screm Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Do we have a statement from Horton yet. Edited March 28, 2014 by screm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 That pic is far worse than what the track looked like this morning on Facebook. I remember a few years ago in Bournemouth a guy said he was a coach from the Seattle Seahawks( or another top American Football team) He ran the Bournemouth American football team for a while but the local echo finally ran a story on him. IN their research they called up the team in the US for a background story and they had never heard of him. He was a cleaner or something similar. Perhaps Sandhu should make a short phone call to Poland on Monday to see if this guy is who he says he is! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Perhaps Sandhu should make a short phone call to Poland on Monday to see if this guy is who he says he is! As with some Polish workers in this country they will tell you anything to get a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPete Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 They should have brought in a Romanian. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 The track although not ideal was raceable this morning and with the whole day to prepare you would hope for a half decent race track. I have no Idea what theyve been doing up there today. It seems theyve soaked the track themselves! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 They should have brought in a Romanian. They should've stuck with the track guy they had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Whoever reads this from Coventry Speedway/stadium thanks a lot!!!! From the pictures this meeting was never going to happen, why wait until 5:30 to call it off??? I've now had three wasted journeys to Brandon in a week. Who shall I send my diesel bill to ????? What started very badly last Friday is getting worse and worse....may as well give up, looks like they have! I can honestly tell you from the pics I seen this morning the track was raceable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 If there has been no rain, the centre concrete must have sprung a leak cos it's mighty wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyb Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Been bugger all rain ALL day just 2 miles away - as I said before must be the Brandon micro climate ! More likely conspiracy of Sandhu and his "boy" Heaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 If there has been no rain, the centre concrete must have sprung a leak cos it's mighty wet. That just the mud from the tractors tyres. When you see a wider picture the centre area its bone dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 That just the mud from the tractors tyres. When you see a wider picture the centre area its bone dry. Ah. I thought they had actually watered it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyb Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 If the twitter from havelock is real, then don't expect to see him at coventry speedway anytime this decade. Gary, you only saying as it is and good luck to you fella. At least you part of speedway when it was a serious proposition and a true sport. Despair big time !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Roynon was there from lunchtime and confirms NO rain fell. The new track curator again refused to blade the track but instead put dry shale over wet shale and tried to pack it down. Coventry Stadium obviously have to sort this out, Havvy isnt sure about this Polish guys credentials. Edited March 28, 2014 by woz01 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Havvy is sure or unsure? OK seen you have changed it. I agree sounds like he is a chancer or blagger. Edited March 28, 2014 by Steve Shovlar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game On Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Garrity was there from lunchtime and confirms NO rain fell. The new track curator again refused to blade the track but instead put dry shale over wet shale and tried to pack it down. Coventry Stadium obviously have to sort this out, Havvy isnt sure about this Polish guys credentials. Whatever the reasons the club and promotion are an embaressment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur cross Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) The track although not ideal was raceable this morning and with the whole day to prepare you would hope for a half decent race track. I have no Idea what theyve been doing up there today. It seems theyve soaked the track themselves! Just a quick thought ... and I'll stress immediately this isn't anything to do with the political implications of employing an immigrant trackman, simply a reflection of different countries having different climates and sporting seasons. The Polish speedway season doesn't really get going until mid-April by which time the weather's warmer and, therefore, any moisture is far easier to dry out by natural evaporation and any permanent winter dampness in the track base should be much reduced. Track preparation isn't just about the technical skills of a track curator ... it's also about his/her ability to adapt those skills to the specific weather conditions that crop up on raceday. With reports yet again that Coventry's trackman is refusing to blade-off plenty of the damp sludge, is this as basic a case that his refusal is understandable ignorance from never having needed to do anything similar back home due to his country's later start to the season ? Edited March 28, 2014 by arthur cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Oh deary deary me, they couldn't run a P up in a brewery up there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Coventry team manager Gary Havelock was left frustrated after his sides Elite League clash against local rivals Birmingham was called off – despite no rain falling in the local area throughout the entirety of the day. Havelock, based in Middlesbrough, arrived at the track shortly before the meeting was postponed, however the reason behind the postponement was blurred. Speaking exclusively to Speedway365 shortly after the confirmed postponement, Havelock said “It didn’t look like it had been raining, I spoke to Adam Roynon who said it hadn’t rained at all today. The track was a right old state. “Apparently Jason Garrity had been up the track since 12 o’clock cause he stopped over after racing at Ipswich last night and he said they need to get the big blade to blade it all off. However he (track curator) kept saying we should put some more dry shale on the track and try to pack it down on top of the surface. “From what I was seeing down at the track they’re going to have a problem as long as they keep employing this new track guy. I don’t personally know him but apparently his credentials are to be challenged. All I can say is to go by what Jason Garrity was telling me. “They could’ve gone round and round for the next 20 hours and it wouldn’t of been raceable – that’s how bad it was. To me it’s simple; last year the guy we had doing the track would say number one problem, meet on the first and second corner. After that problem the track was good, smooth and raceable – 95% of the time I was there the track was good. The week before press day they brought in some Polish guy who was the Bydgoszcz track curator – the guy doesn’t speak a word of English and he certainly doesn’t seem to know what he’s doing. “I think this can be an on going issue. Mick is in a difficult situation, he’s the one who puts the money in and signs the riders but he isn’t in charge of track preparation. The stadium seem to be the guys who are working on the track which puts Mick in a difficult situation.” Despite the negativity surrounding the track issues, Havelock does believe Coventry has a strong side and the playoffs are the first target to meet. Said Havelock “Compared to last years team the side looks great. Everybody is raring to go and stuff like this happens. It’s difficult at this point for everybody but thankfully the travelling fans wouldn’t of travelled too far as it was Coventry vs Birmingham. If it’d been Coventry vs Poole or something like that then you’ve got to think of the poor fans that have spent their hard earned money to be turned away with no wheels being turned.” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Not funny really though is it Starman? Edited March 28, 2014 by Bagpuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowandblack Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Blimey... It's early days and that but how on earth are we going to get through an 18 match elite league programme? It rains in summer too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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