SPEEDY69

Everyone knows lamberts average is way higher than his 4 year old one used to get him into the side

I think the point is nearly all riders were getting around it perfectly well, including Lambert when he won his heat in the fastest time of the night. So what Guy may have meant by that I think is that apart from the serial whinger no-one else seemed to be moaning about it.

There is no rule on first bend bunching at all. The rule they manipulate for this is 'unsatisfactory start', originally intended for the very initial part of a race.

Don't think so, he sits on the seat too much going in, making him more susceptible to grip changes in the bends, very difficult to guide this out of someone.

I'm hoping for Ipswich making the starts and staying there, with passing only when they don't make the start

No moaning from me, I understand the commercial pressures.

Yes, as I said before it's not Sheffield but a league select.

I think it may have been because of the comparison with the racing from previous decades at Lynn - I remember Henka and Loram in particular and some previous World Cups I think, before clay became such a heavy composite there (which I realise was for the stock cars)

It certainly had no performance impact!

Not sure about now Mick but in the late 90s we did use yellow methanol - it was brought in to stop cheating with fuel.

But that's why only the top six 'qualify'

They've forgotten or never learnt how to ride a track with shale on it

Each to their own, Doyle in heat 10 or 11 when beating Lambert was right on the edge, as fast as he could go, super gutsy & great to watch.

I wonder if any of the keyboard warriors on here were actually trackside? Nothing wrong with it at all, just need Skill to ride it fast. Hume falls on the track all the time as he doesn't get off the seat, very similar to how Jake Allen used to ride it. Others showed how it could be done, one of Doyle's best meetings for the Witches, him and Emil a class above, riding together for those 2 5-1s. Messrs LorM and Gollob would loved that tonight. The 2k crowd left the track in great spirits.

It is, Prague sorted, Teterow sorted, Riga sorted.

I take the opposite view, I was bored stiff with the same riders all the time.

It's not meant to be. It's a serious which needs to sell, attracting not only fans from many nations but also the venues. I think it mixed it up and so much better than just picking the 3/4 riders below from the top 6. Dude & Janowski have had enough chances.

Couldn't disagree more, I think their burgers and chips are delicious! Have you ever had anything from King's Lynn, Peterborough or Belle Vue?

No choice, Foxhall for me, football is pony.

I know what you're saying but wildcards are definitely selected based on ticket sales/geography and I'm sure the organisers are really pleased Vaculik has made the top six this time so that he didn't need yet another wild card Also, federations are allocated places in the qualifiers for the GP challenge route so geography is a part of that as well.

As much as they ever are based on a changing forecast! I'm about 5 mins drive from the track and no rain here yet - if TV weren't in town I'm sure they'd have left the decision until today.

All seems a bit ridiculous, almost as if they're protecting the other GP riders from them! Happy for them to earn money and race in Poland but not internationally when other sports allow them e.g. Tennis. It's also denying the paying fans the chance to see true World Champ events. I'm sure that Russians not being able to compete in FIM events will really twist the arm of Putin to stop the war....

I don't see why it matters though, surely the idea of an average is to have an average score for that rider, as long as it's for the same standard of meeting I cannot fathom why cup or play-off meetings are excluded.

Exactly!

If Glasgow gets called off again - there is rain forecast during the day, then Harris can guest again. Have the line-ups been confirmed yet?