Christine Hawes

Some of us are on a pension and with the rising cost of fuel, food heating etc can't afford to travel to away meetings like we used to. At one time I wouldn't have missed a meeting, home or away, but now have to think about what meetings I go to. It doesn't make me any less of a supporter though. Think yourself lucky that you can afford it and make the most of it while you stIll can.

Perhaps because a lot of Oxford fans were supporting the Chargers who were riding at home tonight.

No, because half the riders will be in the Championship Pairs at Oxford that night!

Because he didn't touch the tapes! Etheridge got away with a flyer earlier in the meeting. Hope he's ok after his nasty looking fall.

Thought the same - he also caused accidents at Oxford last week and got away with it!

We remember it well. We often say Tatum wouldn't have ridden if it was slightly wet and he certainly wouldn't have turned a wheel in the first few heats tonight!

Agree about the refereeing. Nicol should definitely have gone. Brilliant meeting though.

Surely they could do a Scalextric speedway or Top Trumps - how many accidents, how many tapes exclusions (James Sargent !must be top), how many points etc!

Passed by Smallmead Reading this afternoon and commented what a waste of a speedway track. Sad to see it as it is currently.

Crowd are on their feet says Tatum - unless they're in the restaurant/bar what else can they do at Wolves?

I remember that meeting. The Oxford riders purposely went out to prove that the track was rideable even if a Cradley rider had unfortunately been injured.

Sitting in main grandstand, viewing at Teterow was lousy. Couldn't see gate 4 at the start and could only see half of bend 4 because of referee's box! Access to track from where coach dropped us off was via an uneven field. Luckily I had a small torch with me but it wasn't very pleasant returning to the coach after the meeting. Definitely wouldn't go back there.

Well done Sam - hope it won't be too long before you come back over here. Have a great birthday next week. Chris & Debbi

You could always try the University. Won't get twin rooms, but we had single rooms there, board only, for £25 each last year. There were kitchen facilities if you wanted to get yourself some breakfast.

Tai wearing the t-shirt is no different to Leigh's Polish mechanic wearing an Aussie shirt. Anybody questioning his loyalties?

Not so easy as most tracks aren't owned by speedway promoters and have to rely on landlords letting them rent the track on certain nights.

Well done Travel Plus. My ticket refund was on the doormat when I got home last night - sent from their company funds rather than them waiting for BSI to compensate them. I feel sorry for James and the possible repercussions on his company over the inept actions of BSI. Chris Edited to correct error - apologies to BMI!!

Thinking about some protest banner which I could hang on the fence at the backstraight on Saturday, among all those flags. Just to release my anger a bit. It will probably end up as an argument with a few specnaz looking security guys but I may prepare something. I remember a banner at the World Team Cup at Peterborough a few years back - "Great sport - shame about the monkeys that run it". I agree with their sentiments entirely. Within two heats those responsible for the banner had been evicted from the stadium. Like others, I was in Koblenz when we got the news. Unbelievable considering we hadn't had any rain since Tuesday when we arrived in Germany. The more we hear about it - no programmes, no scheduled repeats - the more I smell a rat!

Know what you mean about wearing half of the track. We took my brother to Lol's benefit meeting there [my brother's one and only speedway meeting]. When they watered the track, Johno showered us with wet shale. Johno did offer to wash our clothes for us but we passed on that!! Chri

When my son was killed in a hit and run the road was closed off for over 8 hours. It was by carrying out such detailed forensic examination of the scene that the police were able to trace the driver responsible. I would hope people would be understanding on such occasions, not insensitive as you come across!

[ Are Czech Airlines good? Regards James Easter uses them for his Travel Plus groups - I've been with him a couple of times and had no problems with Czech Airlines.