Alex2000 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 I read something about that on Facebook...he was stood in amongst the Coventry fans wasn't he? Well I wish him a speedy recovery. Never nice when that happens. From what I gather, it apparently started off as a faint and ended up as a head injury when his head hit the concrete terracing. I hope it's not a bad injury. Sounds bad. not sure where he was. all the same a speedy recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten2502 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Gutted to have missed this 4's win (having also missed the Brummies PL4's win) - was due to attend but friend I was due to go with wasn't well enough But WELL DONE guys you all did us proud! Edited June 14, 2015 by kitten2502 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 I am sure glad you saw no crashes. Joking aside, the number of crashes I've seen in the NL this year is doing my head in. Even on a well prepared track like Perry Barr, we get 8-10 fallers in a meeting on average. How are we supposed to attract new followers to the sport if the professionals entrusted to provide us with entertaining racing, keep falling off? I haven't counted the fallers on the Updates site scorecard, but from what I gather, there was a hell of a lot. IMO, if you want a demolition derby, go and watch banger racing, If you want 2 falls, 2 submissions or a knockout to decide a winner, go and watch the wrestling. This sorf of thing has nothing to do with what speedway should be all about. And what do Coventry think they are playing at again? I was last there for the FIM World u21 Qualifiers a few years ago. The track was pants then. Today, it seems it was no better. The NL is supposed to be where young riders are nurtured and developed for the sake of the future of the sport in this country. Coventry's track team seem to want to kill and mame them instead. Sorry, but I entered this season with an open mind about NL racing. I've not been encouraged by much other than the Brummies results so far...and there should be a lot more to it all than just the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGT Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 As UKM says, NL riders fall regularly on well prepared tracks so making them race on a bad one is asking for it really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Congratulations to Birmingham. Look good all meeting. Unlucky for Coventry Storm to just miss out on the race off but should be proud of what they did. Kent also looked good. Was very surprised by how poor Cradley rode as was expecting them to put up a strong challenge. It seemed strange watching Eastbourne & Birmingham in the NL instead of EL but great to see them both racing I agree with a lot on Twitter, we had huge amounts of rain last couple of days and therefore track was bit patchy to start with as hadn't been watered anymore to start with because of chance of rain but once the rain came the track improved a lot. The crashes were mainly down to hard racing or technical faults in the bikes in the case of Bradley & Shuttleworth. There are always more crashes in NL unfortunately due to lack of experience or control as a lot are still learning. Was the same riders most of the time. I hope the supporter who was stood on the away bend is okay after their fall. Edited June 14, 2015 by mdmc82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 To be fair, I didn't know that the circumstances regarding track preparation at Coventry had changed and that the promotion had taken responsibility. You (and one other) have now put me straight. That makes a huge difference in that anyone put off by last year's shambles cannot allow that to influence a decision to attend or not this year. I am not certain if I will be coming or not but I will at the very least now consider it. Seems I was misled. Good job I went to Glasgow instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Certainly was. £30 down the drain this afternoon as unfortunately the other half went as well. Riders continually falling off, even twice in the same race for a couple of them, awful music, long silences when we didn't know what the hell was going on and why there was a delay. Totally cheesed off ~ it's not often I leave a meeting before the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathhen1 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 It'll give Cradley an excuse should they not win it anyway It'll give Cradley an excuse should they not win it anyway what a moronic post It'll give Cradley an excuse should they not win it anyway what a moronic post It'll give Cradley an excuse should they not win it anyway what a moronic post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 25 heats of last man standing on a woeful track £15 Programme with cramped racecard £2 Perfectly adequate cup of tea £1.50 Watching Brummies fans celebrate their victory a week shy of the anniversary of the club receiving its death warrant PRICELESS. Well done (but I still wish I'd gone to Vojens!) