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Berwick V Glasgow Cl Sat July 15th At 7pm


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I fear there will be many who feel the same.

see your point mate but the riders made the decision and we need to respect it. Track looked very slippy apart from riding close to fence Whether we like it or not they risk their necks and who are we to argue We didn't like it but folks saying they won't be back is a bit much. Given Berwick record in last heat ones this probably went in their favour !
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Agree with everyone , that was so disappointing not getting a last heat decider , I've seen races ran on worse tracks than that .

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Said it before, I'll say it again some time soon no doubt but British Speedway is now 10 heats (9 if it's at Redcar!) and if the weather is nice (but the suns not in the riders eyes), all the riders are happy, the club don't make up a curfew then you might get 15 heats but don't bank on it.

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Sure Howe said on mic after call off it was dodgy and he to ride heat 14 on the edge so to speak close to the fence ?

Having heard David Howe speaking on a few occasions he's about as honest as they come, if he reckons the track was dodgy it probably was. Disappointing way to end the night sure, but understandable when you hear that.

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Was a very enjoyable meeting, shame they didn't run heat 15 but the track looked dodgy in heats 13 and 14 when it was pissing down . A draw was a fair result, heat 15 could have went either way or indeed still ended in a draw. Was impressed with Jye Etheridge and Joe Jacobs , they have improved somewhat since I last saw them race, and Berwick have a true no 1 in Nick, I hope the Bandits can finish the season with no more injuries and a few more points in the bag. They are my second championship team after all after the mighty Glasgow Tigers of course

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Enjoyed 14 heats of good speedway in a nip and tuck meeting looking forward to heat 15 after heat 14 time was quicker than 12 and 13 never seen that coming i think a lot of supporters will be in two minds to go back.Utter £iss take it was not run,instead of talking about the meeting its all about no heat 15 can see why us and Glasgow are leading the way with track covers they dont want to get wet.Berwicks already dwindling support will now tested to the max i for one will think long and hard about going back and the club has no one to blame apart from themselves $issed of

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I never thought I'd see the day a certain poster woke up and smelt the coffee about the jokers that run this sport 👏🏻.

 

Good to see a certain other poster was fully behind the decision to abandon 😂

I actually feel sorry for the guys trying to put on a show, who get stuffed by many - but not all- of the riders.

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See on Bandits website not much about last nights meeting but apparently it had everything EXCEPT 15

In hindsight maybe the track had got a bit greasy , the times had drifted into the 70's in the latter heats , maybe both team managers were happy just to call it a draw .

 

Suppose the scoreline after heat 14 made the decision easy , had either side been 2 points behind , the decision might have been different .

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see your point mate but the riders made the decision and we need to respect it. Track looked very slippy apart from riding close to fence Whether we like it or not they risk their necks and who are we to argue We didn't like it but folks saying they won't be back is a bit much. Given Berwick record in last heat ones this probably went in their favour !

 

Having heard David Howe speaking on a few occasions he's about as honest as they come, if he reckons the track was dodgy it probably was. Disappointing way to end the night sure, but understandable when you hear that.

 

I`m afraid I still haven't changed my opinion from last night but I except what David Howe was saying, as ever he did speak well when trying to put the case for the abandonment. Biggest problem I have is that we watched three or four heats in the rain shower of which the last of those finished around 8-50pm, even with our curfew that gave the track team thirty minutes minimum to get the track something like raceable, sadly there was zero effort in that direction and a total disregard for the paying customers in the stands . The weather had gone in fact as I left the car park the sun had come out again so the track wouldn't have got worse only better and even if after the track work the meeting was abandoned at least there had been a bit of effort put in. The dirt was pilled indeed up against the fence but surely we have the equipment to move the dirt back down.

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I`m afraid I still haven't changed my opinion from last night but I except what David Howe was saying, as ever he did speak well when trying to put the case for the abandonment. Biggest problem I have is that we watched three or four heats in the rain shower of which the last of those finished around 8-50pm, even with our curfew that gave the track team thirty minutes minimum to get the track something like raceable, sadly there was zero effort in that direction and a total disregard for the paying customers in the stands . The weather had gone in fact as I left the car park the sun had come out again so the track wouldn't have got worse only better and even if after the track work the meeting was abandoned at least there had been a bit of effort put in. The dirt was pilled indeed up against the fence but surely we have the equipment to move the dirt back down.

You talk lot sense but looks like rider power dictated it in this case. Whatever the rights wrongs it gone and we can't change it sadly Edited by Barnstormer
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