CardinalSin Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I had been told that the new shape of the circuit meant that the quality of the speedway had improved considerably Oh it has make no mistake about that. The racing at Foxhall this season has been superb with one or 2 exceptions. The pairs along with the bank holiday afternoon meeting against Peterborough were the worst meetings of the season without question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedwig Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Why ???? Was it because the BSPA don't trust the people who work on the Foxhall turnstyles....if so that is a bit of an insult isn't it. To be honest it is virtually impossible to get over the turnstyles at Ipswich without paying or even doing it so that the person in the booth could pocket the money. You need to be less than 8 stone to get through the tight squeeze anyway !!!! Seemed a little unthoughtful towards long suffering speedway supporters to question everyone in such a way when they charged such a high entrance for such a poor show !!! There was also someone checking everyone had a rainoff ticket at the PL Fours (Peterborough) so don't think it had anything to do with how easy (or not) it is to sneak through the turnstiles at Ipswich... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Oh it has make no mistake about that. The racing at Foxhall this season has been superb with one or 2 exceptions. The pairs along with the bank holiday afternoon meeting against Peterborough were the worst meetings of the season without question. Â Â And what about the swindon match on sky ? the racing it just the same as it has been the track changes have not worked . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 And what about the swindon match on sky ? the racing it just the same as it has been the track changes have not worked . It wasn't that bad a meeting. Not brilliant but i've seen worse. As for the changes not working thats nonsense. Don't take my word for it ask fans of other clubs that have visited this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 It wasn't that bad a meeting. Not brilliant but i've seen worse. As for the changes not working thats nonsense. Don't take my word for it ask fans of other clubs that have visited this year. Â Â If you reckon the Swindon match was not a bad meeting no wonder you reckon the track changes hve worked . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Andersen rode in Poland the very next day and again at Belle Vue last night. Miracle recovery to his very bad injury ?????????????? Â Â Ohh you really have a big problem with Hans don't you. Yes he did ride and he is not riding to the standards he can due to the injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 If you reckon the Swindon match was not a bad meeting no wonder you reckon the track changes hve worked . Considering how utterly crap Swindon were i thought the meeting held up ok. I've seen worse meetings than that on sky this year. I'm sure the comments from Wolves, Poole, Coventry fans stating on here how much they enjoyed the meetings at Foxhall this year haven't gone unnoticed by you Orion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZODIAK Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 The Poole meeting at Foxhall earlier in the season was one of the best meetings i've seen this year and i've been just about everywhere. The track is now a superb shape for racing. Plenty of lines and there was passing inside and outside. Heat 13 ding dong battle between Miskowiak and Batchelor where Batch tried the heavy tactics and failed was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 And what about the swindon match on sky ? the racing it just the same as it has been the track changes have not worked . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 There was also someone checking everyone had a rainoff ticket at the PL Fours (Peterborough) so don't think it had anything to do with how easy (or not) it is to sneak through the turnstiles at Ipswich... ...and at the U21 WTC marathon at Rye House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBBY Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 (edited) Ohh you really have a big problem with Hans don't you. Yes he did ride and he is not riding to the standards he can due to the injury. Â About the same as you have in protecting his name with comments about him not riding in the Pairs because his hand is badly injured and then he goes and rides in 'lotsacash' Poland within 24 hours. Edited September 7, 2010 by NOBBY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 The riders ignored the crowd when they went round on the truck and there seemed no spark to the presentation TOTALLY UNFORGIVEABLE!! What's wrong with these blokes??!! There are too many riders that take the fans for granted, no fans no bloody jobs, do they realise that or not?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 TOTALLY UNFORGIVEABLE!! What's wrong with these blokes??!! There are too many riders that take the fans for granted, no fans no bloody jobs, do they realise that or not?? Most of them couldn't have given a monkeys, that was obvious from their riding which showed little effort to race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 The racing has been really good this year - we were all saying that Saturday night was the worst it had been all season  Have to agree with you about the riders ignoring the crowd - not good enough. Shame that I seem to have managed to pick two of the poorest meetings of the year to attend at Ipswich as I was also at the Swindon sky meeting. I agree that the Swindon meeting was much better than the EL pairs but overall I have seen significantly better racing at the East of England showground. Still I will give Ipswich another try next season and hope to see some quality racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearhead Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Why ???? Was it because the BSPA don't trust the people who work on the Foxhall turnstyles....if so that is a bit of an insult isn't it. To be honest it is virtually impossible to get over the turnstyles at Ipswich without paying or even doing it so that the person in the booth could pocket the money. You need to be less than 8 stone to get through the tight squeeze anyway !!!! Seemed a little unthoughtful towards long suffering speedway supporters to question everyone in such a way when they charged such a high entrance for such a poor show !!! Â Twenty quid!!!!! I'm glad I havn't been since the Briggo balls up and don't intend to either,sounds like obtaining money under false pretenses! It doesn't say a lot about Ipswich Speedway if the BSPA took over the show eh? Â The track hasn't done much for the racing either,about the same as last year I'd say but yes the presentation used to be so much better with Kevin Long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Why ???? Was it because the BSPA don't trust the people who work on the Foxhall turnstyles....if so that is a bit of an insult isn't it. To be honest it is virtually impossible to get over the turnstyles at Ipswich without paying or even doing it so that the person in the booth could pocket the money. You need to be less than 8 stone to get through the tight squeeze anyway !!!! Seemed a little unthoughtful towards long suffering speedway supporters to question everyone in such a way when they charged such a high entrance for such a poor show !!! Â I must admit Nobby I thought that the checking of tickets was nothing less than bizarre. You queue up, hand your money over, go through a turnstile and less than 5 yards away someone checks you have paid. Â What on earth for ? Â This was probably the most boring meeting I have ever been too. Two races you could perhaps say were ok with all of the others being straight from the gate without even the chance of any overtaking. The riders ignored the crowd when they went round on the truck and there seemed no spark to the presentation. Â Of the superseven events I have attended this season the PL pairs at Somerset was by far the best event as it has been for the last couple of years. The PL fours was ok but not as good as I had hoped given the potential for good races at Peterborough. Maybe more thought has to go into which tracks present the best racing as I am not sure Ipswich does even with the changes this season. Â Come on, mate. Since when has the quality of the racing at a track, the ability to put on a good show and the record for previous years had anything to do with the selection of tracks for the big events ? Â As far as I can see, giving spectators good value for money and making sure that the sport gets the best possible publicity are a long way down the list. Â If they were where they should be (at the top), Sheffield would not be holding the PLRC (remember the riders strike over the state of the track and the row over bike covers) and Rye House certainly would not get the NLRC - last years track was a disgrace, and how many refuse to go because it is Rye House ? Â Any track that puts on a bad show should be barred from holding the same event the following year, period. After all, if someone screws up the repairs on your car, you don't continue to take it back to the same place, do you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Somerset for the PL pairs, Peterborough for the PL fours - both great venues for the events, even if perhaps this season the racing wasnt as good as it could have been. Peterborough for the world cup qualifyer last season, fantastic meeting. So sometimes the powers that be do get it right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) The track hasn't done much for the racing either,about the same as last year I'd say Sorry but thats complete nonsense. The difference between the racing from last year and this is like night and day. There has been far more better meetings than poor ones this year where as there were always far more poor meetings than good ones before the changes. We now get good and bad meetings like most tracks instead of mostly bad ones. Â I think its also worth noting that the track is an awful lot safer too with plenty of space for the riders to race. Off the top of my head i can't remember one bad looking crash at Foxhall this season and that in itself is a major thumbs up. Edited September 8, 2010 by Catch22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stbendbunching Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Twenty quid!!!!! I'm glad I havn't been since the Briggo balls up and don't intend to either,sounds like obtaining money under false pretenses! It doesn't say a lot about Ipswich Speedway if the BSPA took over the show eh?  The track hasn't done much for the racing either,about the same as last year I'd say but yes the presentation used to be so much better with Kevin Long   It was a BSPA event, with prices set by the BSPA and run by the BSPA. Ipswich was the host track - they (like all other tracks at BSPA events) have no say on the entrance fees, programme, etc.  As for your comments regarding the track, you are wrong, very wrong, as countless fans from other tracks have testified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 And what about the swindon match on sky ? the racing it just the same as it has been the track changes have not worked . So how would you know . You have not been there this season! The track changes have made racing much better this season and the biggest success of all have been much safer racing. I hardly think there has been a bad crash there this season which is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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