bigcatdiary

I have known Danny since he was a teenager and he is an absolute diamond, I honestly don’t see why he gets the criticism he does, he busts a gut to race for Ipswich is reliable, friendly and very approachable and when fit scores good points especially around foxhall. Every rider has up and down years, I thought he explained it very well.

I wouldn’t bet on it

I would be very surprised if pretty much everything hasn’t already been decided, the AGM just rubber stamps it, and then they trot out this is the best AGM for years and everyone is pulling together. Same old

Most equipment removed from the Showground by the owner went to Kings Lynn as far as I know.

Is it ever anything else at Lynn

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I think their is a good case for the FIM to have 3 or 4 picks bearing in mind injuries that occur over the season but I see no good reason why every rider shouldn’t at least go through the qualifiers for the GP challenge, if they have a good season and make the top 6 on merit then they are withdrawn from the challenge and reserves are promoted up accordingly. I can understand the hosting federations wanting their own riders in a particular GP but why the whole series.

Zabik

Poole 36 - 56 Peterborough, 2006 ELB

It is, who is the referee

Your not alone Royal Mail have delivered my copy on Friday for the last three weeks.

I have just looked at the weather forecast for Sunday and Monday and it’s horrendous.

It does indeed

For me I think BV wanted it more, should ensure a good crowd at Leicester, BV will pack the place out.

Thanks for that, I dare say the first news we will hear from Belle Vue officially will be at 7.30pm tonight when everyone that is attending in person will be in the stadium and Eurosport kicks off.

Presumably that why the Lynn crowd only numbers a few hundred, I have been going to Lynn (occasionally) since 1970, and the actual racing has been utter rubbish for decades.

It’s generally always poor at Vojens the track is a gaters paradise and generally slick. I have rarely seen a decent meeting there over the years.

I thought the best system was every race counted, so effectively riders could score 21 per GP if they won all 7 races, the fact that some riders could end up with more points than the winner didn’t bother me one jot. Riders also knew that retiring for whatever reason cost them points and would always generally try to race rather than just give up. I don’t have a problem with the top 6 qualifying for the following seasons GP but the GP Challenge should provide at least 6 qualifiers with just 3 picks for the FIM., this rewards riders who do the qualifiers. Too many riders rely on the FIM picks for places and don’t bother to do the GP Qualifiers and just take a chance, if they decline to pre qualify and don’t make the top 6 or 8 then they shouldn’t get a FIM pick.

Has anyone got the riding order

Falls show the story somewhat as well Ipswich 11 and Leicester 1, and importantly Ipswich twice when on 5-1’s.

Allocations are done by Jim McGregor as far as I know, Jim Lawrence is the SCB Chairman only and as someone said watched the match live in person

He should indeed, that was a poor decision to leave it to the two guests, what a cop out. Almost as bad as trying to fix the gates for the finale, that wasn’t a good thing to see either. The meeting was kept interesting by the scoreline, nothing else as the racing as such was gate and go all night, unfortunately Leicester isn’t any better but I think the lead isn’t enough for Ipswich who badly let it slip when it really mattered.

It’s all about the starts and Ipswich look much the better trappers, Fricke is awful especially considering his form in Latvia at the weekend. The real surprise is the crowd, it’s as dreadful as Leicesters showing.

Foxhall is consistently dreadful

Perhaps we all should text Abi to find out why Ipswich are not riding against Sheffield in the play offs