SPEEDY69

Nope, just a fan of British speedway. If Hawkins is putting in money where does he get it from??

Don't forget in the PSC the format is different so the number 3 position is no easier than the number 1. Irrelevant now as the choices have been made and Wolves have stuck by their original selection, which I applaud. Let's see how the season progresses!

Ipswich currently top the league - so what if some riders appear to be struggling, I'm sure the other teams would gladly swap positions. As much as I agree with those saying Bellego and Harris (neither of whom I would have picked at the start of the season) are not doing well enough, they are part of the team which is winning. Stick with it I say. Hawkins must be cheap because clearly he's not up to it yet. But again Louis said on TV last night that he is working well with the riders, however in my view he is making bad choices for the team - they could be doing even better!

Rarely stays on his bike - has a style that makes him prone to fall, often backing it in to the corners.

Where have you been, swimming?

Two good ideas there. Especially if the order is reverse to current standing i.e. leader goes last.

I've never rated him as I think his style makes him high risk for falls and subsequent injuries but there's no doubt he can be successful on his day.

Yep, I agree. Their love of the Tories always shines through, unless you actually believe the tripe printed in the conservative-biased press (mail, sun, telegraph, Times etc.)?

Were you there? I know you and Gavan have this love/hate thing going on but I think that's completely unfair on their efforts, Nicholls in particular. Holder and Worrall were awful - Worrall seemed to have a couple of bike issues but he wasn't really in contention then. NBJ and Covatti did as I expected. Ipswich are on form at the moment and I predicted a comfortable win, as it turned out.

Covatti will be no match for Allen & Heeps. Should be comfortable for the Witches, with Harris and King scoring well recently.

I think you would know more than me on this so could be wrong but that says the penalties are only for riding across the infield?????

I could only see this within the 2019 SCB regualtions: 15.3. A Starting Offence is considered to have been committed in the following circumstances: - Gate Preparation after the expiry of the 2-minute allowance. When a rider’s motorcycle or any part of their body or equipment touches or breaks the starting tapes whilst the green starting light is on or prevents the raising of the start gate. And fails to comply with: - Art 15.2.2 Returning into the pits Art 15.2.4 Failure to meet the 2 minute time allowance Art 15.2.8 Not obeying the Start Marshal’s instructions A second offence, following an official warning during the meeting for incorrectly preparing the start gate area, disobeying the start marshal and moving during the illumination of the green light before the tapes are released shall result in disqualification (ie; second warning) There was nothing referring to a financial penalty other than the general rule that a referee can impose a penalty if they want to, not as a matter of course.

That may be true but every track has a re-direct set up from the .co except Poole. Why did the domain change?

I think that's the key issue - nothing focuses a riders attention better than money! It'd be great to have that over here, or even doc them a point (for income only) for an infringement - effectively reducing their income and relating the fine relative to their contract.

Cook has had a few differences of opinion with promotions, as well as sponsors and as far as I can see, they all relate to money. What I take from this is that he expects too much - other riders don't seem to have the same issues. With a balance sheet your expenditure and income need to 'balance' for you to make it work, the same as for any club. I'd suggest one of the main reasons a lot of the clubs have folded is because they've paid out too much to riders that hasn't been recouped from sponsors/fans e.g. Buxton.

Nope.

Yep, I faced the same issue last time I tried to visit their website. Every other track's site I've been to has the .co domain. What was the reason for the change?

I find it tiresome when people keep referring to Poland as the model to aspire to. Thirty plus years ago they had nowhere near the number of supposed high class foreigners in their leagues as they do now but still got huge crowds, suggesting that fans there support the sport, not the perceived level of rider. Germany can also get sizeable attendances. The reasons for this are not simply down to the racing on offer but encompass many other factors including other leisure-time options and historical support levels. However, I'm not over there I'm here and will continue to support British speedway and team speedway in general. I've watched several Polish meetings, they are just as varied as ours in terms of the racing itself and because I have no affinity with the teams I find it quite dull. I can also take or leave the GPs, because I don't support any particular rider in the series so couldn't really care less who wins.

I don't consider myself extremely delusional but I do disagree with your points. Spending money on equipment does not equate to success. Ask Mr Cook how it worked out for him. A fast bike is not one that has simply had pots of money spent on it. A winning rider is not necessarily and maybe rarely the one who had spent the most.

Blimey, there's a lot of negativity amongst Panthers fans! Isn't it the same team that nearly won at Swindon last week? Panic, panic panic. Building emotion against Chapman won't help either, jeez one home defeat against a team with the best reserves in the league and who were due this result is no shame.

Nope, don't buy that. He is well set up but is not yet a consistent starter. Been poor several times this season so far, nothing to do with equipment. He will come good.

I don't read much into that score - he only had one race win in 38 rides in Poland last year.

And this is what some promoters don't understand, some people just want a night out!

Not that hard but if you want to steal march on the other three then be the first to drop the clutch - most of the time the refs call it back BUT sometimes they don't. We know who they are, Sarjeant, Andersen, Ellis are three others that spring to mind.

Ha, how many websites do they need! That one doesn't appear to have been updated for a while.