stevehone

nice and sunny with blue skies here near Holbeach now, decision being made around 3 so you never know if it stays like this as forecast

half hour up the road near Holbeach, absolutely tipping it down at the moment, BUT, it is meant to stop in a couple of hours and a nice evening to follow

wonder if Kenneth Hansen would fit? or a Kenneth Hansen & Jan Graversen depending on points available

reason why so many are ditching Cardiff and going to Poland .. it's a shame because the atmosphere at Cardiff is good too, but if they price themselves out of it then it will only get worse

Rose crashed at Kings Lynn last week, it was a suspected broken wrist but turned out to be ligament damage .. maybe back too soon by the sound of it

also, what happened to that track dryer that was made a few years ago to be taken around the country for Sky meetings?? was it ever used? and where is it now?

i think that's more to do with Kings Lynn being a multi-use stadium, so the covers would be up and down all the time and there just isn't the staff or volunteer levels to do it

that gold bike sat in my dads garage at home for a couple of years in bits. dad & Ivan went up to Donington to the old speedway museum where the bike had been loaned with strict instructions from Ivan not to polish the gold. unfortunately, they kept polishing and it wore the gold plate down so Ivan decided there and then it wasn't staying. the bike was loaded in the car and just unloaded at dads and it stayed until Ivan decided to get it shipped back. i remember staying at Ivan's when i was about 16 or 17 too and sleeping in the same room as the gold bike, winged wheel, and hundreds of trophies - quite a prvilidge

be careful, it was new shale at Kings Lynn last year that caused the fallout

yeah shame about Lewis, going to be difficult getting the right replacement

yep, pretty sure i did. i even sorted tickets for other people too as i worked out how it was done

i paid by debit card .. it's easy when you understand how it works

to me what Kings Lynn and the sport in general is missing is fun. used to be able to go to speedway, have fun, have a drink with the riders in the bar after, and actually feel part of it. the PL days were brilliant, not just because of the trophies, but the atmosphere too, all the themed nights in the summer brought out people dressing up, banner competitions, lots going on, and it was good fun

big bad Brad at Wimbledon, awkward style as so tall, but did ok although rather frustrating

Ivan was MBE also, and very proud he was

how long did it go before it was abandoned?

100% agree, but a necessary evil with the lighting how it is at many tracks

i honestly thought it would be called at heat 10, but this was NL and they just want to ride i guess. i thought everyone did well to ride, and well done to everyone for keeping it all moving at a good pace

was one of those relatively simple spins but the hand went out and that was that

getting friendly with the Americans of the time that were 'enjoying' themselves

Yep i remember Anders passing, great shame

for the 'first bend loonies' out there