Haza Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 5 hours ago, DizzAssStar said: Looks like the village idiot and his band of merry men got it wrong on all counts (AGAIN!) Just how did anyone who decided not to go to Leicester get it wrong ?? Ok the Tv meeting was called off but that’s speedway could have been the other way round and Leicester got rained off then what would you have said ? We all make choices in life mine and others was to watch the tv meeting what’s the problem with that ? Any way congratulations to the Stars a great win and hopefully BT will switch there planned meeting to KL v Poole next Monday . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennylion Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Poor meeting with Lions being embarrassed. Doubt Kurtz will feature again and bjerre is woeful as a number 1. Came in on nearly 8.5 yet is riding to 6.4. Problem I see it is that we are so weak at reserve and weak at 1 that we can't necessarily improve 1 without weakening or at least improving the other. KP's form and erratic rides are a concern and whilst JS looks competitive (unlike Kurtz) he continues to hurt his and the teams chances with alarming regularity. The meeting was all very predictable and with very little to cheer on an evening with kids going free. Absolutely fed up with going home covered in dust. Throughout the season the track has been too dry but on occasions the track has been watered during meetings. Last night was appalling. In Heat 15 you we still waving the dust away from the previous lap when they were round again. The lack of dirt, water and general track preparation this season has been shocking. I bust a gut and get there for 7.25 and have tried week in week out to support the efforts in at least trying to build a strong team but until they can find the water tap again, my son and I will be giving it a swerve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Glennylion said: Poor meeting with Lions being embarrassed. Doubt Kurtz will feature again and bjerre is woeful as a number 1. Came in on nearly 8.5 yet is riding to 6.4. Problem I see it is that we are so weak at reserve and weak at 1 that we can't necessarily improve 1 without weakening or at least improving the other. KP's form and erratic rides are a concern and whilst JS looks competitive (unlike Kurtz) he continues to hurt his and the teams chances with alarming regularity. The meeting was all very predictable and with very little to cheer on an evening with kids going free. Absolutely fed up with going home covered in dust. Throughout the season the track has been too dry but on occasions the track has been watered during meetings. Last night was appalling. In Heat 15 you we still waving the dust away from the previous lap when they were round again. The lack of dirt, water and general track preparation this season has been shocking. I bust a gut and get there for 7.25 and have tried week in week out to support the efforts in at least trying to build a strong team but until they can find the water tap again, my son and I will be giving it a swerve. What are the arrangements with water? Obviously nothing available from the drainage tanks for a long time, so I am guessing it has to come from metered supply, which is probably "owned" by the landlord and in that case the Leicester promotion would pay him per useage. But then you are into guessing how much the landlord is charging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 I don’t think there was anything wrong with the track last night hence the track record being broken 3 times the racing was very fast and Kings Lynn riders loved it. It was the poor performance of some of the Lions riders that was the problem you really cannot have your No1 scoring 5 at home on regular basis,Kurtz can only ride Leicester when it’s slick and KP has lost his confidence and looks dangerous now. i can foresee some changes before Monday depending on averages but a very difficult game as trying to find riders is problematic. If you looked before the meeting you could see the track was well watered and now has quite a bit more dirt on it with more added each week. With regards to watering during the meeting it can only be done if both teams agree and referee says ok which often they don’t as they have their agenda to get meetings completed as quickly as possible. As seen at all tracks to water it you need to give it an extensive grading as can’t water the concrete and at this time of the year it dries out so fast. As far as I am aware at present there is no trouble with sourcing water at Leicester 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrow Boy 2 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 On 7/15/2018 at 10:08 AM, Barrow Boy 2 said: You won't finish bottom. You are in fact 3rd when it comes to away points gained less home points lost. Another away point or points are a possibility tomorrow as well. I did say this might happen. King's Lynn are a good team who had several track specialists who certainly showed the Leicester riders how to ride their own track. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 23 hours ago, flagrag said: I don’t think there was anything wrong with the track last night hence the track record being broken 3 times the racing was very fast and Kings Lynn riders loved it. With regards to watering during the meeting it can only be done if both teams agree and referee says ok which often they don’t as they have their agenda to get meetings completed as quickly as possible. As seen at all tracks to water it you need to give it an extensive grading as can’t water the concrete and at this time of the year it dries out so fast. As far as I am aware at present there is no trouble with sourcing water at Leicester I decided to leave my Pizza and Beer in the fridge and did pop along to this one and I thought it was one of the better meetings of the season. A fast track does not necessarily mean an entertaining track and the watering does remain a problem... I doubt what you say about the agreement for watering is true, I go to a lot of tracks where the watering of the track is not an issue so why would everybody object to just the Leicester track being watered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 15 hours ago, iainb said: I decided to leave my Pizza and Beer in the fridge and did pop along to this one and I thought it was one of the better meetings of the season. A fast track does not necessarily mean an entertaining track and the watering does remain a problem... I doubt what you say about the agreement for watering is true, I go to a lot of tracks where the watering of the track is not an issue so why would everybody object to just the Leicester track being watered? Because of the slick inside and deep outside, maybe if they graded the material down onto the inside they could water more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 8 hours ago, Trees said: Because of the slick inside and deep outside, maybe if they graded the material down onto the inside they could water more? or just start watering it before the inside goes too slick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Maybe it suits both types of riders? Those that like a slick track can stick to the inside line and those that like it deeper the outside? Looking forward to watching Scott Nicholls and Robbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Gemini said: Maybe it suits both types of riders? Those that like a slick track can stick to the inside line and those that like it deeper the outside? Looking forward to watching Scott Nicholls and Robbo. I think we might see a more grippy track from now on. By the way, you must be very disappointed that KK was not also signed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 9 hours ago, Gemini said: Maybe it suits both types of riders? Those that like a slick track can stick to the inside line and those that like it deeper the outside? Looking forward to watching Scott Nicholls and Robbo. But they can't guarantee they will be racing inside or outside from the start unless they gate, Huggy was the best track curator ever and he always prepared Lynn with the same grip across the track, that's the benchmark imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, Big Al said: I think we might see a more grippy track from now on. By the way, you must be very disappointed that KK was not also signed? 1] Good. Perhaps no more blue groove then? Although must admit the track is improving every week since the new curator took over. 2] Oh yes. As disappointed as I was when I used to watch Finn Jensen score 3-0-3-0. Trees.................. But they can't guarantee they will be racing inside or outside from the start unless they gate. Not necessarily. If they are just following the leader at Leicester a rider can still choose whether to toddle round on the inside line or the outside. Edited July 20, 2018 by Gemini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Strange place Leicester, having been there half a dozen times, it still difficult to offer an opinion of the track. I've seen many races won from the gate, but I've also seen some terrific wins from the back. I was of the impression if you wanted it enough, you could find away past, but then I've seen races where the rider behind has given his all and cant find a way by. Strange track... The biggest difference I've noticed on my visits is the state of the track, some times there's loads of dirt, whereas other times there's hardly any at all. Some days it very wet and others its as dusty as hell. There never seem to be any normality in the preparation. Must be very difficult for their own riders to set their bike up not knowing what the track will be like. Them wonderful days we used to go to Blackbird Road seem a million miles away. Such a brilliant race track that every rider loved to race. What the sport would give to still have those racetracks today... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 15 hours ago, g13webb said: Them wonderful days we used to go to Blackbird Road seem a million miles away. Such a brilliant race track that every rider loved to race. What the sport would give to still have those racetracks today... Indeed! Memories overflow from the Blackbird Rd days, high up on the back straight. So why didn't David Helmsley build a track more like that? Had every opportunity to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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