The White Knight

The sad thing is we had some cracking 'Pairs' Riders in the past.

A very cynical view SCB. :sad:

My Pal was at that Meeting - I was away.

That must have been Taxing for them though. :D

I am obviously not explaining my self very well. I had probably better give up on this. I know what I meant anyway.

Sigh...................... I mentioned Wembley in response to being questioned about Numbers - not Tracks. :rolleyes: Which also proves my point - Thank you for that Phil.

I think I can see things from other people's perspective. I can also stand my corner in a discussion, as can Bewitcher and others - I can hold an opinion though even if you don't like it. I meant that the Speedway Weekend would be exactly that without Speedway - irrelevant. Therefore the most important thing regarding the Weekend is the Speedway. Surely, you have proved my point for me.

I would agree with that, however, it is inconceivable to me that someone should go to Cardiff for the GP and not consider the Racing to be the MAIN part of the weekend BC. Everything else, to me, is on the periphery. I just can't get my head around that.

Question: IF there was no Speedway Racing in Cardiff would you go on the Speedway Weekend unless for a Holiday. The answer to my question is self evidently NO!! Ergo my Case rests. Q.E.D.

Having been to Cardiff myself - I actually agree with you - it is a superb day out. However, I would question how many people would attend Cardiff if there was NO Speedway Meeting. My bet would be NONE. Ergo the Speedway (the racing) is the reason people go in the first place. The socialising, the banter and the company is very much subordinate to the Speedway. No racing - no Cardiff. Unless, of course, you are implying that the Speedway is not a necessary, nay essential part of the 'day out'?

How about you tell me? EDIT: Oops - I can answer the first question. Less than the number that used to go to Wembley years ago. I hope that helps.

Do you go to watch the pre Meeting entertainment like. :shock: :rofl:

Onwards and upwards. :approve:

I know I will get in to trouble off you Oldace - but I simply do not believe that the trouble was caused by the 'Green Light' Starts. The 'Green Light' Start is covered in the very Rules and Regulations of Speedway itself. The Riders would have known that. To fly in the face of the Rules and Regulations is foolish in the extreme. You can't win. 'Green Light' Starts have been part and parcel of Speedway for years. Whilst I will admit that the 'Green Light' didn't help the situation - I believe there was far more to it than that. Whether we will ever find out the real cause of the abandonment is another matter. Only time will tell.

I don't think it was fine. I watched the Meeting on the Television and the Track was breaking up. You have admitted to ruts developing. It could have only got more dangerous not less so.

Why thank you BC. :approve:

I agree - racing motorcycles is very dangerous indeed. All the more reason that the Tracks should be prepared as well as is humanly possible - as you say the Sport is very dangerous. It ill behoves us to ask Riders to race on Tracks that add to that danger. That, is unfortunately, the way I see these Temporary Tracks.

I'm a big Lonnie Donegan Fan. :approve: That's my era - Buddy Holly, Elvis, Eddie Cochrane, The Everly Brothers, Marty Wilde - it hasn't got any better than that since.

Four foot from it's Tail. :rofl: Lonnie Donegan - 'My Old Man's A Dustman'.

Love it!!! :rofl: Except it isn't really funny. :sad:

One hell of a bloody big part I would have thought. I can't see too many going to watch the Track laid, to partake of the local hospitality, shopping etc. Without the Racing there would be nobody going...... Nothing. The Racing is the reason people attend - nothing else.

Hoping for the best is simply not good enough for paying Spectators. It smacks of unprofessionalism. Nobody is suggesting that they set out to lay a crap Track. Sadly, though, too often they do. I don't believe that these Temporary Tracks are a good idea. Up to a point I think they are dangerous. Obviously, in this case, if it was the Track that stopped the Warsaw GP - the Riders would agree with me. Why should any Rider be asked to ride on (swallow) a dangerous Track? Would you? The Riders must have the POWER!!! They are the ones putting their lives at risk, not those building crap/dangerous Tracks. I hope you aren't a Health and Safety Officer.

Well said Gemnini - I couldn't agree more. :approve:

That, at present, is only an opinion. None of us actually know that for a fact.

There is the problem. It's well to be seen you weren't riding that Track. Perhaps if you had been, you might have a different view to the one you are currently expounding on here.