screm Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) After seeing the result from Anfield I`m sure Ricky will be cock-a-hoop tonight, I hope Owlerton is filled to busting tonight and enough money is raised to make Ricky`s continued recovery that bit easier. Edited March 22, 2015 by screm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Hammer Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Absolutely packed - Much better turn-out than PLRC - Great stuff 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Absolutely packed - Much better turn-out than PLRC - Great stuff Any estimate of the attendance please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Looking at photo`s on social media Owlerton looks packed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 wish i could have made it down the video posted at the start of thread is a bit upsetting but seeing rickys face light up when they talk about the football on the xbox gives hope that he may improve a bit more as he obviously is aware of whats going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Well someone should say it: Bloody good meeting, well organised, congratulations all round - I suspect that an impressive sum was raised. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve55 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Have to agree arnieg, even the youngsters on the 125's put on a good show and I hope young Harry McGurk is fully recovered after his fall on the third bend in the last of the heats. Plenty of effort by most of the riders tonight made it a good meeting and from the crowd around where I was everyone seemed to enjoy it. Glad to say though that Ricky is still the track record holder and I can't see that being bettered in the foreseeable future! Ricky Ashworth, Owlerton Track record holder, Sheffield Legend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Cracking meeting with all of the riders putting on a great show for a true racer that Ricky was, and I hope he enjoyed the meeting as much as the crowd did. Lets hope that the money raised was enough to make Ricky's and his wonderful family much more comfortable. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Any estimate of the attendance please? No idea Gustix, I guess the Sheffield fans might have a better idea. But the place was packed. Great to see. All the best Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 No idea Gustix, I guess the Sheffield fans might have a better idea. But the place was packed. Great to see. All the best Rob Difficult one to estimate, as all the bars were open, so standing on the terraces was difficult to estimate, but I would make a conservative guess of around 3,000 but could have been more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonian Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Agree with whats been posted so far, bloody great meeting! I knew it would be packed, but certainly didnt expect it to be as packed as it was.. I think 3,000 is a tad low, i'd say more 3,500+ with not only the terraces full but the bars looked it too. Seeing Ricky come out to that applause was brilliant, couldn't imagine how he would of been feeling. Great to see the speedway community (riders, fans, sponsers etc) pull together for this one and i'd imagine ALOT of money was raised for him. Once again, Steady showing he is the boss round Owlerton. If he can beat 2 GP boys (1 ex of course) in the final the way he did and win by such a margin, then some PL teams are in for some hammering's this season! Wouldn't say the racing was breathtaking, but that wasn't the point of the meeting, and I'm sure everyone enjoyed it as much as myself. Was great to see some top elite riders their along with the premier boys. Seeing screenie doing the wheelie challenge too, one of my favourites riders growning up, was icing on the cake. Well done all round i'd say! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerite Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) No idea Gustix, I guess the Sheffield fans might have a better idea. But the place was packed. Great to see. All the best Rob It's hard to judge the crowd at Owlerton when the Sportsman, Hare and Hounds and Panorama room are open, but certainly looked up there with one of the biggest crowds since we had the World Cup in 2002 when the backstraight stand was open. As for the event, Speedway in my opinion gets so many things wrong, but yesterday speedway got it right !!! Great riders, great track, great racing, great crowd, great atmosphere and all for a great bloke !!! Big well done to all involved !!! Edited March 23, 2015 by Tigerite 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolnir Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 What an absolutely brilliant day! It was fantastic to see so many fans come together to raise money - I reckon a lot was raised and I hope it's enough to make a big difference. The atmosphere was great throughout, but the applause when Ricky came out at the start is something that will really stick with me. Being a Lakeside / Kent supporter I'm not a PL regular but in some ways that's what made the whole thing so special - fans and riders from all parts of the speedway family coming together. It was my first visit to Owlerton, and I must say it's quite possibly my favourite track that I've visited (besides my home tracks of course!). Facilities, presentation, track, racing - all excellent. Although having bags searched and hearing all the shouting about standing in the yellow area was a bit unusual! A special mention for Stead, who was incredible last night! I was pleased to get a set of Ricky's bike covers in the auction after the meeting - it's something a bit different in the collection as I tend to pick up a race jacket at the Ben Fund meetings. Ideally I would have stuck around to see what else sold and for how much but I had a long drive home. Did anyone stick around for the whole thing? Are many of the items going on eBay or did a lot of the items sell last night? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj69 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Great Stadium Great Track Great Riders Great Crowd and One Legend of Owlerton Ricky (still fastest man in British Speedway) Was chuffed to bits to see him at this meeting and the entertainment that was put on was superb. Loved watching the 125cc boys doing some races dont get to see them often, some great potential there. Bit disappointed in the F2 bikes they sounded terrible and looked hard to control. Had a long drive home afterwards so left right after last race. Hope the after meet events went well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Had a brillant day, good crowd, fab racing & just loved the 125s. And all for such course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 We were all very proud to have made the trip down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Rides Again Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Great to see Ricky waving to the crowd on his parade laps. The last time I had seen him was that fateful night at Scunthorpe. Congratulations to all involved for yesterday, a great way to start the new season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Can only echo what everyone has said about the meeting and all involved. Just goes to show how much everyone cares in this sport of ours. I was particularly impressed with Steady and the way he handled himself racing, on his victory laps and on the mic after the trophy presentation, he sure did Ricky proud :-) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Having alerted viewers to Ricky's meeting I hope ITV Calender News carry a report on tonight's programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full-throttle Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Absolutely packed - Much better turn-out than PLRC - Great stuff I'd guesstimate around 3k, could be more as I didn't venture inside any of the bars or the restaurants, but from my viewpoint they looked full Edited March 23, 2015 by full-throttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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