cityrebel

Being a veteran of about 25 meetings at Hyde road (not bad for a Londoner!), I have seen some good and bad meetings there. The trips I enjoyed the most were those when the zoo and the funfair were in full swing. Towards the late 1980's the track was still fine, but the stadium with it's wooden stands we're starting to look a bit tired. No doubt my favourite track of all time, west ham's custom house would have looked the same had it survived as long. Two great venues that were monuments of the sport that will never be forgotten by me.

uncle Len might ban you for bringing your own booze in shads!

Tomorrow evening sees the last team event of the season at the launch pad, it could be a tight meeting. Will it be the last ever league match at rye or will uncle lens new look rockets return next year. No doubt there will be a lot of rumours over the coming months.

As a neutral and Central Park regular, I'm pleased that the kings have made the play offs. It's another meeting for me to go to in the south east, with eastbourne and lakeside having already finished their home fixtures.

I think both the heathens and kent, crowd wise are ready to move up. With Devon looking very unlikely to run next season, a few new teams would be needed to make the NL viable.

I agree, a very good meeting tonight. One of the best I've seen at Central Park since the track opened. I was also impressed with the floodlights, suitable for any TV meetings that might happen in the future!

At the rate the crowds are falling across the country, I hope there are enough fans still attending speedway to make the stadium viable WHEN it gets built.

You should offer your services to uncle Len, shads. You can be the man to save rye house speedway, fans will travel for miles to sample your battered delights!

you've got to be a brave soul to eat that rubbish!

Fair play to you shads. I was not at the launch pad last night, I went to Arlington instead. Another venue with a far from certain future. Let's hope the eagles and the rockets survive to fight another day, and come to the tapes in 2015.

They did not open the turnstiles at lakeside on Monday, all the money was taken at the side gate. This is a trend I can see catching on!.

There was very poor crowd at the launch pad last night, mostly made up of old fogies like me. Can it be turned around at rye, I very much doubt it. With so many missing familiar faces on the terraces, it's a sad old place to visit nowadays.

If the season wasn't drawing to a close I would give this a miss tonight. All three leagues are becoming a farce with missing riders due to foreign commitments or doubling up duties. British speedway is like a rabid dog that needs putting down!

great minds think alike!, I said the same thing to my mates at eastbourne last night. Two years in the NL, then the bees move in!

I agree great value. I wish I was going! no problem for me mate, I sat amongst you lot on Sunday. Next time can you turn the microphone up a bit, I don't think uncle Len heard you!

I'd be surprised if this match was restaged at either venue. Lakeside's season looks like it's coming to a premature end and kent still have leicester, the u/19 champs and possible play offs to fit in. Does anyone know the maximum amount of meetings that are allowed to be staged at Central Park per year.

I'm glad it's on for the sake of those bandits fans on tour that suffered a double rain off yesterday.

i was sitting amongst the Berwick fans yesterday, I would hardly call it abuse. It was more like friendly banter, like we used to get between rival fans back in the good old days. In fact their version of 'high ho silver lining' was better than jeff beck's original!

With all the doom and gloom at lakeside last night regarding lost sponsors, poor weather and falling crowds, tonight I head for the house of fun at hoddesdon. And what next for the speedway fan in the south east, more doom and gloom at Arlington next Saturday!. I didn't mention the kent kings tomorrow because it will probably be rained off!.

if the planning issues at Central Park can be resolved, it would not surprise me to see PL racing at kent next season and NL only at rye.

I've got an original Leicester super badge in my collection. It was found in a jam jar during a house clearance in the Leicester area. It's amazing how these rare items still turn up after all these years!

John sampford as team manager would be a great start!!!

if that rumour is true shads, let's hope it's not the last ever season of racing at rye.

the lights on the bends could do with adjusting. They seem to be in the same position as last season.

a bit of a shock for the lights to be turned off last night so soon after heat 15. there were still quite a few people in the stadium at the time, is old len trying to save a few bob on the electricity!