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A66 to Scotch corner is always busy with roadworks and heavy traffic

Not too much of a diversion Neil down to Lillyhall and then across to Workington.

The item in this weeks Star "COLD REALITY CHECK" (Workington) only reiterates what has been said before that its not just that there are not enough fans going through the turnstiles, its the increasing costs of insurance, medical cover , rider wages etc. What is the answer ? Five man teams, a weaker League structure , i do not have the answer.

Weather not looking to good.

"October what were they thinking of" This is a local match for local fans.

I think Lawson will be there nest year.

Forecast was awful for the weekend probably enough rain on Friday to ruin the track any way , the plan was to show the SWC after the meeting .

Good choice by Poland to give woryna plenty of scope to ride

Just had a biblical shower 8 miles away , still raining now, has been some heavy rain over the last 48 hrs.

Hopefully a Danish win and the Aussies second...........but looks like a Polish win.

Brady Kurtz replying to the tyre problem said part of the problem is poorly prepared tracks

Troy batchelor has just posted a item on Facebook about the tyres used in the uk and photos of the tyre after a race meeting

Yes , my name is Michael Fish.

Workington go into their final meeting of the season against the Redcar Bears needing a win to lift themselves off the foot of the table. This will not be an easy match as Redcar go so well at the GT Tyres Arena and usually win, the Bears will require a guest for Charles Wright (away in Poland). Its not known at the moment whether Jonas and Max will be fit having taken knocks recently at Plymouth. Hopefully the weather will be ok on Saturday.

Duplicated

That would be a sad situation where two of our biggest hopes for the future would be missing from the UK leagues after just one season in the Championship.

Yes a few retiring at the end of this season Kildemand maybe Nichols , no Howarth , Cook etc

Maybe or “ The one big league scenario” yes I know it has many flaws but just another rumour going round about all the top riders leaving the UK and leaving the rest to make up level playing field with two years of pain to get back to a 2 tier League

May be big changes to the league team set up if that low not so many big hitters that may have polish contracts .

I think it’s over now .

Agree will Jonas and max be fit for the Comets .

Probably the only options though with maybe Brennan not getting a spot.

A few years ago many clubs would run buses/mini buses to tracks all over the country but with the cost of living now its difficult for many fans to travel.

Regarding fan numbers, I was at Scunthorpe last night and estimate the crowd to be around 350 ish, whilst the Workington crowd is 450/550 I would guess ?

Probably not. Who knows, Poole have a long history of success in both Leagues so have a big fanbase but like all clubs must keep promoting and make the package attractive especially to the younger fans as most clubs rely on an ever ageing band of fans. I'm not sure even if Worky had more success they would attract even a thousand fans.