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Everything posted by chunky
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Everyone was complaining about the lack of atmosphere for most of the meeting, but I could certainly feel it during the final!
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Or any other grass-tracker...
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UK speedway slowly dying
chunky replied to old bob at herne bay's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
When I watched speedway as a kid, one of the big attractions for me was watching all those he-men struggling to control a bucking bronco in deep dirt! And they managed it. You have to appreciate ALL aspects of the sport, but mostly the control - even when control seems impossible. The power of the bikes these days does make it physically impossible, which is why they can't race on dirt... -
Sadly, the racing hasn't been important in Britain for years... Without a ton of cash - and an increase in suitable venues, speedway is unlikely to be important again...
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No more ridiculous than some of the refereeing!
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Look, we ALWAYS want it to be good, but sadly, it rarely is... I don't blame it on temporary tracks, just the fact that the machinery has "progressed" (and I use that term very loosely) to the point where the bikes can only be ridden on concrete, and the riders don't have a clue how to ride on dirt because of what the crazy power the bikes have. As I said earlier, if you TRULY attack the track (like Bewley and Holder did), you CAN make it work. As Crump and Hancock both said, there were a lot worse tracks back in the day - and I can only agree with them...
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How DARE you disagree with all the miserable gits on here! We can't have that, can we?
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Absolutely. If it's NOT performance enhancing, it is NOT being used to gain an unfair undvantage, so it cannot be considered cheating. It's just f*cking stupidity!
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I said it before; shut up...
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You did this a couple of weeks ago? You'd said your goodbyes - then surfaced again! Make your bloody mind up!
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I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes! From what I've seen of him this year, he is absolutely incredible! That was something special! Just proves what can be done when you go out and ATTACK the track; Bewley and Holder have shown that...
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Madsen, by the look of it...
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Vojens is brilliant! Isn't it???
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WTF is a "bangar"???
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He doesn't usually wait, does he?
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So was I!
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That is the problem, because that's all the bikes can handle these days...
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Given Madsen a chance, now...
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He would probably have left his Marx on the sport...
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Shut up...
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Could this be a new record? The first time in British speedway history we've had two riders named Leon in the same race?
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Too many bloody snowflakes offended by everything...
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That makes no sense. Michelsen was in front, and never left his line. Doyle hit him, not the other way round.
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Well, I might pay to watch you!
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Kelvin just made a great point, as I thought it was me. I don't understand how they keep getting the points and captions wrong; it's been happening all season.