BWitcher

Of course all the riders are going to stick to their story now. Hence the meeting lasting an hour until they all agreed to do so

Of course, anything from the quill (or keyboard) of Fourentee shall in years to come multiply in value.

I shall instruct my Mom to purchase a copy for me to read when I visit next and for prosperity!

Please enlighten me as to why the meeting even proceeded to Heat 10, if as you say, the 'rain' and 'track' were the issue. Anyway, been there done that.

If Birks is withholding his services, shouldn't he receive a ban also?

So Lakeside are tracking an illegal team 2 meetings in a row? Seems they're learning from Mr Ford.. perhaps reaping the benefit of allowing Poole to cheat a few times now. Meanwhile Wolves just stand by and accept it....

Which perhaps suggests once again that this was the primary issue with the riders..

Perhaps at that stage they had done the work necessary, or more likely it was pretty apparent at that stage the riders were refusing to race. The remainder of that time no doubt was spent with them trying to persuade them to continue.

It hasn't dawned on you how ridiculous this comment is?

See HenryW's post. Work was done to the track, not that the riders even took a look. Which places you very much in the minority.. Events such as Cardiff destroy the myth that it is the 'racing' that brings the fans in.

Spot on. I would also add that the others who are revelling in it and refuse to point any blame at the riders are those with prior agendas. i.e. the anti-GP/BSI mob.. As you say, that doesn't exonerate the other errors made.

Utterly incomparable and irrelevant.

You do know who backs OneSport don't you? And their recent actions in the sport?? Let's just say, the fans in Warsaw got to see 12 heats of speedway... another sold out crowd saw none because of dummy spitting.

He was at the meeting Steve.. he rewatched it on TV.

"Heat 1: Iversen, Harris, Lambert, Howarth 4-2 59.96 Niels gates and is gone. Lambert from 4th to 2nd but lifts to allow Harris through" Above is a Tweet from Kings Lynn. Afraid it looks like the meeting is danger as Lambert has lifted and its only Heat 1.. Edited to add: "Heat 4 stopped as Zengota lifts coming off the second bend and crashes. He's excluded from the re-run" This can't continue!!

Dear me WK. There is absolutely no doubt it was rider power that caused it to be postponed. I think you are the only person on the planet who doesn't believe that. The debate is whether the riders were right! Are you seriously suggesting BSI or the FIM decided, hang on, might be a good idea to abandon this after 12 races, that will go down well!

What are your costs then?

Yes there were. The silence only started after their little meeting.

Peter York? Seriously? Another indication the promoters are seriously losing their way. How are you going to attract any form of younger audience with Peter York presenting?

Since when, ever, have riders been quiet about track conditions. If a track is dangerous they ALWAYS bring it up in interviews.

Get back to your dishes

Still banging on about the track? I notice that all the naysayers conveniently don't comment on the actual footage that I have provided links to on this thread. The footage that quite clearly, 100% shows that the track was NOT dangerous. The footage that shows Iversen perfectly happy, giving a thumbs up in the pits while preparing for his next ride... The footage that shows Gollob and Jonasson passing and repassing, inside and outside.. The footage that shows not one mention of the track being dangerous. And now, we have a rider breaking ranks and stating it was correct to stop the meeting due to the green light starts, which pretty much renders the whole argument redundant. The riders were a disgrace and should hang their heads in shame, those who stirred it up and those who went along with it equally.

Fredrik Lindgren tweeted he didn't see anything wrong with it. As mentioned prior neither Tatum or Nicholls had the slightest thought that the meeting was going to be abandoned... again this is unprecedented.. when a track is too dangerous to ride, the commentators are fully aware of it and saying the meeting is in doubt for some time prior.

WK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZKowTuMSSk Go to 1hr and 15 mins and watch Heat 11. Forget what you know happened afterwards. There is absolutely no way in the world you could remotely begin to think that is a track 'too dangerous' to race on. It's a cracking race between Jonasson and Gollob.. not one filled with mistakes, not bucking and rearing, just simply a good speedway race which requires a decent track to happen!! One should also note Iversen, wheel perfect and VERY fast in winning the race... what's his reaction at the end? Is he shaking his head as riders do when they think it's dangerous? Oh no, he's punching the air in celebration. Indeed, carry on watching and you get a shot of Iversen back in the pits.. "Thumbs up" to the camera, not a care in the world. Again NOT the actions of someone who thinks the track is dangerous.

It's staggering. Throughout the entire history of the sport, when faced with a 'dangerous track' riders show little inclination to race. They two wheel into corners, they make their feelings known when interviewed.. they're getting out of shape consistently.. Yet funnily enough, this track had the bizarre ability to be 'dangerous' yet not cause any of these things to happen! Indeed, quite the opposite, riders were really going for it, diving underneath each other with no fear. Then all of a sudden, despite not a peep prior from any rider about the track they decide its too dangerous to continue! Just like that.. What changed between their 3rd rides and what would have been their 4th?? Absolutely nothing... except they'd reached the point where they get paid.