Trees Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Let's hope it rides ok, that's the main thing now! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Just like there was no excuse for that shambles of a track at Poole on monday!! Yes there were excuss's and that will get rectfied, this is a one off, they've had PLENTY of time, you get it right!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudleywood4eva Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Track looking better at practice today ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Yes there were excuss's and that will get rectfied, this is a one off, they've had PLENTY of time, you get it right!! Get real, as you say this is a one off, since when did preparing temporary tracks become easier than maintaining one that's been in existence for decades? So many variables to consider but I would say that moisture content in the shale is one of the MOST important factors, also probably the one aspect that is nigh on impossible to fully control. As far as we know we've got a speedway meeting to look forward to later, here's hoping it's an exciting one with nobody getting injured. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 You really are talking nonsense. The track will be ready for tapes up im pretty sure so dont know why your making a fuss The poole track has been a joke all season your own fans have even admitted it, its taken them over three months to get it right. Their not allowed access to the millenium stadium till about a week before maybe less so these things can happen infact they do a damn good joh every year in laying the track in such short time and removing it super fast. Theyve made a mistake somewhere along the line and their now dealing with it... Theres probably been no official announcement because they are certain the track will be fine come 5pm. Any announcement will put people off - most fans going will look at the gp website and see no announcment so will probably not even know there had been problems till they turn up and here the stories. Get over it for god sake 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_minall Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Is anyone on here at practice right now? Is today's practice open to the public? How's it looking? I did see a picture last night of Tai having a practice... lets just say it wasn't a pretty picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 In today's Daily Mail its lists the meeting in its sporting fixtures for this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 @philmorrisgb: After extensive overnight track work, short practice session sorted and all systems are go! Meeting on 100% #speedwaygp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Brown Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 You really are talking nonsense. The track will be ready for tapes up im pretty sure so dont know why your making a fuss The poole track has been a joke all season your own fans have even admitted it, its taken them over three months to get it right. Their not allowed access to the millenium stadium till about a week before maybe less so these things can happen infact they do a damn good joh every year in laying the track in such short time and removing it super fast. Theyve made a mistake somewhere along the line and their now dealing with it... Theres probably been no official announcement because they are certain the track will be fine come 5pm. Any announcement will put people off - most fans going will look at the gp website and see no announcment so will probably not even know there had been problems till they turn up and here the stories. Get over it for god sake Fair point. You surely rent a stadium of that size for a set number of days, arguing as some have that there is been nothing there for 2 weeks so there has been time is only relevant if you are renting it for 2 weeks. Any sensible business would only rent for the minimum time needed Having said that its clear there has been a grave error made which has seemingly almost seen the worst possible circumstances and while I understand why BSI have said nothing, they would have been made to look extremely stupid and incompetent has there been an issue and the meeting had to be cancelled whether be this morning or later in the day Anyway, seems its going to be OK, I guess 5pm will tell us that so lets hope it goes ahead and importantly is entertaining for the people paying £60/£70 each on average for tickets. For that money there can be NO excuse for poor track prep regardless of any external influence Let wait and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob tatum Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 A huge wind up by riders and officials ? Why would they do that ? Or maybe it was just a shale mountain out of a mole hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 A huge wind up by riders and officials ? Why would they do that ? Or maybe it was just a shale mountain out of a mole hill. Think it was a tongue in cheek comment. After all all the fans that went to the cancelled practice saw the mess of the track & they werent part of any joke. Hopefully now its sorted there will be some good racing tonight @doniversen: Threw a few practice laps in this morning. Track a lot better today. #BritishSGP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Yes just like I did at Gelsenkichen AND what did you do at Gelsenkirchen? Phil is their media rep isn't he or something of that ilk? NO I'm not ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor... Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 If, it is, its not a very good wind up and will put thousands off going. All the officals should be sacked for it. Rubbish, that amount of shale would have come in a covered lorry. They have a roof, totally NO excuss. Unless things have drastically changed from my years of working at Cardiff, the shale comes in open trucks. And about 30 or 40 different runs if memory serves. And as others have said, the wind up comment made by shadders, was a wind up...calm down a bit maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTM Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Rubbish, it would have been well covered. with that amount of shale It would had come in a proper covered lorry How much more crap is going to come out... If it wasn't then big big questions need to be asked.. you seem to either don,t understand or don,t want to understand the logistics of how the shale is delivered .Ok there is a roof so what the shale isn,t stored in the stadium. It is kept at Newport under cover warehousing and it is then transported by not one but 40 vehicles the 10 miles distance to Cardiff.There has been reports that it was sweating while undercover in Newport but this hasn,t been confirmed but the weather in Wales last weekend into Monday and Tuesday was pretty wet so maybe it wasn,t sheeted on vehicles as well as it could be .I don,t think anyone will ever know just keep fingers crossed it will ride ok tonight but only having been laid about 5 hrs ago there will be a big possibilty it will cut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Rubbish, it would have been well covered. with that amount of shale It would had come in a proper covered lorry How much more crap is going to come out... If it wasn't then big big questions need to be asked.. LET'S try and clear this up once and for all. The material is stored in an environmentally controlled facility which is supposed to ensure the moisture content is around seven per cent. It was transported to the stadium in between showers and using information supplied by the Met office. It did not get wet during transportation or while it was being laid on the track. When they measure the moisture they insert a gauge to a depth of around a metre. And BSI are supplied with the read outs on a regular basis. Obviously it is impossible accurate ensure that all the several tons of material are at seven per cent, despite it being stored under cover. The track was built to the same time frame and to the same specifications at previous years. But on Thursday there were signs that parts of the track, and specifically the third and fourth bend which receive no direct sunlight even when the roof is open, were getting soft as moisture rose to the surface. That was the major problem area and on Thursday night that part was bug up and relayed. But on Friday it was still a problem and after a curtailed practice, when each rider had the opportunity to ride and see for himself, it was decided to mount a major overnight operation to rectify the problem areas ... not the whole track. Late on Friday all the riders were sent a text informing them that two practice rides would be available around 10am on Saturday. Fifteen (not Pedersen Lindback or Sayfutdinov) availed themselves of the chance. Even walking round the track it was obvious that it was much firmer but a couple of soft spots remained which, after the practice, were being worked on. BSI were geared up to make an announcement this morning after the practice and the obligatory FIM meetings. That has, to the best of my knowledge, been done. The social media network, which ran riot with a lot of mis-information yesterday, could now be used as a force for good to spread the word that the meeting will go ahead as planned and on schedule. The riders seem happy with the track, although it is still being worked on and that will continue for some time yet. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 In honesty last weekend was a scorcher. Saturday was boiling all day, as was sunday. No rain at all. Monday was ok till dinnertime then drizzle all day, tuesday was very wet then wednesday was ok till about 4 then rained all nite. Thursday and friday fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 They should have got Nicki Pedersens pit crew to get out on the track with the fan he uses during the meeting to keep cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hopefully now its sorted and instead of negativity we can look forward to a good meeting. Thank you to all those who spent the night and today working hard to get the meeting on. X 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_minall Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Providing the problem areas do not cause any crashes, this can only make the meeting more exciting. We've all seen in the past how a slightly dodgy track can make for a very interesting meeting! Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 (edited) Providing the problem areas do not cause any crashes, this can only make the meeting more exciting. We've all seen in the past how a slightly dodgy track can make for a very interesting meeting! Can't wait! Your post immediately invoked the visual memory of Trick and his wall of death approach from a Cardiff GP, can see him on exit from the 2nd bend with his wheels climbing the fence. So here's hoping you're right and we get some exciting speedway, if not, well it seems every conceivable effort has been made in such adversity, credit where it's due. Also, thanks due to Philip Rising for keeping us all properly informed, considering some of the rubbish that gets spouted on here by the doom-mongers we are very lucky that he bothers to go to such lengths to keep us nearer to being 'in the loop' than most of us could ever get, cheers Philip, much appreciated. Edited June 1, 2013 by nw42 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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