cityrebel Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 24 minutes ago, Tsunami said: But it wasn't a farce at the time, was it. Maybe not, but it soon felt like one the following season to those of us that paid to see the big 'farewell' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, cityrebel said: Maybe not, but it soon felt like one the following season to those of us that paid to see the big 'farewell' Yes, but not a farce created by speedway which is what you seem to imply. How about a mention for StadiaUK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tsunami said: But it wasn't a farce at the time, was it. That's a matter of opinion ..a lot of people at the time thought it was ..and in time they were shown to be correct Edited January 19, 2019 by orion 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 8 hours ago, orion said: That's a matter of opinion ..a lot of people at the time thought it was ..and in time they were shown to be correct The whole situation at Swindon has been a farce and a badly handled Public Relations exercise...but what do you expect when Clark Osborne is involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 1 hour ago, steve roberts said: The whole situation at Swindon has been a farce and a badly handled Public Relations exercise...but what do you expect when Clark Osborne is involved. Correct hence why me and many others never went to the meeting .Of course Terry Russell made a killing out of the meeting 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 11 hours ago, orion said: That's a matter of opinion ..a lot of people at the time thought it was ..and in time they were shown to be correct And as the tail-lights of the last vehicle to leave the stadium carpark disappeared into the darkness after the meeting we had the announcement that it wasn't going to be a farewell after all. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) Like the very many I'm watching developments Blundsen-way with great interest as there are implications which could affect other tracks, present and possibly future. Going back to the televised meeting when it was very dusty, apologies if it's already been addressed, were there any comments or complaints from local residents, were they affected by the dust at all? Just wondered, Hull sometimes got complaints off people who were (apparently) hit by stones from 1 1/2 miles away, even when the team were not riding at home (!).... Edited January 21, 2019 by martinmauger spelling, sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 2 hours ago, martinmauger said: Like the very many I'm watching developments Blundsen-way with great interest as there are implications which could affect other tracks, present and possibly future. Going back to the televised meeting when it was very dusty, apologies if it's already been addressed, were there any comments or complaints from local residents, were they affected by the dust at all? Just wondered, Hull sometimes got complaints off people who were (apparently) hit by stones from 1 1/2 miles away, even when the team were not riding at home (!).... I once got hit hit by a flying piece of shale, when watching speedway on the World of Sport! I didn't both to complain though and it was the 1st April! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 News being released tomorrow, now will it be when they are starting on the track or more bs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Bit of both: https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/17377892.swindon-robins-chairman-terry-russell-plans-to-start-work-on-improved-abbey-stadium-race-track-layout-next-month/?fbclid=IwAR3uizI8HG0iYr6vtKHJvPqEKDEuBoKA5qsXoEEvVyXw5VELs4LpjlPNTyY This bit frightens me: Quote The Robins chief was instrumental in the preparation of the racing surface leading up to the first five British Speedway Grand Prixs held at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Work in the Welsh capital to construct a temporary speedway track takes between four to five days. And Russell insists a timeframe similar to what is used at Cardiff will be applied when updating the Robins’ current surface. I'm not track expert, but I'm pretty sure Cardiff is only used for a single meeting. I'm not sure that you can translate their construction approach and use it for a track which is going to me used every week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 So the management state the track change will take place next month and they can change it in about a week. Yet again the timescale is hopeful thinking when the drainage and track lighting etc have to be moved. What could be a major issue is that the main drainage for most of the track is under the present bend one, and this drainage has often caused problems. The drainage pipe used to go under the dog track and out under the car park and often got blocked up, which is why in addition to the water running off the dog track bend one was often waterlogged or on occasions a lake. This bend is being moved to allow the track to be shortened so it is likely a new drainage system will have to be installed as well, so the job of altering the track, moving the lighting and fence is not as simple as laying the track at Cardiff. It is good that they are hoping to do this in Feb and I just hope they do not find another excuse to delay the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 "The Robins chief was instrumental in the preparation of the racing surface leading up to the first five British Speedway Grand Prixs held at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff." ... And who remembers what death traps they were! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 4 hours ago, A ORLOV said: So the management state the track change will take place next month and they can change it in about a week. Yet again the timescale is hopeful thinking when the drainage and track lighting etc have to be moved. What could be a major issue is that the main drainage for most of the track is under the present bend one, and this drainage has often caused problems. The drainage pipe used to go under the dog track and out under the car park and often got blocked up, which is why in addition to the water running off the dog track bend one was often waterlogged or on occasions a lake. This bend is being moved to allow the track to be shortened so it is likely a new drainage system will have to be installed as well, so the job of altering the track, moving the lighting and fence is not as simple as laying the track at Cardiff. It is good that they are hoping to do this in Feb and I just hope they do not find another excuse to delay the work. Let's hope for a snow/ice free February. As well as the track to be pulled back, it will be be necessary to also reinstall the fence posts and overlaying them with the wire fencing and the tensioning wires, as well of course the track lighting. It's not that short a job as made out. I've moved a fence out to accommodate the new air fence to maintain riding lines, and it took my team several weeks and we weren't touching the actual track surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 3 hours ago, iainb said: "The Robins chief was instrumental in the preparation of the racing surface leading up to the first five British Speedway Grand Prixs held at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff." ... And who remembers what death traps they were! It was probably Ronnie, not Terry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Have Faith you Swindon fans, the three wise men will deliver your super new track and stadium. Has anyone seen that wheelbarrow? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiarule Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 12 hours ago, cityrebel said: Have Faith you Swindon fans, the three wise men will deliver your super new track and stadium. Has anyone seen that wheelbarrow? Try Swindon's speedway museum. Under section proposed speedway stadium... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anzum Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 13 hours ago, cityrebel said: Have Faith you Swindon fans, the three wise men will deliver your super new track and stadium. Has anyone seen that wheelbarrow? If the track isn't right they will struggle to keep Jason quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 I just hope that it is Swindon or other track staff that do or supervise the track work and not some contractor that does not know what they are doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 20 minutes ago, A ORLOV said: I just hope that it is Swindon or other track staff that do or supervise the track work and not some contractor that does not know what they are doing Or who had perviously had experience at the NSS. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Maybe they could race their home matches in Torun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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