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So, where do I start. What a waste of time and money. They should've called off the meeting on Friday if they knew the track wasn't fit. People could've cancelled their hotels and not wasted petrol making a wasted journey.

The stadium itself is very impressive but it still needs work carried out to finish it, especially the sound system as we were stood in the middle of the south terrace opposite the start line and couldn't hear anything. The signage to the entrances didn't correspond to the tickets as they had signs pointing to A B C etc and the tickets stated South Terrace. We ending up walking to the main entrance and then a steward told us we needed to walk round the other side of the stadium. The parking was totally non organised as well.

The track shape looks good, shame they didn't lay the track first and then build the stadium around it to allow it to settle. They could easily put boarding over it for building machinery to cross it.

You can't blame the riders for not wanting to ride the blame is solely with the Belle Vue's club. I spoke to Scott Nicholls after the meeting and Danny King today at Scunthorpe and both said the track was dangerous. Peter Kildemand's mechanics were overheard after the meeting stating if four riders went into the 3-4 bends together there would've been carnage.

I was really looking forward to this meeting but it turned into a total *#*# up.

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Apologies if this has been posted already....................

Chris Morton was interviewed on Radio 5live just before 09:00 this morning and I don't recall the word sorry or any apology being mentioned once!

This was my first thought when I read the statement put out last night. Words put out like they "understand people frustration", but no apology. I was reading about a family that travelled over from Sweden to see this - an apology is more than deserved!!
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It's surely no good keep going on and on, what's done is done, learn by mistakes, look forward?

That's what I am doing anyways ....

I couldn't see you having the same attitude if it had been a BSI event you wouldn't been able to stop going on about it on this occasion I suppose it's different this time
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I couldn't see you having the same attitude if it had been a BSI event you wouldn't been able to stop going on about it on this occasion I suppose it's different this time

Too bloody right, BSI v Chris Morton\British Speedway .... no comparison in my book.

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Me being one of them. I'll not be watching that bunch in the re run as a wouldn't bet against it being too this or too that for the poor lambs and it being off again.

You really are a clown.

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http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-03-19/belle-vue-aces-call-off-7national-speedway-stadium-opening-night-after-riders-say-track-is-unfit/

 

The full statement video is at the bottom. Bit worrying at the moment if all they are trying to do is repair it rather than relay it, but I'm no expert.

The one thing I do know is that inconsistency in tracks is the most dangerous thing. It's not like moto x or trials. Sudden grip is extremely treacherous.

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Just got back home. What a fantastic weekend of speedway. Drove from Eastbourne to Manchester, checked in to our hotel in Stockport, drove to the stadium. Parking organisation was a complete joke, yellow jacketed officials that were of no use whatsoever. Trouble with some of the turnstiles, ticket would not register. I was at Warsaw last year, so I have seen a few balls ups. The riders walked the track, and seemed to be having great fun bouncing up and down on a few very soft patches on the 3rd bend, and doing their usual technical thing of stubbing their shoes into the shale. The pre meeting entertainment was some gymnast who appeared to be doing their own thing in a bid to keep warm and a scout band in which some of the musicians had obviously been in the scouts for decades and decades. The usual 'likes the sound of his own voice' MC was wittering on about how fantastic it was all going to be. The riders were introduced to the fans, who were by now packed in the South Stand like sardines, it would have been impossible to fill in a programme as we were crammed in so tight. A very half hearted National Anthem was uttered, the fans should have sung their hearts out !!

We were then told that the riders would be coming out to have a quick practice on the track, a few laps each in groups of four. Jokingly, believe or not, I don't care, I spoke out quite loudly, "I suppose this is where the riders refuse to race". OH MY GOD. Following lots and lots of excruciating loud music and NO notice of what and where was happening. Soon the MC was telling us that the riders were not happy with bends 3 and 4 and were having a meeting with Chris Morton and Dave Gordon. Then the two emerged at the tapes to give us all the good news, both choking back and both blaming the weather !! Fair play to Bomber for coming out to explain that the track was rideable but not raceable. It wouldn't have hurt ALL the riders to have walked round the track offering their apologies to the people who pay their wages. But it is greedy Elite league speedway riders we are talking about here. Getting out of the car park was a free for all, no stewards to direct the traffic at all. WHY DID'NT CHRIS MORTON (he was a quality speedway rider and must have known the track was in poor condition) AND DAVE GORDON HAVE THE BALLS TO ADMIT LAST THURSDAY THAT THE TRACK WAS NOT READY AND THE MEETING COULD NOT GO AHEAD. We would'nt have been happy, but at least we would have heard the truth upfront.

