MattK Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 What does the GTR have that Jawas and GMs don't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 What does the GTR have that Jawas and GMs don't? It has a superior lubrication system which means much longer intervals between services. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 That's where the Gerhard comes in? I do a good line in Lawnmower engines. Would they help ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Any improvement on the current lubrication system as got to be a step in the right direction, the current system is just asking for trouble with blown engines, it is a bit of a hit and miss thing, that is you either get a bit of oil going around the engine or in many cases non at all, my old 1960 A.J.S had a better lubrication system than the modern speedway engine has. They seem to have developed a new super powerfull engine but have failed to get most of it's most needed items missing, the main one is an oil pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) If it was to become more widely used would there be a chance to make them more affordable plus with the inferred maintenance saving this must compensate for the greater initial outlay but this is s/way of course so common sense is often thin on the ground ! I don't know if they would cheaper you would have to ask gerhard about that , there is part of me that wants to make a comeback at NL level on a weslake to see if it's possible to be competitive on a 30 year old bike , just to show that costs are over hyped at that level but then my brain kicks in and I go back to my pipe and slippers Edited October 31, 2016 by THE DEAN MACHINE 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 I don't know if they would cheaper you would have to ask gerhard about that , there is part of me that wants to make a comeback at NL level on a weslake to see if it's possible to be competitive on a 30 year old bike , just to show that costs are over hyped at that level but then my brain kicks in and I go back to my pipe and slippers If not you it would be great to see a rider try a few meeting on an old bike. I know Lewis Bridger tried it at a NYC at Newport one season and was completely off the pace but that was probably now do to the fact it was a bike he found in the back of a shed and was totally unprepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 I do a good line in Lawnmower engines. Would they help ? If you left some live wires exposed and went out to mow your lawn in a thunderstorm, it probably would help British speedway, yes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 If not you it would be great to see a rider try a few meeting on an old bike. I know Lewis Bridger tried it at a NYC at Newport one season and was completely off the pace but that was probably now do to the fact it was a bike he found in the back of a shed and was totally unprepared. Or maybe borrowed it off Justin Elkins ef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedibee Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 If not you it would be great to see a rider try a few meeting on an old bike. I know Lewis Bridger tried it at a NYC at Newport one season and was completely off the pace but that was probably now do to the fact it was a bike he found in the back of a shed and was totally unprepared.Gary O'Hare uses a Weslake at Scunthorpe amateur , he's as fast as most NL riders .and wins the meetings regularly 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Flag Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 I do a good line in Lawnmower engines. Would they help ? Give Bjarne a call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 HUGE LATEST NEWS: Lakeside WILL NOT compete in the 2017 Elite League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycho3a Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Thats surely the final nail in the Elite Coffin... One big British league with the NL running slightly larger with Plymouth and maybe a few others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Thats surely the final nail in the Elite Coffin... One big British league with the NL running slightly larger with Plymouth and maybe a few others There are three clubs considering joining the EL, so it might well be a bigger league than last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 There are three clubs considering joining the EL, so it might well be a bigger league than last year. Seems to be the rumour going round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMungo Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Bit of a shock start to the AGM; do wonder whether any attempts to have fixed race night(s) in the EL have led Lakeside to making that decision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Bit of a shock start to the AGM; do wonder whether any attempts to have fixed race night(s) in the EL have led Lakeside to making that decision. Friday night traffic seems to be the main issue. They want to run weekends and can't really do that at EL level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Seems to be the rumour going round Somerset have declared themselves to be one of the interested parties, so it's a bit more than a rumour, not to say it might all fall through though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) Somerset have declared themselves to be one of the interested parties, so it's a bit more than a rumour, not to say it might all fall through though. The rumour is that it could be more than just one, which would be good, the more the better. Edited November 1, 2016 by A ORLOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelDan Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) Why any PL club would want to go EL is beyond me. Be genuinely disappointed if Somerset step up as a regular at the OTA. Edited November 1, 2016 by Always a RACER 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 I would have thought the first thing at any AGM would be that before a Team can declare for any League, that they first and foremost sign off to say all riders have been paid any outstanding monies, then and only then they can declare for the following season.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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