Shadders

From the time you hit the M1/M25 junction it should take around 45 minutes to Lakeside for the 42 mile journey allowing for the 50mph speed restrictions through the roadworks.

I agree, it would be great to see ANY speedway side in London... I spent a few evenings at Wimbledon speedway in the late 80's/early 90's... A pig to get to from North London, that walk to and from Wimbledon Park Station was a shocker, but worth the journey... The revamped smaller track just didn't do it for me though

Don't tell me you've bought into all this Hackney Hawks mullarkey? You and I know this is essentially the Rye House Cobras rebranded, and pretty poorly at that. It's gonna take more than a few Hawks/Rockets dual embossed programme boards and scarves to convince me otherwise. A dedicated Hawks programme for the home meetings at Rye House would be a start!!

Agree with all of that, especially Walkabout

Some enlightened promotions even offer a family ticket. I know for sure that Leicester do as discovered a couple of weeks ago

Neither of my kids have student cards. One is 13 and the other goes to a school for children with special needs

I'd no more don Hackney colours than you'd wear a Millwall shirt!! The difference is that Lakeside kids 16 and under are charged £2. At Rye House it's a fiver!! ... I'll probably attend NL racing at Rye House on a Saturday night if there was absolutely nothing else to do, but resent shelling out £34 for the four of us for the privilege.

Nice to read some positive comments, but Mimmo does raise a few important points re the Hackney branding ... Why have both promotions, Rye House and Lakeside not produced a joint Hawks programme between them and why are there so few Hawks branded items available at the Rye track shop? I'm wondering if this is juat a one year experiemnt and a cynical ploy to get a few more ex Hackney fans through the turnstiles... I can't see where a stand alone Hackeny side could possibly race anywhre near their spiritual home of Waterden Road, so this could be as close Hawks/Kestrels fans will get to seeing their side on the track, which is a shame for them and speedway in general Thumbing through a copy of "As Luck Would Have It"!!

Sorry to upset bradfordslider and a few others, but the four of us aren't going either. £34 for a NL meeting is a little steep for us, what with a couple of Rockets Northern tours in May and the Cardiff GP weekend to finance, plus both of the Ipswich meetings on Monday!! ... We'll have to make do with a kebab and the European GP on Sky .. Not that we're not supporters of the junior side. We ventured down to Lakeside last Friday and were entertained over 2 matches for £17.50 each!! BARGAIN!!!!!

Wolbert?

No, I fully agree that he should have been allowed to take his final ride Waco, but I was putting myself in the team managers position. If you're going to take part in a competetive league, then you should do everything within the rules to win, otherwise why bother entering the league in the first place?

I agree fully that Brandon shouldn't have been taken out of heat 14, but the 3 points weren't won at that stage. A couple of Potters 5-1's although unlikely, would have given them a match point

Yep, that's the fella ... You know how good I am with names

One flew over today, believe he's called Novelli, or similar ... Unsure if he is of the required standard,

Even Doug didn't remember that!!!

Hard to judge the Hawks on this showing. Only Eddie Castro and Shawn McConnell put up any meaningful resistance, and even they tired towards the end, not surprising given their respective ages!! Good to see Barry Thomas going round for a couple of laps looking faster than he did when he rode for the Rockets back in the early 90's!! Pleased to meet up with US team manager Steve Evans. Great bunch of guys, happy to stand and chat with the supporters. Hope you all have a successful and enjoyable tour. Took a few snaps ... Hawks vs USA Touring Side Bit of trivia ... The last time Doug Nicol rode at Rye House was in August 1992 for the Middlesbrough Bears in a 52-35 defeat, scoring 6+1 from 5, unless anyone knows different?

I'll still be going Sandy. Enjoyed the Yanks visit to a chilly and wet Lakeside last October

Is Ronnie Correy definitely riding on Saturday?

Can't see Ronnie Correy in that list Steve. I was led to believe he'd be appearing in a couple of matches, one of them at Rye House.

Top meeting given to a newly opened track? How did they manage to jump to the top of the list, or were they the only track willing to stage it?

Ahhh, cheers Baggy ... I thought someone was winding me up!!

Can't wait to come down in a few weeks when the Rockets are in town to see this all new race track with added passing!!!

Nah, we're fine thanks. I don't want to be any trouble. They have enough trouble down there already.