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So how far should he move, when already on a warning, before the referee excludes him?

The one you're looking for is on the bottom row, between the m and the full stop.

Yes, I thought that at the time.

Because the rider, having been warned for moving at the start, did so again (fractionally) at the restart. I'm not getting into the whole debate about the referee's competence because I was working and only had half an eye on the screen for most of the match. Nor am I going to get pulled into whether Mroczka's second, marginal, twitch should be deemed sufficient to disqualify him, whether referees have latitude in such cases or whether it's an absolute "two moves and he has to go" directive because I don't have access to the ref's rulebook and/or any guidelines that are handed out and so simply don't know. But you asked the question and that's the answer!

Agreed on all counts. Briger/Woffinden/Haines are very, very strong riders at this level (and other levels, of course, but you get my point). But I reckon some of the more inexperienced riders will have learned a lot from watching how they go about their business both on track and in the pits. To take Richard Franklin, as an example, just because he rides for Dudley and so I see him ride at Brum and Monmore. He scored three points (I'm not going to touch on that dodgy exclusion ) in the final and now has the benefit of the "feel" from a big meeting. He also gained experience by coming through the qualifier, working out what points he needed, etc. Proportionally I think he'll be more ahead of the game by comparison with riding two NL matches.

A field worthy of one of the sport's grand old individual titles. Hope all goes well.

Am I the only one who thinks that Tatum roots for whichever team is behind in any given fixture, thus hoping for a close finish to the meeting and more excitement?

Suppose Joe Haines (or any other non-Oz) makes the top six: Does he qualify for the three-round finals or do they just take the next one down?

Any chance of Piszcz signing?

I take it these are the non-wildcards announced on the official Speedway Grand Prix site under the title: '2010 SGP wildcards announced', in a story that goes on to say: 'The FIM Speedway Grand Prix commission and BSI Speedway, rights holders of the FIM Speedway World Championships, has today announced the full rider line up for the 2010 FIM Speedway Grand Prix series (SGP), including the four riders that have been awarded a permanent wild card place.' Those non-wildcards? Edit: Actually, apologies Neil. Having jumped from page one to page four to post and now gone back, I can see you have dealt with the whole wildcard/permanent wildcard/seeded/nominated etc etc issue!

Possibly! His persona would not have been so dry after a roll in the Torun shale, anyway!

Bet Peter Adams is glad Wolves raced their final before seeing that. Lindgren might have taken the idea back to Britain!

Sounds like a good meeting. Congratulations to Chris Harris on another track record, having taken the Redcar one on Thursday (in a Wolves race jacket, so we're claiming that one!).

Hmm, so even now the ref doesn't have to exclude the rider in blue!

So what's happening? Meeting abandoned, score stands at 38-40?

Disgraceful 'homer' decision in heat 14! Painful for Jagus, and difficult conditions, but no-one's fault other than his own. Clearly loses control just before catching the back wheel of Dobrucki who does nothing other than hold his line. Edit: Watch the ref exclude Iversen in the rerun now! And extra edit: Nope, not even this ref could bottle that one.

Looking forward to this. From what I hear of the Redcar track I think Klindt might really take to it. Never any hardship watching Harris either.

That will do nothing other than cut the number of entrants, surely? Schedules are tight enough as it stands and, for British-based riders at least, that's an awful lot of travel.

OK, thanks for that. Look forward to next year, then.

Whoo, that was a hairy last lap! Was terrified Holta or Walasek (or both) were going to come to grief there. Some weekend for Darcy Ward, world U21 winner and fourth in the Golden Helmet.

Great link, Peatbog! Cracking picture.

Yep, good point, we have tended to focus on the riders we know. It sounds like a cracking meeting, anyway. Is Janowski of an age to have another crack next year, like Ward and Woffinden?

Not an easy one, is it? Trying to put aside the bad feelings that emerged at the time, my instinct is that it should revert to Newport which instigated the meeting and nurtured it. But I was at Poole and it was a very good day indeed with fine racing. Will break the habit of a lifetime and sit on the fence, I think!

Or, to put it another way, third, fourth and first in the last three years. Edit: Just for the record, Lindgren's retirement was subsequently traced to an ignition wire problem.

Must reiterate my congratulations to Darcy Ward; a stunning performance for a 17-year-old. I allowed myself to be sidetracked by Skeletor's moronic post, which was most remiss of me, and have not acclaimed Ward's showing in the way it deserved. When he rode at Monmore earlier this year I was most impressed. I do hope the Wards and Woffindens of this world "train on" in racing parlance and become big players in future Grands Prix. Woffinden has probably done his 2010 wildcard aspirations no harm in the way he bounced back from the tapes offence, mind. Trees, as to your point on a Woffinden max -- not necessarily. Don't forget that Ward knew second place would be enough in his final race. Had it all been on the line at 12 points apiece, who knows? Edit: Just remembered that Ward was actually on 11 after four, but you get my drift.