Mike.Butler

the south east a hotbed of nl speedway..who'd have thought..reminds me of crayford, Canterbury, eastbourne, rye house in nl....those were the days

I am back working in Manchester next week. Is it worth me making the effort to go and admire the progress being made?

maybe it means this lot are the new sponsors... www.kingloose.co.uk/

how frustrating is it when there is an 'official practice' and there's nobody in the box telling us who is on track, even on some occasions when there are legitimate races from the tapes! we deserve more than a paltry 15 heats for gods sake...if there are riders wanting to race at least include us fans won't you!

re that letter...I really do admire Len's enthusiasm and commitment, unfortunately it seems to blind him from what's staring him in the face...less and less fans!

at the opening london meeting v peterborough it as so crowded on that bend that we actually stood on the play equipment to see over the 6 deep crowd.

you are joking. The viewing at the new London stadium was appalling. Only thhe addition of temp stands for GPs made it fit for use.

do some due diligence! a professional sport run by amateurs...

i am constantly amazed that long-standing El/Pl club fans have never travelled to their nearest nl track to watch a meeting..If you have only watched EL meets at Arlington over the last few years then be prepared to be more entertained. You might even see some passing!

is this the longest run in speedway history for a club to go without winning a league title?

just goes to show how far down the pecking order our sport is doesn't it...won't be long before we have to give way to the local U3A staging a bring and buy at our local stadium as that will entice more through the doors..

to be honest given the promoters didn't act upon the suggestions made when consolidated by the speedway star a couple of years ago i doubt they are listening any more now...they seem to be in a world of their own (either that or they can never agree on anything so nothing changes).. Thus an independent body is the only way forward...but who is gonna pay now that the sport is on its knees...i'm afraid the opportunity was missed during the good times and we are the ones left to put out the light.

the whole sport has gone play-off mad. GET RID PLEASE!

you for real Gustix?

PL Riders championship 14/10/12. 2 hours to run 20 heats than another 2 hours to run the semi-final and final...and then a mad dash to Newcastle to see tapes up at Brough Park. Had lunch with John Sampford who gave Anders Mellgren a lift but gave him no chance pre-meeting...erm, he set the fastest time and reached the final!

yes Martin. I think you're the man to represent the fans on the 'board' like Labour are suggesting should be the case for footy...

..the track was excellent...well Done all at Kent...I eventually gave Nielsen MOM but Kingston and Ayres were very close after their epic battles....Looking forward to next season's NL a lot...

i have nothing against poole or king's lynn... but when i next travel hundres of miles and it's just spitting and the riders procrastinate for half an hour and then decide they won't ride after all it just goes to show what they think of the supporters doesn't it. I'm afraid they can't have it both ways...dangerous precedent set tonight but inevitably it will soon be forgortten and meetings will continue to be curtailed after 10 heats if there's a tiny pudle in the car park....sorry, 10 heats done me old cocker, so sod those paying to see a whole match

does anyone actually care who wins the elite guest league mini-end of year tournament....it has become an irrelevance to more and more of us.....

i'm not saying its not safe. but the next time its mildly drizzling and there's a track inspection called.....

what a joke..riders safety is parmount..the next time i hear that i will laugh out loud...

maybe this should be decided by the pool(e)s panel..we can then get on and have a final

good to see we are being represented by some English riders.

17th September 1978 at Arlington. NL Great Britain v Denmark (minus Olsen) Arrived in good time for the normal 3.30 programmed start to be told that due to a delay in the ferry transporting the majority of the Danish riders following a meeting over there the previous evening we'd have to wait for them to arrive. So we all hang around for 2.5 hours until at 6.00 they run some 2nd half heats with the 'international' finally starting at 6.30. No recollection of what time we got away but it must have been c. 9 p.m. I was therefore on-site for at least 6 hours to watch a total of 21 heats.

I can't believe sky are still interested in this at all. and if they're not then why on earth do we have the play-offs in the EL at all?.. let alone having them in PL and NL as well...if it's not blimin' cold in October it's tipping it down...if the idea is that it somehow provides a gripping finale to a season then sadly the powers that be have got it so wrong..a damp squib more like...quite what do they expect the weather to be in October?!! Fine to schedule meets like individuals which if they go ahead great but if they don't then so be it, but to have to reschedule like this is a complete farce.