SPEEDY69

That was positive but were there any things which changed what was on offer to the person who attended, or was it "some intro music, riders appear on bikes/line up and are introduced, toss a coin, 15 races interspersed with hits of the 80s and a bloke driving a tractor and someone saying it's Bert's birthday next week, next up is heat 3 etc. whilst the person stands around in the cold checking their social media and writing out their shopping list/picking their nails." This is not a criticism of Eastbourne because that's exactly what I see at many other tracks. 'Kids go free' has made me attend and a friend of mine but when there are are looking for something else to do, not just watch the racing.

Yes. However, there is so much more that could be done to provide entertainment and no longer are 15 races enough. I've said this so many times and whilst some may think it a circus, IOW are giving those who attend a great night and it's not just about the racing. People get bored and there needs to be more for them to do in venturing out to watch speedway. More interaction, other attractions for different age groups - how many teenagers/early 20s people love to hang out together away from their parents, what would they like to do at the speedway etc. etc. Play some out of date music and watch a tractor go around is not very compelling.

I disagree about there not being enough people, it appears it was simple financial mis-management. 1000 for break even is always going to fail so cut the expenditure/gravy from within the club.

Agreed. How many people were taking a salary out of the speedway income? This must be why their costs were so high they needed 1000 people to break even - I can't imagine it was rent for the stadium and if they did pay over the odds for riders' wages then it's clearly poor management.

Starke has been good value as well. At the start of the year Rowe was scoring well but this has changed. I'd dispense with the others but brings Heeps back as he also has the ability to overtake people, not just gate and go and I think the condition of the track affected him this season.

That may be but if you never ride on a wet track, you'll never ride on a wet track, kind of self fulfilling. We know the aussies hate it wet. I'd much prefer wet to bumpy. Lynn is so smooth. I remember Andy Smith bombing it around there years ago in either a commonwealth final or something which was very wet. "Oh no, I may have to wash my bike and race suit, best come back another day when it's dry, no skin off my nose." Maybe halve their money for rain offs when they want it off? Tail wagging dog.

Nope. Refs these days are easily railroaded by riders, backed up by their team manager.

Once the ref had called it off then there is no point. How do we know they didn't offer to try out.? No point getting sheffield to try it, they'd have ridden like numptys on purpose.

Riders have too much say these days. Holder will be fine in Poland, Batch better pack up for Aus because tracks are closing fast in the UK and they are not helping one bit.

The riders should hang their heads. Had to be some whinging aussies involved as well. Refuse to ride, then nowhere to ride. I've ridden on swamp like conditions, you adjust and get on with it.

My view is if the riders cannot make one league pay, then they get another job as well if they want to continue riding. This happened routinely in the past.

I think he can have a legitimate complaint because the reason for sanctions against anyone competing at IoW or another non-BSPA track are 'not in the interests of speedway' but about being in the cartel or not. It is not really much different to Poland restricting their riders competing in leagues overseas but the difference here is that it's all speedway in Britain and the promotion and benefit the IoW brings to that surely has to be recognised.

Erm no I don't! Just rely on them to tell me who's in the semis/final. If I was there in person I would though. Always good to see a good race at any level, passing or not, but the end result doesn't interest me (GP results that is).

BSPA made similar threats to anyone in the past riding at Lydd, because they didn't operate as part of the BSPA cartel. It is wholly petty and very short-sighted. It's long since overdue that the P was removed from their name.

Excellent, just got a ticket! Thanks. Bizarre for the ticket site to give out the sold out message and it may put others off attending.

When I followed the link it said adult tickets sold out?

Tickets sold out online, I am thinking of coming up from Ipswich but don't want a wasted journey. Its it still a1000 maximum capacity?

Should be any easy Aces win this.

Should be a wolves win. Ostergaard is tough to cover for on the form he was in, great gating. Nicholls has dropped off a little recently.

Jorgensen was pacy and reeled in Cook in one race so was surprised he didn't get ht 15 but if Riss had ridden a better line he could easily have stayed third.

Depends what glasses you wear and what your expectations are. 5 of us went tonight and all enjoyed it. Cooks determined last to first coming out of bend two was great to see. Speedway is not all about overtaking and there were more passes than you state anyway. It's painful to watch Allen trying to ride a wide line, doesn't suit his style at all.

He's always been that type of rider though in my view. If he comes out of bend 2 in front he can be fast, if he doesn't, he isn't and looks as if he's not interested. Confidence is a funny old thing.

I see Nicholls tweeted that he has a bit of a shoulder injury, not helped by his fall last night.

Was the best meeting I've seen at Foxhall for some time with two teams prepared to race and the track having more than one line. Congrats to all at Ipswich Witches. For the Crump moaners on here, he was injured, tried to ride once and was clearly not fit and he hasn't ridden since. Therefore a guest is perfectly legitimate and a team will always choose someone in form.

I don't think so. He was in hospital so people know he was injured. A doctor never refuses to sign you off if you want to be anyway, ooh oww yeah just there.