BobC

Only a bit of drizzle a mile from the track, now stopped. Cant see it being a problem.

Not sure what this has to do with speedway, but hey ho. Steve is correct. The actual origins of Bournemouth is Holdenhurst Village, out near Bournemouth Airport, (which is in Christchurch by the way!) So Southbourne is actually named correctly.

A few years ago, the full name for the football club was the longest in the Football League Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club! Now shortened to AFC Bournemouth. Back to thread, best of luck to the Pirates. As things stand, I cant be there to support them. Have to see if work will let me have a half day on Monday. Be there like a shot if I do. Pirates have nothing to lose, where as Swindon have it all to do.

I agree with you 100% This meeting only went ahead because of TV and it was a World Final. Coverage was good, no problems with Youtube at all. Just Sam and his awful commentary. I see they are saying shoulder problems for Drabik, which if true isnt good, but could have been a whole lot worse. The Final in Pardubice is now set up nicely for a grandstand finish.

Looks like a 'Ive got all I can from British Speedway, up yours.

Looked very fast.A mini Lindback.Nearly ran me over more than once doing wheelies on his push bike!

Result of Semi Final 2. 1st Hellstrom-Bangs,13 Ernst 13, Flint 12, Breum 11, Lampart 10, Lorentsen 9 Lappi 7, Palmese 7, after 3 race run off for last 2 places. JPB went to hospital with shoulder problem after nasty fall in Ht1.

Came 2nd to Sweden's Hellstrom-Bangs.

I am here! :-) Leon got zero on first ride,then 12 from 4 rides.Finished 3rd. First time Ive seen him ride,going to be a contender on Thursday.Well impressed. Race off for 1st,and 3run offs for lasttwo places as we have a 5rider tie on 7pts. JPB off to hospital with suspected popped shoulder.

JPB fell awkwardly in Ht 1 of 2nd semi.Withdrawn. Flint has scored 0,3,3 so far!

Bit of a gate and go,to be honest. 1st Knudsen 15, List 14, Rew 12,Liebmann 10 Hicks 10, Zupinski 9, Bkakkilt 8, Kaibushev 7weretop eight. Jedd List of Australia should have won it, but almost came off while leading Knudsen,who went through the gap.Not sure how they both didnt crash.List does look remarkably like Doyle when racing. Had to double check myself! :-) Kyle Bickley suffered with a blown motor in practice,got it back but not in time to test it.Flat as a proverbial pancake.Down to engine rather than ability. Now for Semi 2 later.

Well, I am going over to watch all 3 meetings. Entrance is FREE for both Semi Finals and only £4.50 for the Final. Bargain! I will be supporting the 3 Brits, but especially Kyle Bickley. Looks to be very competitive. Cant wait.

I quite agree. The Promotion there are superb. From the moment you enter the stadium, you feel part of the show. I had already pencilled this meeting in, before knowing about Bewley and Smith being missing. I agree, its far from ideal. However, the rider I wanted to watch,Kyle Bickley was there so I was happy to travel anyway.. As it turned out, it was all over very early on as the Colts ran riot. If anything, the score would have been a little closer with the missing two, as I dont think Smith would have ridden so well.For me, Kyle is a joy to watch.Such an easy smooth style that totally belies his age. Doesnt stand for any nonsense in the first turn either. I was stood on bend one, with HalifaxTiger. We were talking with Barry Bishop and you could see the pain etched in his face as the meeting unfolded.The work that guy puts in deserves success. Sadly one or two Warriors didnt seem to want to 'bust a gut' to save some respect. Enjoyed the trip all the same, met up with a guy from Belle Vue who had not been before. He seemed to like his vist. Wonder why?! If you get the chance, do try to get there.A Promoter who deserves your support. Cant say that about many current custodians, thats for sure.

