skydog

Zagar was an absolute star at Reading- but it was a long time ago! I hope he can still be a star for Birmingham, they deserve some luck.

It is an awesome track, even follow the leader races look better there! I'd be there every week if I lived up that way

Found it, thanks. Dunno how I missed the first time...

Is it not on TV tonight?

I dont think there can be one right minded person who actually believes that this new venue will ever be built. Considering he spoke against Speedway at the Coventry planning permission case, even Osborne himself must be amazed that any council, or newspaper, is actually taking his part in this seriously.

Thanks. Seems a bit harsh

Do they qualify for whatever the next round is, or was it winners only?

Exactly, he knows how to play the long game. If they had finished Speedway at Swindon after 2019 saying it wasnt coming back, there would have been uproar. So they string people along for a few years first, then when they announce it the support has dwindled and the councillors no longer care and are probably fed up of the whole thing.

Not really, he's got a pretty good record for getting what he wanted. I know he failed with Oxford years ago but he was nothing to do with it this time around. And he was only involved in Cov because BE knew he was good at closing Speedway tracks down! Dont get me wrong I'm not a fan of his, in fact I'm Reading fan. If I saw him on fire I'd go fill a jerry can and make sure the job was done properly! But hes obviously a devious bastard and very good at it. .

Hes a clever mothertrucker I'll give him that. This has probably been the exact plan right from the beginning

It does seem like they have always had a long term plan to deal with any eventuality so who knows? Would laugh my nuts off if someone was to come forward and offer to run Speedway, I'm sure if the council backed them he couldnt refuse.

Anyone know the meeting went?

Also what no one is mentioning is that if your whole family are Speedway fans, you are only paying the £15 once for all of you. People are forever moaning about what it costs to take a family, so this is surely a huge saving?

I also asked where the Bristol venue is yesterday as I was amazed I wasnt aware of it. No answer yet...

How can they be allowed to spout the complete lies on their website? The Bristol bit obviously, but also Osborne was never a promoter at Reading. All he did was take a rent for a few years.

Pat Bliss ran Reading for years

Believe me they know!

Thanks. It would be a real shame if he doesnt race Championship this season, there's a lot of potential there if he gets a clear run.

What is Dan Gilkes' GSA?

Only people who believe Clarke Osborne are local councillors and MPs. They ALWAYS believe him.

Fair enough!! The only way I could see sense in it, but as we all always say, this is Speedway...

Could it be that the 3.00 is already rounded up from let's say 2.996? So his actual average minus 2.5% is 2.9211, which would be rounded down... Maybe?

Glad you both confirmed that, thought the same but started to doubt myself

I reckon you googled the 1st one during a traffic jam, google says 1 hour 40 (82 miles) at the moment! I can do Perry Barr in 2 hours and I have to drive past Oxford to get there.

This has amazed me over the past few years, we used to moan if the tractors - and rakers - didnt come out after every heat. They didnt delay racing, they graded during the natural gap. Now people moan because they come out at all!