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Workington V Berwick Border Trophy 2nd Leg 12/10/14 19:30 Hrs


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Berwick only have seven points to play with so should be pretty determined, I'm hopeful tho that the Comets will have enough to squeeze through by around 50-40!! Cant be there tonight because of work so will keep an eye out for the result? ;)

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Yet another shambles. :icon_smile_clown:

 

If the track was unfit then why was this not decided before the meeting started?

 

Surely the riders must have inspected the track pre-meeting and thought "hmm, this looks a bit dodgy", would it not then have been sensible for one of the senior riders to have given the track a try out?

 

By the way, where do I collect my refund?

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Wasn't there tonight so I will admit I have no idea of track conditions, Only going on what I have read from various riders' twitter feeds. Sometimes you are in a no-win situation. If the meeting had been abandoned before the start, people would have moaned about riders not giving it a go. They try a couple of heats and people moan about why they didn't call it off before the meeting started.

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Wasn't there tonight so I will admit I have no idea of track conditions, Only going on what I have read from various riders' twitter feeds. Sometimes you are in a no-win situation. If the meeting had been abandoned before the start, people would have moaned about riders not giving it a go. They try a couple of heats and people moan about why they didn't call it off before the meeting started.

 

As I've suggested, with track conditions looking poor why not try a couple of heats before the meeting starts and before people have turned up and paid money to get in?

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As I've suggested, with track conditions looking poor why not try a couple of heats before the meeting starts and before people have turned up and paid money to get in?

they couldnt due to planning restrictions on a sunday as there is a church not far away and 7.30 is the earliest night time start

they could have tested in afternoon before 4.30

I wasn't there ,what was the reason for track conditions being poor was there an issue with the weather?

had very heavy rain during the week so not sure if its all down to that or the put more water on today and found the base allready holding water

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they couldnt due to planning restrictions on a sunday as there is a church not far away and 7.30 is the earliest night time start

they could have tested in afternoon before 4.30

had very heavy rain during the week so not sure if its all down to that or the put more water on today and found the base allready holding water

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Oh Dear, looks like I've missed absolutely nothing then?

 

Job's to do over the winter,

 

1) Dig up track

2) Smash the base up a bit to improve soakaway

3) Re lay track

 

or,

 

4) Just call it quits, reputation must be minced, can't see any excuses meaning anything now just been too many no matter how genuine this one might be?

As I've said, I wasn't able to make tonight so never saw the conditions but judging by the various statements this has, sadly, turned into another shambles which just simply wont do this club any favours at all? :(

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Oh Dear, looks like I've missed absolutely nothing then?

 

Job's to do over the winter,

 

1) Dig up track

2) Smash the base up a bit to improve soakaway

3) Re lay track

 

or,

 

4) Just call it quits, reputation must be minced, can't see any excuses meaning anything now just been too many no matter how genuine this one might be?

As I've said, I wasn't able to make tonight so never saw the conditions but judging by the various statements this has, sadly, turned into another shambles which just simply wont do this club any favours at all? :(

shows just how little you know the track base at workington drains away too much during the dry periods allready thats why even after watering the track drys out during a meeting

the problem last night was the fact that during 2 days in the week we had more rain than we had in over a month previous resulting in flooded areas which untill the flooded areas drain away then all the other water trapped in the surounding ground starts to drain away

amd also as you were not there maybe keep your opinions less public there were plenty there and i was one of them the blame looks to stand more with berwick than anyone at workington speedway and thats everyone riders track staff and certanly the promotion

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Whether berwick riders or workt riders wanted to ride track or not it is the referee whi makes the decision. Yes teams can complain / protest but at the end of day it his decision. I can remember a meeting at berwick where the teack was heavy to say the least and am certain it was exeter who were there. They complained about track and the ref in his opinion said track fine . As a consiquence exeter riders were excluded in every race on the two minute rule:as they stayed in puts and berwick riders came out for rest of meeting to score 5-0 . So if meeting yesterday was abandined due to track conditions this was referees decision.

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Whether berwick riders or workt riders wanted to ride track or not it is the referee whi makes the decision. Yes teams can complain / protest but at the end of day it his decision. I can remember a meeting at berwick where the teack was heavy to say the least and am certain it was exeter who were there. They complained about track and the ref in his opinion said track fine . As a consiquence exeter riders were excluded in every race on the two minute rule:as they stayed in puts and berwick riders came out for rest of meeting to score 5-0 . So if meeting yesterday was abandined due to track conditions this was referees decision.

i think you will find it was the riders who wanted it called off the ref pointed out to them they had allready been at track for 2 hours and inspected the track and didnt ask for it to be called off the ref agreed to call it off but voiced his opinion about the riders delay in wanting a call off

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