semion Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Lot of rain fell yesterday. Maybe it was just o a bog a job to pull it around. lets not forget the call off is costing Buster money, so he would just postpone it on a whim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunce Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 I suspect the damage was done yesterday when it rained very hard for hours across Norfolk, although its a dry sunny and breezy day today. I guess Buster could blade the track and relay it, but if that doesn't go according to plan you then have a stadium full of irate fans and riders, so I guess he chose this option? One does wonder, if the track had been covered yesterday, and the drainage could cope with the run off of water, if we would have had a meeting tonight? Â Its back to the old chestnut of track covers again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrss Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Calling tonight's meeting off is a joke. Sun is out. There's a good drying wind and no rain forecast. Makes me wonder if Buster wants a speedway team at Lynn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theboss Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 I am shocked, never imagined this would be off, may be it is the river beds flooding from under the track or the risk that high winds would through riders off their bikes. Â Whatever it is it would be nice if the official announcement gave more of a reason than just 'adverse weather conditions'. Â Can bet my bottom dollar that some fans will still turn up tonight as they believed they had no need to check to see it was still on before heading off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 I have been up to the AFA and there are no puddles or lying water at all. The wind has been fierce since the rain stopped and must have been a continuing drying factor. It beggars belief that it has been called off because of the weather to be honest. But that is not what we get as fans in speedway. Keep them in the dark and fed on bullrubbish! It's an average manipulation issue. And a turn off for fans. Don't expect everyone to turn out twice in week when you can't fit in the fixtures and the team starts doing well towards the cut off date. Pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 A couple of years back I went to the AFA to watch the Danish riders in a pre season practice session. I arrived there about 9-30am. When looking at the track I thought there was no way it was rideable with the amount of water we had the previous day. It looked terrible . I asked Niels if the practice had been cancelled, No he said, give Buster an hour and we'll be away. Â Sure enough, Buster and 2 others scraped the top shale off into the middle of the concrete, then re-laid new shale on the track again. 75 min tops.... The Danish riders practiced all day... no problems.... Â Regardless of the weather yesterday, I am in no doubt Buster could have sorted it had he wanted to.... I feel there are other reasons here that the supporters don't known. Â Why are the fans always treated like mushrooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Lot of rain fell yesterday. Maybe it was just o a bog a job to pull it around. lets not forget the call off is costing Buster money, so he would just postpone it on a whim. Â You are right, he would just postpone it on whim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dump that clutch Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 joke sport im afraid... cancelled because of the wind... :rofl: this has to go into the top 3 of postponement reasons.. Â Face it peeps, Speedway in the UK is dying on its ar$e. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 in a 'health & safety' dominated world, I think the reason would be that the club couldn't guarantee the safety of everyone in the stadium when we have winds this strong. Â I'm disappointed in the postponement, but sometimes you have to think around just the track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 in a 'health & safety' dominated world, I think the reason would be that the club couldn't guarantee the safety of everyone in the stadium when we have winds this strong.  I'm disappointed in the postponement, but sometimes you have to think around just the track  I agree with you BUT the wind has died by at least 70% since last night and is now quite benign. I live near the Walks in KL centre and the tree movement is no different to Monday. Rated as breezy by the current BBC weather forecast. That was also forecasted last night. It was not called off due to the wind, local to the track. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 I agree with you BUT the wind has died by at least 70% since last night and is now quite benign. I live near the Walks in KL centre and the tree movement is no different to Monday. Rated as breezy by the current BBC weather forecast. That was also forecasted last night. It was not called off due to the wind, local to the track. I just wish a but of honesty could be given it's the total lack of respect given to fans that gets me . We are expected to turn up each meeting hand over how £17 no questions asked . Well for me tonight's call off has given me the chance to do something else tonight lets hope for the clubs sake I don't enjoy my evening out too much or I might do it again next Wednesday . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Wind has already died down! No problems on that front!   Not sure where you are but it's still blowing a hoolie here.  in a 'health & safety' dominated world, I think the reason would be that the club couldn't guarantee the safety of everyone in the stadium when we have winds this strong.  I'm disappointed in the postponement, but sometimes you have to think around just the track  Good point Steve. Just got back from Lynn High Street and there are all sorts of stuff being blown around and that's where it's closed in. The wide open aspect of Saddlebow Road would be much worse.   I agree with you BUT the wind has died by at least 70% since last night and is now quite benign. I live near the Walks in KL centre and the tree movement is no different to Monday. Rated as breezy by the current BBC weather forecast. That was also forecasted last night. It was not called off due to the wind, local to the track.  