Teterow Germany Gp Saturday 9th September

[speedibee]

If Teterow had been a one off world final meeting, Zagar would have been world champ.

I would love to see Zagar as world champ as IMO he is a class rider, BUT the way he has ridden this year he is not up there, and it would have been an injustice if he had been crowned world champ.

Thats why I favour the GPs these days.

I dont mind the Gps . but i think theres too many rounds , 6 would be enough to sort out who's the best ,and enough for the best to have a bad one and still not lose out overall , minimum disruption to league speedway , and leaves time for the European big open meetings ,like the gold bar etc ,

[MunichMassive]

Iris they have totally rebuilt the track surfice last year after the last meeting there. They have improved highly and the track has been good so far. But what can you do against all that rain??? I don't think you realized how much water came down..oO

[iris123]

Iris they have totally rebuilt the track surfice last year after the last meeting there. They have improved highly and the track has been good so far. But what can you do against all that rain??? I don't think you realized how much water came down..oO

None of that changes the reputation the track has gained over the past decade or so.The new track surface hasn't had enough meetings to make a decent judgement i would say.

 

Of course the rain had a big effect.But should it have had such a great effect if it stopped around 15:00?I have been to Holsted where it really poured down about an hour before the meeting was due to start.They scraped off the top slime and layed dry shale down.think the start was delayed a little,but the track was about the same as Teterow,but with far less time.If you look at f-s-p's recipe for a good track they had the rain and still had 4 hours or so to get a track together.But like you said,the fault for that was down to Phil Morris......

[PHILIPRISING]

None of that changes the reputation the track has gained over the past decade or so.The new track surface hasn't had enough meetings to make a decent judgement i would say.

 

Of course the rain had a big effect.But should it have had such a great effect if it stopped around 15:00?I have been to Holsted where it really poured down about an hour before the meeting was due to start.They scraped off the top slime and layed dry shale down.think the start was delayed a little,but the track was about the same as Teterow,but with far less time.If you look at f-s-p's recipe for a good track they had the rain and still had 4 hours or so to get a track together.But like you said,the fault for that was down to Phil Morris......

BUT had it rained in Holsted for several days before the meeting including Friday and Saturday rather than just for an hour?

[HenryW]

BUT had it rained in Holsted for several days before the meeting including Friday and Saturday rather than just for an hour?

Should it not maybe be made a requirement that outdoor GP venues should have track covers available?

 

It seemed crazy that the track hosting the U21 round the night before had covers but the more prestigious GP venue didn't.

[iris123]

BUT had it rained in Holsted for several days before the meeting including Friday and Saturday rather than just for an hour?

No idea.But it was one of the reasons why i never leave the house if the weather isn't perfect.Of course once i have travelled all that way i am p'd off if the meeting isn't on.On the other hand all i am watching is riders going round a track rather than actully racing.One of the reasons i didn't go to Güstrow(which i would have prioritised) or Teterow last weekend.Also hoping to go to Brokstedt sunday,but the weather is again a bit iffy...Sadly nowadays speedway can't cope with bad weather and i am not willing to spend any money on the sort of racing we saw at Teterow

[f-s-p]

BUT had it rained in Holsted for several days before the meeting including Friday and Saturday rather than just for an hour?

 

Should it not maybe be made a requirement that outdoor GP venues should have track covers available?

 

It seemed crazy that the track hosting the U21 round the night before had covers but the more prestigious GP venue didn't.

 

No idea.But it was one of the reasons why i never leave the house if the weather isn't perfect.Of course once i have travelled all that way i am p'd off if the meeting isn't on.On the other hand all i am watching is riders going round a track rather than actully racing.One of the reasons i didn't go to Güstrow(which i would have prioritised) or Teterow last weekend.Also hoping to go to Brokstedt sunday,but the weather is again a bit iffy...Sadly nowadays speedway can't cope with bad weather and i am not willing to spend any money on the sort of racing we saw at Teterow

A detail that has struck me in the face during an EXTREMELY wet summer regarding our track: drainage! Covers or no covers, good track or not, if the drainage is not up to the job, covers dont matter.

 

Extreme example is Munkebo in Denmark, which I believe to be close to sea level. I read that somewhere, during a season when their track was deemed crap all summer. What can you do if the ground water is looming only 0,5 meters under??? Even the best possible drainage on-site dont matter either, if the pipes are crashed 50 meters away... That example is from real life as well...