longlivefrankie Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 pouring down here in the valleys, whats the chances of this being on? have had two wasted journeys back down to newport dont want another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Um,er,there`s a strange light coming from the sky That's ok , the military will deny everything . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietbowers Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Um,er,there`s a strange light coming from the sky It`s disappeared already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Eased off a fair bit now and has virtually stopped in St JUlians, would imagine if it is on there wont be much dust Been raining for the bulk of the day though and all night lastnight, so if it is on the track staff have done well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly92 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Hows the weather ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoaty Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Just had news from the stadium. It's off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly92 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Noooo not the news i wanted to hear!! Was the rain really that bad then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybikespeedway Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Just had news from the stadium. It's off. No surprise there really looking at all the rain we have had yesterday and today . just dissapionted that the Newport Promotion/ management could not come on here and be honest about the prospects of tonights fixture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWS Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Was looking forward to the Kim and Screen encounters especially under the lights! Was also hoping to go to Stoke tomorrow like many others but the weather isn't looking too good either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly92 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I feel sorry for the travelling glasgow fans! I hope it doesnt rain in stoke tomorrow becuase the swedes (kim & robin) will be going back to sweden without having a ride just like they did last weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwaspfan Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 That is the nature of speedway. You can't expect the management to give out chances of meeting going ahead. Nobody would turn up. The meeting is on until its off! Weve all been there. driving up to Stoke in the rain waiting for the inevitable phone call. Feel for any scots making the trip down though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I feel sorry for the travelling glasgow fans! I hope it doesnt rain in stoke tomorrow becuase the swedes (kim & robin) will be going back to sweden without having a ride just like they did last weekend. I don't think there would have been too many of us down tonight . I was down in June when the 4-30 downpour called the first staging off - so i would have been distraught had i made the trip down again today . It happens though and will continue to happen until we can invent something to make speedway less at the mercy of the weather . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Just had news from the stadium. It's off. I suppose it would have been too late to divert to Somerest for their 10th Anniversay meeting(assuming that that is still on of course). If it is, I suppose they could call in and miss a couple of heats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoaty Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 just dissapionted that the Newport Promotion/ management could not come on here and be honest about the prospects of tonights fixture Why? Does every other promotion post on here about the prospects of their meetings being on if the weather is looking dodgy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybikespeedway Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Why? Does every other promotion post on here about the prospects of their meetings being on if the weather is looking dodgy? No they post on there own website ,newports has been under constuction for the last 2 months. so there only access to the public is the BSF or tanya's Site , both ignored by the management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Why? Does every other promotion post on here about the prospects of their meetings being on if the weather is looking dodgy? Swindon managed to give everybody 24 hours warning about a rain-off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietbowers Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Swindon managed to give everybody 24 hours warning about a rain-off And people were`nt happy about it even with that amount of time given to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
father jack Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 No they post on there own website ,newports has been under constuction for the last 2 months. so there only access to the public is the BSF or tanya's Site , both ignored by the management Bill this was an important meeting for Newport Speedway, clearly the management wanted to give it every chance of going ahead. Had the rain stopped they could have had a raceable track within an hour or so. Call off a meeting early and it clears up then the management get slammed, as happened with the late Tim Stone a few times, call it off to late the management get slammed ! Its a no win situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybikespeedway Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Bill this was an important meeting for Newport Speedway, clearly the management wanted to give it every chance of going ahead. Had the rain stopped they could have had a raceable track within an hour or so. Call off a meeting early and it clears up then the management get slammed, as happened with the late Tim Stone a few times, call it off to late the management get slammed ! Its a no win situation. True but giving the rain that persisted all of thursday, and the MET forcast for Friday it was never going to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) Bill this was an important meeting for Newport Speedway, clearly the management wanted to give it every chance of going ahead. Had the rain stopped they could have had a raceable track within an hour or so. Call off a meeting early and it clears up then the management get slammed, as happened with the late Tim Stone a few times, call it off to late the management get slammed ! Its a no win situation. Really dissapointed, especially as half an hour after the start time it's dry in Newport! Most of all I'm dissapointed FOR the Mallets, they (and the management in general) obviously put a huge effort into this meeting, getting a disco, fireworks and the floodlights ready. Maybe having a floodlight switch on in September (weather permitting) would be more symbolic anyway, after all the lights would have been switched on when it was pretty light outside tonight! Good luck to the Wasps at Stoke tomorrow! JT. Edited August 20, 2010 by JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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