mean unsigned riders? If so then probably correct.

It is a matter of objective fact that for almost 25 years the second tier has for most seasons consisted of a league competition, a knockout competition and a secondary competition featuring all tracks in regional mini leagues culminating in a final. The latter has had about six different names, but substantially has been the same competition.

It was wet around lunchtime, but it has been bright and sunny for last six hours. But if you get a downpour like the one at lunchtime but half an hour before the start, what can you do? Answer: call for the magic leaf blower

Mmmmm what comes next? A rip roaring success I hope. Welcome back and see you Saturday.

The real problem with this is home snappers/ video technicians will jump up and down to correct a decision that goes against the home team, but not when a manifestly wrong call is made in their team's favour.

But he's ridden far more than most of the riders competing last night. By my reckoning 9 of the 14 were on their first or second meeting of the season.

But limited to 7 rides so couldn't have RR, IRR, a TS and ht 15.

Gappmaier would be ok, but only got six at Mureck last week. How about Antti Vuolas - scored 13 in the same meeting beating MJJ, Gusts, Huckenbeck and Rasmus Jensen (and also going well in Polish u24 league).