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6 minutes ago, f-s-p said:

Whats the two concrete walls for on the outside of bends 1-2. I dont understand the meaning of them.

One is the outside of the speedway bends 1&2 - track will be built and banked up to that level. The other is the inside line of the new dog track corner. Gap between to prevent sand from the dog track running across the speedway track in wet weather as happened previously

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42 minutes ago, Reliant Robin said:

One is the outside of the speedway bends 1&2 - track will be built and banked up to that level. The other is the inside line of the new dog track corner. Gap between to prevent sand from the dog track running across the speedway track in wet weather as happened previously

That makes sense. And a decent banking.

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So 3 weeks today and swindon first meeting and track not even laid. .Rosco in the local rag says he has faith in  boss too have track ready as he  has a huge experience of preparing Cardiff. Isn't that a Job of Ole Olsen to oversee  and nothing too do with Terry Russell who oversees theTv. Interesting survey on Twitter showing 70% dont think track will be ready. I guess the other 30% our freeloaders and rose tinted glass wearers. ONLY TIME WILL SERIOUSLYr tell. One thing on there side the moment is the weather. ..Bet the storm clouds emerge soon as season starts though

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6 hours ago, A ORLOV said:

It also has the space for the lighting poles and different cables .

That's interesting as I thought any reconfigured or new track had to set the lighting a certain distance from the bends. If the lighting is set in between those two walls that looks a real h&s issue?!?

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3 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

That's interesting as I thought any reconfigured or new track had to set the lighting a certain distance from the bends. If the lighting is set in between those two walls that looks a real h&s issue?!?

You may be right, I was just going on the configuration and positions of the existing ones around the rest of the track 

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11 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

That's interesting as I thought any reconfigured or new track had to set the lighting a certain distance from the bends. If the lighting is set in between those two walls that looks a real h&s issue?!?

Two meters is the FIM safety/landing area. After that a brick wall is fine.

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7 minutes ago, A ORLOV said:

The brick wall is only up to ground level  

Yes I got that. But DS was thinking the lights have to been at a certain distance now that the whole thing is rebuilt. That distance is two meters. And after that a brick wall is fine, nothing agains it in the rules. H&S in the UK I dont know about.

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2 hours ago, f-s-p said:

Yes I got that. But DS was thinking the lights have to been at a certain distance now that the whole thing is rebuilt. That distance is two meters. And after that a brick wall is fine, nothing agains it in the rules. H&S in the UK I dont know about.

Technically speaking the two metres can be from the front of the obstruction, i.e, lights standard or wall, to the front of the air panel.  

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6 hours ago, Tsunami said:

Technically speaking the two metres can be from the front of the obstruction, i.e, lights standard or wall, to the front of the air panel.  

 I had my own project a while back and was asking about this from ”above”. Even the FIM people are not agreeing where it should be measured. 1) from the inside of the air fence to the object or 2) from the fence support pilar to the object. I can easily see a 1,2 meter difference of an opinion.

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56 minutes ago, f-s-p said:

 I had my own project a while back and was asking about this from ”above”. Even the FIM people are not agreeing where it should be measured. 1) from the inside of the air fence to the object or 2) from the fence support pilar to the object. I can easily see a 1,2 meter difference of an opinion.

Should be from the main fence structure excluding airfence. Be ridiculous from the front of the airfence as some of them are a meter thick.

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1 hour ago, A ORLOV said:

not in the last season, then only a few times the season before.  It used to have young riders on it before most meetings a few seasons ago.

Maybe they could do skid schools on it. Start on 125's then 250's or old 500's. 2 valves or Wessies

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7 hours ago, Bald Bloke said:

Maybe they could do skid schools on it. Start on 125's then 250's or old 500's. 2 valves or Wessies

I would have thought, with the new houses so close to the stadium, the least speedway activity there is at the stadium, the less chance there will be of complaint from the residents. :unsure:

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15 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

Should be from the main fence structure excluding airfence. Be ridiculous from the front of the airfence as some of them are a meter thick.

Why.

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