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Think Louis blew it at the British Final to be honest. Harris made his claim the same way Floppy did a couple of years ago.

Cant see that to be honest unless they dont have anyone better

You want to watch out - if Poole fans start admitting there wrong the fabric of the universe may dissolve which is bad news for you as everyone knows that Wimbourne Rd is its very centre Your lucky Shovlar is on holiday

Lindback is a liability and just as bad as Nicki Pedersen - OK he might not do it as deliberatly but he still is just as dangerous. Hopefully he will calm down with more experience

several riders were TBC at Cardiff Could be that he has several tuners for different tracks.

Liontamer - causes more rising than Sophie Blake

I know what is getting boring about the GPs and thats people saying that Rickardson is cheating. I personally dont like the guy but you cannot say that he isnt the best rider currently on the scene. I cant say if he is or isnt the best ever as I didnt see most of the older rides when they were competiting. You can also guarantee that if any seriously believed he was cheating in some way then the other riders would be all over him. He may well have found some technological advantage that is helping him in some way but I bet its well within the rules. It happens at the top levels in all sport - look at F1, cycle racing and even javelin throwing. All have been changed by technological developements to some extent whether said developments have eventually been outlawed or not. As to the Penske thing they are adamant that there is no official company involvement and why would there be? Speedway is still a mickey mouse sport compared to the likes of f1 and NASCAR etc where the money involved is 100 times greater. If Penske are like most engineering firms they allow there staff to work using their machinery at the weekends and in their spare time. It keeps the staff happy and doesnt cost them anything. This is what is happening regarding Penske and Rickardsson. IIRC Trick isnt even using the frames at the moment as he thought they needed more development before they are ready. At a guess I would suspect its to do with the carbon frames rigid properties. Carbon composites are very strong but that can also be a disadvantage. I do not know with specific regard to speedway frames but would suspect that a totally rigid frame would hamper the ability to flex and this could affect the power delivery of the machine. Carbon composites also tend to be brittle in some planes and it only takes a small force to break them in the wrong plane. Thats why most are made of weaves but even so the force a speedway bike generates and the surface it encounters could cause the frame to break. If one rider is capable of overcoming these problems and working it out its got to be Trick. At the end of the day people who think his sole advantage comes from his bikes are deluded at best. You can see riders who do not have his ability on fast bikes and they struggle - a good example of this is Lindback. A talented rider no doubt at all but his bikes appear to be often too quick for him and this gets him into trouble. One thing though - everyone who thinks the title is over already - what would happen if Trick gets injured. Its not likley and he would have to miss 2 or more GPs even then to be caught but it could happen.

No I would say he is very simple. Note his comments on the Hancock Crump incident - complete inconsistency and biased decison making I hate to say it but I agree however Crump can do no wrong in the eyes of Sky therefore barely a comment made. Reminded me of the move that Nicki made on Hancock which saw Nicki villified by 25 pages of posting on here and Sky going on about it still to this day.

Ive had dealings with them in the past and for what its worth they do seem genuinly interested in keeping the fans happy. If they have refunded your tickets or given you new ones for next year that only seems fair and the good publicity it will generate for them far outweighs the cost of a couple of tickets.

Transfer fees? I didnt think anyone paid up anymore

Are you still thinking about speedway? By the second season any rider on a yellow card would be able to remove it by winning a race off 15m

Actually Ill think you'll find that this is open to debate as etiquette is unclear on whether women should wear hats. Im sure Liontamer would be happy to have a mass debate over the start girls

Blimey I thought he had retired from riding. You must have a good memory - the last Polish GP was in September last year.

Fair enough I cant type - I normally have someone do my typing for me

Dot Branning And Subedei - Ive just looked it up since you provided the reference - its definitly "Jesus said to her, "I am the resurection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies" Good old Gideons

Shouldnt the correct quotation be "I am the resurrection and the life...." from John IIRC

Dont call him names or he will leave again

Steve - wasnt a pop at you but rather at Tatum who happens to be the most hypocritical commentator out there. Everyones seen him with his elbows flying at the start What is it with Poole fans always on the defensive

Made me laugh when Nicki does it its a bad move but when Lindback does it its good riding Its one or the other. Personally think its all part of the racing - Crump would have done exactly the same