A very poor nights sleep followed, and then the drive to Coventry for Chris's big bang. A great day for a great bloke, his girlfriend and committee must have worked so hard to get it all together. So many people that they run out of programmes ! Then we heard that Bech and Iversen were unfit and would not be there. OH, Iversen was ok to attend Belle Vue but obviously suffered serious injury in his fluffy hotel bed, or maybe there was not enough in it for him to attend Chris's big day.

The racing was typical of an early season testimonial, no dirt on the track at all and it was obvious that some of the riders were not trying to hard,

but there again, we do not want too much over zealous racing and injuries on such a day. And KK won a race, that hasn't happened for a while.

So, tickets £80, hotel £79, food/drink £45 and £70 worth of diesel, nearly £300 quid, but I did get Bomber to sign his programme.

Speedway------------why do we bother !!

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Just got back home. What a fantastic weekend of speedway. Drove from Eastbourne to Manchester, checked in to our hotel in Stockport, drove to the stadium. Parking organisation was a complete joke, yellow jacketed officials that were of no use whatsoever. Trouble with some of the turnstiles, ticket would not register. I was at Warsaw last year, so I have seen a few balls ups. The riders walked the track, and seemed to be having great fun bouncing up and down on a few very soft patches on the 3rd bend, and doing their usual technical thing of stubbing their shoes into the shale. The pre meeting entertainment was some gymnast who appeared to be doing their own thing in a bid to keep warm and a scout band in which some of the musicians had obviously been in the scouts for decades and decades. The usual 'likes the sound of his own voice' MC was wittering on about how fantastic it was all going to be. The riders were introduced to the fans, who were by now packed in the South Stand like sardines, it would have been impossible to fill in a programme as we were crammed in so tight. A very half hearted National Anthem was uttered, the fans should have sung their hearts out !!

We were then told that the riders would be coming out to have a quick practice on the track, a few laps each in groups of four. Jokingly, believe or not, I don't care, I spoke out quite loudly, "I suppose this is where the riders refuse to race". OH MY GOD. Following lots and lots of excruciating loud music and NO notice of what and where was happening. Soon the MC was telling us that the riders were not happy with bends 3 and 4 and were having a meeting with Chris Morton and Dave Gordon. Then the two emerged at the tapes to give us all the good news, both choking back and both blaming the weather !! Fair play to Bomber for coming out to explain that the track was rideable but not raceable. It wouldn't have hurt ALL the riders to have walked round the track offering their apologies to the people who pay their wages. But it is greedy Elite league speedway riders we are talking about here. Getting out of the car park was a free for all, no stewards to direct the traffic at all. WHY DID'NT CHRIS MORTON (he was a quality speedway rider and must have known the track was in poor condition) AND DAVE GORDON HAVE THE BALLS TO ADMIT LAST THURSDAY THAT THE TRACK WAS NOT READY AND THE MEETING COULD NOT GO AHEAD. We would'nt have been happy, but at least we would have heard the truth upfront.

A very poor nights sleep followed, and then the drive to Coventry for Chris's big bang. A great day for a great bloke, his girlfriend and committee must have worked so hard to get it all together. So many people that they run out of programmes ! Then we heard that Bech and Iversen were unfit and would not be there. OH, Iversen was ok to attend Belle Vue but obviously suffered serious injury in his fluffy hotel bed, or maybe there was not enough in it for him to attend Chris's big day.

The racing was typical of an early season testimonial, no dirt on the track at all and it was obvious that some of the riders were not trying to hard,

but there again, we do not want too much over zealous racing and injuries on such a day. And KK won a race, that hasn't happened for a while.

So, tickets £80, hotel £79, food/drink £45 and £70 worth of diesel, nearly £300 quid, but I did get Bomber to sign his programme.

Speedway------------why do we bother !!

Have just seen the Chris Morton video, so it was only a small disaster then. IF Belle Vue keep the British Final and the World Cup meetings who is going to bother to turn up, just the Aces fans I reckon. Move them back to Kings Lynn quick, before the whole world finds out about Belle Vues "little disaster". It sounded to me that Chris Morton wants us all to thank him for building an outside sports facility in the wettest city in western Europe. Lets hope Coventry can build a stadium in the middle of the country that we can call the National Stadium. If my previous post was wrong in any way, please put me right.

Can't wait to see the National League get started again, bring on the kids, the BRITISH KIDS !!!!!!

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