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The one thing that got me about Darcy in this meeting was that he seemed to be riding to just enjoy it and that was good enough to win the title. .... Freddie gated in front of him, Darcy sits back and on the second lap he is popping wheelies down the back straight with this foot on the rear mudguard. When he needed to win, he just pulled the throttle open a bit more and won easily. There were cash prizes for the fastest race times each four races. Nicolai Klindt, Rory Schlein, Darcy Ward and Freddie twice were the winners.

Yes Rock Stars like Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, Keith Richards etc etc etc have all been known for drink, drugs and many other things they shouldn't be doing .... but isnt that being a Rock Star ? What anyone does in their life in the privacy of their own home or hotel is up to them as they only people they are going to hurt is themselves. ... taking it onto the roads is another matter when people going about their daily routine in public can be put in danger. That said, Well Done Darcy on not just turning up for Fredrik Lindgren's testimonial, but also winning it virtually without breaking sweat on Davey Watt's bike. An incredible talent on the track and hopefully learning his trade off it too now !!

Sadly he weather put paid to what could have been a brilliant meeting as constant drizzle and snow had set in and the big problem was that it had frozen in. When it was cut up and moved, it wasn't thawing and the wet sloppy top surface caused problems in the early heats. When this was moved off the track was better but left a few soft patches ..... this was found by AJ (hopefully he is ok and not too shaken) Sadly this meant a delay to proceedings and in such cold weather, it was hard to keep motivated even with a great line up in front of you. Some sadly left after 8 heats while most huddled in the stadium. Eventually the racing started again and moved along quite well with Hans Andersen continuing to look good while Darcy was literally just enjoying himself until his last ride. Now with a chance of winning, he passed Hans in heat 20 to set up a run off and then rode a brave outside line to pass Hans and run off to victory. Freddie fully deserved his big day and it was just a shame the cold weather put a damper on the day. How could they put on a show in the early heats ?. The track wasn't great and any mistake gave away big gaps and some were experiencing bike problems ..... I'm sure Davey Watt didn't plan on his chain snapping on the starting line. This would have been the perfect meeting for any newbie to attend had the weather not been so cold that it affected the track conditions. Hopefully you would have explained to them that this was not the normal circumstances and the act Wolves consistantly win or be nominated as the best track proves that.

While the sun isn't blazing and a few white flakes have been falling, please remember one important thing. Wolves have won track of the year numerous times thanks to Doc Bridgett and his crew and they are there all day to work on the track if need be. I have seen the track partly under water at 6pm but brilliant at 7pm and even one week where an old drainage tank collapsed on the first bend in the morning and the 8x8 foot hole was filled, packed and ready before the gates opened. In Freddie we believe .... In Doc we trust

That -1 is being replaced by DARCY WARD though

There are a few including myself that have not been impressed with Darcy's off track antics but I will say that Darcy has gone out of his way to make it to Freddie's Big Day. He got the call in the morning and by late afternoon had flights booked to get into Luton airport around now. From here he will be picked up and make it up for the meeting where Graham Jones will be helping him out in the pits. Well Done Darcy.

Thrilled that DARCY WARD has answered the call just 24 hours before the meeting and has arranged flights from Poland where he is practising to replace Nicki Pedersen. ...... Darcy was hoping to be in the line up before, but as he was having a few problems regarding his visa, it was decided to declare the 16 riders. Weather forecasts for tomorrow look fine and hop everyone enjoys the day ......I will !!!

The Novotel Hotel Wolverhampton one of the companies supporting the Fast Freddie Challenge are offering special deals for fans attending the meeting and who require overnight accommodation. The hotel is offering a double room with breakfast for £45.00 or triple room for £60.00. A room can be reserved by forwarding e mail to the hotel headed "speedway" with the unique address h1188-RE@accor.com or contact the hotel direct 01902 871100 Please include full contact details including name, address and telephone number and guests per room. This offer is either for Saturday 9th March or Sunday 10th March 2013 please back the companies that support speedway.

One day World Final these days without Satelitte coverage would be at Poole or Coventry I think

2013 GRAND PRIX PREDICTIONS NEW ZEALAND 12 Chris Holder 12 Nicki Pedersen 11 Darcy Ward 10 Greg Hancock 10 Emil Sayfutdinov 9 Antonio Lindback 8 Tomasz Gollob 6 Fredrik Lindgren 6 Jarek Hampel 6 Krysztof Kasprzak 6 Andreas Jonsson 6 Matej Zagar 6 Niels K Iversen 6 Martin Vaculik 5 Tai Woffinden 1 Jason Bunyan DON'T FORGET THE STARTING SPREAD BET !!! ..... On page 1 (post 3)

Ty wanted to ride in the meeting I know but Freddie was after a Grand Prix strength line up and when you consider at least three current GP riders wanted to ride in his meeting but were stopped by their POLISH clubs and then one other unsure if they could get clearance to ride. Nicolai was the last to sign up as he is a good friend of Freddie's and raced with him at Wolves and Wroclaw last season, they travelled together a lot and when it was known one rider couldn't make it, Nicolai was given the last slot. Still a great line up and a bumper crowd expected so get there early - Gates Open at 3pm

