AS they say in luvvie land it will be alright on the night but the Brummies first bow on national television was almost a washout.
I suppose it was lucky no-one did break a leg.
The whispers were it would have been called off if Sky was not ready to beam Birmingham into warm homes across Britain.
The first bit of Sky stardust I noticed Murdock's men had sprinkled on Perry Barr were the four dolly birds standing on the start line before each race. The in-house camera man had also obviously been taken with the girls' spandex shorts as he repeatedly zoomed in on their rain soaked rear ends.
But I digress. Sodden speedway is a new experience in itself for me.
Despite the pouring rain and the speedsters' 'riding blind' due to their mud splattered goggles Sky obviously could not cope that Barry Irate from Narksville would besiege their phone lines if it was abandoned.
Last night made me rate the riders even more than before because the danger of coming off must be multiplied by 27 in the pouring rain.
The chat was that Sheffield might have the beating of the Brummies because of their former Elite League (Booo Hisss) Andre Compton.
But the paddock piffle was wrong because as usual The Lyon King and I'm hard Oostergaard relished the challenge.
The racing was tense from the start as the teams were neck and neck before the Brummies pulled away in the last three races.
May the Brummes reign in the rain and not splutter when it is spitting!