Baldyman Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Is it gonna be everyone in then a track inspection and call off or give it a go till heat 8 and then call off? How's the track pob? That's more important than the rain at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pob Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 As HKP said looking slick . It won't need any water on it tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Track a bit greasy as you would expect but seems fine at the moment. Deceptive though until a wheel is turned in anger so can see what its like under the top surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Well well who would hated guessed everyone in parade and then track inspection. Can't believe I still keep falling for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I didn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZODIAK Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 7 pages of debate about who was guesting, for who and at what position , and all for nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Can't believe anyone would pay to get in seeing that rain coming down Edited April 2, 2016 by Shads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pob Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Rain was pretty much steady since just after 7pm. No meeting this coming Thursday either got to wait till 14th for Witches next home meeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 So basically one home meeting in a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 One of the reasons that people went to Speedway and got in the habit of going, was they knew there was a match on a certain day of the week. In this case Ipswich on a Thursday night so what ever was happening during the year you knew there was a meeting every Thursday night and arranged things accordingly.So this season we have started with these home fixtures on a Thursday night Thursday 17th March--------------Scunthorpe Thursday 24th March--------------Nothing Thursday 31st March---------------Nothing Thursday 7th April-------------------Nothing Thursday 14th April------------------Peterborough Thursday 21st April------------------No Meetng /Thursday 28 th April-----------------Somerset Thursday 5th May--------------------No meeting Thursday 12th May------------------Rye House Thursday 19th May-------------------No meeting Thursday 2th May---------------------Edininburgh So we are in the third month of the season and have only 5 Thursday night meetings where years ago we would have had 11 Thursday night meetngs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hel'n'Back Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 If you had stayed in the Elite League then you would perhaps had the specific meetings on a Thursday but because you are now in the Premier League then the Sheffield meetings take priority, unfortunately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 If we had stayed in the EL then it is entirely possible we wouldnt be riding on any day of the week by now. We may well have been on that growing sad list of towns that used to run speedway. Dont blame the club last night. Very little rain until 7. Only started to get heavier about 7.15. If they had called off in the afternoon and the rain not turned up til 10 as many forecasts stated they wouldve looked foolish. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZODIAK Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Agree with bruv just one of those situations that was out of everybody's control. Track prep must have been a nightmare as well. Rain forecast for anywhere between 8 and 10 so do you water the track or not? Just one of those frustrating speedway nights! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pob Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Have to agree as well the rain wasn't really a factor till after 7pm when it got alot heavier. Up till that point it was less than when we rode against Edinburgh couple of seasons ago and that meeting was fine even though it was a constant drizzle the whole meeting . Yes it's frustrating when u get in sit there for a while then it's called off but I can't lay the blame at the Witches promotion for last night . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 What a difference a day makes! Just walked the dogs and had a great view of a sun soaked shimmering River Orwell. Bright blue sky with just a few wisps of cloud and no coat needed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Agreed 100per cent. The club only had a rough idea when the rain would arrive.if they had called off early they would be slated. One of the reasons that people went to Speedway and got in the habit of going, was they knew there was a match on a certain day of the week. In this case Ipswich on a Thursday night so what ever was happening during the year you knew there was a meeting every Thursday night and arranged things accordingly.So this season we have started with these home fixtures on a Thursday night Thursday 17th March--------------Scunthorpe Thursday 24th March--------------Nothing Thursday 31st March---------------Nothing Thursday 7th April-------------------Nothing Thursday 14th April------------------Peterborough Thursday 21st April------------------No Meetng /Thursday 28 th April-----------------Somerset Thursday 5th May--------------------No meeting Thursday 12th May------------------Rye House Thursday 19th May-------------------No meeting Thursday 2th May---------------------Edininburgh So we are in the third month of the season and have only 5 Thursday night meetings where years ago we would have had 11 Thursday night meetngs No Mickey mouse meetings this year. Official ones only me thinks. All clubs will need to be meaner and leaner and possibly moving from their normal race day to survive.I think Plymouth is a warning shot across the bows.I always want Thursday's as for most of us it is religion. But the reality is that we will need to change to adapt to a changing economy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Agreed 100per cent. The club only had a rough idea when the rain would arrive.if they had called off early they would be slated.No Mickey mouse meetings this year. Official ones only me thinks. All clubs will need to be meaner and leaner and possibly moving from their normal race day to survive.I think Plymouth is a warning shot across the bows.I always want Thursday's as for most of us it is religion. But the reality is that we will need to change to adapt to a changing economy Agreed 100per cent. The club only had a rough idea when the rain would arrive.if they had called off early they would be slated.No Mickey mouse meetings this year. Official ones only me thinks. All clubs will need to be meaner and leaner and possibly moving from their normal race day to survive.I think Plymouth is a warning shot across the bows.I always want Thursday's as for most of us it is religion. But the reality is that we will need to change to adapt to a changing economy s There are strong suggestions that Thursday will be one of the two Elite racing nights next season. More non Thursday meetings this year could be the promotion trying to understand the demand if they have to move away from Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner47 Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 I'd rather have no meeting on a Thursday than clash with the EL and lose half our riders. CL has done everything he can to avoid clashes, giving up the Bank Holidays must have been hard, but he put the team first. Originally i was happy about restricting the doubling up riders, but if we come out of the EU, half of the Europeans wouldn't get a work permit, then we'd end up with about 4 riders per team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 I'd rather have no meeting on a Thursday than clash with the EL and lose half our riders. CL has done everything he can to avoid clashes, giving up the Bank Holidays must have been hard, but he put the team first. Originally i was happy about restricting the doubling up riders, but if we come out of the EU, half of the Europeans wouldn't get a work permit, then we'd end up with about 4 riders per team. Yes but perhaps we can blood some of our nl riders and build a base for the future. Granted some of the racing might be poo initially. But you have to start somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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