Daniel Smith Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Pretty enjoyable in the end with anyone being the pick of race winners. Surprised not much had been mentioned regarding the crash earlier with Dryml. Amazing that both riders looked to suffer minimal injury. That was big. It again raised the question about air fences when the bike goes in first. Poly foam is the way forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Pretty enjoyable in the end with anyone being the pick of race winners. Surprised not much had been mentioned regarding the crash earlier with Dryml. Amazing that both riders looked to suffer minimal injury. That was big. It again raised the question about air fences when the bike goes in first. Poly foam is the way forward What's the main issue with the polyfoam, expense, storage, or something else? Obviously it's right that improvements are constantly sought with regard to safety but we've come a long way from just having boards, thankfully . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyke Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) Pretty enjoyable in the end with anyone being the pick of race winners. Surprised not much had been mentioned regarding the crash earlier with Dryml. Amazing that both riders looked to suffer minimal injury. That was big. It again raised the question about air fences when the bike goes in first. Poly foam is the way forward I was more surprised when a random member of the track just went upto Dryml lying on the ground and started taking his helmet off and moving his head around !!!!! God forbid could have been any kind of injury there. My heart was in my mouth for a moment. Very relieved when Dryml was ok. Spinal injuries mustn't be too much of a worry in the back waters of deepest darkest Russia Edited August 10, 2013 by tyke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 What's the main issue with the polyfoam, expense, storage, or something else? Obviously it's right that improvements are constantly sought with regard to safety but we've come a long way from just having boards, thankfully . Pretty sure it`s a permanent fixture -so is no good for shared greyhound stadiums where air-fence has to be let down so that punters can see the dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Lousy race coverage again by Eurosport. They can't get the sound right. If we have to have commentary from a shed at the bottom of Scott's garden then get the mix right. Bikes sounded as if my next door neighbour was hoovering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Pretty sure it`s a permanent fixture -so is no good for shared greyhound stadiums where air-fence has to be let down so that punters can see the dogs. They're not permanent fences. They're put up and down every meeting at King's Lynn & over a season are more economical as you don't have to replace an air bag due to puncture and tearing. The initial lay out in cost is no more than the highest quality air fence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 They're not permanent fences. They're put up and down every meeting at King's Lynn & over a season are more economical as you don't have to replace an air bag due to puncture and tearing. The initial lay out in cost is no more than the highest quality air fence thanks for putting me right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Great crowd, super stadium. The racing let the occasion down somewhat. Strange to see Emil win, his bikes looked down on power all night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Science Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) Thought the meeting came over well tonight, despite the track. Cracking stadium and crowd. Thought Steve & Scott did very well, despite Day calling the incorrect rider a couple of times. A popular home winner. Laguta, Pedersen & Tai riding well and Mr G being his frustrating best 0,0,3,3,3 beating Emil in his 4th ride. Best Regards Much anticipation tonight as Togliati had a great chance to showcase itself on the world stage.Yes great stadium,yes great crowd but if thats the best track they can produce for their biggest meeting in front of millions on TV then its a poor show.I'm sure the usual excuses will come out(weather,local track staff etc) but in all but 5 heats nothing happened after lap 1,not good enough for a meeting attracting the worlds best riders.Some on here are loathed to criticise as most are happy just to have speedway on the box. Edited August 10, 2013 by New Science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reviresco Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) Well done Emil, sign of a champion is when they can come back from what looked like an off night and take the spoils, great ride. He must be heading for the sort of status Gollob has held in Poland for so many years. Being a national hero in Russia will probably eclipse anything TG has experienced, such a vast nation, good luck to the lad All in all not a bad meeting, good to see a different track/stadium, no real complaints with the coverage, I really like Scott Nicholls style, Steve Day is learning all the time, I can live the odd errors, lets face it none of us could do better, or we'd be doing it. Lets hope Emil can handle the National pressure as well as Mr G has done most of the time. Carrying the expectations of a nation, particularly when you have 2 or 3 SGPs in your country each year is not an easy task. I'm sure Emil can as he seems well grounded and a lovely lad. With tghe emergence of more Russian riders this may help Emil. Tomasz virtually had to do it on his own for many years until Jarek came along. Maybe Russia will win the Team Cup as many times as Poland some time in the future? Whether speedway in Russia will ever be as big as it is in Poland is open to debate. Totally agree with your Day & Nicholls comments. Nice