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Feel sorry for Mitch, he clearly loves to have a blast around the outside but has the two of the worst home tracks he could have in each league to do that. Next season he should ride for Belle Vue and Scunthorpe, he will double his average.

Feel sorry for Mitch, he clearly loves to have a blast around the outside but has the two of the worst home tracks he could have in each league to do that. Next season he should ride for Belle Vue and Scunthorpe, he will double his average.

Sentiment dictates we can’t afford to lose another track, reality suggests it’s going to be a constant struggle to keep a lot of venues open financially. But in the case of Plymouth, if 500 of their fans donated 100 pounds to the club that would pay for a new fence and a bit more. Also my opinion on the track has no bearing on whether it will be around next season, that will be down to your fans or your promoter to find the money.

I thought Plymouth were supposed to be getting really good gates this season? Where has the money gone? seriously though, maybe they would be better off being a Nora track/training track? I’m no fan of it but if you can teach youngsters to ride Plymouth, they can ride anywhere.

And in the days before the internet and streaming you never saw your team race away unless you actually went, home wins were the key as only a very tiny percentage of fans went to away matches unless it was a local derby. Winning at home will always be important to maintain crowds, Exeter was always about winning at home by as much as they can and hoping it would be enough to seal the bonus point which it often was. Certainly under a play off format, winning all your home matches and collecting all the bonus points should see you qualify.

I know people will say Ipswich is a small track but I can remind you that way back in the early 90s Arena Essex was being mentioned about hosting a Grand Prix, the track was given FIM status at one point (might have been 94) and there was plans to improve the stadium accordingly and then Hackney became a thing and the late Terry Russell went for that option instead, with the newly named London Stadium host a GP round in 1995. Its a shame for Belle Vue because IT IS the best track in the country, What i would have liked to have seen is two rounds back to back on the Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday, one in Manchester and the other in Ipswich, thus giving equal opportunity for fans in both the North and South to see a GP round.

I don’t care if Lambert does not want to ride in the UK, why would he want to be part of this circus run by clowns.

Well done Robert Lambert

Trouble is though parts of the sport ARE amateur, maybe semi pro at best but they charge professional prices.

I think Ipswich need at least one reserve who is a real home specialist, this season they have not had that with any rider they have had in that position. If I was in charge, I would be looking at three riders off the top of my head to form the nucleus Doyle, Ellis and Rew.

Sooner they get rid of doubling up the better, it’s a sticky plaster that has been done to death. It will create a rider shortage but that will then force somebody to actually do something about it than pretend it’s not an issue. The league is only being kept afloat by doubling up and riders who would have normally long since retired by now, sooner or later though those riders will have no choice but to call it a day, better to address the issue now than after. And as far as this idea of riders needing to ride to make money, get a job, the only riders who should be full time are the riders who ride in several countries every week. Remember even when the likes of Andy Galvin was dominating the old National League, he was not a full time rider.

The decision to exclude Kyle was typical of that woman, however he was maybe lucky in heat two as I thought his back wheel touched or was very close to the white line coming off turn four.

Lambert might as well retire, Edwards was shocking too. Will Cairns could be another Kenny Carter (but of course not the same tragic end) if Will becomes as good as Carter it will be great for this Country. I had low expectations ahead of this meeting, but I found it an enjoyable watch.

Hand bags etc who cares, its drama, its making the meeting a lot more interesting and your getting that drama because this meeting actually has something riding on it. They say its slick but clearly there is some dirt on it because of the outside run.

I like Jason too, I mean he is to all intents a Hammer but its been eight years since he made his debut with Lakeside and I thought he might have come on a bit more, He often does not appear to know what line is the best one and also I think he is one of those riders that are too nice for their own good, he is a very nice guy off the track.