speedflash Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hi, We have had so much rain over this winter its very difficult to get turns 3 and 4 finished. I am not going to dig up 1 and 2 and not be able to get it hard enough to race on. Its a weeks work to do if the weather is good . We have been on 3 and 4 now for 5 weeks. So what I can say is that it will be done when the weather allows us to do it. I put 40 ton of shale on 3/4 and now its like cement slurry. I have another 40 ton to put on but I fear I may have to take most of the wet stuff off at the moment its so wet I can't even pick it up in the tractor bucket. Its like trying to pick up water. Glyn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 With the speedway season due to start in 6 weeks time, has anybody heard anymore on the riders who might complete this lions team? Only name I have heard mentioned a lot is Compton. Nothing about who the number 1 wi be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hi, We have had so much rain over this winter its very difficult to get turns 3 and 4 finished. I am not going to dig up 1 and 2 and not be able to get it hard enough to race on. Its a weeks work to do if the weather is good . We have been on 3 and 4 now for 5 weeks. So what I can say is that it will be done when the weather allows us to do it. I put 40 ton of shale on 3/4 and now its like cement slurry. I have another 40 ton to put on but I fear I may have to take most of the wet stuff off at the moment its so wet I can't even pick it up in the tractor bucket. Its like trying to pick up water. Glyn Thanks Glyn. That's really helpful. Unfortunately the forecast doesn't look too good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hi, We have had so much rain over this winter its very difficult to get turns 3 and 4 finished. I am not going to dig up 1 and 2 and not be able to get it hard enough to race on. Its a weeks work to do if the weather is good . We have been on 3 and 4 now for 5 weeks. So what I can say is that it will be done when the weather allows us to do it. I put 40 ton of shale on 3/4 and now its like cement slurry. I have another 40 ton to put on but I fear I may have to take most of the wet stuff off at the moment its so wet I can't even pick it up in the tractor bucket. Its like trying to pick up water. Glyn There's no rush with the track as they haven't got 2 key riders to make a team worth watching yet. I guess season ticket sales have not gone very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Glynn. It looks like the weather will be holding up any other work to the track before the seson starts. Will there be any other chances to get this work done once the seson gets under way. Maybe when they have the lay off for the world cup series, because it would be such a shame not to see the work through till its conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedflash Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I think that could be the plan. DH wants it doing but not at the cost of loosing meetings. As I said its a weeks work with good weather. Glyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neb Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 i would just go with bends 3 and 4 for now and tackle 1 and 2 at the end of the loins season around mid august when the sun's out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckettlion Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 i would just go with bends 3 and 4 for now and tackle 1 and 2 at the end of the loins season around mid august when the sun's out. Don't know about you, but my loins work all year round 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Lion Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 i would just go with bends 3 and 4 for now and tackle 1 and 2 at the end of the loins season around mid august when the sun's out. The Lions' season is usually over by around mid-May. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neb Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Don't know about you, but my loins work all year round ha ha well spotted,typo error. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckettlion Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Looks like it may have been the lions that have yet to pay Doyle. He's just tweeted his displeasure at not getting paid, insinuating he was promised money in September and is yet to receive it. Looking worryingly unprofessional. Are there financial concerns? Rumours that masters didn't sign because he wasn't offered much of a wage, Doyle not getting paid..? I wonder why no one wants to sign for us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTFC LION Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 That does seem strange, as last season riders were saying how good it was to be paid on time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 It is worrying times for the Lions with the problems of not being able to field a competitive team, a handful of season tickets sold and now not paying riders money owed. I wonder how much is Hemsley not wanting to pay Doyle as he left or simply hasn't got the money which I understand is a sizeable amount as for about 5-6 meetings. I do know 2016 signings were told no money until Feb if wanted signing on fee there may be more departures yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 It is worrying times for the Lions with the problems of not being able to field a competitive team, a handful of season tickets sold and now not paying riders money owed. I wonder how much is Hemsley not wanting to pay Doyle as he left or simply hasn't got the money which I understand is a sizeable amount as for about 5-6 meetings. I do know 2016 signings were told no money until Feb if wanted signing on fee there may be more departures yet Flagrag, with the track shape being changed and hopefully for the better it is now down to the fans to show there support and loyalty to keep the club going. Sofar as the track is concerned it should never had got this far in the first place, but its also very difficult to do what you want to do with a track this time of year due to our lovely British weather. Rain ruins plans, and how.. The EL reguardless of what people say its still a step up from the PL, and with that comes a higher wage bill. To be fair, this situation should never had rose if the track was done as it was originally laid out to be. Fans would have come through the turnstyles and season tickets would have sold, with that the cashflow would have been that much better and riders would have been paid. So in all you have to say the balls up with the track shape from the get go has been there downfall, but now its down to the fans to get behind the club, and down to the promotion to entice the fans to go, even if it means danglling a carrot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Looks like it may have been the lions that have yet to pay Doyle. He's just tweeted his displeasure at not getting paid, insinuating he was promised money in September and is yet to receive it. Looking worryingly unprofessional. Are there financial concerns? Rumours that masters didn't sign because he wasn't offered much of a wage, Doyle not getting paid..? I wonder why no one wants to sign for us... Are you certain its the Lions who have not paid Jason? Don't forget he was guesting for other EL teams as well as riding in Poland and Sweden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yes definitely Leicester that owe him the money as many riders have confirmed by the Lions faces and also other riders have been warned about getting their money. It's such a shame it has come to do this as one of the big advantages the Lions had was always paid on time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) I'm told the money Doyle was set to receive was linked to a loyalty bonus which Doyle broke the terms of. Edited January 30, 2016 by Morrissey Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 It would be nice for someone in the uper ranks to come clean and let all the fans actually know, what is happening at the club. There just seems to be so very little forth coming in the way of any other riders after it was announced that they would have been signed and named before Christmas. Now we are nearly into February at still no sign of them. Are things really a bit rocky as far as the money goes. We the fans never get to find out, how the club stands. I'm told the money Doyle was set to receive was linked to a loyalty bonus which Doyle broke the terms of. That sounds more like it then, maybe someone at Swindon have been wispering in his ear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justathought Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Always two sides to every story Worth remembering . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) Kenni Larsen/Linus Sundstrom must surely want to ride in the UK> If Leicester could tempt one of them over then that would be a coup! Edited January 30, 2016 by Morrissey Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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