Lewis Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Read my post about racers not being able to see. If the meeting had gone ahead and a rider had ended up in a wheelchair ( or worse) who's fault would it have been then ? Until you've been in that position you can't really comment. It all looks so easy from the other side of the fence. I understand where your coming from but riders unfortunately get injured on perfect tracks in perfect weather, so to keep saying "if" or "might" is trying to justify the meeting being called off. Now I wasnt there & can only go by the pictures posted but I do think at least some effort should have been made even if not succesful. Anyway I hope we get a good meeting at Scunny tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipswich Jules Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I understand where your coming from but riders unfortunately get injured on perfect tracks in perfect weather, so to keep saying "if" or "might" is trying to justify the meeting being called off. Now I wasnt there & can only go by the pictures posted but I do think at least some effort should have been made even if not succesful. Anyway I hope we get a good meeting at Scunny tonight. Yes, speedway is dangerous because of it's nature, but it becomes more dangerous on a slick and greasy track - worth the risk? The referee though not. If you think no effort had been made during the day to get the track perfect then you know nothing of Bob Ellis the Ipswich trackman, he would of been there from the crack of dawn working on it and getting it in tip top condition as he does on every raceday, sadly though despite as much of a brilliant curator as he is, he cannot control the weather! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 i was there im an ipswich fan that track was rideable - maybe not raceable seen racing at foxhall many times in a lot worse conditions over the years. personally it should have gone ahead. people will say we wouldnt have got great racing and their right but that isnt the point. if that was a sky meeting it would have ran simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 It seems to me we see these comments oh so often about meetings being cancelled due to a little rain at foxhall! Fans wasting their hard earned cash on petrol and being let in to the stadium to see nothing being done to get the meeting on by staff. Its certainly happened more often recently without a doubt, I couldn't imagine a meeting being off in the great John Berrys days with just this small amount of rain. Customer relations by the management do not seem to exist once the season has started, yes all cosy before the season starts holding meet the riders night to get fans in the mood and spend their money (if on) through the turnstiles. Not good at all and its another night where speedway shoots itself in the foot, yet again. Totally disagree with this. As I'm not a rider, a father to a rider or a "track expert", my opinion on last night probably means diddly squat. But I've been watching speedway ridden in various conditions for over 30 years and to say I was surprised when I got there to learn it was off, is the understatement of the century. I can't agree with your statement above though that it's a regular occurance because to be honest this is very unlike Ipswich who normally do all they can and are very good at getting meetings on. all well and good saying it's the ref that makes the call and that is correct, but that's normally after consulting with the riders and promotion before making his decision. how much encouragement was he given that enough could be done to get the track in shape to race? Not a lot by the sounds of it. A shame, but time to move on now I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedway72 Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Chris Louis has replied to the comments re last nights meeting on the Witches web site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhamboy66 Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 http://www.worldspeedway.com/artman/publish/article_22921.shtml Completely ambiguos statement from Chris Louis on the postponement. No thought or care for the public at all. Rob Godfrey doesn't know what he is talking about, Chris Loiuis does as he rode for twenty years at a hundred different tracks but he wasn't fussed if it was on or not. Well Mr Louis i am sure that the fans who took time off work and wasted petrol on their journey from Scunthorpe weren't very happy. Then again i doubt Mr Lous has never had to pay to watch speedway in his life. Last night is one of the reasons speedway is in a downward spiral. Shame on Ipswich Speedway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 http://www.worldspee...cle_22921.shtml Completely ambiguos statement from Chris Louis on the postponement. No thought or care for the public at all. Rob Godfrey doesn't know what he is talking about, Chris Loiuis does as he rode for twenty years at a hundred different tracks but he wasn't fussed if it was on or not. Well Mr Louis i am sure that the fans who took time off work and wasted petrol on their journey from Scunthorpe weren't very happy. Then again i doubt Mr Lous has never had to pay to watch speedway in his life. Last night is one of the reasons speedway is in a downward spiral. Shame on Ipswich Speedway what's ambiguous about it. The guy had been working on the track all afternoon, he knows the track as a rider and as a promotion. He is saying that he left it to the Ref to make the decision...what's ambiguous about that??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimmy Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 http://www.worldspeedway.com/artman/publish/article_22921.shtml Completely ambiguos statement from Chris Louis on the postponement. No thought or care for the public at all. Rob Godfrey doesn't know what he is talking about, Chris Loiuis does as he rode for twenty years at a hundred different tracks but he wasn't fussed if it was on or not. Well Mr Louis i am sure that the fans who took time off work and wasted petrol on their journey from Scunthorpe weren't very happy. Then again i doubt Mr Lous has never had to pay to watch speedway in his life. Last night is one of the reasons speedway is in a downward spiral. Shame on Ipswich Speedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siggytastic Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Chris Louis left it to the ref (who is an ex-rider) which is surely correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Totally disagree with this. As I'm not a rider, a father to a rider or a "track expert", my opinion on last night probably means diddly squat. But I've been watching speedway ridden in various conditions for over 30 years and to say I was surprised when I got there to learn it was off, is the understatement of the century. I can't agree with your statement above though that it's a regular occurance because to be honest this is very unlike Ipswich who normally do all they can and are very good at getting meetings on. all well and good saying it's the ref that makes the call and that is correct, but that's normally after consulting with the riders and promotion before making his decision. how much encouragement was he given that enough could be done to get the track in shape to race? Not a lot by the sounds of it. A shame, but time to move on now I think. Have you forgotten last season when this EXACT same thing happened and the same comments were made about the same management team?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Have you forgotten last season when this EXACT same thing happened and the same comments were made about the same management team?? Yes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Yes.... Plymouth I think it was? I recall the two Plymouth fans (like the two Scunthorpe fans last night) were not impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 While undoubtably passionate for me Godfrey's comments are ill advised, the meeting was called off by a referee after all. And isn't Bob Ellis one of the best track men in the business? Worth considering also that weather can affect different tracks in different ways, the Foxhole is quite literally in a hole while Scunny is open to the elements and surely dries out much quicker, and is their drainage not the best around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmuffe Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 i was there im an ipswich fan that track was rideable - maybe not raceable seen racing at foxhall many times in a lot worse conditions over the years. personally it should have gone ahead. people will say we wouldnt have got great racing and their right but that isnt the point. if that was a sky meeting it would have ran simple ...........................how dare you suggest such things.. http://www.worldspee...cle_22921.shtml Completely ambiguos statement from Chris Louis on the postponement. No thought or care for the public at all. Rob Godfrey doesn't know what he is talking about, Chris Loiuis does as he rode for twenty years at a hundred different tracks but he wasn't fussed if it was on or not. Well Mr Louis i am sure that the fans who took time off work and wasted petrol on their journey from Scunthorpe weren't very happy. Then again i doubt Mr Lous has never had to pay to watch speedway in his life. Last night is one of the reasons speedway is in a downward spiral. Shame on Ipswich Speedway ...................................depends whether it was wet or not!! While undoubtably passionate for me Godfrey's comments are ill advised, the meeting was called off by a referee after all. And isn't Bob Ellis one of the best track men in the business? Worth considering also that weather can affect different tracks in different ways, the Foxhole is quite literally in a hole while Scunny is open to the elements and surely dries out much quicker, and is their drainage not the best around? ...................not to mention the fact that it has the advantage of one of the only hot air drying units in use in this country and very effective it is too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZODIAK Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 So, barring injuries Ipswich will face Scunthorpe in the re-staging a stronger looking side than the one which would have taken to the track last Thursday. Still, if the track is "waterlogged" what can you do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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