lewy Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Track prep at Poole is easy all you need is the Tide Timetable and red shale easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 9 minutes ago, lewy said: Track prep at Poole is easy all you need is the Tide Timetable and red shale easy! But not so it seems I feel sorry for all the fans that turned up and were sent home.. It's a funny one. The track has been raced on since Glyn has been doing it. He is no mug when it comes to tracks, but I guess this Poole one is maybe something he hasn't come across..There is clearly something wrong with the base under certain conditions. I don't know if the tide thing has much to do with it, or if combined by very wet weather, it does.. Similar to the trouble BV had at the start, a soggy bottom. I know fans like a bit of banter, me included. Maybe they need to find out who put BV's right quick smart... And now someone's gonna say it was Glyn If there is any truth Poole are loosing £8k a week, I hope they can get this sorted and fans will return. No one wants a club to fold, not even Poole. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Glyn can do a job, he doesn't turn bad overnight, maybe the problem here is the equipment at his disposal and the amount of time the Poole track has been neglected. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolebolton Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 So Chris Holder is back in the UK. Yet can’t ride for Poole. Strange. Was at the motocross today for the GP. Unless Matt has a surprise for us!!! Which I very much doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, stevehone said: Glyn can do a job, he doesn't turn bad overnight, maybe the problem here is the equipment at his disposal and the amount of time the Poole track has been neglected. He has proved that he can and still does, i agree. I did read about poor out dated tools for the job. The track should of been got at as early as possible. But hindsight is a wonderful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, poolebolton said: So Chris Holder is back in the UK. Yet can’t ride for Poole. Strange. Was at the motocross today for the GP. Unless Matt has a surprise for us!!! Which I very much doubt. I hope so. You need something to get you going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor... Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, poolebolton said: So Chris Holder is back in the UK. Yet can’t ride for Poole. Strange. Was at the motocross today for the GP. Unless Matt has a surprise for us!!! Which I very much doubt. If he's sorted his issues out, well done to him. Perhaps he has to be back for an appointment maybe Edited June 3, 2018 by The Doctor... . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 CHRIS may have his passport back and be able to enter the UK but as yet we don't know whether he has a work visa. My knowledge of track preparation is probably zero but wiser heads than me (not difficult) say that the only way to fully rectify the problems at Poole is to start from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 11 hours ago, poolebolton said: So Chris Holder is back in the UK. Yet can’t ride for Poole. Strange. Was at the motocross today for the GP. Unless Matt has a surprise for us!!! Which I very much doubt. He may have had his documents, including his passport, returned but not received a visa yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Rich Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 I was under the impression that the track had been sorted over the winter! I'm afraid this sort of thing will keep people away. I live just over 100 miles from Poole so have to pick my meetings, I look for a meeting where both teams are at full strength, when the weather looks good and now I have to worry about whether the track will be fit for purpose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 11 hours ago, poolebolton said: So Chris Holder is back in the UK. Yet can’t ride for Poole. Strange. Was at the motocross today for the GP. Unless Matt has a surprise for us!!! Which I very much doubt. Where was the motocross? Quite a way away from Poole presumably?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesR Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 Motocross GP was at Winchester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 1 minute ago, LesR said: Motocross GP was at Winchester. Nuff said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poole keith Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 perhaps pirates could ride their home matches at said track,solve both problems ha ha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, stevehone said: Glyn can do a job, he doesn't turn bad overnight, maybe the problem here is the equipment at his disposal and the amount of time the Poole track has been neglected. Call the mods Call the mods stevehone has broken the no sensible post rule Edited June 4, 2018 by Triple.H. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 4 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: CHRIS may have his passport back and be able to enter the UK but as yet we don't know whether he has a work visa. My knowledge of track preparation is probably zero but wiser heads than me (not difficult) say that the only way to fully rectify the problems at Poole is to start from scratch. Very difficult Phil when you have limited access. and costs a lot of money The track has not, been neglected as some know alls seem to think who dont even live anywhere near poole. it was completely levelled out during the winter, but the 1-2 nd bend could have been re-done earlier. That said, the problem does not just lay there, and the weather has also played a big part. As i said, there are many on here who wouldnt know the difference between shale and sand, yet they propose to know it all. No more comment needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, Starman2006 said: Very difficult Phil when you have limited access. and costs a lot of money The track has not, been neglected as some know alls seem to think who dont even live anywhere near poole. it was completely levelled out during the winter, but the 1-2 nd bend could have been re-done earlier. That said, the problem does not just lay there, and the weather has also played a big part. As i said, there are many on here who wouldnt know the difference between shale and sand, yet they propose to know it all. No more comment needed. CANNOT argue with any of that but the fact is that good tracks produce good racing and bad tracks bad racing. If every racing surface was like Belle Vue at one end of the scale or Scunthorpe at the other chances are speedway attendances, despite all the other issues, would be greater than they are now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: CANNOT argue with any of that but the fact is that good tracks produce good racing and bad tracks bad racing. If every racing surface was like Belle Vue at one end of the scale or Scunthorpe at the other chances are speedway attendances, despite all the other issues, would be greater than they are now. Granted, but BV is a brand new complex, and there should be no problem in keeping that tip top with maximum access. other tracks have to work round dogs, and the weather, and that is not easy. then you need to have people who can gurrantee you the time, many volunteers have to work so they have to work round that. We have good lads that can get in aprox 4.30 5 pm on a weds, and then have plenty of things to do a lot of checking is done before hand, and any problems are convayed to them. The track boys get on with there job, and anybody who has prepared a track knows its not easy. You can keep going round in circles Phil titavating this and that, but things will never be perfect. but the main priority is rider safety. You can prepare a track the same way two weeks running for example, with the same weather on each day, but the track will never ride the same. Edited June 4, 2018 by Starman2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 11 minutes ago, Starman2006 said: Very difficult Phil when you have limited access. and costs a lot of money The track has not, been neglected as some know alls seem to think who dont even live anywhere near poole. it was completely levelled out during the winter, but the 1-2 nd bend could have been re-done earlier. That said, the problem does not just lay there, and the weather has also played a big part. As i said, there are many on here who wouldnt know the difference between shale and sand, yet they propose to know it all. No more comment needed. Yet in your orginal post about the farce that was the postponment, you said Glyn had to stop work on the track and attend to the airfence. Surely his time would have been better spent working on the track. Wasn’t it fact that the person who helps wasn’t in that day. Therefore Matt Ford must take the blame for ensuring there were enough people available to make the track raceable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackrat Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 19 minutes ago, Starman2006 said: You can keep going round in circles. This threads done, no one can come up with a better quote about speedway track prep than that. Quality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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