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They weren't in the BSN app either

Just the 35 minutes to run the last 2 races, including a 20 minute gap between heat 20 and the semi 👏 Mind, the crowd were right royally entertained with a kids race, the riders picking their gates, before the semi only, something the GP series kicked into touch about 20 years ago... and a full rendition of The Final Countdown 👌 Well done to Coops, and (through gritted teeth 😬) Wayne Jarvis for making the correct decision to award the final. And for those that weren't counting, the word "tassels" was disappointingly only said the 6 times 😁

I don't think it is though without the East Stand, isn't that why they're held back to back? Mind you, weren't Cardiff and Manchester both originally on the calendar for last year? I dread to think what the Manchester ticket prices would have been if it were a stand alone GP.

What was Hodder excluded for there, officially? Surely it could have only been for unfair riding?

From 20 years ago: 01 Edward Kennett 3, 2, 1, 1, 1 =8 02 Joel Parsons Fx, 0, 2, 1, 2 =5 03 Ben Barker 1, 0, 0, 2, 2 =5 04 Ben Wilson 2, 3, 3, 3, 3 =14 WINNER 05 Richie Dennis 3, 1, 1, 1, 0 =6 06 Jamie Courtney 1, 1, 2, 0, 0 =4 07 Joshua Auty 2, 1, 0, 2, 1 =6 08 Luke Bowen 0, 1, 1, fex, - =2 09 James Brundle 1, 0, 2, 1, 3 =7 10 James Wright 2, 2, 1, 3, 2 =10 11 Lewis Bridger 3, 3, 3, 2, 2 =13 THIRD 12 Benji Compton 0, 2, 0, fex, 1 =3 13 Daniel King 3, 3, 2, 3, 3 =14 SECOND 14 Jason King M, 3, 3, 3, 1 =10 15 Steve Boxall 2, 2, 3, 2, 3 =12 FOURTH 16 Simon Lambert 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 =1 Reserves: 17 Robert Mear 0 18 Ben Hopwood frem 10 years ago: 1. Oliver Greenwood (Buxton) - 2,2,1,2,1 = 8 2. Danny Phillips (Newcastle/Stoke) - 1,0,1,2,F = 4 3. Josh Bates (Coventry/Sheffield) - 3,2,3,3,FX = 11 4. Alfie Bowtell (Mildenhall) - 0,1,0,0,0 = 1 5. James Shanes (Kent) - 2,1,2,FX,2 = 7 6. Robert Lambert (King's Lynn/Newcastle) - 3,3,3,3,3 = 15 7. Nathan Greaves (Sheffield/King's Lynn) - 1,0,3,3,2 = 9 8. Josh Bailey (Scunthorpe/King's Lynn) - 0,2,0,1,M/(BB - 0) = 3 9. Jack Parkinson-Blackburn (Birmingham) - 1,3,2,2,3 = 11 10. Zach Wajtknecht (Somerset/Birmingham) - 3,1,1,2,2 = 9 11. Adam Ellis (Poole/Eastbourne) - 2,3,2,3,3 = 13 12. Danno Verge (Kent) - 0,0,0,1,1 = 2 13. Ellis Perks (Plymouth/Eastbourne) - EX/T(LC-1),0,2,FX,2 = 4 14. Jack Smith (Birmingham) - 2,2,1,EX/2mins(BB-0),1 = 6 15. Max Clegg (Wolverhampton/Edinburgh/Cradley Heath) - 3,1,3,1,3 = 11 16. Danyon Hume (Birmingham) - 0,3,0,1,1 = 5 17. Liam Carr (Berwick/Coventry) - 1 = 1 18. Ben Basford (Cradley Heath) - 0 , 0 = 0

I sometimes wonder whether the commentators are watching the same meeting as I am, how could you not notice there aren't 4 riders at the tapes 🤷‍♂️

They just said everything should be working now and with the new app you can watch it from the beginning while it's still running live. Problem seemed to be with people watching through the website... the apps were okay.

They just announced they are aware there is a problem and are trying to fix it.

Fortunately you're not missing much yet in terms of entertainment.

Loads of people complaining about the issue already on FB

You'll never make the end anyway with 17% battery!

How annoying... they've spelt apologise incorrectly! Get on to Facebook and let them know

Are you using the new app?

It's running

Captain Clipboard in da house!

Agreed, they weren't GP standard at the time though, Bewley was awarded a GP place ahead of others who finished ahead of him in the previous years GP Challenge... and Holder didn't make that GP Challenge at all, they both rose to the challenge (forgive pun) and they had a few years of experience (internationally) under their belts. DJ Woffy was totally out of his depth first time around in the GP's

Hopefully they'll be inspired more than traumatised 👍🏻 I don't think we want new faces for new faces sake, we just want the best faces. Don't forget Bewley and Holder got their spots thanks to the ban of the Russians and they weren't really at the level they're at now (obvs) but grabbed their chance with both hands.

I did copy and paste it from our ai overlords, I could remember it had happened in the past, just couldn't remember when and who.

From 2007 to 2009, the FIM introduced a rule that gave the reigning World Under-21 Champion a direct, automatic permanent spot in the following year's senior Speedway Grand Prix series. Only two riders ever successfully took advantage of that specific golden ticket before the rule was scrapped: Emil Sayfutdinov: He won the Under-21 World Championship in 2007 (and successfully defended it in 2008). Because of the 2007 win, he was handed an automatic full-time spot for the 2009 senior Speedway Grand Prix series. He exploded onto the senior scene that year, winning his very first GP round at Prague and finishing 3rd in the world overall as a rookie. Darcy Ward: The brilliant Aussie won the Under-21 title in 2009, which technically qualified him for the 2010 Grand Prix. However, because he was still so young, he and his management chose to turn down the full-time spot to focus on his development, opting to take a couple of wild card appearances instead. The FIM quickly realized that throwing a 20- or 21-year-old straight into the brutal, high-pressure world of full-time Grand Prix racing could sometimes do more harm than good to a young rider's career. It was a massive financial, physical and mental jump, and if a rider wasn't truly ready, a tough year in the GPs could completely shatter their confidence. By 2010, they reverted back to the system we have today: making the juniors qualify through the senior GP Challenge or earn it via performance-based wild cards. Parnitskyi has, of course, been given his spot due to DJ Woffy pulling out.

1 Will Cairns 2 Harry Fletcher 3 Freddy Hodder 4 Senna Summers 5 Vinnie Foord 6 Jody Scott 7 Max Perry 8 Seth Norman 9 Luke Harrison 10 Cooper Rushen 11 Ryan Ingram 12 Harry Sadler 13 Ace Pijper 14 Charlie Southwick 15 Jordy Loftus 16 Ollie Binns Reserves: 17 Stene Pijper 18 Lee Harrison.

11 teams in 2025 vs 6 teams in 2026

Maybe, but they still had huge track grading breaks and were even watering it on the 1st night

We used to... it's being phased out though

And there was me thinking that there was nowhere near as many as the night before... it very much depends on where you were, everybody must have moved up to the 3rd turn after @Neila's rave reviews 😁

Same for me, I kicked the habit when they hit £1 I think... try it, it's so liberating... a bit like kicking social media 😂