mikebv Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Saw a couple of the lads practice today for a few minutes.... Cannot wait till tomorrow now!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yep. Fricke and Richie Worrall put in some laps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 3 minute piece on North West Tonight, jump to 17 minutes in : http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b073bnzr/north-west-tonight-18032016 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Nicki flight as been cancelled. He is planning plan b to get to Manchester. His bikes and mechanics are already at stadium. Just hope the rider can make it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedibee Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Nicki flight as been cancelled. He is planning plan b to get to Manchester. His bikes and mechanics are already at stadium. Just hope the rider can make it Hope the Night goes well . what happens if Nicki can't make it ?.Place taken by someone who has not opted out of the UK again this year I suppose .Oh well every cloud as they Say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepturningleft Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 An insult to the memory of Peter Craven, his family and the 5,000 fans in the stadium. And why did the riders take part in the parade knowing they were' going to take the action they eventually did? Who was the rider who jumped up on the microphone? Couldn't see who he was from the back straight or hear a word he said because of the jeers. What did he say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 I think it was Bomber who tried to explain that the ruts made the track rideable but too dangerous to be raceable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglord Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 What a farce tonight was. I'm £250 pounds out of pocket for making the trip. As impressive as the stadium is the facilities for that amount of people was woeful. The way fans were left in the lurch as to what was going on was shameful. Why were fans made to wait for so long before being informed as to what was going on? Why were there three bar staff in one bar that had one pump for the entire back straight? Why was there one burger van and one coffee van to cover the same area? Why was the announcement system totally unintelligible on the back straight? Teething problems, sure but, most important question to come: WAS THE TRACK NOT TESTED DURING THE WEEK?? Feel sorry for all who attended, the promotion (honestly - they wouldn't have wanted this - they're not sadomasochists!), the riders and British speedway - for which this was a terrible advert... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCOGNITO Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Chris Harris came to the mike and while he said you can't blame the management he also made it clear that the track on the third and fourth bends were unrideable and said they have been trying to sort it over the last week or so. Chris Norton had earlier said it way three or four weeks ago they started to know there was a problem there. Norton had said it's nothing they could do about it and it was the riders that didn't want to ride. This is why I think Bomber cane out and while trying to defend the management he also made it clear that the track was not ready to race on. Forget anything to do with the weather this is more bad track work and materials. It was not wet or frozen but simply not bonding and acting like a sand pit which is obviously not safe to race on. From the shale that got sprayed into the crowd it contained quite a bit of little stones and looked like it could have done with more clay base like the materials used at Wolverhampton and Edinburgh .... multi winning tracks of the year done brilliantly by Doc Bridget. Belle Vue have always had poor track surfaces and I would like to see Doc come down and give his assessment of the work done by Colin Meredith and the track crew. No excuses or blame on the riders just needs to be laid correctly and Glyn Taylor is another who could give his opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Doc Bridgett apparently did come down, 3 times, even telling Edinburgh fans to contact him before setting off such were his doubts about the meeting going ahead. Still, they were just unlucky eh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) I can't believe what I am reading! Having read various other threads, and I'm sure that there are others better informed than myself, but was the meeting cancelled due to poor track preparation? If so what a complete farce and yet another example why speedway is in the state that it is. What should have been a showpiece event (presumably with all the media present) ends up with the sport, again, shooting itself in the foot! I await with more informed comments hoping that my comments are an over reaction to events in Manchester. Edited March 20, 2016 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 It was a great pity what happened yesterday and I am sure that no one feels worse than Chris Morton ,I have seen him grow from the Ellesmere Port team of the early 70's into one of the greatest riders this country has ever produced .Upon retirement he has set out to create one of the best tracks this country has ever seen ,he has achieved that and what happened yesterday a tragic to say the least. I am not a track expert or rider and we have to accept that racing was unable to take place but I repeat what a fantastic venue for speedway and I will return in the future . I can't believe what I am reading! Having read various other threads, and I'm sure that there are others better informed than myself, but was the meeting cancelled due to poor track preparation? If so what a complete farce and yet another example why speedway is in the state that it is. What should have been a showpiece event (presumably with all the media present) ends up with the sport, again, shooting itself in the foot! I await with more informed comments hoping that my comments are an over reaction to events in Manchester. Imo I think time was against them and they did their best to get it on sadly it backfired big style 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erniew Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Sorry, this has to be down to the management, they must have known on Friday that the track wasn't fit to race on. Myself and many other fans have travelled from all over the country to see the opening meeting and with complete disregard for this, Belle Vue management have adopted an 'It'll be alright on the night' attitude and havepresided over a complete farce in a half completed stadium (the car parks for season ticket holders were full of portakabins instead of cars, the ladies toilets on the south side had no water or toilet paper) The track was a joke and the south terracing looks like it was constructed out of Meccano and linoleum offcuts. So, a weekend wasted and fuel, hotel and food expenses for nothing! Thank you to the management team for the grandfather of all foul ups! I will not return. Even the Belle Vue supporters around us were embarrassed. I feel sorry for the fans from Edinburgh and Poole in particular. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 I can only presume the only thing left for any 'green eyed monsters' to criticise is the sun might be too bright!!! can think of a few more things now!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 can think of a few more things now!! I blame the eu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 should boost speedway star sales this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barncooseboy Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 what about the poor mini bus full of supporters from Plymouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) what about the poor mini bus full of supporters from Plymouth Was that a b-side of a Smiths single? Or maybe half man half biscuit? Edited March 20, 2016 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 what about the poor mini bus full of supporters from Plymouth theyl be used to disappointment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damosuzuki Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Was that a b-side of a Smiths single? Or maybe half man half biscuit? Sounds like a mike leigh film! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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