and relaxed, chatty and imformative, not many Umms and Arrrs and - no Woahs! With Regards Edited August 10, 2013 by macca56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazeaway Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Utter garbage meeting. Which is a shame as Gdansk a couple of weeks ago was excellent. Pleased with second for Nicki but surprised he didn't pick four again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 They're not permanent fences. They're put up and down every meeting at King's Lynn & over a season are more economical as you don't have to replace an air bag due to puncture and tearing. The initial lay out in cost is no more than the highest quality air fence Polyfoam fence at Berwick stays in place all year round , no need to take it down through the week as there is no other users in the stadium apart from the football and the foam fence doesn't affect that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wolfhound Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Is it just my curious nature or was Emil Sajfudinov 'given' the win last night? Seeing Pedersen win off gate 4 only 1 race before, Laguta then chose gate 1, Woffy gate 3 and Pedersen gate 2 and where did the win come from? - Oh yes gate 4! I have a feeling that a 'deal was done beforehand' that Russia's number 1 should win for the sake of Russian speedway and to attempt to make it even more popular with everyone concerned. Right or wrong? I have no idea but it has got me wondering, how about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Is it just my curious nature or was Emil Sajfudinov 'given' the win last night? Seeing Pedersen win off gate 4 only 1 race before, Laguta then chose gate 1, Woffy gate 3 and Pedersen gate 2 and where did the win come from? - Oh yes gate 4! I have a feeling that a 'deal was done beforehand' that Russia's number 1 should win for the sake of Russian speedway and to attempt to make it even more popular with everyone concerned. Right or wrong? I have no idea but it has got me wondering, how about you? No not for me-think it`s more to do with the Laguta brothers who know the track like the back of their hand-gate 1 must be the best normally- had no one advising them that gate 1 had only won 2 races all night-and the other riders didn`t want to be on the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 No not for me-think it`s more to do with the Laguta brothers who know the track like the back of their hand-gate 1 must be the best normally- had no one advising them that gate 1 had only won 2 races all night-and the other riders didn`t want to be on the outside. If he is talking about the final then only one Laguta brother was in that race Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) If he is talking about the final then only one Laguta brother was in that race yes I know that-they both inexplicably choose red however. Edited August 11, 2013 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Brown Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Ales Dryml has suffered a suspected broken left collarbone in his crash in the European Speedway Round in Russia on Saturday. He is having an Xray on Monday and then an operation on Tuesday. He travelled back to his home yesterday evening Still a bad injury but could have been so much worse Brother Lukas has an appointment at the same hospital also tomorrow to have his shoulder checked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandorum Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) yes I know that-they both inexplicably choose red however. Yeah that was a totally bizarre choice considering that they both (I think) had first pick. Some good speedway and some not so good. Basically a SPEEDWAY meeting. But of course the naysayers live in a world where every meet is packed with passing and excitement. Something I never saw in the thousands of meetings I attended. I guess we will never find that speedway Nirvana A real 'packed house' for a change and Russia pretty much proved it can stage a GP. Obviously there are the politics to consider regarding the visa situation etc but that's Russia for you. The atmosphere was a bit muted because of the sound but it looked like the crowd enjoyed themselves and made themselves heard in support of thier riders. Woffy again proved his world title credentials and if he keeps this form up with those bikes may well land the biggest prize of all. Emil looked really slow but still managed to win The world title run in looks like it will provide a really exciting end to the GP series. This European series is also gonna have an exciting finish with half a dozen riders in with a chance. Gregory Laguta showed he was a lot better than his 1st round and put himself back in the hunt. Gollob is another one that can't be ruled out as when he takes an interst in things he can beat anyone from any position on the track. Well done Eurosport for bringing us this and the Pairs. Hopefully they will continue with it next year. Edited August 11, 2013 by pandorum 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Is it just my curious nature or was Emil Sajfudinov 'given' the win last night? Seeing Pedersen win off gate 4 only 1 race before, Laguta then chose gate 1, Woffy gate 3 and Pedersen gate 2 and where did the win come from? - Oh yes gate 4! I have a feeling that a 'deal was done beforehand' that Russia's number 1 should win for the sake of Russian speedway and to attempt to make it even more popular with everyone concerned. Right or wrong? I have no idea but it has got me wondering, how about you? would never happen in Russia surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelle Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Fantastic stadium, GP next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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