Bryn Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Good luck to Team Nikko and the Crusaders... It's beautifully sunny and am setting off in a mo!!! Hope that revelation hasn't put the mockers on the weather for later! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builderbob Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 thanks for that reply stressed, seems a shame not a sittingborne side when it could have been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Surprise Danny Warwick not riding what have done very well for Sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Little Un Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 2) yes, the circuit and set-up at Iwade isn't of course in the same class as Central Park but I totally disagree that the facilities at the OGS are so basic as to "struggle to stage viable 3rd Division level speedway" - CL Speedway was run there perfectly successfully in my book. It's a tragedy it didn't continue and I believe personally that there was no good reason it couldn't have continued and be continuing to this day... The problem that prevented them from carrying on with the CL as it was, was due to being very limited by the council as too how often and how many meetings they could stage in a year. Of course it is a laugh when you consider how often they can run training days and the noise they create, I would imagine they create much more noise than an organised meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builderbob Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 totly agree greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 The problem that prevented them from carrying on with the CL as it was, was due to being very limited by the council as too how often and how many meetings they could stage in a year. I don't know where you get that from - there was no such problem; and those involved in securing what would've been an excellent promotional package and a very competitive team for what was in the end an abortive 2009 campaign, can confirm this was NOT the reason the club pulled the plug on league racing. The Council (Swale) are far more supportive of Speedway at the OGS than the impression that is sometimes given... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 ... seems a shame not a sittingborne side when it could have been Hmm, more than a tad harsh... In Mark & Aaron, you're looking at essentially the heart and soul of Sittingbourne Speedway club: club loyalists supreme and no-one should doubt that IF the Crusaders still rode in the league, the Baseby boys would be in their side. Dan & Rikki are also riders who turned out for the Crusaders: indeed in both cases was their first club. And with these four ALL being Kentish lads we had a very strong bond to the county and the club in this septet. I note that on another site Nikko has said James Clement had also ridden for Sittingbourne - in official competition, I actually don't think so - though I could be wrong. Classic moment tonight was the big fanfare Tim gave as the interval attraction to British Ice Speedway racer Kevin Rowand coming on track on his ice racing machine to try and break the track record... Four laps were negotiated (though clearly not fast enough to challenge any sort of record...) and then it was revealed that - oops - no-one had actually timed it!! Now come on, everyone knows that Chris spends the interval stuffing his face with Mars bars; can't be disturbed from that!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressed Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Classic moment tonight was the big fanfare Tim gave as the interval attraction to British Ice Speedway racer Kevin Rowand coming on track on his ice racing machine to try and break the track record... Four laps were negotiated (though clearly not fast enough to challenge any sort of record...) and then it was revealed that - oops - no-one had actually timed it!! Now come on, everyone knows that Chris spends the interval stuffing his face with Mars bars; can't be disturbed from that!!!! Yeah it was funny that, silly thing is I had two stop watches with me as well Shame he wasn't quick enough, I remember Bruce Cribb at Poole donkeys years ago, my God he was amazing and if I remember right he broke the track record that night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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