Steve Shovlar Posted July 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, ouch said: Not a big surprise from two gate & go teams. Poole will relish busting to a track that comes a close second to theirs for its tedious from the gate fare. You will have to do better than that. Now only two points off the playoffs, and have 2 home meetings in hand. Belle Vue have ridden more at home than away so we should start moving up the league and finish comfortably in the playoffs by the end of the regular season, providing we avoid injuries. The team is starting to gell. Narrow defeats followed by an away win. Looking up for the Pirates! Edited July 10, 2018 by Steve Shovlar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Lion Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 2 hours ago, waytogo28 said: He just took his idea of what makes a great cycle speedway track and sized it up. Forgot all about speedway being a motorised sport and how they might pass. But then he got so much wrong about how to be a promoter,?didn't he. Indeed, the dimensions of the track he built were remarkably close in proportions to those of the cycle speedway track in the city. He got a lot wrong. Some saw the signs early on and stopped going. Sadly the "improvements" have done nothing to attract me and others back. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulboy Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: You will have to do better than that. Now only two points off the playoffs, and have 2 home meetings in hand. Belle Vue have ridden more at home than away so we should start moving up the league and finish comfortably in the playoffs by the end of the regular season, providing we avoid injuries. The team is starting to gell. Narrow defeats followed by an away win. Looking up for the Pirates! But do many people really care any more? Speedway is in a complete mess, a team's dropped out of the top league half way through, there seems to be confusion over how this effects the averages, last night's meeting was a total bore fest on an awful track. Last year I did a couple of speedway road trips, was planning on at least one this year but really losing all enthusiasm, which is a shame after the best part of 50 years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 25 minutes ago, Leicester Lion said: Indeed, the dimensions of the track he built were remarkably close in proportions to those of the cycle speedway track in the city. He got a lot wrong. Some saw the signs early on and stopped going. Sadly the "improvements" have done nothing to attract me and others back. with bringing the corners in it's now very similar to Wolverhampton yet the racing at Wolves is usually good , maybe getting doc bridgett in an advisory capacity only ,since he is not in good health would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, paulboy said: But do many people really care any more? Speedway is in a complete mess, a team's dropped out of the top league half way through, there seems to be confusion over how this effects the averages, last night's meeting was a total bore fest on an awful track. Last year I did a couple of speedway road trips, was planning on at least one this year but really losing all enthusiasm, which is a shame after the best part of 50 years! there's more than a few like yourself , i was looking forward to taking in a few meetings combined with short breaks when retirement arrives , only 18 months to go and I no longer have the interest in speedway to follow my plan through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulboy Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 minute ago, adonis said: there's more than a few like yourself , i was looking forward to taking in a few meetings combined with short breaks when retirement arrives , only 18 months to go and I no longer have the interest in speedway to follow my plan through I was booking time off from work around it but the fixed race nights make it more difficult unless you want to go right up north, and even then there's plenty of blank dates. So I think I'll save my money and hope that Belle Vue v Somerset next Monday restores my faith a little! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, paulboy said: I was booking time off from work around it but the fixed race nights make it more difficult unless you want to go right up north, and even then there's plenty of blank dates. So I think I'll save my money and hope that Belle Vue v Somerset next Monday restores my faith a little! should be much better than last night . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofers Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 If speedway is to survive, let along prosper, that track needs to be redesigned, and soon. No one in their right mind would go along and watch that procession week in, week out. I have only seen the TV meetings from Leicester and they have all been very poor, can someone say that what we witnessed isn't the norm ? Very disappointing advert for speedway - BT should be taking advice as to which tracks and meetings to broadcast - trouble is where would they get reliable advice? No one on the BSPA is going to say, "don't go there, it's crap" but if they want to promote the sport that is what is needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 32 minutes ago, adonis said: with bringing the corners in it's now very similar to Wolverhampton yet the racing at Wolves is usually good , maybe getting doc bridgett in an advisory capacity only ,since he is not in good health would help I believe Doc has already moved abroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 I think Leicester should be charged with theft, nicking Poole's blue groove like they have and then allowing it to spawn a second one!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodaman Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 32 minutes ago, woofers said: If speedway is to survive, let along prosper, that track needs to be redesigned, and soon. No one in their right mind would go along and watch that procession week in, week out. I have only seen the TV meetings from Leicester and they have all been very poor, can someone say that what we witnessed isn't the norm ? Very disappointing advert for speedway - BT should be taking advice as to which tracks and meetings to broadcast - trouble is where would they get reliable advice? No one on the BSPA is going to say, "don't go there, it's crap" but if they want to promote the sport that is what is needed. As it has been previously said, the racing has been better during the last two seasons but it has not been good this season. This must be down to track preparation and not the shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Three points for us awful meeting to watch on bt .I think it got a little better as the meeting went on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Slightly better racing later on when an outside line developed but generally it was soul destroying to watch as a speedway fan and a dreadful advert for British speedway. Says it all when a gating tart like Klindt can look like World Champion. Bizarre crash in heat 14, looked completely different from the two angles and Worrall's apology showed that he thought it was his fault. Tend to think the ref got it right though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 37 minutes ago, Skodaman said: As it has been previously said, the racing has been better during the last two seasons but it has not been good this season. This must be down to track preparation and not the shape. It was better... just better than diabolical... it was still crap though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 42 minutes ago, ray c said: Three points for us awful meeting to watch on bt .I think it got a little better as the meeting went on Funnily enough I was walking to my car and a couple behind me were saying it was a good meeting, shame we lost but a good meeting!! I could hardly believe my ears, what is a bad meeting at Leicester like!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 13 hours ago, scottyfan said: Ah..thanks....thought he designed Leicester too. I know he designed Redcar and Somerset tracks No you can't blame Glyn for the Leicester track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Funnily enough I was walking to my car and a couple behind me were saying it was a good meeting, shame we lost but a good meeting!! I could hardly believe my ears, what is a bad meeting at Leicester like!! I am afraid that, over the years, a good meeting at Leicester is defined as one where the home team win by a narrow margin. The excitement level depends on how often the overall points lead changes over the 15 heats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 I 33 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Funnily enough I was walking to my car and a couple behind me were saying it was a good meeting, shame we lost but a good meeting!! I could hardly believe my ears, what is a bad meeting at Leicester like!! Even on a Facebook speedway site a few people were saying what a great meeting it was with great racing, they have obviously never seen a decent meeting in their lives if they thought that was good. Bt really should pick and choose which tracks they show speedway from, and that track shouldn't be one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 I'm sure there are contractual obligations to show every PL track at least once!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 2 hours ago, woofers said: I have only seen the TV meetings from Leicester and they have all been very poor, can someone say that what we witnessed isn't the norm ? Unfortunately it has become the norm this year and I'm beginning to wonder why I bother as it's quite a struggle for me these days walking from the shopping centre car park. Rapidly losing interest but after 70 years speedway is hard to give up so I suppose I will plod on until the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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