It looks like certain Glasgow riders think to much about track prep before meetings these days, everything has to suit them. Negative mindset does not help in speedway.
No one can accuse Wethers for lack of effort ,was having a good battle with THJ in 1st running of race and he chased Dany for whole race till he came down on last bend in rerun, he could have cruised round for 2points.Probably the best race of the night.
Think basically the track was not what the home riders were used to and didn’t adapt to conditions ,Scunny did.Dry and Slick is the only track 90%of riders can ride these days.
Remember him and Jimmy Cox having a”set too” at Old Meadowbank in the sixties when he rode for Sheffield a real hard rider who took no prisoners.R.i.P.
Looking at the heat times ,they were pretty much average ,so the Scorps weren’t having too much trouble turning the bike.Starke injury came at a bad time.He was the key middle order man.
Think your right majority of fans only want to see a decent speedway meeting these days.I do anyway, biggest problem is nobody can predict what will be decent meeting these days.Have wasted a lot of money this season.
There is no credibility left in the sport anyway ,by the end of the season most riders will have ridden for other teams as guests,who cares who wins anything nowadays, the fans that are left just want to see a decent meeting.Even-then then seem few and far between.
Having just watched Challenge on You Tube.Not a bad meeting .Imo.What ever the thoughts on Aspgren as aGP rider ,he certainly was the most unluckiest on the night.The present GP riders showed their class and consistency and deserve to be in Next Year.Harris was on a lawn mower( or couldn’t get the set up) Cook showed he just isn't good enough when the going gets tough in tight situations at that level .Imo