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OveFundinFan

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  1. Unbelievable statement. It might be "their" track ie Poole....but they cannot do as they please. Why do you think riders have to have an oil catcher? Because dropped oil is not good for the environment. Oil was poured on the track (an "accident" is no defence) so its an offence. Environment Agency should be involved in this, and if oiling the track to bind the shale is being done regularly then expect a heavy fine. Next thing is it will be said "oil helps keep the dust down".
  2. and here is me thinking sponsors for a struggling sport would be most welcome. Perhaps not !
  3. That's about the tops with the stand on bend 3-4. To make the money they would have to do a pay-as-you-view special. I would accept that even though I BT TV subscriber.
  4. The important thing is..... you knew who I meant. ………. Janusz Kołodziej (cut & paste so that's cheating )
  5. Kolodjei age 34, Linback 33, NKI 36. 4th was Cookie at 31. Show experience counts. Not saying those 3 are about to set the GPs on fire, though any of them could on their day, but it shows we perhaps shouldn't push the young ones too hard too soon.
  6. 2020 is much too soon for that to come about. More like 2022. if he gets a Cardiff wild card before that he will have deserved it, but a full season of GPs...…. just a few years more.
  7. So 2 that haved showed a lot of promise in the past but not fulfilled, plus Jan Kolodgei (?) whose is knocking on now and had a go a good few years ago didn't he. The only way for Cookie is either top 8 in GP, no top 8 but do well enough to get near to top 8, or one of the top 3 tonight drop out for whatever reason. If Robert form continues he could well get a wild card...…..but there is competition, but his saving there is I don't think there will be more then 4 Poles in the GPs, assuming one drops out of top 8 and J Kolodjei takes no 4.
  8. Might be proper speedway, but where was the team riding. Fricke looking round and then not working the info into the benefit for him and his team mate was dreadful. Back to the fact team riding is an art that has to be learned, but that was a good chance for Fricke to learn, after all, Jye wasn't slow.
  9. Speedway is stuck in a rut re starts, referring to the use of tapes. Moto GP and F1 have at least 22 lined up but movement is much less then in speedway. Tapes themselves can flutter due to wind which in itself must “encourage” riders jumping. So transponders need testing, maybe a problem with ruts and shale affecting efficiency so how about a green light start, together with a beam in front and a beam behind to limit movement. But keep them pit gates closed, that in itself would make a big difference.
  10. Interesting what thoughts are for bringing new blood into the GPs. Milik, Lambert, Holder (presume meaning Jack). Milik is mature enough to be doing it by qualification, I hope he does it some day. Lebedevs not mentioned recently, but he another like Milik. Both need consistency. Lambert and J Holder, Fricke - Lambert probably best shot of those three in the short term, he going well. But what about his peers - Drabik and Smektala…. they going better in the under 21 world championship again. I seriously think now Nicky has had his day, and so has NKI, Andreas J, ….. I think Martin Vaculik will disappear after this year (wont qualify but will take couple more years out), with so much Polish competition what becomes of the two Pawlicki's, Piotr had 2 years and the other not setting the world on fire at the top level. Greg - he will do 2019 and maybe that will be his day, maybe that depends on what he does this year in the championship. He will still get good money in Poland and Sweden for a few more years. Generally, the Danes are struggling at top level, also the Swedes, Poles still ruling but a lot of potential coming through on the British scene, pity we will loose them to continental clubs due to the state of British league racing.
  11. Of course moving at the tapes is a form of trying to gain an advantage (cheating). Bikes in Moto GP cannot move at the start (penalty if they do). Cars in F1 cannot move at the start (Penalty if they do). With Moto GP and F1 they have many laps to sort out a winner - in speedway there are 4, taking about a minute. Starts have to be right. Speedway cannot have a ride through/drive through penalty like MotoGP/F1 so it has to be right. The starts in speedway, GPs at least, are far too long, riders nerves are jangling, moves are made due to that, sort the time out between light off and tape up, hold the tapes shorter time scale, don't open pit gates, and things would be better. I don't want to see rollers like there used to be in the 70's/80's, what I want to see is 4 riders getting away evenly. Ivan Mauger was just one of those who took advantage of big rollers, but even he was out rollered by Jerzy Szakiel in a Polish world final - that was a terrible start - anyone who wants to see that again is NOT seeing speedway racing at its best.
  12. I agree with the 2 rules you mention. 1) Touch the tapes and your out and 2) move and the race is stopped and you get a warning for the meeting. I do have a problem with 1) where the rider in blue or white see the rider in red or yellow move and blue and white move too. If B or W touches the tapes it is they that get excluded. This could lead to riders in R or Y deliberately moving t get their opponent excluded. Needs a little bit more rule I think. What may reduce the amount of stoppages is if the control of the tape release is took out of the hands of a human and given to a computer. For one, refs in at least the GP's hold the tapes much too long, so if a computer was set with a reasonable max time, but programmed to be random release time up to that max that would be good I think. As for pit gates opening after a false start - simple solution - keep the pit gates shut, riders straight back to the tapes, didn't happen ages ago nor should it happen now.
  13. Obviously I put my mouth on the wrong rider. Everything went wrong for Robert, and Cookie shone. Roberts day will come, well done Cookie - keep it up.
  14. I think the BT presentation is a cut above previous years, and that’s before the meeting kicks off proper.
  15. I hoping Robert can gate in his first heat from the inside, and that be a settler. I can see him in the semis, that would be good. Its whether he can string 5 good rides together, if he does that then a final may be on for him. its tough racing in a GP though, sure he knows that.
  16. How ridiculous if he can come back to UK with such a low average. No wonder the sport is struggling (dying) in the UK
  17. I just watched the 2nd round of Euro championship from Gustrow which Robert Lambert won in great style. 300 metre track, really good racing, but the stadium part is nothing to write home about.... so I go along with you, Stoke Potter, a good race track in a field is a good starting point. Then build around it.
  18. As far as I know Leicester was purpose built in recent years. Looking at a top view I don't really see many constraints, so why it is shaped as it is seems odd to me. Could easily have been built as a proper race track..... unless some one knows different.
  19. I thought Fundin rode Hyde Road well. When he and Craven raced it was white line, whobetied the first to drift a bit, cause the other would go for the gap. as for “a special era that was a golden time”, has there been such a time since? I’m not sure there has, though the 70’s with Collins Wilson Jessup Louis Simmons Ashby Kennet plus any one else you want to throw in the mix (they are just the Brits) will be special in their own way but I think different to the famous 5 of Ove, Peter, Bjorn, Barry and Ronnie. Peter left us too soon, and Bjorn retired too early.
  20. A very good chance I would have been at BV in 1961, I was 14 year old and going with mum and dad. We always stood on the entry the 3rd bend. The races at BV between Fundin and nCraven were always close, 2 very different styles due to big difference in height, but so much trust and respect between them. Really sad when Peter got killed at Edinburgh, he was so fan friendly, and his wife Brenda was really nice too. Those were the days when you go go in the pits after the meeting, get autographs, chat with the riders etc. Can/does this happen today?
  21. Err..... perhaps a speedway fan who may be as passionate about football as for speedway. I don't care too much about football, but appreciate others may...….. take away 100 from a speedway meeting and what do you have left.... would it be enough to break even never mind a profit.
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