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That's pretty damning, how can you put a positive side to that one Mr Rising?

So SVEMO receive their money direct from BSI from hiring of the stadia in Sweden?

Oh come off it, BSI rely on Polish people and Polish companies when it comes to financing their baby .............

BSI hope they never give up their ambition eh. I didn't get an answer from you to my question about whether the Swedish and Danish speedway authorities have to apply to the FIM for their monies generated by the GPs.

SKY?

Can you confirm whether they apply to the FIM for the income?

No they don't, it's their baby hahahaha

Just love that write up Duffyscouse, from the heart, where it should be coming from

Can that be right?? Time for the riders to take control haha

Went as a bit of a neutral today although wanted to support KL not so "old boy" Stefan Nielsen so ended up cheering for the Saints/Prowlers. Was a tense affair for their fans with efs for top men Steve Worrall and Ash Birks coming a cropper 3 times!! Mildenhall couldn't believe their luck!! In the end both Ashley and Steve got it together and played their part to nick the win from the jaws of defeat. I guess you could say that this combined team of Scunny and Sheffield have an advantage over Mildenhall with the best youngsters from both clubs but to be honest it's just great to see some british talent (and Cam Heeps) from all three clubs having a good go and some passionate fans supporting them The winner was speedway

It seems everyone thinks IMG need Darcy more than Darcy needs them. IF Darcy carries on in the same form he has this year of course Mr Bellamy will want him in his competition as a wildcard .....

Now you're talking, those were the days haha Who's gonna be the first rider to find an old citroen and turn up at a meeting with their bike on the back, retro is cool

As it stands it seems that unless a rider has a massive sponsorship from a Polish company, good old Poland eh, and a excellent, loyal team of people around them they don't stand a chance of becoming speedway world champion and it seems, lose money competing in the competition. Great innit!

Changes everything!!! I think not ............. Does anyone know if the league authorities receive any monies from the FIM to run the sport?

They jolly well have done, the format of the meetings for one! Then there's the venues, the preparation of the tracks, the amount of GPs etc And yes I do think that the meetings could be run just as well by the major speedway federations. Poland often run meetings with as many spectators as the GPs anyways, they no doubt have to play host to the Polish companies who sponsor the GPs themselves, BSI have tapped into them nicely ............ The main thing, especially in this country, is the fact that speedway badly needs the revenue that must be pouring out of the sport into the IMG coffers, after all they wouldn't be running the series if they weren't making money? This competition wouldn't run if it wasn't for the leagues!

I can't see that they are running the GP series any different to any of the various speedway nations promotions could, apart from Cardiff and one or two other temp tracks. They have introduced a count down timer, the air fence, a colourful table and hoarding when the riders pick their gate positions and a GP podium ............

The FIM and in our case the ACU need to help out in this department perhaps ................

Very interesting article posted by Steve Magro on the yahoo speedway group

Nah, just wondering Dobbie, you know how it is Didn't think it was you hahahahaha

Perhaps Poland will only employ riders who can commit to 1st April .................

I don't, I think Laurence was bloody cheeky, he should have been happy with whatever he got for the bodycolour, considering the amount of fans who were there, nobody should expect the fans to dig so deep, perhaps he forgets that people might not have the money to pay more than what was paid for it!!!!!! Perhaps he should show a little more respect!

How many riders have, most are just making up the numbers!

Poland will probably determine which riders race in the GPs in 2012 ...............

IF BSI want good british riders in their series then perhaps they need to be pumping some money into training them/sponsoring them? Instead of expecting ready made great riders to be there to perform in their meetings?

Perhaps it all depends on whether BSI's british sponsors want a brit in ...........