The SAINT

thats right...forget the englishman who won the meeting - get the foreigner!!!

looks like no texters!but i know that ricky ashworth won the meeting with 14 points (and that ben wilson got 9 including 2 race wins).well done ricky,having a glorious season so far-keep it up!!!

tai has "made in england" running through the middle of him (quote from speedway star) and regards himself as a brit not an ozzy.lets hope that daddy steers him into the pits at owlerton every thursday (as he does already) from next season on!

they're established PL/EL riders,sheffield tried to put out genuine young guns eg/brown,jones,aldridge,auty,woffinden etc etc

tai woffinden....absolutely unbelievable.i thought josh was a good prospect but this boy is special.

a bad day for british speedway...a national final at a poor stadium(with poor viewing),on a poor track,with poor presentation,poor field all making for poor entertainment.the hierarchy should take a long hard look at things,it's time for a radical shake up before speedway bites the dust (pun intended).this is not the way forward.time for someone to get hold of domestic speedway(and its magic circle-pun intended) and give it a kick up the ass (or at least bring it into the90s)!

S7 1HG

write to; mick gregory,92 wake road,sheffield.s71hg.uk..

haven't read the rest of this thread but can i just add wha a refreshing breath of fresh air it was to wintess owlerton "first timers" giving it their all and attacking the track,thus creating a thrilling spectacle.three abreast just millemeters apart-what a joy to watch,far better than the PL dross we get served up with week in week out.it also gives us a clue as to why we struggle at international level because our best prospects were outclassed by their oversees equivalents.lewis,edward find yourselves a bigger home track if you wish to progress onto the world stage.zabik was awesome-can gate AND overtake.chris holder-wow what a racer,all out effort for four laps ...the best two owlerton debutants i can remember ! can we have more please!!!

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congratulations to ben,reward for hard work and dedication.one of the quiet,unsung heroes who are the base on which speedway is built.hope this gives him the confidence to reach the next level.

your lack of speedway knowledge is obviously bourn out of watching it at rye house!! well done ricky-it's nice to be able to ram it down a southerners big gob ......innit!

well done to robbie...good rider and top bloke,hope all goes well for you.

don't know where s10 is but at s6 yesterday afternoon i had to tyr to shade my eyes from the sun (or was it cos we were so bad?).this morning in s40 (chesterfield) the sun is trying to peep through the clouds and there is a definate feeling of spring in the air!shouldn't be any problems (weather wise) this week.good luck to sean for today. (crump,compton,stead,nicholls final.)

called in at the track today on my way to hillsborough.track looks in good racing condition.been dry all day (even seen some sunshine!!!).roll on tomorrow.

10 miles south of owlerton;it's been snowing lightly for 2 hours,the roads are perfectly clear (if wet) and there is about 2mm on grass verges etc (just been to take dog a walk-she loved it!!!).to summarise-no problems at all with roads etc but don't know how it will affect the track.

10 miles south-just the same.snowing lightly for half an hour,not really settling much.not worried at the moment,depends how long it lasts though.

i live 10 miles south of owlerton - no rain or snow here.been dry all night.

been to the stadium today (on my way to hillsborough).the track is in good condition,a bit heavy but with no standing water.it looked perfectly raceable to me (what do i know?)as it stands.they were working on the track and safety fence.saw antonio lindback arrive (ben wilson opened up to let him in the riders car park!).then saw them coming out of pizza hut on my way home from the match.only had a couple of snow flurrys today and the gritters have been out so it looks like a cold,clear night....fingers crossed.see you all tomorrow!!

good news...NO overnight rain!

top geezer!! i will be going to hiilsborough tommorrow and i always stop off at the training track first,so i will update everyone on the state of the (main) track.up the owls,down with rain.

from the 3rd/4th bend you can also see into the pits and the view of the track is superb,i have stood there for 30 years (yes,i have been home in between!!).view from 1st/2nd bend is also very good,but the back straight has no cover-remember the world cup when it started raining?-and you cannot get back into the other sections (don't ask me why).ps/there is a morrisons overspill car park between thier main car park and B+Q where no one ever parks-apart from me!!

andre compton

re;the weather...todays practice day cancelled.hope things look up!

or round the back of the bar (sportsman tavern) and into the riders' car park-think you can still get round there.