Paul Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 With Rye House starting at 2-30pm holding a triple header and according to updates still going on at 8:30pm. Is this likely to be the longest meeting ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Couldn't stomach the launch pad today Paul, I went to eastie instead. The lack of urgency at rye has sapped my enthusiasm for the place to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 With Rye House starting at 2-30pm holding a triple header and according to updates still going on at 8:30pm. Is this likely to be the longest meeting ever? Crikey!! Did folk have to take their breakfasts? It would be interesting to know if there were any longer Meetings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Started at 2.30 and finished at 8.25. Three meetings with what seemed to be little urgency on getting them going. Sun break before the third meeting didn't help the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Good grief! I'm afraid I would have gone home half way through the second match if there was no urgency to get things moving. Coventry's double header on Friday was bad enough but at least the referee put the two minutes time allowance on immediately a race had finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 With Rye House starting at 2-30pm holding a triple header and according to updates still going on at 8:30pm. Is this likely to be the longest meeting ever? Far to long I agree but it was two meetings, I was at the PL 4`s a couple or three years ago where it was another six hour meeting, mainly down to accidents and injured riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.Butler Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 when a speedway meeting takes longer than a round of golf one wonders who can spare the time if one has a family to think about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 when a speedway meeting takes longer than a round of golf one wonders who can spare the time if one has a family to think about... So was this a triple header? Never ever heard of one before... Or was it two PL fixtures and a National League fixture, or was it just a double header with sarcastic license?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) Was the final round of the 150cc championship followed by Raiders v Kings Lynn followed by Raiders v Milldenhall. Not sure how many 150 races there were. Edited September 12, 2016 by Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Was the final round of the 150cc championship followed by Raiders v Kings Lynn followed by Raiders v Milldenhall. Not sure how many 150 races there were. 150cc was 7 races plus a final but every heat had one rider doing 2 on the trot, it was bound to be a bit drawn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Could they not have had these 150cc races between heats of the Raiders v Kings Lynn match to avoid delays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommer Mon Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Sounds like some of our single meetings at Stoke in the past. One in particular, on the Sunday after the GP in 2011 (I think) when we waited two hours in blistering heat just for the paramedic to arrive before we had a stop start meeting. The bar ran out of everything! At least you had some racing to watch. I also seem to remember an epic from Monmore in the 80s, the four team tournament finals I think. That seemed to last for ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 I'm pretty sure the 'Simon Wigg Memorial' meeting at Peterborough also went on forever and in the end some races weren't run but that's all I can remember. We left before the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 In 1979 Sheffield staged 3 full 16 heat 4TT's on the same day - 8 teams, 2 semi finals and the final. I can't remember what time it started but it was still daylight at the end. No doubt some folk on here were there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 For a single meeting duration, the recent World U21 round at Kings Lynn must up there with the longest meeting. Early start for SKY on a Saturday and didn't finish till 11.45pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.Butler Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 I also seem to remember an epic from Monmore in the 80s, the four team tournament finals I think. That seemed to last for ever. I was there - 48 heats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommer Mon Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 I also seem to remember an epic from Monmore in the 80s, the four team tournament finals I think. That seemed to last for ever. I was there - 48 heats. Reason I recall it in particular was some Kings Lynn fans in tee shirts with S T A R S printed - one on each shirt. I recall that S and T diappeared at one stage leaving the remaining three still in order much to the amusement of the the rest of us! Happy days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) [quote name="Mike.Butler" I was there - 48 heats.so was I mike! Edited September 14, 2016 by cityrebel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Flag Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Was that the day the Sunday People ran the race fixing story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 One of the Welsh Opens at Newport, about 2010. Went on forever, didn't help I was hungover and it's was boiling hot. There was one heat that took an hour a 5 minutes to run with about 6 re-runs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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