Lakeside v Newcastle 24/8/18

[Bryce]

Thurrock Hotel is 5 minutes away the other side of the m25 roundabout. I believe they offer a discount to speedway customers too. There is a link to the hotel website on the Hammers site.

[Paulco]

41 minutes ago, Bryce said:

Thurrock Hotel is 5 minutes away the other side of the m25 roundabout. I believe they offer a discount to speedway customers too. There is a link to the hotel website on the Hammers site.

Thank you 

[hammer1969]

7 hours ago, Paulco said:

For the restaging of the Glasgow meeting on Sept 14th , can anyone recommend a hotel not too far from the track please 

Never stayed there but there are also 2 Premier Inns and 2 Travelodges a few minutes drive from the track.

[bringbackHalifax]

It is no use staying close to Lakeside as I believe all their matches from here on in will be held at Rye House.

check the refund policy before you book.

[Noodles]

22 hours ago, tocha said:

The date was offered to Peterborough but they have declined citing rider unavailability but, as far as I can see, only Grondal would be missing as he has a Danish league match the same day. It did appear as provisional fixture up until yesterday. However, bearing in mind Peterborough have outstanding league fixtures they might ordered to fulfill the date.

Peterborough might be holding out for it being held at Rye House. For some reason Grondal is brilliant around there.

[Paulco]

2 hours ago, bringbackHalifax said:

It is no use staying close to Lakeside as I believe all their matches from here on in will be held at Rye House.

check the refund policy before you book.

I always book pay when you stay , but have purchased train tickets albiet just from London Fenchurch St . Can somebody post on here if the Rye House thing is set in stone , so i can change bookings accordingly . 

[liam]

I haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere about having meetings at Rye House. Where has this all come from?

[allthegearbutnaeidea]

probably the bar/pub 

[Bryce]

Likewise, I've heard nothing official about a move to Rye House. Believe it when it happens, until then it's just speculation.

[cityrebel]

Rye House is an unlicensed track. Until that changes, I can't see how any professional Speedway meetings can be staged there.

[StevePark]

3 hours ago, bringbackHalifax said:

It is no use staying close to Lakeside as I believe all their matches from here on in will be held at Rye House.

check the refund policy before you book.

Says who and where?

[E I Addio]

9 hours ago, StevePark said:

Says who and where?

The bloke in the pub. And we all know what that means.

[E I Addio]

On 8/25/2018 at 10:52 AM, marko said:

According to LakesideLive the track was "rideable" there is a big difference between rideable and raceable, fans pay to watch riders race, not ride, not blaming them, they have to follow the narrative of trying to entice people to go, even if its under a false pretence.

What are Lakeside Live qualifications to come to that conclusion? They weren’t on the track

As someone who was there, I can assure you there was a long, long meeting on bend 3 before the meeting, involving the referee , team managers , track curator, clerk of the course,promoters and senior riders, before the meeting, followed by a track walk by the referee , and clerk of the course on their own before the referee authorised the meeting to go ahead.

[The Voice Of Reason]

4 hours ago, E I Addio said:

there was a long, long meeting on bend 3 before the meeting, involving the referee , team managers , track curator, clerk of the course,promoters and senior riders, before the meeting, followed by a track walk by the referee , and clerk of the course on their own before the referee authorised the meeting to go ahead.

Clearly the ref. didn't check the rotten upright posts to the fences along the straights then; nor the cable-ties underneath the (expired) air-bags?

[The Voice Of Reason]

On 8/25/2018 at 3:55 PM, Paulco said:

For the restaging of the Glasgow meeting on Sept 14th , can anyone recommend a hotel not too far from the track please 

There's always the Jon Cook Guest House?

You can book in and pay by 8pm; shortly thereafter, you'll be asked to leave.

Please note that there are no seats in the room; despite the place being opened 34 years ago (in 1984).

Lakeside readily welcome 'guests'; although the hotel 'manager' hasn't actually got a clue - so despite the fact if you've already stayed here within the last 8 days, you should be fine to appear (according to Lakeside's promotion).

