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Who did the Ukraine replace in Event 1? Sorry having a senior moment...

Heating up a wee bit!

Thus is true. There should be a non televised qualifier to get the worst of the worst out the way then two 6 team semis and then onto the final.

Early rounds of SWC tend to be pretty average. 2 strong teams against 2 teams with no hope. Lets wait till Saturday night to pass judgment. But yes these race off meetings are pretty dire...

Looks like Heat 8 onward the races are a little more even. Fingers crossed racing improves.

Yes. I suggest you re watch them sir.

I just dont get why people keep saying the racing at Prague is no good. 2015/16/17 were all very goof GPs. this year from Heat 10 on there was some dam good racing. Lovely little stadium, brilliant city, Madness if they dont try and keep it there

I do hope so

I hear what you are saying. I love the GP series as it is, was just wondering if there was anyway to make it even better!

First trip to Prague this year, absolutely loved it. Nice medium between the glamour GPs in big stadiums and what I deem as the almost unacceptable GPs that are somehow still run in fields with little to no facilities. Was fairly close to the action so even with no over taking its quite a spectacle (although I appreciate that doesn't translate onto TV) After Zagar's overtake of Doyle it heated up and 2nd half of meeting there was some cracking racing. Be gutted if Prague went from the series. Really was very enjoyable GP in a lovely little stadium in a brilliant city.

Was generally the same for the world cup, the race offs (often brilliant racing) were generally very small crowds as the home nation wasnt there and most people just wanna see the 'Main Event'

Any stream links?

I know we could fill 1000 pages with the rights and wrongs of qualifying for the GP but there's 1 issue in particular that I find a real shame... Speedway like many sports has a lot to do with who is on 'form' everything going right for them and therefore performing at their best. Cant help but feel that by qualifying 1 season for the NEXT season GPs, we get robbed of seeing a rider performing at their best. First time noticed it was in fact was 1995 when Joe Screen was on fire but then not quite the same rider in 1996. Hans Andersen a similar scenario in 2006/07 and there's been a good few others too. Cookie to a certain extent is a similar scenario this year. So I guess the question is, would there be anyway of the qualifiers being done at the start of the season? I know they need the winter to build sponsors etc & Its not a major issue, but was just wondering if there was any way around it?

Racing hotting up wee bit

any link for us across the pond?

If the BSPA had any brain any televised meeting would be Tenner for Adults 2 quid Under 16s

Firstly how can you complain about Tai's behavior when he not only goes out and wins it but wins it in that style!??!! Secondly, watch the last 2 Prague GPs. Far from boring Sir.

NP flying, Fast Freddie Ditto. Doyley not looking too hot, Cookie, sadly having a very mediocre start... Be interesting to see how it all goes May 12.;

Love the SWC but MAYBE (probably blind hope!) this is a good thing. Making the World Cup every other year at the very least gives the competition some prestige & keeps it fresh. As much as it has always created great racing, it was just starting to be shunned by some of the top riders and used as a mid season break. And of course we cant deny it looked like any 4/5 man team competition would be won by the Pols for the foreseeable future. (Although ironically Worrell, Cook, Woffy+1 at Belle Vue probably had a cracking shot at winning.) If however they have ditched it all together for this pairs event then that's insanity. Saddened that Armando is the main protagonist of it all. I know he's coming from the point of view of a smaller Speedway nation but the SWC should not be shunned just so others get a chance to ride on world stage.

Words cannot even..

That World Games pairs at Wroclaw last year was Dreadful, absolutely astonishing they would want a repeat of that. And if they are changing the format to get a different winner, why on earth are they hosting it in Poland. Madness

Be Much better if we had Linus anyway

Humphrey I enjoy reading what you have to say on here and even if I dont agree I will appreciate - but if Phil said the sky was blue would u disagree?

I couldn't really get to grips with what Armando was saying in the star. Seemed like a fair amount of gibberish. However Im trying to think of some plus points if in fact next years 'world cup' is the same sort of format as that of the World Games in Wroclaw Positives being: Russia, Aus, GB, Poland, Denmark, Sweden would all have teams that could win Latvia, Germany, USA, Cze Rep, would have teams that could be competitive & spoilers Having this every other years would make this and the SWC more prestigious to win Will see a few more world class riders who we dont see on this stage The negatives being: The SWC provides great racing year in year out Pairs simply isnt a team competition We will robbed of 3 meetings we all enjoy (events 1/2 & race off) Pairs events in the past not been overly popular. Not overjoyed that SWC is being taken away from us, but I guess we will have to wait and see if this is as bad as most on here are saying or if it might actually be pretty good.

Will Rosco pick Tai...