robert72 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Ever heard of Gary Frankum , Robert ?? Junior at Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedibee Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Junior at Brandon I thought you would have , I get the feeling you know Gary Inside out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I thought you would have , I get the feeling you know Gary Inside out If you think that's me your wrong again but amusing however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedibee Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 If you think that's me your wrong again but amusing however. yes that's true of course , Gary Frankum is proud enough of his fantasy career ,to tell everybody who he is . unlike you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Thumper Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 yes that's true of course , Gary Frankum is proud enough of his fantasy career ,to tell everybody who he is . unlike you Do you mean this Gary Frankum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Do you mean this Gary Frankum? That's definitely not me as I have full head of hair and must be 10 years younger lol but let's attack another innocent ex rider just like you did rob homer,Rob lightfoot and others mentioned. Edited January 6, 2017 by robert72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Thumper Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 That's definitely not me as I have full head of hair lol but let's attack another innocent person Whoa, boy! I never said it was you. I was just asking speedi if this was the Gary Frankum that he was referring to? Where you keep your hair is your business but I suggest you keep it on and chillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 That's definitely not me as I have full head of hair and must be 10 years younger lol but let's attack another innocent ex rider just like you did rob homer,Rob lightfoot and others mentioned. ...why not just tell us who you are and perhaps it'll end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Thumper Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 ...why not just tell us who you are and perhaps it'll end? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Whoa, boy! I never said it was you. I was just asking speedi if this was the Gary Frankum that he was referring to? Where you keep your hair is your business but I suggest you keep it on and chillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. I got a very irrate pm from a family member of an ex rider who several thought was me several months ago but again I said it wasn't but several members went into overdrive thinking it was in the mean time ripping apart the rider and his personal life including very personal things about his wife leaving ect. The rider named is Not me and again if I wanted to be known I would and this is my choice but don't drag innocent people into it by naming and shaming there careers and family life's. ...why not just tell us who you are and perhaps it'll end?Steve please read above, cheers Edited January 6, 2017 by robert72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Thumper Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I got a very irrate pm from a family member of an ex rider who several thought was me several months ago but again I said it wasn't but several members went into overdrive thinking it was in the mean time ripping apart the rider and his personal life including very personal things about his wife leaving ect. The rider named is Not me and again if I wanted to be known I would and this is my choice but don't drag innocent people into it by naming and shaming there careers and family life's. Steve please read above, cheers Well, that's all very interesting but why are you having a go at me? I only asked Speedibee if the Gary Frankum to whom he referred was the one in the picture and to be honest, I wish I hadn't bothered! robert72, I have absolutely no interest in who you might or might not be and perhaps now might be a good time to get back to the fascinating discussion about the dynamics of air fences. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I got a very irrate pm from a family member of an ex rider who several thought was me several months ago but again I said it wasn't but several members went into overdrive thinking it was in the mean time ripping apart the rider and his personal life including very personal things about his wife leaving ect. The rider named is Not me and again if I wanted to be known I would and this is my choice but don't drag innocent people into it by naming and shaming there careers and family life's. Steve please read above, cheers I respect your wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Thumper Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I respect your wishes. Hey, you're being a bit grovelly there, if you don't mind me saying! Do you have any views on air fences, steve? Personally, I quite like the yellow ones as they always seem to remind me of bouncy castles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Well, that's all very interesting but why are you having a go at me? I only asked Speedibee if the Gary Frankum to whom he referred was the one in the picture and to be honest, I wish I hadn't bothered! robert72, I have absolutely no interest in who you might or might not be and perhaps now might be a good time to get back to the fascinating discussion about the dynamics of air fences. Phew! Right so how can cost effectively air fences be improved / secured. Also who should be ensuring they are correctly tethered before a meeting? Its clearly not someone who puts themselves in jeopardy racing on the limit with the belief that the air fence will offer some safety elements rather than lifting and allowing the horrific injuries that the solid barriers located behind present them. Edited January 6, 2017 by Sings4Kings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Thumper Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Phew! Right so how can cost effectively air fences be improved / secured. Also who should be ensuring they are correctly tethered before a meeting? Its clearly not someone who puts themselves in jeopardy racing on the limit with the belief that the air fence will offer some safety elements rather than lifting and allowing the horrific injuries that the solid barriers located behind present them. Air fences may not be perfect but nobody wants to see this Surely, it is the responsibility of the Clerk of Course to ensure that air fences are correctly installed. Edited January 6, 2017 by Little Thumper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Hey, you're being a bit grovelly there, if you don't mind me saying! Do you have any views on air fences, steve? Personally, I quite like the yellow ones as they always seem to remind me of bouncy castles. They sort of appeared at domestic level after I stopped going. I do recall an argument for not having them on the straights as they tended to drag riders in (I think that Lukas Dryml was caught out once?) I would imagine that they have improved dramatically since then however. I do recall when I tentatively took my initial rides around King's Lynn that solid fence did tend to send my trousers a rather peculiar colour of brown as I edged near it. Would have felt happier if the fence had been of a softer compound! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedibee Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Do you mean this Gary Frankum? That's the feller Thumper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Thumper Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 That's the feller Thumper He seemed to have a pretty short career which was curtailed by illness. Do you know much about him, speedi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmon Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Gary rode a number of Conference League and Conference League Grand Prix meetings for us in 1995, including home meetings at Linlithgow, and away at Sittingbourne (Iwade) and Exeter. Always keen to get any extra rides that were going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Saw a prog the other nite about the early days of F1 and the lack of safety: at one point they were losing an average of one driver per month. Amongst other improvements the drivers demanded armco barriers at all circuits as some drivers had been killed when oping off the circuit and crashing in woods. Well at one GP, Spain early 1970's I believe it was, Emerson Fittipaldi didn't believe the armco was secure as it was attached to posts by bolts - no nuts - and bits of wire, he kicked the barrier and a lot of it collapsed. Emmo refused to race, he was either World Champion or at least GP leading points scorer at the time, but after sitting out most of qualifying the rest did eventually race. A driver crashed in the race and was killed, decapitated, as the armco barrier at one point was too positioned too high. Crashes still occur in F1, as they always will, but 99% of the time drivers stagger, if not walk away from enormous accidents which perviously they would not have survived and mercifully fatailities are almost unheard of.... Edited January 6, 2017 by Martin Mauger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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