I really enjoyed the whole day. As a Poole fan and a Plymouth supporter, I really wanted to see Holder and Starke round there. I do feel that the Peterborough management team let the fans down by devaluing the meeting by allowing Holder to ride in Poland. However, on the day it actually added to the meeting! If Holder had been there,although no one can be certain, it would most likely have been one way traffic with an easier win for the Panthers. As it turned out, going into the Final, I thought P'bro were the weakest team there! Certainly Redcar, Sheffield and Ipswich all looked better balanced sides. As it turned out,ALL the Pbro riders rode their collective socks off so full credit to them. Bomber was pure entertainment all day, Ostergaard produced some stunning moves in the Final, Starke was thereabouts all day, and secured the winning ride. Full credit to Lambert who was deemed the weak link, but came up with some surprising points. Did I feel cheated? No, because in the end, the racing won the day.After all, thats what I pay my admission money for, NOT the so called bigger names.

Good luck with that! That said, Poole have to be at Rye House for a 19.30 start, same day. Both teams must be desperate to get the fixtures in before the cut off date. Best hope for some good weather.

No its not fine at all. Ford should deal with any problems in house, not over the media. Amateurish at best.

That was an absolute shambles. Well done to Somerset. Who on earth thought that our line up was going to be competitive? No balance to it at all. As has been said, Lahti at 2, Holder/Worrall 3/4 and Kennet at 5. Im sure Poole would have won if we had used that formation.. Agree with SS re Hans in Ht15. Find it hard to criticise him, as he has been the mainstay all season, but a very poor ride cost us. Richie was the only rider who can say he was competitive. Holder poor by recent standards.Very unlucky in Ht12. Coming off turn 4, Allen turned left on him and clipped his front wheel. Allen did the exactly the same coming off turn 2 but Holder was already there. Had this happened on turn 4, I think Allen would have been excluded.Holder had no room to manoeuvre. Kennett was a expected. Some excellent hard n fast drives round the boards reaped 2 race wins. Did what was expected. Lahti was poor Starke should be winning Ht2.Tried hard though Shanes 3 3rds +bonus, doing his job. Changes are needed, but who goes out and who comes in? Season looks over to me.

Dear Graham Reeve: I have made an appointment at Specsavers for you. A couple of your decision were shocking and ultimately cost Plymouth the win. Ht11. Bewley ,although with his front wheel well over the inside line, just kept his back wheel the right side of it.The balance this lad has is awesome to watch. Never lost ground despite the lift. After Smith had fallen and fx., in the rerun,Bewley clearly had both wheels INSIDE the white line by a good 12-18 inches, it should have been a 5-0 instead of a 3-3. Unreal in Ht14. Priest gated, locked up and Andrews and Mellish somehow getting their bikes down very quickly, but still ended up in a heap,with Andrews losing skin on fingers. The audible gasp from the crowd was clear for everyone to hear.as Reeves ordered a rerun with all 4! It was so clear what had happened. In the rerun, Priest locks up again, but doesnt fall, with Andrews falling and ending up on the centre green.At least this time he got it right, and excluded Priest Nothing malicious at all. Bewley is an awesome talent with incredible balance,a joy to watch. Immaculate maximum, although extremely fortunate in that one ride.Otherwise on a different planet to the rest.Love watching young Bickley.In Ht12, Compton led until bend2, lap4, made a small error, Bickley was there and forced Compton to give way.Hard but very fair and a delight to watch.k Atkins was flying, almost literally in Ht9, Superb first turn, backed up by Compton, Devils on 5-1 when Henry lifted violently on turns 1/2 and flew uncontrollably into the air fence. Thankfully despite puncturing the fence panel, he walked away. Lucky boy. As is often the case, in the rerun,Smith gated and gone. Devils deserved to win, but Mr Reeve saw to it that they didnt. Colts got lucky.

Colts must fancy their chances in this one. Both Bewley and Bickley rode superbly in the recent U19's down here. Smith was there or thereabouts too, including a fall. I knew Bewley would be good, but was immensely impressed with Bickley. He not only beat a very quick JPB, but actually out rode him. Very clever moves and positioning on the bike proved better than sheer speed. Real speedway and he became a favourite of mine right there and then! Devils will have to be on top form to get anything from this. Looking forward to this one.

