Yorkscorp Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 On Scunny website this morning that track failed FIM inspection and the U21 meeting has been lost. Disappointing but I am sure in future Rob and the guys will achieve FIM status for the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 On Scunny website this morning that track failed FIM inspection and the U21 meeting has been lost. Disappointing but I am sure in future Rob and the guys will achieve FIM status for the track. from what i`ve heard they will have to spend some money which persumably they weren`t prepared to do this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 On Scunny website this morning that track failed FIM inspection and the U21 meeting has been lost. Disappointing but I am sure in future Rob and the guys will achieve FIM status for the track. Gutted for all concerned at Scunthorpe, you do a brill job all of you:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 from what i`ve heard they will have to spend some money which persumably they weren`t prepared to do this year. And the time scale in which to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Shame. I was going to go to this meeting. Not going all the way down to Lakeside I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Do we know why the EWR failed? Was it something big, or some petty FIM restriction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunch Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Do we know why the EWR failed? Was it something big, or some petty FIM restriction? Nothing major as i understand it,the main problem was that the work required for this one meeting would have made the changeover to stock cars far more demanding and time consuming. Lots of suggestions were made and compromises proposed but the man at the FIM wanted it his way or no way. Its a shame really,one of the finest and safest tracks in the country would have produced a great meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribbler Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 On Scunny website this morning that track failed FIM inspection and the U21 meeting has been lost. Disappointing but I am sure in future Rob and the guys will achieve FIM status for the track. Surely TPB knew the track when it was chosen. How can it be up to standard to be chosen - and then fail the inspection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Surely TPB knew the track when it was chosen. How can it be up to standard to be chosen - and then fail the inspection? Berwick was chosen for a GP qualifier dependant on the necessary work being completed, which they have done at huge expense... The Scunthorpe promotion probaly looked at the cost, thought about it and said, "sod that!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 What a shame!. We would have been in for a treat with plenty of passing. Poor Rob & Co have worked so hard down the track throughout the winter. the weather has been against them for the last month, probably too much work to undertake. Nevermind I'm over it already. we still have plenty of speedway to look forward to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backless Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 <p> <br />Surely TPB knew the track when it was chosen. How can it be up to standard to be chosen - and then fail the inspection?<br /> <br /><br /> </p> By putting yourself forward for the job.... & then not being up to standard upon inspection. "Interesting" to check out the article on the website - the home page is still advertising the opening meeting of the season: apparently a top field is being assembled for the Kenny Smith Memorial Meeting. See, easy to put yourself forward for something... and not deliver. On a recent visit, the track looked to be, well, totally knackered through overuse & was a shadow of it's former self, but i suppose that's necessary to fund PL racing. Certainly the "crowd" wasnt a shadow of its former self - there weren't enough to cast a big enough shadow - in fact only the travelling support made it a "crowd" as opposed to a "gathering". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidba Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Sorry for Scunny fans but this could be great news for me, depends on what time the meeting is as i'm already booked to go out that night, plus, who will the qualifier be?it's listed as being in Ukraine last Sat but cant see any results anywhere,anyone know what happened with that, who the teams are etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Sorry for Scunny fans but this could be great news for me, depends on what time the meeting is as i'm already booked to go out that night, plus, who will the qualifier be?it's listed as being in Ukraine last Sat but cant see any results anywhere,anyone know what happened with that, who the teams are etc? thread on the international section started by Main man http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=69704 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidba Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 So the Czechs will be at lakeside then? Wonder why the lakeside press release just says + qualifier, as though they dont know who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Do we know why the EWR failed? Was it something big, or some petty FIM restriction? Plastic spoons in the cafe i think was the reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunch Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 <p><br /> <br /> </p> By putting yourself forward for the job.... & then not being up to standard upon inspection. "Interesting" to check out the article on the website - the home page is still advertising the opening meeting of the season: apparently a top field is being assembled for the Kenny Smith Memorial Meeting. See, easy to put yourself forward for something... and not deliver. On a recent visit, the track looked to be, well, totally knackered through overuse & was a shadow of it's former self, but i suppose that's necessary to fund PL racing. Certainly the "crowd" wasnt a shadow of its former self - there weren't enough to cast a big enough shadow - in fact only the travelling support made it a "crowd" as opposed to a "gathering". Im completely with you on this,its absolutely shocking that a meeting that happened weeks ago still hasnt been updated on the website,how are fans supposed to make travel arangements etc As for the track,i agree its awfull i just dont understand how the riders manage to produce some of the best racing the PL has to offer week in week out on that surface But finally and most importantly.. when is a crowd officially classed as 'big'?, Rangers FC get big crowds but are insolvent, so is a crowd of 2000 when you need 2500 to pay the bills 'bigger' than 400 when you need 300 to pay the bills?...just interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazeaway Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Shame. I was going to go to this meeting. Not going all the way down to Lakeside I'm afraid. Has it been moved to Lakeside then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 <p><br /> <br /> </p> By putting yourself forward for the job.... & then not being up to standard upon inspection. "Interesting" to check out the article on the website - the home page is still advertising the opening meeting of the season: apparently a top field is being assembled for the Kenny Smith Memorial Meeting. See, easy to put yourself forward for something... and not deliver. On a recent visit, the track looked to be, well, totally knackered through overuse & was a shadow of it's former self, but i suppose that's necessary to fund PL racing. Certainly the "crowd" wasnt a shadow of its former self - there weren't enough to cast a big enough shadow - in fact only the travelling support made it a "crowd" as opposed to a "gathering". Dont know which website your looking at,but i see no mention of the Kenny meeting this recent visit of yours,when was it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backless Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Dont know which website your looking at,but i see no mention of the Kenny meeting this recent visit of yours,when was it??? www.scunthorpescorpions.co - it's the scrolling / changing thing at the foot of the page. It happened to be displaying the exciting details of the opening meeting when I accessed the site. The recent visit was.... recently So that'll be when one of the northern teams visited. Or are you going to tell me that on the night of the Berwick (or Newcastle) meeting the world-renowned Scunthorpe Mardi Gras was in full swing, thereby decimating the crowd, when on other nights the place is packed to the gunnels & the last one in has to wear a "House Full" sign on his back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) www.scunthorpescorpions.co - it's the scrolling / changing thing at the foot of the page. It happened to be displaying the exciting details of the opening meeting when I accessed the site. The recent visit was.... recently So that'll be when one of the northern teams visited. Or are you going to tell me that on the night of the Berwick (or Newcastle) meeting the world-renowned Scunthorpe Mardi Gras was in full swing, thereby decimating the crowd, when on other nights the place is packed to the gunnels & the last one in has to wear a "House Full" sign on his back? So which meeting was it.or are you so Spineless you cant say,as i cant recall the track being worn out at any of the home meetings,in fact quite the opposite Would you be so kind as to point out also where anyone has said it was packed to gunnels?about the Mardi Gras evening,not see anything about this but your obviously speaking from experience of this event,seems like the kind of gathering you would get the name "backless" too,not my scene though but hope you had bum,sorry i meant fun Edited April 26, 2012 by montie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.