MrMungo

There's half a Brit in there...does that count??

Announced in last night's programme that Olly Allen will be replacing Shane Parker in the re-staging

I think we all know, with a degree of certainty may I add, that that won't be happening! Silly Bagpuss.

Nothing in life is certain, but I reckon there's a very good chance there'll be live updates

Pretty sure it's "Association for Blind Dogs", which has been the case for the last couple of years

It was a shame this match was ruined slightly by the weather. Good to know that not only England has dreadful weather! It started to rain just after 5pm in Grindsted and to be honest it never really stopped. It was light at times, but other times it got harder, which was especially evident after ht 9(the interval) and certainly caused Henka's accident. But full credit to all the riders - it couldn't have much fun towards the end of the evening! Had it been in the UK, I definitely don't think we'd have gotten more than 8-9 heats. As for the meeting, it was a pretty close affair. Grindsted started strongly with an opening 5-1 courtesy of the team riding Henka and Jesper Kristiansen (the Stoke one) and after that they were in control. Outrup kept it close at times but they were never really consistent enough to cause a threat. The match ended 47-40.ish! 2 programmes and a pen gave up after about ht 11, so not 100% on the final score, but it was defnitely a home win.

Iris posted the link earlier, but in case you canøt open pdf files it's: 3, 3, 3, 3, 0, 0 = 12

Bjerre 14 Immense after a poor first couple of rides. Lyngsø 12+2 Most impressive I thought pulling off a few fine passes. Korneliussen 12 Like a rocket from the gate but seemed a little sluggish IMO. Jacobsen 7+1 Usually there or thereabouts and seemed to improve as the meeting went on Nilsson 1 Certainly not at all disgraced. Monberg 14+3 As you'd expect. Looked pretty sharp. Bit of a shame he's not riding in the UK this year Risager 12 Good showing, especially later on, but still doesn't seem like the same rider he was a few years back. Hansen 7+2 In the thick of the action - had a cracking battle with Korneliussen in one heat. Kus 3 Was expecting a lot more TBH. Was outgated more often than not. Kristiansen 2 Definitely had his moments. For what its worth, it was a rather enjoyable meeting. Not been to Esbjerg for about 10 years, but definitely looks like the track has shrunk! Some great racing though - Bjerre's third to first pass over the teamriding Kenneth Hansen and Jesper B Monberg was probably the highlight but some good battles all through the meeting and Esbjerg were the deserving winners.

The weather is absolutely glorious 30 minutes away (from Esbjerg, not Hamburg! ) Stunning blue sky and barely a cloud in sight. Remember your shorts Iris! Can see a narrow away win tonight, but what do I know?

15+1 (from 6) in 2003, plus rode in the Tomas Topinka Testimonial (if memory serves) the following year, but was pretty average and struggled to beat Jan Jaros

Think you do need to look at the bigger picture though. Considering they decided to hold the majority of the meetings on neutral venues, it was always going to be case. With only Belle Vue being a northern club in the EL, would a neutral venue such as Glasgow, Newcastle or Redcar generate a big enough crowd? It's a long way to go from Poole (who regularly have the biggest crowds in the whole country! ). It's a shame it got changed at all, as Sheffield can be a cracking racetrack on its day, but which other tracks would have been available on the Thursday?

Reason given is "technical reasons", whatever that means. It will now be held at King's Lynn. Date remains 30th August. Official statement on British Speedway website. Interesting

Hi Pollyanna, click on Eliteserien 2007, and then Kalendar. It'll bring you up a list of the scores so far this season. Hopefully! If you're after individual scores aswell try http://www.speedway.nu/2007/resultat.asp?elit. For each match ridden there's 2 options. The top option (usually entitled 16) is the basic scoresheet, while the bottom option brings up the heat by heat comments. How's your Swedish?

They do, but they're so awkward over there! Imagine visiting there from a country where they use miles, expecting them to use kms (which they do do formally - roadsigns etc) but informally they also use miles, but those miles are completly different to the miles most other people are used to. Ugh! Aspirin please! I don't know for sure, but always thought they used "Swedish miles" for longer distances. And saves time. "Mil" is quicker to say than "Kilometer".

Somehow I doubt it! The toilet will probably be painted the wrong colour or something.

They've also used King's Lynn current averages despite only having ridden 4 matches this year.

Was it "poxy" when Belle Vue won it?

Indeed, and Iversen got passed twice by an EL 3 pointer. I'm sure he'll do well. Unlike some, I do not think it will be a foregone conclusion with Poole. Do't think they'll have it their own way round King's Lynn. Was browsing through some old programmes a few weeks back and came across Poole's visit to KL in umm 2002 I think it was. Pedersen got 1 point (and KL had a crap side that year!), and my programme notes suggested he was not overly impressive. He has, of course, improved tenfold since then, but makes you wonder... As for Crump, well, I never thought he got to grips with King's Lynn, despite what his average suggests. Gated brilliantly more often than not, and not slow by any means, but struggled in traffic. Even Doris beat him! I can recall about 3 passes in about 2 years round Lynn. The best of which was courtesy of the God that is Nicki Pedersen. He slowed going into first bend - Eastbourne riders sh*t 'emselves and Crump was leading by the end of the 1st lap. If I remember correctly. Very open field though for the Pairs. 7 or 8 teams are in with a very good chance. Personally I fancy Reading for an outside bet. If they qualify, Arena might be worth a flutter too, bearing in mind their early season challenge at King's Lynn. Should be a cracker!

Think it's been widely considered as their off night for a couple of years now, although Friday was used a lot last year. Will be a nice to have something Speedway wise at Easter time. The stocks tend to take over! As for Sheffield on a Thursday, well, I'm delighted! Not everyone has every weekend free. And some don't have any! Unless, they y'know, suddenly feel ill *cough*. Putting the fixtures on a range of tracks and days allows a wider range of fans to visit these events. Hopefully!

Didn't Sheffield race it on a Sunday last year?

Did someone spill the beans about there being 8 riders in the last heat? Hope the injury is not serious btw!

I do know of Michael Bach Nielsen. Last time I saw him ride in the 90s though, so he's definitely no youngster. Not even sure if he's still riding either.

Only the Brits were revealed from what I recall. Think they're naming the other 2 today(?) at some point. Well done Mr Harris. Gutsy little racer who won't the GPs any harm whatsoever. Will need to spend 4 months during the winter learning how to gate though!! Richardson has had his chance and will be interesting what he does next year.

Don't think there's a dislike there EVMJ, but rather he was a TAD wild/scary. Sure I wasn't the only one that needed a change of underwear..

Slick and dry again. Can't recall them watering the track once. Perhaps they knew something I didn't... Topinka, Mills, Batchelor (once he got going) had little problems with the track. Whether they were happy or not, I don't know. Nermark didn't look as fast as normal. Oliver it's hard to tell given the tough company. Doolan rarely does well in individuals and hasn't been that hot at KL lately either, while Harding was somewhat as you'd expect. Had moments but not the quickest rider out there. If the track is same in a couple of weeks, Rye will have a field day! Tommy Allen was a keen visitor I noticed...