All quiet on this Wolves thread probably because they have a safe and reliable 1-7 which may be good enough to reach the play offs as the team looks stronger than previous seasons at home where too many points have been dropped. This will be the key to Wolves season with 42 points available on home soil, they will need to get at least 37 from these 14 matches. Therefore I would NOT put the heat leaders at 1 and 5 but instead put them at 1 and 3 to obtain more heat advantages around Monmore as Fred and Tai both partner second strings leaving Adam Skornicki to hold down the #5 position to help out the young reserves if needed to at least get shared heats. Along with Adam having the job of looking after the reserves, I would also say he is the best option to have as team captain, letting Fred and Tai concentrate on their positions of winning races with Ty and Ricky pickin up points alongside them. Should Fred regain the #1 position, Ty would move back to #2 and Ricky to #4 1 - Tai Woffinden 2 - Ricky Wells 3 - Fredrik Lindgren 4 - Ty Proctor 5 - Adam Skornicki © 6 - Sam Masters 7 - Jacob Thorssell

There can be as many posts as you want about which riders are riding where over this weekend but for me the big question that needs answering is WHY HOLD THIS AT BERWICK ? With a Testimonial meeting at Kings Lynn on the Friday and then one at Wolves on the Sunday ..... why wasn't this held at Coventry on the Saturday ? (Brandonapolis Meeting done later in the season ?)

We dont know who are filming / showing them yet but a mate of mine gets thousands of channels from some decoding box via the internet and watches a lot of live horse racing from around the world (no its not Supermarket sweep)

I can confirm that should Freddie's meeting be rained off, then it will be run on the Monday night with the same line up. Heats 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 16 and 19 look brilliant where a top rider will come last

Only a few weeks away till the start of the 2013 Grand Prix Series, so make sure you post your SPREAD BETS before New Zealand. The prediction scores for NZ will appear here soon

It really is going to be a hard season ahead for this years title and I have broken them down into catergories. COULD BE CHAMPION Chris Holder, Nicki Pedersen, Emil Sayfutdinov and Darcy Ward COULD BE ON THE ROSTRUM Antonio Lindback, Greg Hancock BEST OF THE REST - TOP 8 FINISH ? Fredrik Lindgren, Tomasz Gollob, Matej Zagar, Jarek Hampel JUST NOT MAKING IT Martin Vaculik, Andreas Jonsson, Krzysztof Kasprzak, Tai Woffinden, Niels K Iversen Whoever does miss out on he top 8, I hope they go through the qualifiers this year as the only riders I could see go into the series are possibly Michael Jepsen Jensen, Janusz Kolodiej and Grigory Laguta

On my current package it says to add channel 425 subscription of £5 per month ...... dont understand SKY packages as I have friends who pay much more than me and dont have as many channels and also a friend who has Movies and Sports but pays £2 a month less ? Whichever channel its going to be on, I will more than likely go to my mates pub who has loads of foreign channels and pays next to nothing for them ! ..... I have dropped SPORTS starting tomorrow for a couple of reasons.

Think they are talking about the NEW European TEAM Championships they are trying to get off the ground. Premier Sports would be the best option for most as its £5 a month subscription

Not a plan just a question / statement

Wed March 27: Birmingham v Coventry Tue April 2: Wolverhampton v Belle Vue Mon April 8: Swindon v Peterborough Mon April 15: Belle Vue v Peterborough Tues April 23: Lakeside v Kings Lynn Wed April 24: Kings Lynn v Poole Mon April 29: TBC Tues April 30: Scunthorpe v Workington As SKY always love to pan into the crowd on numerous occasions, wouldn't it be good if there were large cards the fans could hold up saying WHERE'S THE GP's or WHY NO GP's ? Cant believe we are about to enter the best ever line up for the GP Series and SKY have decided to drop it !

I can say that Freddie is not holding this meeting for the money so he wanted a top class line up and a a few riders were stopped by their Polish clubs, (plus one Visa clearance), then the line up would have been even stronger Cant vouch or be totally quoted on it, but I think if it rains, it' on the folowing night ..... but we have Doc on the case and I'm sure it will be on the time and date it is set for

SIX 2013 Grand Prix riders FIVE former Grand Prix riders 2013 Australian Champion 2011 ELRC Champion 2008 Polish Champion Overall the line up contains riders that have between them .... 3 Individual FIM Gold Medals 14 World Team FIM Gold Medals 2 World U21 FIM Gold Medals 25 Grand Prix Winners 30 National Championship Winners 4 Elite League Riders Championship Winners 13 days to go ....... sponsorship deals still availabe

Ladbrokes are offering the following odds: Darcy Ward 7/2 Chris Holder 4/1 Nicki Pedersen 6/1 Tomasz Gollob 7/1 Emil Sayfutdinov 8/1 Greg Hancock 10/1 Jaroslaw Hampel 12/1 Antonio Lindback 14/1 Andreas Jonsson 20/1 Niels-Kristian Iversen 25/1 Fredrik Lindgren 33/1 Krzysztof Kasprzak 33/1 Martin Vaculik 66/1 Matej Zagar 66/1 Tai Woffinden 150/1 It would be no suprise for any of thee riders to make at least one rostrum place this season, but to be World Champion you really have to have 2 or 3 brilliant rounds, 8 or 9 good rounds and accept you may have a few that dont go according to plan. I think CHRIS HOLDER will retain the title as he is more of the complete rider while NICKI PEDERSEN will be his main challenger as Darcy will make mistakes in a few rounds and possibly get caught out just how hard this is going to be. Even the easiest race, if he misses the gate he would have to pass Zagar, Kasprzak and Woffinden when you go by the odds. EMIL SAYFUTDINOV and DARCY WARD will be the challengers to these two and I fully expect ANTONIO LINDBACK to carry on his good form too with a consistant GREG HANCOCK should complete the top six. After those ...... could be any order !!

Yes he has his VISA that he misplaced before this but he would have to declare any changes to his situation just like you do with your drivig licence here. If when entrering the country they check on this then he could be stopped ..... but unlikely now That was his original plan which looked to be shelved ...... if that is still the plan he may be testing his bikes over here in 15 days time