Alan_Jones

I like Len's reasoning, "“We looked at the available pool of riders available in the market to plug Lee’s sudden absence, but they just did not tie in with our objectives with the Raiders, so we are aiming to turn to one of our own.” You might say that, I couldn't possibly comment...

Lee Strudwick now unable to afford his comeback having been made redundant, so they're going with three training school graduates instead of two.

... and Leigh Lanham as temporary cover for Nelson, having made a mess up of his visa application!

The fixtures are now up on the BSPA site.

For... ...read Rye House Raiders, as confirmed here.

Don't be silly Norbold, that would never work...

This is a discussion that could get very messy. You emphasise track, but do you mean track or stadium because I doubt that there's any track in current use that hasn't been changed substantially from its original size and or shape. Track 1st Meeting Original Current ----- ----------- -------- ------ Wolverhampton 30th May 1928 329yds 264m Birmingham 12th July 1928 380yds 292m Belle Vue 28th July 1928 400yds 285m Coventry 29th September 1928 352yds 301m Sheffield 30th March 1929 442yds 361m Newcastle 17th May 1929 440yds 300m Eastbourne 5th August 1929 352yds 301yds Above info taken from the 2nd edition of "Homes of British Speedway".

Well spotted...

In the domestic 40 over game a no ball costs 2 runs, not the normal 1. T20 allows a free hit after a no ball. Both rules designed to spice up the more knockabout forms of the game and I'm sure both generate lots of coughing and spluttering in the Long Room.

TrackMoist

More pictures from Friday

If it's not Scott Autrey, I'm not interested...

The club links page on the BSPA site has been changed to Buxton Hitmen, Dudley Heathens, Hackney Hawks, Isle of Wight Islanders, King's Lynn Young Stars, Newport Hornets, Rye House Cobras, Scunthorpe Saints & Stoke Potters.

The club list on the BSPA site has been changed to those 8 plus the Islanders.

The new PL format needs an even number of teams to work properly.

They were, about a month after the event.

Some photos from practice here.

Some photos from practice here.

Really? "Straight away" would have been when the team was first declared days before the meeting, rather than the month it took to sort the whole thing out.

Have a look here.

The only interest was in the scoreline, there was no racing after the 2nd bend, just like being at Ashfield but with more dust.

Why not? Certainly not because of his age, as he's under 31. Youth Mobility Visa and Holiday Visa are two different things. Tyson Nelson is too young to have a YMV. The Working Holiday Visa scheme appears to have ended in 2008. Unfortunately, the UKBA rules seem to be as easy to understand as those of the BSPA.

Not the best place to look for RH news. It's on the BSPA site.

it's listed for the 12th, in fact it's listed twice for the 12th!

Press release posted today and already on the BSPA fixture list. Going back to the thread subject, and from the same press release, the Newport double header will now start at 6pm.