bruno Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Wish I wasn't 5 hours away from Glasgow ,what a cracking atmosphere and most fans younger than me! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) Certainly some big cojones on display tonight. Some riding on and up the boards and some brutal moves. But all seems to have been raced in good spirit. Edited June 29, 2016 by TheScotsman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I thought Richie Worrall was very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Just back and the atmosphere tonight was brilliant . Okay the racing in the first half of the meeting was a bit follow the leader , but it did improve . The turning point was the 5-1 in heat 11 . We were getting a wee bit concerned , only 2 points up at that point , and Masters looking very good . But he had the graveyard gate 1 in that heat , he did try to anticipate the start and messed it up and that really made the difference . We were pretty solid throughout , Edinburgh didn't really have a lot to back up their heat leaders with . Though Mark Riss got better with every race and Bewley has come on a lot since his first Ashfield outing . But I really enjoyed being at a speedway meeting with that kind of atmosphere . 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 both teams played therte part as tv speedway goes it wasnt bad meeting much better than monday and some of the elitte league stuff ive seen in the past pleased it was close meeting made it more interesting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackie Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I enjoyed the meeting, you could see that the track wasn't at it's best, but all the riders just got on with it. The crowd were brilliant too! That's what a speedway stadium should sound like during a meeting. What I'd give to have a PL team to support again Sure you don't get the 'big' stars, but the riders you do get seem committed and more importantly seem to actually enjoy their racing, rather going through the motions or taking it too seriously. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damosuzuki Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 A Big away support have to be thanked for making it such an event. We did Scotland proud. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I agree with Wackie - the riders that were interviewed did seem like they were enjoying it, especially Ayres and Fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 It was better tonight than Monday, but only because the promotion did a fine job of promoting the meeting. Shame about the racing though. Non existent. Track looks hard to pass on. Too narrow. Early wet conditions didnt help but even later there wasnt much racing, just follow the leader. Fans seemed to enjoy it and really if they are happy the promotion did its job. Shame about us neutrals on Sky who wanted some racing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Same old..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 It was better tonight than Monday, but only because the promotion did a fine job of promoting the meeting. Shame about the racing though. Non existent. Track looks hard to pass on. Too narrow. Early wet conditions didnt help but even later there wasnt much racing, just follow the leader. Fans seemed to enjoy it and really if they are happy the promotion did its job. Shame about us neutrals on Sky who wanted some racing though. Please tell me how you know that Berwick didn't do a fine job promoting Monday nights meeting ? They had posters up across the region , adds on local radio , free entry for kids , added attractions on the night , remember England where playing on Monday evening and you could hardly call Workington a local team could you ? . Shielfied is a big stadium even with 1000 people in it would still look empty 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Well done to the Glasgow fans for turn-out ,terrific atmosphere some close racing even if there was not much passing.Well done the Fish when he is in the mood he is some entertainer .Its hard to fathom why Berwick did not retain Garcia after giving him his chance last year ,he did show signs of what it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damosuzuki Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Please tell me how you know that Berwick didn't do a fine job promoting Monday nights meeting ? They had posters up across the region , adds on local radio , free entry for kids , added attractions on the night , remember England where playing on Monday evening and you could hardly call Workington a local team could you ? . Shielfied is a big stadium even with 1000 people in it would still look empty Bang on, Berwick are doing a great job this season and are to be congratulated. Wasn't their fault Worky had a nightmare. Shovlar is just on the wind up, tbh. Looking like six weeks without a meeting, Belle Vue on fire, Holder lost it again, Doyle winning GP's... etc etc etc. We usually get better racing but unfortunately we ended up with a slick track due entirely to the weather. Still, wan't half bad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) Its hard to fathom why Berwick did not retain Garcia after giving him his chance last year ,he did show signs of what it takes. Wasn't he on borrowed equipment last year, some sort of patched up machine cobbled together? Glasgow have the finances to kit him out, whereas Berwick chose not to, you can't really blame them as it wouldn't really be fair on the other members of the team. Edited June 29, 2016 by Shads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 The Glasgow promoters, fans and riders are doing a great job, of course it's easier with a local derby but all the same. All promoters should take note! How I miss our Ipswich and Peterborough derbies 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Just back and the atmosphere tonight was brilliant . Okay the racing in the first half of the meeting was a bit follow the leader , but it did improve . The turning point was the 5-1 in heat 11 . We were getting a wee bit concerned , only 2 points up at that point , and Masters looking very good . But he had the graveyard gate 1 in that heat , he did try to anticipate the start and messed it up and that really made the difference . We were pretty solid throughout , Edinburgh didn't really have a lot to back up their heat leaders with . Though Mark Riss got better with every race and Bewley has come on a lot since his first Ashfield outing . But I really enjoyed being at a speedway meeting with that kind of atmosphere . You get the train alright after i dropped you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr8scot Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Huge well done Glasgow..... What an atmosphere. My ears are still ringing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogo1 Posted June 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Coty Garcia fantastic, I recall a regular poster on here saying how crap he was last year and just because he had an exotic surname didn't make him a rider, oh and equipment wouldn't make any difference to him, ouch! Fantastic evening showing what's good about our sport we all love, ok there wasn't as much passing as normal but riders were right up for it from both teams and both sets of fans were a credit to there team, Fisher really good , and even when passed by Garcia coming off bend two he still shook his hand after the race after what was a very tough pass by our Coty. Atmosphere electric , even though I have a slight sore head with all the air horns lol 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailays Hat Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Brilliant stuff from Glasgow. This is how the sport should be. Looking forward to coming up to see them slaughter my witches in august. It's an awesome track, below par tonight due to the weather. The view from the 4th bend is brilliant. We need more of this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george.m Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Can appreciate some of the comments about the quality of racing from those watching on TV. The track wasn't ideal in the early heats (due to the pre-meeting weather), and very different for the home riders, add to that some of the Edinburgh riders still finding their feet. Having said that, if you were at the meeting you'd have had a good night's entertainment - credit to all involved. And that puts bums on seats. Even the Monarch's fans attending would have enjoyed the meeting being so close and taking a few home scalps on the way. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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