Baldyman Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Maybe teams should try racing every week, instead of having loads of blank dates, which are normally during the summer, when it's best for speedway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 If a club can't fit in fixtures.. then tough! There's enough weeks during the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner47 Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Look at our situation with Edinburgh. If someone had told us we've got to go there the previous Friday then we'd have gone with Connor Mountain, 5 guests and R/R. Nobody is saying it's easy, but someone in charge (with power) would certainly make life easier. And don't forget, we're lucky at Ipswich, it hardly ever rains here on a Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 No real need for awarding fixtures, just make them ride in the first place. Surely the promoters must see the problems we do, but we know the solution, but they do nothing about it. The K.O. cup is the one that always gets me, bloody obvious the teams in the play offs are likely to be the same as the ones in the latter stages of the cup, but still we wait and wait for the cup to be sorted every year. but it's obvious that the BSPA are turning a blind eye to the situation and not wanting to upset each other.There has to be a rule introduced to make they get on with it.They couldn't run a raffle nowadays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 but it's obvious that the BSPA are turning a blind eye to the situation and not wanting to upset each other.There has to be a rule introduced to make they get on with it.They couldn't run a raffle nowadays. Maybe every side should have a set quota of matches per month with early season a vital time and not for meaningless meetings . Perhaps it would be a good idea to start the season with the knock cup and then straight on to league racing, all meetings should maybe scheduled to take place by mid august thus leaving 2 weeks to allow for postponements to be reorganised , any team's that don't complete there fixtures by the end of August by means of fines for non-compliance thus making teams much keener to fit in rearrangements . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Maybe every side should have a set quota of matches per month with early season a vital time and not for meaningless meetings . Perhaps it would be a good idea to start the season with the knock cup and then straight on to league racing, all meetings should maybe scheduled to take place by mid august thus leaving 2 weeks to allow for postponements to be reorganised , any team's that don't complete there fixtures by the end of August by means of fines for non-compliance thus making teams much keener to fit in rearrangements .err isn't that what happened this season?? Our half of the cup draw was done and dusted before league racing started I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner47 Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Anyway, back to this meeting. Forecast still showing showers, I assume it all depends on how heavy they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagy1 Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Heavy showers that were forecast have changed to light rain on the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2648579 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 err isn't that what happened this season?? Our half of the cup draw was done and dusted before league racing started I thought.Yip,what they don't seem to factor in is that virtually every season the same top teams of that season get to the latter stages of Cup competitions.They have to make sure the early rounds are priority over everything else.Golden Heat is a must if Teams draw on aggregate. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) What is just as infuriating is that the original fixture was cancelled first thing on Sunday morning. When the forecast was much better than it is today. And on that original date we only had a shower later in the day when the racing would have been all but over. Sometimes we keep digging a bigger and bigger hole for ourselves to clamber out from. Edited September 13, 2017 by Grand Central Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 What is just as infuriating is that the original fixture was cancelled first thing on Sunday morning. When the forecast was much better than it is today. And on that original date we only had a shower later in the day when the racing would have been all but over. Sometimes we keep digging a bigger and bigger hole for ourselves to clamber out from. Promoters are scared of the riders these days,they know they will not ride if there is a cloud in the Sky.Espiecially aTeam with Schlien in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Promoters are scared of the riders these days,they know they will not ride if there is a cloud in the Sky.Espiecially aTeam with Schlien in it. You are probably right. But here we are a couple of months later potentially facing up to the same issue. No one wins, do they? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Promoters are scared of the riders these days,they know they will not ride if there is a cloud in the Sky.Espiecially aTeam with Schlien in it.my goodness Rory getting some stick over wet weather!! As far as I'm aware (I accept I could be wrong) Rory hasn't refused to ride this season due to any reason, in fact probably been our most consistent rider over the season. Just tweeted a photo of him on a plane heading for Glasgow tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 my goodness Rory getting some stick over wet weather!! As far as I'm aware (I accept I could be wrong) Rory hasn't refused to ride this season due to any reason, in fact probably been our most consistent rider over the season. Just tweeted a photo of him on a plane heading for Glasgow tonight.Maybe he hasn't refused to ride but certainly tried his best to get meeting cancelled IMO .Moaning Git in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Maybe teams should try racing every week, instead of having loads of blank dates, which are normally during the summer, when it's best for speedway. Maybe teams should be told to accept fixtures that they are offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Been dry all day and only had our first shower 15 mins ago which lasted only a few minutes the track needed it really still bright with the sun trying to breakthrough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner47 Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Maybe he hasn't refused to ride but certainly tried his best to get meeting cancelled IMO .Moaning Git in my book. Either a moaning git, or a sensible bloke that doesn't want to risk serious injury on a dangerous track. I wont go to speedway if there's a threat of rain, and I certainly would never blame a rider for not wanting race on a dangerous track, and let's face it, they don't come much more dangerous that the last one he questioned whether it was safe or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 You will only get wet!! .There are times when a wet track is not a dangerous track IMO . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner47 Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) You will only get wet!! .There are times when a wet track is not a dangerous track IMO . Very true, but I was referring to a very fast track which I certainly regard as dangerous when wet. Tracks like Eastbourne and the other small ones are just more awkward when wet, where generally a rider will just slip off as opposed to anything nasty. Edited September 13, 2017 by spanner47 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baba Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 The bikes can't be raced hard on a wet surface and if that cant be done then whats the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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