bigeddiechek

Sigh.

Could you ask him about the importance of confining pressure then? Should be a quick answer.

Ahh, then you might be the man to answer one of my questions on track prep. What is considered to be the optimum percentage moisture content for the crucial factors of compaction and friction? Yes it did.

2005 being a great example, we were regularly hammering teams at home and almost won the league. The crowds were terrible, people stopped coming to watch. It shows the very peculiar attitude of some Berwick "fans".

Hoy! I wasn't criticising you, I was just wondering if you were able to help!

Heppy probably doesn't go on the Internet telling him how to sell watches

Could you not give up just a wee bit of your time? Say a one-off day to provide Heppy with a bit of training?

Glasgow, the city that walks on water =D

To whom? =D

I have to agree it wasn't the most exciting meeting Sarah, the track did look a bit slick, especially towards the end. I'm being completely honest here, but I come across far more people who enjoy it than don't: and more and more folk in my neck of the woods are coming along and trying it out. That can only be a good thing for the club. They perhaps aren't the purists, and are just there for a night out, so I understand there are different, and valid, points of view. I think today showed that we will be competitive, that's all we can ask for from a wee rural club with limited funds. The reason I am so defensive on here (going way back to Peter Waite days) is that I just cannot see how the books balance in speedway. So, that means owners putting a lot of their own money into the club. Or, the other option is having no club. People with the money to keep a speedway club afloat can easily put their cash into a different interest or venture. They have that option, however, we would be left with no speedway in Berwick and the only options to fans being Glasgow, Edinburgh or Newcastle. I think having your say that it wasn't an entertaining meeting is absolutely fair enough, so I am not really referring to you (or others) in the post. You guys know what it means to support a club through thick and thin: that is for sure. It is others who continually snipe on here, and I just wonder what they are wishing for? Do they want to see the club fail?

Have a wee think, Jim.

Decent result, well done Bandits, full points in the league!

I shall, once again, refer to the 2005 season and the crowd level versus results relation...

Fabulous, we're one competitive meeting into the season and we're talking about fans voting with their feet. It's what support is really all about. Only the league winners deserve it. =D

Good fun though.

Well done Tigers, good comeback after a strong start from the Bandits. Palovaara and Berge, good prospects. For us, good to see Luke getting into the mix, a good score from Alex and Voldrih showing signs of getting a bit of speed. I think if Claus hadn't come off (don't know what happened) we would have still just sneaked it.

Always great visiting support from the Tigers, looks like they will bring a decent team with them this year too. Be good to see Kozza back at Shielfield.

This top notch, lads, the humour is second to none. Keep up the good work!

Uncle Monty would never use industrial language like that!

This is just simply splendid. We're going to get some popcorn and switch the telly off!

Keep it going lads, this is top notch!

Just had a couple of speedway-going friends round who were not even aware of this forum. My God we have had a good chuckle reading this. We were in tears at one point

Such a true statement. It really does drag out the most unfortunate chaps. I found out a couple of people in the town were speedway goers yesterday, I had no idea! They absolutely love it, not a mention of track, or averages, or whatever the current moan is on here. We just had a really great blether about what we love about the sport. It truly is a case of a very few rotten apples. Time to hoy them oot!

Come on Arson, you didn't need to bring them into it, did you? Good post, please keep them coming!

So, Sparkafag puts up a really good post, but it is clearly above the usual suspects' level of intellect. Quite interesting stats, Sparky. Although people are saying Kus got a lot of his points from reserve, he actually regularly beat some of the top number 1 riders from the league. I was unsure of him at the start of last season, but I am of no doubt now that he is a classy rider. Looking forward to having him as guest on Saturday, and it makes complete sense to me at least... I'm not surprised Redcar put a high price on him.