MattK Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 10 hours ago, Triple.H. said: Houses on the 1st/2nd bend ? i thought the authorities were trying to cut down on building on flood plains None of the land around the stadium is a flood plain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, MattK said: None of the land around the stadium is a flood plain. Yet Stadia came up with the excuse, after a history of others, that they could not build the stadium in its original proposed site next to the A419 because of the drainage issues. Well good luck to anyone that buys a house there, still they will be able to grow rice. Edited March 20, 2019 by A ORLOV 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 16 hours ago, Phil The Ace said: Glad to see the work being done and hope it produces good racing but from this angle. The corners look a little narrow to me Think that's the angle of the shot, as mentioned the dog track apex also looks narrow from this photo. Width on the bends is the same as the original width Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 It is also great to see that the straights have been widened as well, which should improve the racing lines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 36 minutes ago, A ORLOV said: Yet Stadia came up with the excuse, after a history of others, that they could not build the stadium in its original proposed site next to the A419 because of the drainage issues. Well good luck to anyone that buys a house there, still they will be able to grow rice. Watch as the drainage issues miraculously disappear when the houses are built! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Just now, MattK said: Watch as the drainage issues miraculously disappear when the houses are built! Probably Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy swindon pete Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 2 hours ago, MattK said: Watch as the drainage issues miraculously disappear when the houses are built! I’m convinced someone was employed by Osbourne to keep topping up that puddle in the car park that was there whilst that story was being peddled. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poole keith Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 ah "the peckham spring" appears again in wiltshire 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Least they are finally getting on with the track work fascinating stuff, just need the 'Lego trucks' to arrive. One thought, would have been a lot easier and quicker if they just raced on the mini track in the centre green . I'm joking of course.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) Picture on fb shows that the width of the new bend is the same as bend 3 & 4 so the picture above did show a skewed image. Edited March 20, 2019 by A ORLOV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, A ORLOV said: Picture on fb shows that the width of the new bend is the same as bend 3 & 4 so the picture above did show a skewed image. Looks ok that. I think that will improve things. Looks like it might be one of those tracks where the bikes never go straight, always slightly sideways down the straight. Not quite as much of a horse power track, which can't be a bad thing. Edited March 20, 2019 by Bald Bloke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: Looks ok that. I think that will improve things. Looks like it might be one of those tracks where the bikes never go straight, always slightly sideways down the straight. Not quite as much of a horse power track, which can't be a bad thing. This changing of the track could be the best news the fans have had for along while it is quite exciting really.The track might take a while to develope but hopefully we will get better racing than we have been served up recently the widening of the straights should help anormously. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Well, I must admit I never thought I would see work on the track. I thought it was a gonner. What is the smaller track used for? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 This week has been great because the fans have been kept up to speed about what is happening.The new track looks exciting, so roll on the pressday and i cant wait until the 11th.It has not been easy for the promoters/Rosco over the last few years because they are often in Limbo a lose/lose situation.Alot of the stuff they dont know themselves so i suppose the best ploy is to say nothing hope thing's turn out well speedway in the UK need Swindon just like every other Prem club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 I must say, that track does look a good shape. I hope it will be as good as people are hoping. For a long time now we've had a problem with riders just spacing out down the straights. Hopefully this will solve that a bit and keep races closer. It will be interesting to see how it rides. I can't see many people wanting to stand on bends 1 and 2 though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 The brick wall they are making, is that what is going to be behind the air fence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, Phil The Ace said: The brick wall they are making, is that what is going to be behind the air fence Apparently, that's a supporting wall for the banking of the bends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 they have moved the track the width of the old track about 30 feet ? just shows how desperate they are to fit as many rabbit hutches in as possible , this is just a guess from an old cynic ,but I sincerely hope I'm wrong , smaller track, Portakabin stadium , lifespan of 5 years , while they work on closing it and building more rabbit hutches over it. more than likely already have a plan for Stadium Avenue drawn up , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Phil The Ace said: The brick wall they are making, is that what is going to be behind the air fence They are looking to save time and money by not having to repair or replace the airfence during the meeting, so they are putting the airfence behind the block wall Edited March 21, 2019 by A ORLOV 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 4 hours ago, OveFundinFan said: Well, I must admit I never thought I would see work on the track. I thought it was a gonner. What is the smaller track used for? For youngsters to train on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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