brandonmole Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Paul Burbidge hasn't updated his personal twitter account since Thursday by the looks of it. Like Phillipe, he will be burning the midnight oil giving us the whys and wherefores of the farce in Warsaw ... or not as the case may be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) My understanding is that Speedway Star is published by Pinegen Ltd. The Managing Editor of Speedway Star is Phil Rising and Paul Burbidge is a reporter for the magazine. Â I also believe that Pinegen Ltd are publishers of the programmes for quite few GPs for BSI. Â Personal, and journalistic, integrity will ensure that this apparent conflict of interest will have no effect whatsoever on the reporting of Speedway Star as regards the Polish Grand Prix. Â And I am unanimous in that! .. Edited April 22, 2015 by Grand Central 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 My understanding is that Speedway Star is published by Pinegen Ltd. The Managing Editor of Speedway Star is Phil Rising and Paul Burbidge is a reporter for the magazine. Â I also believe that Pinegen Ltd are publishers of the programmes for quite few GPs for BSI. Â Personal and, journalistic, integrity will ensure that this apparent conflict of interest will have no effect whatsoever on the reporting of Speedway Star as regards the Polish Grand Prix. Â And I am unanimous in that! Eeeerrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - not really. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 It only goes to show that the top riders in the world, are not cabable of controlling these hugely over powered bikes on tracks that are not as hard as rock and super smooth, with no bumps or ruts. a few managed it, but most of them just don't know how to ride any other way than throttle wide open from start to finish. What would they have been like if they had beenriding the tracks the way they used to be in the 60's and 70's. Would they still be amoungst the worlds top riders or just a bunch of Joe average's. Makes you sit back and wonder. It would be a great nights entertainment, to set up a track with loads of dirt and then stick these same GP riders on an old upright bike and see how they coped, with riding a speedway bike where you had to use your brains a little to win races the hard way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandonbee48 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 http://speedwaygp.com/news/article/4063/update-from-bsi-speedway  That is the biggest load of old bollocks i have ever read.. Regards. Alan. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 http://speedwaygp.com/news/article/4063/update-from-bsi-speedway  That is the biggest load of old bollocks i have ever read.. Regards. Alan.  Absolutely. But that is what the brightest brains at the heart of SGP Speedway feel is right and appropriate at this time. And no one can detect the aroma of ordure? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Adam Shields posted this on facebook:   Adam Shields 3 hrs · Kahibah, Australia · e liked to have seen the worlds best, continue to negotiate the conditions and adapt to them.. Admittedly, it looked rubbish and i would have been the first one in the van but, that was one of the reasons that i never took part in a qualifying round to even try to be part of the GP series.. However, on the other hand, i applaud the boys for sticking together and not being the puppets that they (GP riders) have been on more than one occasion.. Where better to make a statement about safety or that generally, they are in charge, than in front of the biggest crowd at a speedway meeting (i guess ???) since the 81 world final at Wembley, in the worlds biggest speedway country.. If it was a unanimous decision, I just wonder how the hell they got Bomber to agree ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Olsen has not produced that many good Tracks....................................... Â As is a lot of the reaction on here. Â I really do hope we find out the real details for the cancellation of this Event. I don't want to upset BW so I will say yes - it could have been Rider power - but - it could be other things as well. Â I really hope that Speedway Star does an in depth investigation as to what went on. Search for the actual truth. Â Well - I can always hope......................................... Â This lot really are the pits. They should be got out of Speedway forthwith. It has never been the same since they came on board. Â What ludicrous reaction are you talking about in particular? Â I think it is fair to say that the signs are there already that the real details are being buried and politically/legally handled as well as the relevant people can. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015  Adam Shields posted this on facebook:   Adam Shields 3 hrs · Kahibah, Australia · e liked to have seen the worlds best, continue to negotiate the conditions and adapt to them.. Admittedly, it looked rubbish and i would have been the first one in the van but, that was one of the reasons that i never took part in a qualifying round to even try to be part of the GP series.. However, on the other hand, i applaud the boys for sticking together and not being the puppets that they (GP riders) have been on more than one occasion.. Where better to make a statement about safety or that generally, they are in charge, than in front of the biggest crowd at a speedway meeting (i guess ???) since the 81 world final at Wembley, in the worlds biggest speedway country.. If it was a unanimous decision, I just wonder how the hell they got Bomber to agree ?  