BWitcher Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 The sport has it completely wrong when the primary interest is 'getting to Heat 10' and not the safety of the riders. The incompetent pleb running the meeting had no concern at all for riders safety.. even stating it was unfair to blame him if an accident occurred when stating the meeting should continue. All he was interested in was getting to Heat 10. As for Heat 10, as mentioned before, had 4 riders been in that race, there would have been carnage. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RobMcCaffery Posted June 1, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 But what exactly was the right thing to do? At what precise moment should the meeting have been called off? The team that's winning want to go on, the team that's losing don't, it is a familiar scenario. A potentially good meeting wrecked by the weather, I'd like to know what anyone could have done about it. Al, the moment Andersen fell and it was clear that the track was no longer safe. Instead we had to do whatever was possible to get to heat 10.Is speedway now a 10 heat sport with an optional extra five races? It's all about 'the result' whether anyone cares about it by that point. Yes it's unfortunate that it was spoilt by the weather but you don't press on short-changing your public and putting your riders at risk hell-bent on getting that 'result'. Speedway used to be about entertaining the public and giving them value for money. Now it's just about getting the 'result' and to hell with how it's achieved. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Good point. Why was it called off without an inspection? Can anyone provide a sensible answer? Because the Bees didn't want to race - so why would they need an inspection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 The Heat 10 rule causes more problems than it solves. Every week when it starts raining Pearson starts banging on about getting to Heat 10. Obviously the team winning wants to get to that mark, whilst the team losing wants it off. At least tonight there would have been no prospect of reaching Heat 15 and we would have been saved yet another nail in the sports coffin. Pathetic from the officials yet again. Time after time it seems the demands of Sky are put before every other consideration. What and why is Ronnie Russell always there? He reminds of that character Zelig. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kester Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Its all very well taking the opportunity to put the boot into Poole, but in the same circumstances every other team and team manager would have done the same thing. If it had been at Poole with Coventry winning, Middleditch would have wanted to abandon and Havelock continue. The real problem is that this meeting was not called off but run at the behest of Sky television. You're right, every other team would have done the same thing as Poole. However, would the outcome have been the same if Poole had been losing and trying to get the meeting off. Unfortunately, past history has shown that the interests of Sky and Poole are intertwined. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Nice 4 points who cares well done boys Pathetic post.With posts like this and you wonder why some of the Poole posters get stick.You may had cared had one of your riders been carted off in the ambulance tonight. This sport is dangerous enough in good conditions due to the nature of the sport.Put conditions like that tonight and it must make it a lot more dangerous.But who cares as long as Poole get their 4 points eh. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy swindon pete Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I hate Poole as much as anyone, but the fact is I have no sympathy for Havvy and the Coventry promotion. We had a carbon copy situation last year at Swindon. Everyone knew deep down that the track was not raceable in heats 8 and 9, yet everyone went through the motions, heat 10 was nothing more than a demonstration race. Queue the meeting being called off and Havvy and the Coventry fans basking in the warmth of an away win. No regard for the people who payed to be there. The phrase "..to get a result", turns every meeting its mentioned at and the sport into a complete farce. How many times does this need to happen? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) Bomber is good in the crap too - I was really disappointed with him. Maybe he was under orders then - I am a great admirer of bomber.I have seen meetings in some poor conditions but when it's raining heavy and the wind blows over the camera before it starts, followed by the tyres lifting, you know it's bad. Harris has the right idea, rider safety should always be more important than points. If this hasn't been on sky it would have been called off after the first couple of heats. Edited June 1, 2015 by mdmc82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Pathetic post.With posts like this and you wonder why some of the Poole posters get stick.You may had cared had one of your riders been carted off in the ambulance tonight. This sport is dangerous enough in good conditions due to the nature of the sport.Put conditions like that tonight and it must make it a lot more dangerous.But who cares as long as Poole get their 4 points eh. I agree about the safety aspect but in the same conditions last year, it was alright for the meeting to continue when Bees were winning with no regard to rider safety! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Thanks Nigel - 'Poole did nothing wrong'!! Poole simply scored more points on a track that Coventry weren't able to prepare to their own liking. That vendetta's a real ba$£@rd ain't it Havvy?! Some of the regular haters really need to get a life if there was any fault on Poole's part tonight. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) I agree about the safety aspect but in the same conditions last year, it was alright for the meeting to continue when Bees were winning with no regard to rider safety!I was there last year and whilst it was raining against Swindon, it was nowhere near how it was tonight. I don't remember gale force win or torrential rain throughout. This was a new low for the sport Edited June 1, 2015 by mdmc82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny bee firefly Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Because the Bees didn't want to race - so why would they need an inspection?why didn't they make poole ride the last 5 heats on their own then if it was still raceable ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I agree about the safety aspect but in the same conditions last year, it was alright for the meeting to continue when Bees were winning with no regard to rider safety! Maybe so,but its about now and putting things right.Wouldn't it have been nice to see an official put there foot down and say sod it these boys ain't racing in this.It has to start somewhere so why not now. Bet if this was a GP the officials wouldn't have let it carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Thanks Nigel - 'Poole did nothing wrong'!! Poole simply scored more points on a track that Coventry weren't able to prepare to their own liking. That vendetta's a real ba$£@rd ain't it Havvy?! Some of the regular haters really need to get a life if there was any fault on Poole's part tonight. Unfortunately thousands of speedway fans have gone and got a life and it no longer includes speedway. The more this kind of things happen.. which so unfortunately keep involving Poole... the more will 'get a life'. Then Poole can race themselves. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r8gdp Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 What a farce Where was the track inspection after heat 9 as was said by Peter Clarke no inspection no Coventry riders which turned out ok as holder could have taken someone off the meeting should have been called off before heat 9 Some dipstick on here say 4 points who cares. Well who will care when the sport disappears because it's sinking very fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor... Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Pathetic post.With posts like this and you wonder why some of the Poole posters get stick.You may had cared had one of your riders been carted off in the ambulance tonight. Exactly, and we'd have all had to fawn over the poor injured Poole rider and have thread after thread on here blaming all and sundry. I had some very evil thoughts before the final heat, i'm not proud, but i'm not gonna lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 why didn't they make poole ride the last 5 heats on their own then if it was still raceable ? Because they already had the 4 league points! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van wolfswinkel Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 18 quid for 10 minutes of racing...Crap value! At least at Blunsdon peeps only had to pay a fiver last week. Feel sorry for the Cov fans. Sky always calling the tune, how the track is prepared... etc., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secsy1 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 The incompetent SCB official running the meeting had no concern at all for riders safety.. even stating it was unfair to blame him if an accident occurred when stating the meeting should continue. All he was interested in was getting to Heat 10. Don't blame Poole or Coventry with people like this in charge officiating. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 why didn't they make poole ride the last 5 heats on their own then if it was still raceable ? Nobody said that Poole weren't prepared to go out for the remaining heats. It was Coventry (or Havvy in particular) that refused to send their riders out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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