StevePark

Do you not think it a good idea to wait to see how long, potentailly, Lewi is out for? Might only be a week or two.

Two ambulances (as is standard at Newcastle) and three doctors, actually. Delay was whilst Lewi was treated on track.

Correct. It was last Sundays weather. I'll let Tsunami explain, as he knows more about it than I do and is probably better explaining these things. You just have to have the dig don't you? You can't just congratulate him and leave it at that, can you?

Might have something to do with a certain footy competition being held in Brazil?

Newcastle race Berwick and Edinburgh twice H & A.

Sorry. I should have highlighted the bit in your post which said about a 4 heat match was proposed, but rejected.

Indeed. Everyone should have known that, especially if it was going to possibly effect their business.

Scunthorpe away will only be Danny's 3rd away match. His 4th away match will be at Sheffield on the 17th July (providing Scunthorpe goes ahead, of course).

And you wonder why we haven't got loads of talent coming through.

The fixture should not have been there in the first place. Everyone knew that England had a World Cup match on that night when the draw was made on 6th December 2013. That's the whole point.

Nicely paraphrased from what I said on that thread.

So, you reckon a minority sport, watched by thousands, should try and compete against a major sport watched by millions? There's only going to be one winner there. It would be madness for Redcar to run against the England game, especially if England could qualify from the Group stage, which is why the fixture should have been an 'Open' fixture on the fixture list to begin with, rather than realise the crowd would be poorer than normal, just a fortnight beforehand.

Given all Sheffield's postponements at Owlerton recently, they might not have a choice but to run that night (weather permitting, obviously!).

The World Cup fixtures were known the same night as the draw was made on 6th December 2013. No excuses. This is shoddy (to be kind) by Redcar. Then you wonder why crowds are falling.

Newcastle until about 6 (Just after the bikes start to get warmed up) in a 'viewing area.' Once ALL racing (inc. any second half) is completed they can then usually come into the pits.

Obviously saw sense and moved!

No. R/R (unless 2 or more of the 1-5 are missing). Only allowed a guest for ACU riders in FIM meetings.

Depends when the practice is. It might be Friday and even then depends, if it is Saturday practice, at what time.

Can you do any of that without planning permission?

Might have something to do with all the rain we had the previous day? The track was underwater on Sunday morning, don't forget.

Jensen was a lot quicker than Vissing and Jensen couldn't slow down to let Vissing overtake due to the close proximity of Ludde.

After the meeting Ludde went out on Robbo's bike and Robbo went out on Ludde's bike. Ludde flew out the traps and left Robbo in his wake twice. I believe they might now know what the problem is, so hopefully he will begin making starts,

Midland Red is correct, I did mean postpone the meeting. I perhaps should have made that clearer.

Perhaps common sense would have been to pull this meeting 3 or 4 hours before the meeting should have started, rather than the hour and a half after it should have started? Also, Dick told us "all the riders want to ride," which, according to at least one rider 'brave' enough to tweet, wasn't true. Hope the few that can attend on Monday see a decent meeting on a decent track. I'm one, no doubt of many, that can't make it.

You were the one to bring that one up. It might well be a "different coin," but both could well come up with similar obstacles that would have to be overcome. If you don't look and anticipate any obstacles, you are on a hiding to nothing.