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The problem is the poor quality league racing you have in GB. The British riders convince themselves they're good with the help of biased media. The truth hurts.

I think it's Lynch's master plan deflect the media gaze, then win the play off and the final (less pressure on Scotty now)

Have you noticed that the Union Jack that the start girl is holding is upside down which means "SAVE OUR SOULS" Rather Apt

As a neutral spectator I would totaly agree with that assessment of the incident.

Thanks for the support. Come and say hi if you are about. Hopefully the weather will be good to us!!!!!

I spoke with P-A at Bollnäs the other day. He is 32 and has been Ice Racing since 2002. He competed in the world championships in 2005. He will ride at Inzell in the VM-Semi final.

Thank you for the support Lyndylou. Nice to know I'm still remembered in the UK. It has got a little colder, hopefully it'll be a better season than last year with the weather. If you or any other forum members are at the ice racing when I'm there, make yourself known as it's always good to see British supporters and the Union Jack.

IMO K Bjerre was trying to find a line on the inside of the track cutting across F Lindgren.Interesting point of note for me was both F Lindgren and J Davidsson went for the same outside line in the rerun that Lindgren was on in the first attempt when K Bjerre hit him. Still it's difficult to tell from the camera angle and the ref had the best view.

The riders are selected by their federations to go to 3 qualification rounds, Stralsund , Lvov, Togliatti. From each of these 10 riders +2 reserves go to 3 semi finals. Brijham, Kerskro, Gorican, 18 seeded riders are also in the semis. From the semi final 5 riders +1 reserve go to the final joined by one seeded rider from the host nation. This competition is run by the UEM, which is seperate from the FIM and is European not world wide.

Nice to see Manu doing well.

IMO the DMSB don't need to worry about BEL or BPL form while making their choice, it should be done on German or continental racing. What happens in Britian is of no real importance.

I know the points still count, but all the riders he beat in his last meeting were reserves. So he's just the top scoring reserve.

Sounds like a GP circus moment, what a joke you can be world champion with out winning a single GP race. 10 points through to the semi's, 5 second places. Second in the semi final. second or third in the final. that is either 16 or 14 points, 11 GP's, total 154 points for thirds circus over.

Spot on post. I have been to GP system meetings and it is flat compared to the old one off finals. There is a choice though no one forces anybody to go. Given the option the 75,000 that went to Wembley is now 40,000 at Cardiff and many at Cardiff eg. the Polish supporters possibly never got to Wembley. Whether you agreed with the winner or not on the one off final it was all there and then much more exciting.

Have to go for the old one off final, got to be better than the "face fits club circus"

Where in Britain would you run another GP, Coventry was used before but the crowds were quite small compared to European venues. If the ACU asked for the European GP as well as the British GP you may get two, but if they don't ask they can't expect to be given more. Most of the GP riders ride in the Swedish and Polish league so there's less home track advantage than is assumed. The schedule is for financial reasons not rider advantage, if IMG think it would benefit them to run in Russia next year instead of Sweden they will go there.

Maybe they want to run two, and have the federations help to do it.

Thought Richard Hall was the best British rider in the qualifiers, why dosen't he get nominated.

Interesting quote. I also heard the interview by Nicki on Swedish television. He said in english that if the GP were anywhere else apart from Bydgoszcz that he would have laid the bike down in the final when Gollob went past. Was this intervew aired on British TV? Also on Swedish TV was Ashley Holloway's interview. Glad to hear he's lost his Wiltshire accent and talked in either Danish or Swedish. I still can't speak Swedish after living here for 2 years and still have my Wiltshire accent, so fair play to Ashley. Was his interview on British TV?

Good for him and abroad as well. If he has a nationality choice he should go British. after tonight in Poland he could be in the GP in 2 years as a permanent wild card.

Sad to see the British learnt so little about Polish tracks at the SWC. Never mind same again next year.

Post 442 don't make for good reading on a British Speedway Forum

Don't think a run off with Penhall would have been a problem for Les Collins,he had already beaten Penhall in race 4 (from the back). As for Carter he lost it in heat 15 in 1981,not much else to say about him really,except his talent never matched his ego. Three world final apperances isn't a lot for a man people call "the best ever."