Thankfully I wasnt there last night. Well done Swindon, you can only beat whats in front of you. Not a lot from what Im reading! I was there for the KL meeting, yet despite the score, Poole were thoroughly thrashed that night. The score most definitely flattered Poole, big time. I said then that major changes need to be made as Poole were cannon fodder for a half decent team. I visited the pits before the KL meeting and all I saw was Poole riders doing their own thing. Normally theres plenty of banter etc. No sign of it at all. No apparent team spirit. KL side were all laughing joking and very up beat. The result was inevitable. We got very very lucky at KL and Wolves, it flatters to deceive. Its probably the worst thing has happened to be honest, as it simply papered over the cracks. Now is the time when you find out who the real fans are. Plenty when your winning. Ive heard that quite a few fans were saying they wont come back. Why? Get behind YOUR team, as its now when they really need you.When you have a bad time at work or home, do you dessert your friends or family? Of course not. The best medicine is a comforting word from those that care. I simply cant make it to Poole every week, I live over 100 miles away, Plymouth is my local track and I dont finish work on time. I would be there though if I could. I dont always agree or like some of things Ford does, but Poole Speedway is in my blood. I hate seeing the club in disarray as it currently appears to be. It needs sorting and quickly. Changes are coming according to Ford. I hope so.

One of the major effects on track surfaces is machinery. In days gone by, the engine used 'total destroy' oil system. Once the engine warmed up it 'leaked' oil as the riders were going round. Not excessively, just a little each race. The overall effect of that was the track retained any dampness as the oil mixed with shale used to smell wonderful as the riders raced. The modern day engines have an oil cathcher and the riders have to dump their used oil in a specific oil drum. I know one promoter fills up the water bowser and then tips some of the used oil in it. They usually have a superb racing surface! Oh for the smell of 'Castrol R' again. its all synthetic stuff now. I absolutely love watching speedway at Plymouth. Certainly in my top 5 tracks in the Country. I just wouldnt want to be a promoter trying to prepare a track, whatever the weather. A lot of armchair fans seem to know better, but very few offer any help.

Apologies.Phone died at the most important moments! Zach a deserved winner. 5 classic starts made life relatively easy for him. Bewley got.beaten up on first turn in Ht9,Chased hard but almost didnt turn into bend3, caught up with JPB who didnt make a mistake. Gated and gone in run off though. Bickley was my surprise of the night, Wasnt expecting such an assured performance.Deserved his 3rd place. JPB always in the mix outgated in the run off. Jordan Jenkins impressed me in his 2 rides. Chased Bewley hard in Ht1, steamed into turn 1, lap 2 but as he was about to go under him, straightened up and knocked Bewley off. The in his other ride, he ws last going into turn 3 and tried to go between Smith and Brennan where the gap was slammed shut and JJ visibly jumped and pulled up immediately. Hurt his backand withdrew from the meeting. No idea why Greaves withdrew, no announcement made. Trying to keep 4 newbies up with what was happening,, messaging the Mildenhall Facebook with JJs races and then trying to help report on here. Hectic night. Oh and for good measure, I was invited to the presentations where I gave Kyle Bickley his trophy for finishing 3rd!! Excellent meeting, looked like a good crowd. I hope the upward trend continues here at Plymouth. This was a great advert for the sport and our youngsters future. Well done everyone.

Ht13 Y,B,R,W-fx Ht14 B,Y,W,R R WHITEHOUSE W OKEEFE Ht15 R,Y,B,W Ht16 B,Y,W,R Zach is Champ with 15pt max. 3 rider race off for 2nd and 3rd. JPB BEWLEY BICKLEY Result Bewley Bickley JPB

Ht9 B,R,W,Y HT10 B,R,W,Y-Okeefe JJ withdrawn inj. Ht 11 Y,R,W,B Ht 12 R,W,B,Y Ht9 Zach gated, JPB close,Dan 3rd.Dan almost out on A38 on bend 3,caught up but not close enough to pass.

Ht5 B,W,R,Y-fx Ht 6 Y,R,B,W-ret Ht7 B,Y,R,W Ht8 Y,B,W,R Zach and Dan easily best so far,JPB not far off.All 3 in Ht9!!! :-)