Read the first sentence and was about the say, "the cheek of it, he'd be the first to complain" then I read his second sentence His last question made me smile too, it's easy Adam, Bomber is so laid back he'll just go with the flow, if thats riding on the rubbishtest track known to man then he'll do it. But if it's not riding he'll probably go with that too. As a fan I sometimes wish he was a little less laid back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Im somewhat bewildered of some of the comments about Olsen & his team regarding there track preparation. Ole CAN lay a track, look what amazing racing we have seen at Parken. So why do we get such good GPs there & not at Cardiff ? Maybe he is allocated more time. Starman made a good point, saying how it should be packed & waterd sufficiently between each dressing. I personally think the problem at Cardiff & possibly at the weekend is down to humidty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Im somewhat bewildered of some of the comments about Olsen & his team regarding there track preparation. Ole CAN lay a track, look what amazing racing we have seen at Parken. So why do we get such good GPs there & not at Cardiff ? Maybe he is allocated more time. Starman made a good point, saying how it should be packed & waterd sufficiently between each dressing. I personally think the problem at Cardiff & possibly at the weekend is down to humidty It doesn't matter if it is down to time or humidity.When he takes the job on he knows how much time he is going to get and he also knows he has no control over the weather.It isn't good enough with 55,000 punters paying up front to just take a suck it and see attitude.Hope for the best.Hw about the fans saying i'll pay a tenner up front and if the track/meeting turns out ok i'll send the rest in the post  Anyway,as has been said plenty of times I think the track was just the icing on the cake.The poor ref and the faulty start gate(which was also supplied by Olsen.......too cold,has been suggested there)the main cause i'd suggest Edited April 22, 2015 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Im somewhat bewildered of some of the comments about Olsen & his team regarding there track preparation. Ole CAN lay a track, look what amazing racing we have seen at Parken. So why do we get such good GPs there & not at Cardiff ? Maybe he is allocated more time. Starman made a good point, saying how it should be packed & waterd sufficiently between each dressing. I personally think the problem at Cardiff & possibly at the weekend is down to humidty Thanks for the compliments, but im right, and im right about the start gate, see my earlier post. Tell me, where is Parken ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Thanks for the compliments, but im right, and im right about the start gate, see my earlier post. Tell me, where is Parken ? Parken, Copenhagen Denmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Parken, Copenhagen Denmark And what Nationallity is Ole Olsen ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 It doesn't matter if it is down to time or humidity.When he takes the job on he knows how much time he is going to get and he also knows he has no control over the weather.It isn't good enough with 55,000 punters paying up front to just take a suck it and see attitude.Hope for the best.Hw about the fans saying i'll pay a tenner up front and if the track/meeting turns out ok i'll send the rest in the post  Anyway,as has been said plenty of times I think the track was just the icing on the cake.The poor ref and the faulty start gate(which was also supplied by Olsen.......too cold,has been suggested there)the main cause i'd suggest Ok i've listened to your comments, tell me why Parken is so good!! And what Nationallity is Ole Olsen ? Olsen Danish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Ok i've listened to your comments, tell me why Parken is so good!! Olsen Danish Just sayin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Ok i've listened to your comments, tell me why Parken is so good!! Ok,say he gets more time.Does that matter?Like I said when he takes on other jobs he knows beforehand how much time he will get and he knows beforehand it isn't the same as at parken.So,who is to blame?I'll tell you who.The man who takes on a job where he knows he won't be able to do as good a job as he does at parken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Quite right, iris. If he isn't given enough time he should say so, not take the money and hope for the best. Not enough time is no excuse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015  Adam Shields posted this on facebook:   Adam Shields 3 hrs · Kahibah, Australia · e liked to have seen the worlds best, continue to negotiate the conditions and adapt to them.. Admittedly, it looked rubbish and i would have been the first one in the van but, that was one of the reasons that i never took part in a qualifying round to even try to be part of the GP series.. However, on the other hand, i applaud the boys for sticking together and not being the puppets that they (GP riders) have been on more than one occasion.. Where better to make a statement about safety or that generally, they are in charge, than in front of the biggest crowd at a speedway meeting (i guess ???) since the 81 world final at Wembley, in the worlds biggest speedway country.. If it was a unanimous decision, I just wonder how the hell they got Bomber to agree ?  How strange, this is the whole post, no idea why only half of it posted sorry!!:   Feeling somewhat confused at the moment.. I just finished watching the 1st GP and on one hand, i can't work out why there was no heat 13-22 ? This could mean that I am now nothing more than an armchair critic but i thought that looked pretty much like a lot of the meetings i've seen on a temporary track.. Yeah some boys got out of shape and came off but, i seem to recall that happening on many of the occasions that a meeting has been held indoors.. So for that reason, i'd have liked to have seen the worlds best, continue to negotiate the conditions and adapt to them.. Admittedly, it looked rubbish and i would have been the first one in the van but, that was one of the reasons that i never took part in a qualifying round to even try to be part of the GP series.. However, on the other hand, i applaud the boys for sticking together and not being the puppets that they (GP riders) have been on more than one occasion.. Where better to make a statement about safety or that generally, they are in charge, than in front of the biggest crowd at a speedway meeting (i guess ???) since the 81 world final at Wembley, in the worlds biggest speedway country.. If it was a unanimous decision, I just wonder how the hell they got Bomber to agree ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Good comment in this weeks MCN http://t.co/GdhwoItX4C Â Telling it how it was.......... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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