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Bewley maybe a better option at NSS than Lambert & Cook! Teams for event 1 have been announced, Russia to win it from the Danes with the Germans sneaking third.

Don't know if anyone else is planning to attend but tickets for the Daugavplis event are now available. https://www.bilesuserviss.lv/eng/tickets/sports/cits/individual-speedway-european-championship-final-253247/

Nah. I saw Kelly Morans Swindon debut at Cradley in the early 90's.

Not sure he can give King, Cook, either Worrall or Nicholls that much of a head start.

Not if he gates like he did in his first three rides.

There seemed a fair few people on the backstraight, crowd in the main stand were all cramped into the middle it appeared. Couple of grear races. Bewley breezing past Batchelor outside & in was impressive but Musielak v Tungate was the best race. Well done both teams.

Terrible dusty track. Terrible spectacle. Gave up after 9 heats.

Haven't really seen which team signed which riders over the winter. Looking at tonight's lineups. Rospiggarna are walking the title injuries permitting, Lejonen you can stick a fork in now.

Unconvinced on that. Shanes got what 4 meetings this season. Will Neilsen get as many.

Glad Lambert's form meant the return of brattish Batchelor to Saddlebow Rd was fruitless.

When will all these maximum hauls from Schlien see him replaced by Lindgren?

Has barely been any rain in Wolverhampton over the weekend, none so far today that I have seen. Can't see weather being an issue unless a severe storm appears between now & tapes up. That said if you are going wear layers, the wind all weekend has had a chilling effect.

Not knocking Joe Screen, but he never reached the heights I expected when I first saw him ride.

Really? I remember a 16 year old Joe Screen visiting Dudley Wood & Monmore a few weeks after his 16th Birthday. The sport has moved on from then admittedly, in terms of professionalism and I haven't seen much of Bewley. Then again, what ultimately became of Joe Screen?

NKI was poor at the Belle Vue 90th Anniversary meeting but bike gremlins were part of that & he won his last ride (beating Doyle if I remember correctly), much improved the following day at Sheffield for the Simon Stead farewell meeting.

Looking at the end of 2017 season averages. Huckenbeck would. As would Gomolski.

Thanks for the press conference video, I particularly enjoyed the way Kildemand avoided answering the question of his availability for the rest of the year.

Well that points dropped for the Pirates against a pretty poor Belle Vue. Nothing will ever become of that Bewley fellow.

Maybe asking allot for a continental rider new to the UK to do much at a wet Hoddesdon.

So having moved house recently I am having to go through all my old programs which have been happily living in a box in my loft for many years. While looking through them yesterday I found several Coventry programs from the late 80's/early 90's (not 100% sure which season without checking) and on the front cover appears to be a drawing, which has obviously been taken from a photograph. However it photograph from which the drawing is almost certainly of Sam Ermolenko & Ronnie Correy with a Bee's bib. I will have to take a photo next time, but why would Coventry not use a drawing of a photo containing their own riders!

Paul Starke in for the injured Damian Dróżdż, 28 day replacement.

So in 2016 Zmarzlik was not at reserve? If so his 9.9 Polish Ekstraliga average that year is much better than 7.95 2012 figure that Ward achieved at the same age. Of course this is not totally representative, Leon Madsen had a higher Polish Ekstraliga average than Jason Doyle in 2017.

Bewley has had one season in top tier British Speedway, who knows what he could achieve. My post was responding to someone asking what Ward averaged at Lambert's current age. I also said that I hoped Bewley would be do OK in the Aces 1-5 in response to a separate question. Ward was a special talent, while Lambert's same age stats do not compare well to him, they could well do in comparison to Doyle, Holder & Woffinden. All who have been World Speedway Champion, which Ward will never be, sadly. But I don't think staying at Kings Lynn was best for Lambert in 2018.

Would be interesting to see how Zmarzlick compares, average wise at same age on the continent.

Darcy Ward wold have been 19 in May 2011, his EL average for the 2011 season was 8.94. I would hope Bewley would do fine in the 1-5 of the Ace's lineup.