IainB

Fortunately we have 2 and a half months of no racing coming up!

I've just looked at the weather forecast and am puzzled as to why this has been postponed... maybe more to do with rider availability?

This is the smoothest the Poole track has been for the last 20 years!

To be fair the track looks as though it's riding OK, credit to the track staff... never in doubt Will be interesting to see how the track progresses as they're normally riding the fence after a few races, will take a brave boy to go out there!

Just seen the track for the first time... Jesus Christ! Hope it rides better than it looks

Is it in doubt?

Haha! That's an understatement! There's only been 22 postponed fixtures all season (so far)

Not entirely true, while there are fewer clubs in the UK, it doesn't stop clubs running extra competitions

For once I think the issue has been the exceptionally good weather... most of the foreign leagues are wrapping up and the riders in the poorer European teams not involved in their pay offs are all of a sudden rolling up on our shores looking for a job... and we've no fixtures to give them!

https://twitter.com/scottnicholls78/status/1559839371028795392?s=20&t=dmyeUJr9pmRsTk4KFIFh_w Even Scott Nicholls can't believe it's the last match of the season at Oxford tonight

How many fixtures is that?

Meanwhile the rest of the sport takes August, September & October off!

That's a huge part of the sport that is missing these days, TM's are so limited in what they can do other than swap reserves around

Speedway always has been and always will be a great sport for a newbie. You can't fail to be impressed by the skill and bravery of the riders, the noise, the smell, the sheer spectacle of it all... it's only when you scratch the surface that (especially now in Britain) it doesn't really stand up to scrutiny. Some folk will realise "it's all about the start", some will make it a bit further and say "it's all about the first bend"... then you only have to attend a few fiascos, go home covered in dust, realise that your rider is riding for every other Tom, Dick and Harry and you're out

When is a draw not a draw? When it's in Speedway

Law of averages said they had to get something right eventually

BREAKING NEWS: British Speedway in sensible decision shocker!

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My ticket for the weekend was £22.50... my ticket for next years event is £22.50 I'm just wondering how much you think it should be for VFM?

I suppose the point is, you pay what you think the weekend is worth... With the benefit of hindsight I should have knocked the Sunday meeting on the head and just gone home after the SGP, total cost would have been about £70, pretty much the same as a trip to the NSS on a bank holiday Monday for me... and for an SGP round with 16 of the worlds best riders that is astonishing VFM, and lets not forget the daytime bank holiday meetings at the NSS generally ain't that special. For those not happy with the price of the weekend I think the answer to the question of cost cannot be laid at the feet of the SGP organisers.

So that's both ends of the budget spectrum for us and I dare say we had pretty much the same experience we were looking for... a great weekend interspersed with a couple of crap Speedway meetings. I also got down to Cold Knap at Barry Island and the Cardiff Bay Barrage for a scout around.

Ah but I wouldn't have "treated" myself to Maccies

I'm not saying you're right or wrong... but as we're talking cost, here's my breakdown: Ticket: £22.50 Accommodation: £41.40 Fuel: £45 Food: £18.92 Total: £127.82 And I had just as crap a time as every one else lol... it could have been a classic though Even if you doubled it (excluding fuel) how are you knocking on the door of £600? It can be done on the cheap (if you're a car owner) £165 for a couple.

The Summer Trophy after having undergone an unannounced name change will now have a 3-legged final... at least they've told us about this one. Who would have thunk it?

I get what you mean, it's a real shame that some of the associated costs around the weekend can be so high. I'm fortunate in that I only have myself to look after and believe me I'm as tight as they come and really stretch my pound out as far as I can, 60mph all the way down there and back and a diet of Aldi & Maccies all weekend. I did stay over this year for the SGP2 on the Sunday, but generally drive there and back in a day as I don't mind a late night. Turns out my night away this year was a waste of money really. Just taking the event by itself, I do think the organisers should be applauded for a £22.50 ticket, compared to events held at similar venues that's an absolute bargain... even if it was crap, I've seen worse at many tracks up and down the country tbh, it's just this years event wasn't in keeping with the stage on which it was set.