MrMungo

Slick? :O Many riders needed to go to the toilet before the meeting started because they were sh***ing themselves! That track was incredibly grippy, hence the reason why a number of the Glasgow riders keep shooting past the bends. Most riders were having to go 2-3 teeth higher than they normally would have. Sam Jensen looks to be a great capture, he'll be knocking up big points very, very soon I have no doubt.

The slurs on Godfrey are a little harsh. Scunthorpe asked the riders if they could do Wednesday instead of Friday, and a couple of them said they were unable to get out of work commitments at short notice. It's worth remembering that at this level most riders are not full time, and have other work to basically fund their Speedway careers.

Torn knee ligaments.

You little stirrer!

Peet is not even team manager on this occasion. Fozzie to offer up his services perhaps?!

Must be the same van!!

No Garrity tonight. Presumably a junior rider in as replacement.

He's been told he'll get a (28 day) ban if he doesn't ride for Leicester. Complete arsewipes.

He also scored 1 from 5 at the end of the season. Also from reserve.

Jernej Kolenko. I quite enjoyed that year (2002 I think it was though), was totally full of surprises. You had a new rider almost every week! 2001 was the embarrassing scrap for Niklas Klingberg (Top 4 of Crump, Pedersen, PK and Klingberg was not half bad though!). Halfway through the season Peter Karlsson got badly injured in a clash with Lukas Dryml and was replaced by Kugelmann (several points lower than PK at the time), who had impressed in the World Cup. It was about this time it should have been evident that the funds were running low. Around about this time when the legendary Brian Griffin left the club IIRC - his programme notes were always worth a read! The following season King's Lynn started the season about 3.5 points under the points limit - presumably due to financial constraints, and you knew Waggy had lost the plot when he sent Ulamek out on a GDTS. Shockingly, he finished last. KL got murdered away from home on a weekly basis, but some of the home meetings were superb. Ronni Pedersen was always excellent entertainment when he rode in 2001 & 2002, unfortunately his spells with the club were always short.

Would be very surprised if it wasn't a team change

Presumably the profits from his engine tuning business.

That's always true, but what about the Speedway team?

Certainly an interesting signing. I'm going to be in the minority and say Paco will do quite well for Birmingham. He was poor the last time he rode in the PL mostly because he truly hated the Ipswich track (like most riders do in fairness). Before that, I seem to recall he had some solid scores for Sheffield. If he takes to the Birmingham track, and I think he will, he'll be a solid reserve.

Usually just used by the rider to more easily identify between the different engines he owns.