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My guess is,if a word can be used it is ok.If you write a word and it is changed then there is an automatic censor.To me the word used is fairly mild and i can understand why it is sometimes used....... All an aside to the main issue.And another hope of mine is that maybe one or two of the youngsters can achieve some success in the world U21s etc.Would be a great boost to follow on from Tai's world title
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Hmmmmm.......
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That is what you said.Of course someone is always going to read it wrong.But i agree,it is almost right.Scrap the joker and please don't have weak host nations seeded into the final and it would be "rite"
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I have a number of wishes apart from the obvious,that no rider has a bad accident 1.A major wish that springs to mind is that i hope the scheme to get young British riders into the EL pays dividends and the majority can make a success of it and don't end up out of their depth or out of pocket. 2.Hope that whatever rules are agreed to are stuck to 3.Hope the weather doesn't play havoc with the fixtures 4.On a local note,i hope the risk Güstrow have taken in hosting a round of the SEC pays off for them and the stadium is packed(not too many fans stay at home and watch on tv) and the track produces its usual standard of racing,then all tv viewers should see a super meeting
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Guess a lot is down to the advanced technology.You could have someone knocking out the old bikes for a cheap price,but who is going to buy a brand new "old" JAP as they would finish last in every heat!!!And you would still need a new silencer which would double the price as those cheap old silencers wouldn't be allowed nowadays
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2014 Gp Calendar
iris123 replied to DutchGrasstrack's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
What i read they didn't drink the vodka,they poured it onto the sauna and breathe in the vapours.Not a sauna expert,but in the news they said this was how some people get their kicks........????Turned out tragic in this case -
For sure it is clear to see that speedway has simply lost it's position of importance in society for a number of reasons.Stadia being one.But imo it was back in the heyday of speedway that the seeds were sown.At that time pretty well no promoter of the sport went out and bought or built a stadium.They were happy to rent from another sport.You take a fairly small football club like Dulwich Hamlet who couldn't have attracted anything near the attendances of the local speedway clubs.But they had a stadium that was decent for the time and when it became delapidated they had something to bargain with,sell off and get a modern,smaller stadium built.If speedway promoters had have had the forethought to do the same i think the sport could be in a better situation now.Ok,a fair number might have just sold the stadium and kept the money......basically as a tenant you don't get the best conditions.Pick of which day you run,all the takings from food and drink etc.If they had have had the forethought back when crowds were on a par with football things might look a little bit better now It was also about the time of the 60,000 crowds that Sweden started their own speedway league and it was really the head in the sand approach from Britain in the decades that followed that(not only the threat from Sweden,but the FIM and then Poland and the other emerging countries) has produced another big headache for the sport now
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Practically none of the circumstances that allowed speedway to attract, let's not even say 60,000,but 20,000 don't exist any more.No big inner city stadiums are wanting to stage speedway unless someone offers them big money.Even then the stadiums just don't exist like they did in the good old days.The top riders were banging on the door wanting to ride over in Britain.Not many do now.The British league existed without competition until we had the Swedish problem in the 70s and the competition has grown in strength since then and not just from other speedway countries......if you want to scrutinise the problems speedway find itself in at this moment in time quite a lot stem from what the promoters did back then
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Think we have learnt not to take Parsloes word as gospel,but with a pinch of salt.Bit strange for a prgramme editior to get it wrong all the time.Wonder what his notes read like in the programme? lol
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In a way it seems IoW is more suited to a continental style approach of running a number of meetings in the summer months rather than a British league system.I would say the BSPA should be more flexible in their ideas,but it seems they have a one system fits all,or nothing approach.
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The important + possibly strange thing in all this is Mr Cearns himself.Why did he seemingly hand the reigns to Silver?Originally he must have thought a modern approach was the way to go,but something seems to have persuaded him to go with the tried and trusted old ways.Normally the reaction to a crisis or ill health etc
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All makes for interesting reading.At least to an outsider.Seems there are a lot of upset people,full stop!!!Stuff about the programme awards and the track announcer,and i only read back to the beginning of the month.Looks like i missed lot more good stuff throughout the year lol I'd say it must be hoped that Kent sometime soon stands on it's own feet.The important thing at the moment must be stability and stopping the boat rocking too much
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No doubt he was a great,great rider.That doesn't automatically mean he would be a great promoter or administrator and know what is best for the sport nowadays.Like most of us though i am sure he just wants the best for speedway and for it to be the success it used to be in his heyday. I just hope speedway and PC's(at least the last i heard he wasn't in the best of health...) health improves next year.
