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dontforgetthefueltapsbruv

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  1. The regs are different for a rider at reserve as you cannot run RR at 6 Also it is (was) that a rider couldn't BE a guest whilst on an assessed average as opposed to no facility if they were missing
  2. I watched from the turn 2 exit (with the Danny King fan club) but moved to turn 4 for the last heat Did the same as Bojangles - there were a number of exits direct to the field car park for a straight forward quick getaway I was back in Ipswich by 11:15 having beforehand feared that might be the time we left the car park if there had been teething problems/delay with the meeting and then car park carnage Thankfully there were no such issues
  3. Congratulations to Northampton on a smooth and successful opening night - I'm glad I made the effort to check it out An easy 2hour(ish) journey from Ipswich, simple to find and pretty well organised parking A good location to take advantage of those supporters sadly missing their own teams A great turnout (3-4k?) Lots of 'neutrals' but hopefully a good number will become regulars Track very slick with any outside dirt pretty much unusable particularly on 1&2 where the significant descent negates the camber A number of decent battles without oodles of passing. The general buzz of a bigger crowd meant these probably came across better than had it been an empty stadium (take note promoters - atmosphere is a big factor in perception) I can certainly see that there should be an improvement in the racing with some relatively straight forward adjustments to prep Gate 4 was a huge advantage , with gate 1 a graveyard - a couple of clever/experienced first bends off the less favoured gates made the difference in the Witches favour - Score totals 1) 13+2 2) 21+6 3) 22+2 4) 34+2 Decided to make a dash for it during lap 4 of heat 15 to ensure our exit was possible in decent time Generally a very positive evening for the sport
  4. Going by the Foxhall result it should be tight Expecting a much needed home win to support the politically correct narrative
  5. The 396m was apparently the barrier 310m is the kerb (or 1m from the kerb which I believe is the official way to measure)
  6. Welcome to British Speedway where your face fitting is more important than talent and results.....
  7. Those running the sport love a happy clapper but need to be more attentive to what Mike and those like him are saying It's not negativity it is realism - they have abused 50 years plus of positivity from Mike and those of us like him and don't deserve anymore
  8. A poor spectacle from a racing point of view kept a little more interesting by the unexpected start by Northampton taking the lead Stream was decent with improvements to the graphics Camera angle still too narrow on occasions meaning you missed a background tussle - which is more important action than a close up of the leader imo
  9. Bright and breezy day so will be drying out quick if too little water used earlier No chance of rain so got it down and soaking into the base hopefully
  10. If the Witches score begins with a 4 then they will have performed a miracle I'm expecting a 16-20 Aces win
  11. You must sleep with one eye open and have a baseball bat in hand just in case of a break in....
  12. Between seasons but not during aa far as I can recall
  13. Presumably he has opted out of the RS scheme to take the No6 spot so I would expect that switch not to be an option
  14. Well it seems the whole afternoon just wasn't long enough to do the trick Uppa Witches
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