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But Leicester didn't have talent the likes of Fricke, Harris or Lawson last season.

King was the surprise for me, does he always go that well at Beaumont Park? Strange choice to go for Fricke rather than Harris is heat 15? Fricke may need time to adjust to a new track but Morris doesn't have that excuse.

Yeah, I can only echo what others have suggested, Witches to win more heats than Lions but duck eggs on the scorecard will be their achilles heel. Leicester 51 Ipswich 39. Fricke getting his first few competitive laps on his new home track Thursday will help him.

They have 6 months! Playoffs are not until September.

Against Lublin? Lindgren rides for Lublin this year doesn't he?

They don't usually start the closures until 10:30, so if I attend a league match at the NSS which finishes by 9:20 I can usually beat them. But for that reason I won't be attending any televised meetings this season.

I don't think he was under power as the tapes went up in the first running and he definitely exceeded the 1 minute!

I enjoyed the meeting the highways agency soiled the night. M56 shut, can't get on M6 South off A56 so have to go up a junction to come back. If more than half the M6 South was more than 1 lane I'd be surprised. Gave up at Stoke and went on A roads. Be warned Aces fans in Manchester, M6 North looked worse! You're at Monmore next week. Congratulations to Doyle, despite hoping for a British winner. Harris is strange, resists Lambert then changes bikes to one which fails to get off the line. WTF?

Zagar out, replaced by Howarth.

On the original staging I thought Lindgren & Lambert were favourites. I guess Zagar & Doyle next most likely, but Doyle is not the dominant force he once was. If Fricke has ridden this year I haven't noticed, Bewley's form has been poor so far.

They will probably be swapping reserve position & #2 all season. Last year Blodorn spent all season at reserve, if he can maintain his average while in the main body of the team then he's doing well.

The mascot going around on the bike during that announcement was somewhat disrespectful IMO! My visits to EoESg are a couple of times a year at most, whil Saddlebow Rd is too far in a day so no idea who the chap is. Those Peterborough mascots look more like Bulldogs than Panthers! I felt a bit sorry for the red one, showed some energy (a bit Chase the Ace) but got no engagement from the fans.

Iversen did very well to avoid Andersen a couple of times in that heat, Iversen was covering the chasing rider (King? I think) keeping the Witch behind him and the slower Andersen in front of him. Andersen cut across him a couple times.

He wasn't off the pace, he got his two points from 3rd's? Ahead of Hume in heat 2 and I think he passed Jenkins later, probably heat 8. Jenkins went from 1-4 in that heat.

But this Belle Vue septet is nowhere near as strong at the NSS as the one that went unbeaten in the league at home. Zagar is as good as any rider bar none there, Lidsey may become that but I can't imagine he's close at the moment. Etheridge has far more experience Mulford. But I guess 8/10 times you'd take Bewley over Fricke. Any idea of the line-up yet? Wasn't in the league, Jake Allen rather than Zagar. That is a huge difference,.

While Sayfutdinov will undoubtedly recieve & has earned the plaudits, the Witch who impressed me most tonight was Rew. Looked far from the pace in his first ride, in his third ride he put Iversen under enough pressure to ensure King got the win, after repassing Cook and in his final ride passed Basso for the win. Had only seen Rew once before at the SG2 in Torun and he didn't impress. No one will ever know what the result would have been had Pedersen not got injured but he was third behind Doyle & Riss after the quarter lap he did complete. Thoroughly enjoyable night of racing, which except for the first processional two heats and the two heats when Doyle teamed with Sayfutdinov all seemed to have close action.

Just been to Panthers website to get tickets but can't find a link, so will have to pay on the gate. Please tell me it's not cash only on the gate?

Fingers crossed I might be able to convince the other half to come to this, we're halfway there in the afternoon anyway.

When will the lineup for the restaging be known?

Please don't, leave the rest of that mob in the second tier forum, I don't look at that much.

That would mean Lidsey at reserve Monday.

If you'd have offered the Aces 48-42 earlier suspect they'd have snapped your hands off.

There is a decent car park at the stadium but getting off it post meeting is a pain. Cash only last time I parked there a few years ago. Park by the numerous car dealerships that line the main road heading towards the city. No idea what direction that is in though.

If Kerr starts 2023 like he ended 2022 for the Tigers, Brennan will certainly not have it all his own way at reserve. Can't really see anything but a comfortable home win. Has Lidsey ever ridden Owlerton before?

If Zagar, Lindgren & Lambert are not included in the field for the rescheduled event I'd rather use the ticket refund towards a couple of league matches.