cityrebel

28 races before the curfew kicks in. Good luck!

I just don't like poorly prepared tracks Sid. If they can't get it right in good weather, what hope do we have if it rains.

That's the product the promoters dish up now. It's like having a bad meal at a restaurant, would you come back for more. The last three meetings i have attended were all run on slick and dusty tracks with little opportunity for any passing. These matches were all run in perfect Speedway weather, yet very little water was applied to the tracks. No thought is given to the paying punter. Getting covered in dust is all part of the fun.

Not a meeting for the neutrals.

I'd go if it was more local. I couldn't justify a 400 mile round trip to watch it.

No, bone dry. The rain never arrived until the early hours of sunday morning.

There was a definite lack of track watering at Eastie last saturday.

British speedway at its best.

The draw was a fair result on a slick and dusty track. Getting the pre meeting parade done early is working a treat, and gives a head start in case of any unforseen circumstances.

He's a different rider on the island. He used to poodle round the white line, now he really attacks the track. The move over there has done him the world of good.

He never seems to do it when he returns to Kent. He is hard to beat when he makes the start on the island, very fast out in front.

I'm trying to be diplomatic.

If the 'real' Georgie Wood turns up, it could be close.

My lips are sealed...

I remember a long standing speedway promoter uttering those words a few years ago. The track in question is no more.

My first ever meeting at Arlington against Rayleigh way back in 1972 ended up with a punch up. It was exciting stuff for a wide eyed nipper, but it was a lot more common in those days.

I'd say it was an honourable draw, but once two started a few others joined in!

Gave Andersson a hard bend in heat 14, followed by a few fisticuffs. It's been a long time since i last saw an on track punch up at speedway, felt like the good old days!

It was a rarity to see a coachload of Leicester fans turn up at Eastbourne last sunday.

Patchy rain not due to arrive until after midnight. As for the meeting, it looks like another home banker to me.

Eastbourne, Edinburgh & Newcastle are all tough tracks for visiting teams. I can see some big home wins in the semis.

Most speedway promoters are in denial. They all think their product is perfect.

There is no way 18 clubs will come to the tapes in one league next season. Some clubs in the championship are hanging on by their finger tips. Those clubs are more likely to fold than take on any increased costs to keep up with the likes of Poole. Even a reduction in team strengths will not be enough to save some teams. Survival of the fittest will be the way forward.

Always gives 100%

As a neutral i don't care who wins, but throwing points away is making hard work of it.