SPEEDY69

Ok thanks! So the reserve list is for the back-up wild cards and they take preference over those next in-line from the challenge. I do remember thinking Kolodziej, Lebedevs, Smolinski & others in the challenge final feeling hard done by with Bewley & especially Holder's inclusion. Out of interest, can the riders bring sponsorship to the GP series as a way of getting in, like F1 drivers do to get into teams?

That was in the World Cup wasn't it, not just a run of the mill league match? I wonder how many other times they raced against each other over the season? Now I'm not saying he's better than him or anyone else but it shows the lad is capable. Good for him and I hope he gets more opportunities. I don't think Bewley or Holder should have been in the series this year if they followed the pecking order of qualification (as they are doing with Fricke) but Bewley has shown that choice to have been the right call.

Think you left out 'unecessarily' out of "Then the bikes..... developed". The bikes are ruining the sport, as the cars have for F1.

I could have left out 'the selected', my point still holds true, jeez you're confrontational! It's also a matter of opinion who the worlds 'best' riders are in any particular year - and no, I won't respond if anyone comes back with YOU TELL ME WHO IS BETTER THEN

There's always evidence to prove a point but none of it sways my opinion. Nowhere did I suggest the top three should not be in it, or have a go at anyone in particular, just that I find it boring to watch. I could come back with something equally ridiculous like why not make it a 20 round series so you can see even more races between Janowski and Lindgren, or have every round from Torun, surely that'll be even better won't it? I remember being excited when one of my past favourite riders made the 1991 world final and went to Gothenburg to watch - it went badly but he started with a chance. I am not of the misconception that the GP series is about finding the best rider in the world that year - it isn't. It's a competition for the selected riders based on the previous year with a heavy slant on selling tickets, to TV and getting nations to host.

They'll be hoping his away form improves, which it should.

I am one of those. Unpredicability in sport excites me. I'm bored of Woffinden vs Zmarlik or Lindgren vs Doyle etc. Seen it before and I couldn't really care less who wins in the 10s of races they have over the series.

The world cup this year was much better to watch - the Finns, a Latvian or Ukrainian I think (not sure I remember right) but they were unexpectedly successful. That's what the GP series lacks for me. I will hope Kim Nilsson proves the naysayers wrong.

Fricke didn't, was just lucky Bewley made the top 6

Boring line up. Same as this year and brings no unpredictability.

And he missed away trips to both of those tracks as well.

Money

I didn't realise until looking on the speedway gb site that away from Alwaton, Nicholls was ahead of Basso in the averages. At home is where Basso did better.

was a dull affair for me, with it being so one-sided. Would've rather been at Monmore.

He didn't but Bewley did and he moves up as Bewley qualified from this years' gp. Or they could do what they did last year when they picked Holder and Bewley and ignored the next places from the GP challenge?

Don't forget they finished equal top of the league on points with Sheffield, ahead of the Aces.

Can't agree with that at all.

There might be some passing if Ipswich make the starts, otherwise I think it'll be a damp squib.

Vaculik's 5th wild card pick in 7 years!!

His signing is of course for the final. They would've won easily tonight without Lambert but it should mean a bit better crowd I'd hope. The first leg at Foxhall was well supported despite being on TV and it only being a semi-final - not something that can be said for the TV matches normally. I hope the signing includes 2023

Yep, he's going for the record number of wildcards

No chance - have you seen how many last heat deciders there've been at Foxhall this year

And he should have been in this year, but they went for those who finished behind him in the challenge.

That's largely down to the bike and how it's been prepared. Rider weight can also have an impact and he is not overweight either, just not 6 stone. You obviously didn't see the first running of the British Final then when in his first three races was only beaten by Bewley and Brennan? Got the better of Harris, King and others. He's had a poor season for the Panthers that's all.

Looks an awful crowd, there needs to be more incentive to attend?