SCB Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Just looks old and tired. Hardly 21st Century. Needs a makeover, which it will not get as the bulldozers will eventually arrive-sad though that is. It seems to me the builders can be knocked back loads of times but they always spring back up and eventually win. They can afford to lose loads of times. Speedway stadiums cannot afford to lose once Yes its a bit worn out but I bet theres not a speedway stadium that can hold as many spectators, has as many toilets, places to buy a pint or a burger and a car park as big. OK it's need a bit of tidying up but it doesn't help it's basically been abandoned in recent years as the owner knew the writing was on the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Apologies im not 100% certain ive made my suggestion correctly. My thinking was to add a small amount to the base to keep it weighted to the ground, for example an inch max in the bottom of the panels? Like i said its just a suggestion but with rider safety it is utter madness to continue the way things are. That's the point, it would have to be a substantial amount of wet sand / water within the airfence to have an effect when a bike rattles into it 70+mph You're right that these fences lifting is madness but a solution of putting ANYTHING in the bottom of an airfence to weight it down IS just as lethal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 When talking safety, basic physics would tell you wet sand / water in an airfence is as deadly as hitting a solid fence. It is utter utter madness to even considered it I don't think you have grasped what I mean, that might be my fault, so here is what I mean... The base of the air fence, currently has nothing in it, it's held in place by hooks onto the mesh fence or similar, what I mean is in the base of the air fence, have a layer of wet sand, that will hold the fence down, not lock it to the track, but enough to make the resistance path up and into the meat of the air fence, not under it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Coventry has proper terracing all the way around apart from the home straight because it has a whopping great grandstand with seating in that every other club would kill for! At the back of that whopping great grandstand is better corperate facilities than most (do Lynn still use the fancy sheds?). Whats wrong with viewing the pits at Coventry? Coventry may be a little run down but it's easily one of, if not the best speedway stadiums in the UK in terms of facilities. I said, apart from their grandstands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Surely Rob Lyon would have known about the weeks ban from the German governing body?? Crikey!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poole keith Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Surely Rob Lyon would have known about the weeks ban from the German governing body?? Crikey!! surely the rider must have known? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 surely the rider must have known? Yup, he should have known as well!!! (The rider) The ref certainly knew..... Do you reckon Rob Lyon tried to pull a fast one? Hoping the ref wouldn't know (perhaps nothing could have been done) so went for it with Kai, just in case the ref didn't know......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 (edited) Yup, he should have known as well!!! (The rider) The ref certainly knew..... Do you reckon Rob Lyon tried to pull a fast one? Hoping the ref wouldn't know (perhaps nothing could have been done) so went for it with Kai, just in case the ref didn't know......... would it have made the slightest difference to the result? Had he rode Edited August 11, 2016 by Haza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 would it have made the slightest difference to the result? Had he rode None whatsover but that's not the point is it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 Why did they replace Rory with Mads? Yes Rory coming back from a terrible injury but not threatening a good score is he...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 So Lynn have not only made up a rule that your number 8 can only ride in the 1-5 but they have now made up a rule he can replace a rider who is AWOL and you can have a facility for him. Kings Lynn's use of the rules this season has been shameful. They have had an illegal team so many times I've lost count and in fact in the last two days have broken many rules with their 1-7s that they have put out. It's embarrassing. Mind you, Lynn went the whole of 2011 with an illegal team that was over the points limit, at least there have been some meetings in 2016 that's they've been legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Guess you can't get more transparent than blatant cheating? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 So Lynn have not only made up a rule that your number 8 can only ride in the 1-5 but they have now made up a rule he can replace a rider who is AWOL and you can have a facility for him. Kings Lynn's use of the rules this season has been shameful. They have had an illegal team so many times I've lost count and in fact in the last two days have broken many rules with their 1-7s that they have put out. It's embarrassing. Mind you, Lynn went the whole of 2011 with an illegal team that was over the points limit, at least there have been some meetings in 2016 that's they've been legal. Its all very well you saying the rules have been broken, but the rules are so complicated and badly written they lend themselves to been interpretated several ways. If we were riding high by this so called cheating, I could understand your views. If there is any cheating going on it is done through necessity.in trying to field a team. The big problem here regards to teams working to different rules. Some teams have No 8's and some don't . surely it should be all or none. We have too match meetings and not enough riders, we have racing on too many days where the clashes are inevitable.. Until the basic are sorted and there are more riders, we will always have a different interpretation of these complicated rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Its all very well you saying the rules have been broken, but the rules are so complicated and badly written they lend themselves to been interpretated several ways. If we were riding high by this so called cheating, I could understand your views. If there is any cheating going on it is done through necessity.in trying to field a team. The big problem here regards to teams working to different rules. Some teams have No 8's and some don't . surely it should be all or none. We have too match meetings and not enough riders, we have racing on too many days where the clashes are inevitable.. Until the basic are sorted and there are more riders, we will always have a different interpretation of these complicated rules. Find me the poorly written rule that allows a facility for your #8. Last night Puk was missing, they used R/R in his place, they also moved R/R to second string when it should have been at heat leader. Breaks two rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Find me the poorly written rule that allows a facility for your #8. Last night Puk was missing, they used R/R in his place, they also moved R/R to second string when it should have been at heat leader. Breaks two rules. If that's the case, then NKI picks up a 28 day ban, surely?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castrolargh Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 It was r/r for huckenbeck at2 and Ben Morley as a sub 6pt pl rider for Neils as there was no facility for him. Huckenbecks position was 2nd string as the nominated no8 can only ride in the top 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 If that's the case, then NKI picks up a 28 day ban, surely?? Nope Teams have to be notified 4-5 days prior to the meeting. Huckenbeck was in for Iversen as a No8 can replace 1-5 rider Huckenbeck then gets suspended on the day of the Poole meeting What exactly are Lynn to do? Iversen wouldn't have been allowed into the meeting even if he wanted to as that is against meeting notification regulations. The facility given for Huckenbeck is under rule 16.5.1.F. has been suspended by the FIM, ACU, SCB or rider’s FMN. It was r/r for huckenbeck at2 and Ben Morley as a sub 6pt pl rider for Neils as there was no facility for him. Huckenbecks position was 2nd string as the nominated no8 can only ride in the top 5 Nope, Morley was in for Simon Lambert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Find me the poorly written rule that allows a facility for your #8. Last night Puk was missing, they used R/R in his place, they also moved R/R to second string when it should have been at heat leader. Breaks two rules. You keep on about Lynn using RR in place of Niels, but his absence was covered by Morley, a PL with less than 6pts. . The only issue is relating to the inclusion of the No8. and whether that can be covered by a RR. In the reality of it all, the No 8 CMA is so low his rides can only be covered by the reserves anyway... Its either using a RR or riding a man short. Either way its not very adventitious...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH R/R wasn't for Niels or that would of had to of been taken at No1-3-5. R/R was for Huckenbeck who was already declared in the teams 4-5 days prior but got suspended on the day / 24 hrs prior to the meetings by his German authority. Morley was in for Simon Lambert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH R/R wasn't for Niels or that would of had to of been taken at No1-3-5. R/R was for Huckenbeck who was already declared in the teams 4-5 days prior but got suspended on the day / 24 hrs prior to the meetings by his German authority. Morley was in for Simon Lambert And scbs point is (I think): where in the rules does it say you can get a facility for a number 8. And where does it statr a rider not having a license qualifies for a facility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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