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I was going to come up for the Workington meeting but the forecast is looking very poor, oh well maybe next time.

Cheers.

Sheffield look favourites or Ipswich.

Paul did not do very well at Worky last night, he had a couple of efs and looked off the pace, maybe not fully recovered?

Great post.

Better fixture planning would help to, it seems most years teams are rushing around in August and September to fit meetings in but have no meetings or very few in May and June. Workington still have to fit at least 2 or 3 meetings in but have not been arranged as far as I know?

Some good races despite the scoreline, this included Mat Williamsons excellent win over Ulrich Ostergaard which was worth the admission money alone! Another was Thomas Jorgensens last to first surge past two Peterborough riders on the home straight with lighting speed. Good to the see the crowd levels up slightly from the week before despite the weak oppostion from the Panthers team, Speedway really is in a mess with bad fixture planning, guests and riders riding on the continent in every thing form League speedway, u21s, Gp qualifiers, Longtrack and GP,s. I am in two minds about one or two night Speedway in the UK , it might work for the Premier League but not for the Championship, but who knows what the future holds, I do know one thing though, Speedway needs a mighty shake up this close season not just the usual tinkering of the rules and the headlines from the BSPA that the new season will hail the dawn of a new era of Speedway.

Well done Sheffield !

Going to this GP, (2017) my first visit to Polish Speedway , really looking forward to it. Flying in to Bydgoszcz from Glasgow.

Already read it this morning

Maybe not Peterboroughs fault entirely but this does not help attract the crowds to Workington, once again Speedeay shoots itself in the foot.

Is this for real

Workington very much in doubt , not helped by poor fixture planning, rider availability etc.

I quite like Smolinski, he brings something different to the party and put a few faces out when he won in NZ.

This Saturday night sees the Comets take on the Peterborough Panthers in what should be a highly entertaining meeting as the Panthers side includes some top performers including Chris Harris, Ulrich Ostergaard and Jack Holder (Unless he is in Poland) They also have good back up in Paul Starke and former Comet Simon Lambert, so Worky will have to come out all guns blazing!!

Who ever turns up just put all riders names in hat and pull two teams out. Sorry but Speedway .....

To add insult to injury Craig Cook in the PLRC on Sept 16th when Worky have a home match.

Hodgy did say at the end of the meeting that both Mason and James had took heavy falls at Berwick on Saturday night, I do not believe James is riding to his full potential and it will not be easy for him financially to be scoring very little. No one likes to see the team struggle but hurling abuse at riders does not help anyone. Great to see Thomas Jorgensen flying around Derwent Park, and was well supported by Proctor and Cook. Matt is riding a little better of late but still not where he was at the start of the season, hope he is soon knocking in the big points again.

Mason Campton riding tonight for Worky, so should be ok.

18th of September I believe.

Many pages of someone's fantasies in the SS ,how tedious.

Jenga might be scary though !

No excitement just thought the pages could have been put to better use on discussing the problems within the sport or maybe rider profiles, supporter itemsetc

Usually enjoy the Star but think they wasted to much time and expense on this trash.

After last weeks home defeat by Ipswich Workington will want to get back to winning ways against their old rivals the Berwick Bandits. The Comets should be at full strength apart from having to use a guest reserve in place of Rob Shuttleworth. Let's hope for an entertaining meeting to help bring some of the feel good factor back to Derwent Park.