Fromafar Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 9:45 AM, iainb said: Is that a new rule then? What's the point in that? The managers are working in a straight jacket enough as it is without silliness like this Expand Don't think it's that new,the manager can put the other Team members in any position2-5 the reserves to be the 2 lowest AV at 6-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 10:07 AM, Fromafar said: Don't think it's that new,the manager can put the other Team members in any position2-5 the reserves to be the 2 lowest AV at 6-7. Expand it's a new one to me... admittedly I don't follow the rules as closely as I once did... still can't see the point of it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 but the inside is where most of your riders race & becomes smooth with the blue groove. Bricking the dirt back to the inside & water it just hides the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 10:09 AM, IronScorpion said: but the inside is where most of your riders race & becomes smooth with the blue groove. Bricking the dirt back to the inside & water it just hides the issue. Expand maybe not if you water it early enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 As has been posted on another thread on track prep, it is about getting water into the track early to soak in then keep it sprayed throughout the meeting. Graham did an awesome job on Thursday to grade & water to keep the dust down at Sheffield. He can only work with the tools that he has got & the time restraints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 10:14 AM, IronScorpion said: As has been posted on another thread on track prep, it is about getting water into the track early to soak in then keep it sprayed throughout the meeting. Graham did an awesome job on Thursday to grade & water to keep the dust down at Sheffield. He can only work with the tools that he has got & the time restraints. Expand I've never noticed a problem when I've been to Sheffield... it does seem to be a problem at Leicester this year particularly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 7:25 AM, iainb said: When the dust got too much I moved from my spot on the first bend up to bends 3 and 4 and what struck me was how little of the track is used. It seems if you enter bend 3 more than 2 meters from the line the likelihood is you're going to come off or get into extreme difficulty. Expand Don't think I agree with that. I'm always on the 4th bend and some of the riders take a very wide line round there, scarily so sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 9:59 AM, IronScorpion said: "........................although what the point was of watering the track in areas that nobody has ever been to is beyond me but that seems to be something that has always happened in this country... all the riders riding around the inside creating clouds of dust... so we'll just water the very outside of the track." You cannot water on a slick inside line as it would become greasy & more difficult for the riders. Watering the outside where the dirt is or has been graded tends to keep it together & causes less dust if the riders went there. It is the shape of your track that leads to where the best lines are. Expand It's very hard fathom track grading and watering (or lack of it ) during a meeting,it's just a tractor racing demo at some tracks,like you say they seldom bring any dirt back on to the racing line( riders would complain no doubt).Armadale is an exception to this IMO they keep the grading and watering perfect IMO .Never Mind the fans as long as the riders are happy seems be the Motto. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 10:20 AM, Gemini said: Don't think I agree with that. I'm always on the 4th bend and some of the riders take a very wide line round there, scarily so sometimes. Expand Perhaps it was just last night then... I'm normally sat on my perch on the first bend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/86593-modern-track-prep/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennylion Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Ricky Wells got lions out of a hole. Bjerre is a concern. Can someone enlighten me as to what Nathan Greaves thought he was doing or what the idea was when he came off his bike in heat 2 and took his bike to the apex of turns 1 and 2 and sat on his bike on the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGauntlet Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 11:23 AM, Glennylion said: Ricky Wells got lions out of a hole. Bjerre is a concern. Can someone enlighten me as to what Nathan Greaves thought he was doing or what the idea was when he came off his bike in heat 2 and took his bike to the apex of turns 1 and 2 and sat on his bike on the track. Expand Was hard to tell if he was on or just off the track from where I was. If he was on the track, what was the referee doing letting the race continue? Should have stopped it and thrown Greaves out of the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfsbane Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Who's 'asset' is Ricky Wells? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie456 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:50 PM, Wolfsbane said: Who's 'asset' is Ricky Wells? Expand Still a wolves asset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bump Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 11:57 AM, GoldenGauntlet said: Was hard to tell if he was on or just off the track from where I was. If he was on the track, what was the referee doing letting the race continue? Should have stopped it and thrown Greaves out of the meeting. Expand Was definitely on track. Right up against the kerb. Did seem a bit odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted July 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) He was still on the racing surface, albeit right against the kerb, don't know why he didn't pull onto the centre green, as it was a dangerous position to park up! Ref should have red flagged the race, excluded him, and put the remaining Wolves rider off 15 metres!! In my humble opinion........ Edited July 3, 2018 by Shale Searcher Typo.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 5:50 PM, Mr Bump said: Was definitely on track. Right up against the kerb. Did seem a bit odd Expand That’s where Adams tells him to be at Monmore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfsbane Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 5:11 PM, Wolfie456 said: Still a wolves asset Expand Wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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