If the wind has died down by 70% I'm amazed my house is still standing after last night. The tree at the bottom of my garden, just off Gaywood Road is doing quite a decent Cha Cha Cha with an occasional burst of Argentine Tango  I'm no apologist for Lynn speedway nowadays but I think Steve might be on the right track, H & S for spectators has to be uppermost in any promoters mind in these days of suing for a broken toenail.  I've never ridden a speedway bike but I think an isolated gust of the strength we have at present could present as much if not more danger than the lowering of the sun.  Maybe next time Buster won't call off early, wait until the crowd are in and the riders say it's too dangerous. Imagine the furore.....oh hang on yep we've been there done that  I do agree with JC tho a few more words of explanation would have been good, but do fans really matter any more? I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017   Not sure where you are but it's still blowing a hoolie here.   Good point Steve. Just got back from Lynn High Street and there are all sorts of stuff being blown around and that's where it's closed in. The wide open aspect of Saddlebow Road would be much worse.   If the wind has died down by 70% I'm amazed my house is still standing after last night. The tree at the bottom of my garden, just off Gaywood Road is doing quite a decent Cha Cha Cha with an occasional burst of Argentine Tango  I'm no apologist for Lynn speedway nowadays but I think Steve might be on the right track, H & S for spectators has to be uppermost in any promoters mind in these days of suing for a broken toenail.  I've never ridden a speedway bike but I think an isolated gust of the strength we have at present could present as much if not more danger than the lowering of the sun.  Maybe next time Buster won't call off early, wait until the crowd are in and the riders say it's too dangerous. Imagine the furore.....oh hang on yep we've been there done that  I do agree with JC tho a few more words of explanation would have been good, but do fans really matter any more? I under same wether conditions would the World Cup Round have been called off ? Would a stock car meeting be called off ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 under same wether conditions would the World Cup Round have been called off ? Would a stock car meeting be called off ? Â I have no idea Let's put it this way, IF I was still a regular I would think twice before going down there tonight in this weather. The forecast might be for it to improve but at present there's no way I'd stand on those terraces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 under same wether conditions would the World Cup Round have been called off ? Would a stock car meeting be called off ? Well it won't blow the stock cars into the fence.Its been windy but dry with mostly sunshine all day.No standing water/dry roads since I got up at 7am.I cut my grass at 1pm. Must be the wind.Buster has had all day to work on the track if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzAssStar Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 in a 'health & safety' dominated world, I think the reason would be that the club couldn't guarantee the safety of everyone in the stadium when we have winds this strong.  I'm disappointed in the postponement, but sometimes you have to think around just the track  Quite right........... windiest part of the UK at moment (33 - 46mph at Weybourne which is not a million miles away) ........... and some on here say its breezy!!!! or that there's no wind of note in the town centre (there's a surprise....... not).  You can just imagine if it was on and summat went wrong .......... same people would be on here spouting "it was obvious and an accident just waiting to happen" blah blah blah.  With the blame culture that now predominates its understandable that event organisers will do their best to minimise the risk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 in a 'health & safety' dominated world, I think the reason would be that the club couldn't guarantee the safety of everyone in the stadium when we have winds this strong.  I'm disappointed in the postponement, but sometimes you have to think around just the track  Yeah I understand what you say. But that comment 'in a 'health & safety' dominated world' is a bit misleading. It is only UK who puts a big emphasis on H & S. An interesting fact that in 2015 there were more people in the UK working on H&S than all the other countries in the EU put together......  Probably been better to say 'in this 'health & safety' dominated country' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzAssStar Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Â Yeah I understand what you say. But that comment 'in a 'health & safety' dominated world' is a bit misleading. It is only UK who puts a big emphasis on H & S. An interesting fact that in 2015 there were more people in the UK working on H&S than all the other countries in the EU put together...... Â Probably been better to say 'in this 'health & safety' dominated country' Â Sorry to say ......... I don't think you understand at all ! Â It's not about the implementation of Health & Safety..................... it's more to do with the risk of a claim USING health & safety as the tool to do so............. this is why private sector organisations increasingly employ health & safety specialists ................. to reduce the risk of a claim being made against the company on the grounds of health & safety!! Â With regard to the enforcement of health and safety.......... this is very much on the back burner with minimal "routine" work now being undertaken by public sector enforcement (most enforcement is now reactive ..... ie accident generated). ......................... so its difficult to see where you get your "facts" from about "this being a health & safety dominated country" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickitov Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Kings lynn must have it's own eco-climate. I've been across the county today and not come across anything that would cancel a meeting. Admittedly not been within 5 miles of Lynn so perhaps the area is experiencing a hurricane that we don't know about!! Both met office and BBC weather forecast gusts no stronger than 24 miles an hour this evening. Probably got more to do with averages, Robert Lambert suffering a fever or Porsing not having a bike to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 what went wasn't Porsing's GTR which is what he uses as #1 bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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