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGT Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Well said. Edited June 14, 2015 by OGT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven101 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Right just come on here now, spent 3 hours travelling from eastbourne on the trains, if they dont change the venue for the 4s i shall not be going again, track really was not great some horrible crashes, dont know how shanes & kingston walked away from there crashes. Hope all fallers are ok, especially brad. Well done to birmingham, was looking forward to seeing how that zach rode, but the track ruined that i think so will have to see what hes like next week at eastbourne. The riders did well considering the state of the track i think, very drawn out though and very long indeed. Wont be texting updates for it again thats for sure lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsbottom Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Losing part and parcel of sport. Some take it better then others and if you still think I hate Cradley because of that then i'm afraid your wrong. Anyway he's got bigger fish to fry now so to speak in the PL. Something that you and other Cradley fans will never see Well I am a Cradley fan and I can assure you I have seen them and their riders at a higher standard than PL racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsc1 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I wished all the fans on here saying track S..t. Could have seen the track in the morning? After 30tone of wet shale was taken off and lots more work for hrs was. Just a pity some on have not got s clue....... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I wished all the fans on here saying track S..t. Could have seen the track in the morning? After 30tone of wet shale was taken off and lots more work for hrs was. Just a pity some on have not got s clue....... I thought the track was fine esp after a weekend of heavy rain. have not seen any of the riders moaning. Connor Mountain said his was due to bike problems. Shutterworth had bike problems in one and was losing his steel shoe in the other which unfortunately led to bringing Shanes off. The more experienced riders like Greenwood, Perry,Ritchings, Ellis to name a few look in control most of the time. It doesn't matter what track you go to, NL riders will fall as they give 100% but haven't always got the control or experience which is why the NL is a learning curve. Look at most NL meetings and you will see. Birmingham a good track but 6 falls in their last home meeting, 7 in stokes, 6 at King's Lynn (best track in NL) and that's in only 15 heats and that's just to name a couple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I wasn't there yesterday so cant comment on the actual state of the track but the amount of rain all day Saturday and some early Sunday morning I'm not surprised if it wasn't ideal. Coventry's track this season have been far better than last season now they have a genuine track man in. I wished all the fans on here saying track S..t. Could have seen the track in the morning? After 30tone of wet shale was taken off and lots more work for hrs was. Just a pity some on have not got s clue....... Sounds like a lot of hard work to get the meeting on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I wasn't there yesterday so cant comment on the actual state of the track but the amount of rain all day Saturday and some early Sunday morning I'm not surprised if it wasn't ideal. Coventry's track this season have been far better than last season now they have a genuine track man in.Sounds like a lot of hard work to get the meeting on. In my experience, the one area of track preparation Coventry excel at is excuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Well done Brummies---Thanks to SingsforKings for not tipping us once again That apart seems like a farce of a meeting. My pleasure. Sounds like your 4 did you proud (as did all of the podium finishers) Brum must be a cert for the league and knockout cup now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 how can Coventry have this event again? i was mortified when i saw the updates re crashes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) In my experience, the one area of track preparation Coventry excel at is excuses.As I said I can't comment on track conditions but the amount of rain in the previous 24 hours it was never going to be a classic. Many other tracks would have had problems with a similar amount of rain fall. Just one of them things when you get weather like that. Perhaps it shouldn't have gone ahead with the level the riders are at? Coventry's track as been far far better this season after last year's shambles of the stadium employing a Polish taxi driver. Edit: Coventry had its most rainfall of the year Friday and rain continued Saturday. Don't know what people expect sometimes regarding track prep when the weather has been like that leading up to a meeting. I don't think track staff could get to the track until Sunday morning. Edited June 15, 2015 by woz01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Brum must be a cert for the league and knockout cup now NO!!! Don't say that. PLEASE tip us for the wooden spoon...please!?! I wished all the fans on here saying track S..t. Could have seen the track in the morning? After 30tone of wet shale was taken off and lots more work for hrs was. Just a pity some on have not got s clue....... In my experience, the one area of track preparation Coventry excel at is excuses. So how different were the weather circumstances between Coventry and Vojens? The resulting track quality at Vojens seems to have contributed to some fine racing...seems from reports from those there that the opposite was the case at Coventry. Is that a fair assessment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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