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I’m sure the fact Redcar have r/r themselves and a NL reserve at Number 1 will influence the decision on if they can handle using R/R on Friday. Scunthorpe should be looking for 4 points from this meeting.

Excellent conspiracy theory there. Redcar have obviously pulled a fast one here - booking a track specialist NL rider to guest for Riss at home on Friday. We could always try and come up with an excuse not to run on Friday. Any ideas?

Yes, we've seen it. Currently doing a rain dance or hoping for an act of god (or an unexplained electrical problem)

Amazing to think that Scunthorpe will be favourites to win at Redcar on Friday given the performances on Sunday, but they will be given Redcars likely team line up.

Close but no cigar. Excellent win for the Bears on a track where I expected the new look line up to go well. Took advantage of the absence of Nicol and were a bit unlucky not to get 4 points.

If riders deliberately move the referee warns them, then if they do it again they get excluded - like Stewart was tonight. There’s 2 of your “deliberate” tactics straight away ( neither of which benefitted the Bears).

Taken it well I see. I’d respectfully suggest your point about the Bears moving to put the rider next to them off is wrong and the sour taste in your mouth is actually sour grapes. Nothing at all under hand about Andersen not riding tonight (he had a decent meeting in Denmark tonight though if you are interested)

Definitely not Leicester!

Good solid performance from the Bears. Think a few things fell our way (Proctors poor points return in the first leg being a major one) but you need a bit of luck to progress sometimes.

I assume we needed a 2 point rider when we got Riss as a new Nr1 to stay below the points limit.

Alternatively - the curfew is 10:30 and the result was called after the last race that finished before this time. If the Bears had got a 3-3 than they would have got a point. Understand the frustration.

My reverse psychology worked ;) Well done Bears!

Stewart not riding for the Bears makes a difficult meeting much harder in my opinion. Expecting an away victory in this one.

NIge screaming "HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPS"

Heat 15 video to enjoy. Cracking ride by Heeps.

This is the last paragraph - nice to see some praise. “word for the Redcar promotion. What a great setup they have, centre green immaculate, track in great condition and everything running like clockwork. A super place to watch Speedway.”

Well if Redcar weren't upto much last night (according to some) then Heeps aside you would have to say the Monarchs were very poor. Good solid performance - Stewart, MPT and Wright all good and solid back up. Wells a major let down for the Monarchs and 1 point from 8 rides at reserve is abysmal. Heeps was fantastic though and produced a brilliant last to first ride in Heat 15 that was as good as you''ll see anywhere.

Ostergaard confirmed as the replacement for Barker. Expected this to be honest, not a massive amount of riders to choose from based on the current averages.

Fair point - it's such a shame to see the stands practically empty when the racing is as good as it is.

Really enjoyable meeting with some cracking racing. Ipswich fully deserved at least a point. As a neutral I'd be perfectly happy if BT just showed Belle Vue home meetings - far more entertaining than just about any other track in the Premiership

I don't think he will be riding for anyone for a while. Always enjoyed watching Ben ride for Redcar - hope he can get things sorted.

There is a picture of the moments just before the first heat crash - I couldn't believe Howarth was excluded (and neither could he judging by his reaction despite being in pain) https://twitter.com/SpeedwayGB/status/1134764196195950592?s=20

I did read what you wrote. You said “we would agree with your points at the time” when clearly , at the time, we didn’t. And rarely since

The fact that your original post was in response to a few of us Redcar fans wanting him in the team plans for 2018 would suggest we didn't agree at the time. He had shown improvement in the few visits he had made to Redcar after his initial spell, hence why some of us wanted him to get a place with the Bears. It's not a sign of weakness to admit you've come around to our way of thinking It was his assessed average that made it difficult to get a team place.

You have obviously mellowed in your opinion of Jacob then over the years as you wrote this when a few of us Redcar fans wanted him in our 2018 team. "Seriously, what is it that Redcar fans see in Bukhave that the rest of us can't see. I saw a hard trying rider going nowhere, but hanging around to make himself available. I am aware of a personal attachment he may have with Redcar, but I think Konopka was a better bet than Bukhave. Honest opinion." Anyway at least his hanging around presented him an opportunity