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2014 European Speedway Championships
iris123 replied to DutchGrasstrack's topic in International World of Speedway
Great news,although it has been fairly well known for a while now.Just needing the confirmation.Hope it will make great viewing at home as it is one of my favourite tracks.Just a pity really that there isn't a local rider who could get in and spoil things.Of the riders associated with Güstrow i.e Wölbert + Hefenbrock,i can't unfortunately see them getting double figures.Hope i am wrong.Looking forward to it and hope a lot of fans make the effort to be in the stadium -
Yes.A photographer friend of mine from Bydgoszcz/ Hamburg also had problems with the police because of his cameras.So good luck conkers Behind the scenes work on getting a livestream for this weekends meetings at Ufa.Not sure about any of the other meetings
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Bbc Sports Personality Of The Year
iris123 replied to Grand Central's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Well i think pugwash and a few others wanted to storm the Beeb,shed their wulfsports and run stark naked across your screens with slogans written on their bodies........then they all nodded in agreement "boycott it is eh boys?" -
Bbc Sports Personality Of The Year
iris123 replied to Grand Central's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Just think how you will be kicking yourself if he is mentioned as one our other world champions and gets a 10 second clip shown.....oh and then your workmates start talking about it tomorrow and you said you boycotted it!!!!!Who's going to be looking a right plonker in their wulfsport jacket? Ok.I meant a bit more than usual -
Timo is the sort of rider who will at some stage get snapped up and probably do well if you let him go though.....
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Wild Cards 2014
iris123 replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
But i guess they never will answer those questions.They won't even answer the riders who are involved in such situations.Not only Dilger,but i posted a link round this time last year when Dryml was having trouble and he also stated the FIM never sent him a reply.Seems indicative of the organisation and really quite outrageous that they don't feel the need to answer riders!!!! -
Wild Cards 2014
iris123 replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
Well that would be simple for Emil.He doesn't ride in NZ.So they ban him from all meetings that weekend and he is not allowed to ride in any more GPs that season.Job done.What he wanted -
Wild Cards 2014
iris123 replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
Is it enforceable and do the FIM have a leg to stand on or will they make themselves look foolish yet again?Is it an unreasonable restriction of trade?It is a restriction that has never been there before,so could easily be shown to be unreasonable.Is it a restriction applied after Emil had already sent in his entry form? -
Wild Cards 2014
iris123 replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
This is probably where we get confused Phil.It reads as if it is your words,your belief.No mention of the FIM,just you saying everything was done correctly.Like i say,maybe a bit more investigation would have done the job before coming out with this sort of thing so often.A quick email to one or two of the riders involved and we would have all been a bit wiser a lot sooner -
Wild Cards 2014
iris123 replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
And all i am saying is the fact it is Phil Rising posting it seems to give some weight for some posters that it must be the truth.If someone else posts a contradictory opinion,like i said they are often jumped upon.A bit unfair.And in rsality maybe as a journalist you should have asked Dilger or Buczkowski or others involved long ago?????????As someone who has been in the sport as long as you,it is obvious you will have very many friends high up in the sport and sometimes it is probably you accept a version because it won't upset your friends.It is quite possible you think this is best for the sport anyway.What will be gained from upsetting people and making the sport look bad.And maybe that is right. As i said in a previous post,sometimes you are not right Phil.Don't take it personally if people don't just accept everything you post as gospel.I have no doubt your contribution to the sport has been far more positive than negative,but because of who you are and where you earn your money you might not always be on the side of the fans........IN My OPINION -
Wild Cards 2014
iris123 replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
You have stated that the FIM followed correct procedures have you not? You was asked about this situation and we didn't get much of a response at first.Then all we have heard since from you is that the correct procedures were followed.This sort of information has been taken as gospel truth by people like Dave the mic and people who state otherwise are slated.Sorry if you get upset at that,but you chose to tell us this line And further to your post.I don't get any pleasure out of the poorly handled situation and get no pleasure out of arguing the toss with you.I feel there is something dodgy and it is worth arguing about though.Sure there are people who long for the old pre internet days when we couldn't find out anything other than the "official" line