For Breakfast, people are due to meet on the restaurant at the 'exciting whole new era NL 2017' 14th floor. Such a shame that the Lakeside Hotel only got to building up to the 13th floor; the 14th never actually having been delivered. However, you can always dine in the 2017 K.O. Cup Restaurant. There won't be any chefs, staff or people......and the 'management' will never tell you why things haven't progressed; nor why anyone appeared to ever participate in said event. Suffice to say, if you see any of the 50 Shades of Grey folk wandering aimlessly around, tell them that there's a Jon Cook love-in somewhere in Essex in November, and they'll be quite happy and content.

Lakeside look forward to welcoming you......but please note, they are only open on Fridays.

P.S. if you have any complaints whatsoever, please address them to Jon Cook, Bullsh!tville, Sussex, South of the M25. However, please don't expect a response - as he is far too busy eating his pot noodle whilst stuck on Dartford Bridge.

Edited August 27, 2018 by The Voice Of Reason

[Speedwaycrazy]

18 minutes ago, The Voice Of Reason said:

There's always the Jon Cook Guest House?

You can book in and pay by 8pm; shortly thereafter, you'll be asked to leave.

Please note that there are no seats in the room; despite the place being opened 34 years ago (in 1984).

Lakeside readily welcome 'guests'; although the hotel 'manager' hasn't actually got a clue - so despite the fact if you've already stayed here within the last 8 days, you should be fine to appear (according to Lakeside's promotion).

For Breakfast, people are due to meet on the restaurant at the 'exciting whole new era NL 2017' 14th floor. Such a shame that the Lakeside Hotel only got to building up to the 13th floor; the 14th never actually having been delivered. However, you can always dine in the 2017 K.O. Cup Restaurant. There won't be any chefs, staff or people......and the 'management' will never tell you why things haven't progressed; nor why anyone appeared to ever participate in said event. Suffice to say, if you see any of the 50 Shades of Grey folk wandering aimlessly around, tell them that there's a Jon Cook love-in somewhere in Essex in November, and they'll be quite happy and content.

Lakeside look forward to welcoming you......but please note, they are only open on Fridays.

P.S. if you have any complaints whatsoever, please address them to Jon Cook, Bullsh!tville, Sussex, South of the M25. However, please don't expect a response - as he is far too busy eating his pot noodle whilst stuck on Dartford Bridge.

Another Jon Cook bashing!!!!!

Change the record mate!

[liam]

14 hours ago, Speedwaycrazy said:

Another Jon Cook bashing!!!!!

Change the record mate!

I’ve been using different forums for about 5 years and it’s been no different, he’s still upset his services were no longer required at Lakeside and Jon Cook never used to supply tea or sandwich’s lol. Have to say that is a fantastic little story though it really is amazing what you can think up after a shandy or two.

Edited August 27, 2018 by liam

[matertron]

Having spent the day at the track Friday, spending half hour out there on track clearing the water from the first downfall and then sitting in the box as we waited for the riders to play ball. I can assure you that everyone at the club did everything we could to get the meeting on. Despite the forecast we had to try and get a result due to the limited availability of the raceway for speedway... which has caused the issues we are experiencing with lack of fixtures not helped with BSPA not approving Fridays. 

I as a club ‘official’ I will not talk about fixture plans for the remainder of the season. However all avenues are being looked at and discussed to get as much in before the 16th cutoff. 

However, as I am also a member of Rye House track staff I can confirm that I was asked over the weekend to be available for Saturday the 15th as lakeside are hoping to race that night against an unconfirmed team. This is likely to be subject to BSPA approval which may be difficult. 

Either way the club are doing everything they can to get fixtures in. And the management remain firmly committed to the future of speedway at lakeside. I’ve seen the passion from Jon Cook first hand. (Bear in mind a call off means the club still has to pay for the venue at the cost of ££££)

That is all... apart from suggesting that most of you on here don’t comment about which you don’t know nothing about. If you have issues why not talk to Jon or anyone else involved with the club directly rather than getting all brave on an anonymous forum. Thanks 

 

 

[Tsunami]

19 hours ago, Speedwaycrazy said:

Another Jon Cook bashing!!!!!

Change the record mate!

Unfortunately he thinks he is funny and relevant. He is neither.

[Tsunami]

14 hours ago, liam said:

I’ve been using different forums for about 5 years and it’s been no different, he’s still upset his services were no longer required at Lakeside and Jon Cook never used to supply tea or sandwich’s lol. Have to say that is a fantastic little story though it really is amazing what you can think up after a shandy or two.

Like having Clerk of the Course licence.