W9 Lion Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, Grachan said: What new starting procedure? The difference is once you signal to the ref that you are happy, drop you arms but now you don't walk away from the tapes until the ref puts the green light on. Before you walked as soon as you dropped your hands then the ref put the green light on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 43 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said: Presumably Richard Lawson does, if the Ben Fund Organisers were aware they weren’t telling. As for the meeting itself, after an eternity to get heat 1 concluded it plodded along at a fairly slow pace amid the hail, rain and wind and occasional sun. The racing was largely processional with very few genuine overtakes although the commentators were trying to convince everyone it was better than it actually was. A good example of this was Bates who looked a world champion in his first three when he made the gate but missed it totally in heat 16 and was unable to get by Andersen or Perks. Nicholls, Wright, Bates, Masters and King impressed whilst Morris for all the hype from Wolves fans was a major dissapointment failing to finish a race. Morris was a disappointment but at least he turned up for the meeting, I'm very unimpressed with other riders who dropped out at the last minute, I'm not a Wolves supporter just another speedway supporter who now has no local team to support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 I wasn't there yesterday, geographical reasons rather than the weather. If you look at some of the previous ben fund line ups, it seems obvious that the 'top' riders have been giving this meeting a miss for years. You might get the odd one turn up, but most can't be bothered. The riders could have a lot to gain and should be supporting such a worthy cause. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booey boy Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 20 hours ago, geoff100 said: Sad to see the grestest ever british rider who likes to talk isnt riding in this one as for late withdrawals hope for good reasons lol Peter Craven isn't with us any more so who are you talking about (the greatest British rider?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodaman Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Bates only made the gate once. In his first race he moved from third to first on the home straight! I enjoyed this meeting. I was saying before I left the stdium that there will be the usual people sayiny that it was a poor meeting with no passing although there were mayy passes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Any guesses as to how many fans were there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 15 hours ago, Fourentee said: Enjoyed the meeting. Well-organised, professionally run and would have finished a lot quicker had certain riders not ploughed through the elastic on a distressing number of occasions early on. I know it’s an early-season one, but some good racing too. Pleased to see some far-flung supporters from Redcar, Berwick, Eastbourne and doubtless other places too. Hope the organisers have raised a hefty sum. I've never been to Leicester (this one) before, I also enjoyed the meeting. All things considered I think the racing was good, my highlight was seeing Ricky Ashworth on the tandem. I think the organisers would have been pleased with the sizable crowd, 3 or 4 times the average lions gate ( I'm told). Congratulations to Scott on his well deserved victory, congratulations to all the riders that took part, just a shame other riders that could have been there were not!................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Booey boy said: Peter Craven isn't with us any more so who are you talking about (the greatest British rider?) I think he is sarcastically trying to poke fun at the greatest ever British rider in Woffy. Tho why anyone would expect a rider who doesn’t race here anymore to race is pretty odd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve55 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 6 hours ago, W9 Lion said: The difference is once you signal to the ref that you are happy, drop you arms but now you don't walk away from the tapes until the ref puts the green light on. Before you walked as soon as you dropped your hands then the ref put the green light on. Is that what it is! That was why the green light was on for what seemed an eternity and why the riders were going through the tapes. Starting marshalls will have to get their trainers on and get moving as soon as the green light comes on, or they'll have to get some younger/ slimmer starting gate people! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, stevebrum said: I think he is sarcastically trying to poke fun at the greatest ever British rider in Woffy. Tho why anyone would expect a rider who doesn’t race here anymore to race is pretty odd. Because he's a Brit and maybe he could just make the effort over here for his fans, race instead of talk ... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 9 hours ago, W9 Lion said: Tell me about it - I binned 100 metres of cotton tape at the end of the meeting. All the riders were told of the new starting procedure in the refs briefing before the meeting started. I guess they are just not good listeners. What's the reason for this new starting procedure? Can't think why it should be changed as it's been the same for years and has worked well, although no doubt it's yet another stupid health and safety rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W9 Lion Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Gemini said: What's the reason for this new starting procedure? Can't think why it should be changed as it's been the same for years and has worked well, although no doubt it's yet another stupid health and safety rule. It's to slow down green light go starts so I was told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neb Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Trees said: Because he's a Brit and maybe he could just make the effort over here for his fans, race instead of talk ... woffy was making plenty of effort yesterday to promote, encourage British speedway just not at Leicester maybe you should be asking where lambert was and not tai because tai was doing his bit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, neb said: woffy was making plenty of effort yesterday to promote, encourage British speedway just not at Leicester maybe you should be asking where lambert was and not tai because tai was doing his bit. Lambert was testing in Poland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 44 minutes ago, W9 Lion said: It's to slow down green light go starts so I was told. Well it sounds like it's doing that okay judging by the number of broken tapes yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, neb said: woffy was making plenty of effort yesterday to promote, encourage British speedway just not at Leicester maybe you should be asking where lambert was and not tai because tai was doing his bit. Robert entertains us all season, Tai could've ridden in the meeting... unless he was racing in Poland... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 19 hours ago, Trees said: Because he's a Brit and maybe he could just make the effort over here for his fans, race instead of talk ... Woffy walks the talk tho. He is always promoting British speedway. More than the BSPA do as well. Why on earth would he ride in a line up based at Championship level? No Lambert (testing in Poland more important], Cook who should have been there also using your logic. 15 hours ago, Trees said: Robert entertains us all season, Tai could've ridden in the meeting... unless he was racing in Poland... More important to test in Poland, thanks for not bothering as well Robert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Same old people Same old Tai bashing from the same old people......why would Tai risk this meeting against largely inferior opposition and possibly get injured? Tai promotes British Speedway more than any other British rider. Where was Worrall, Cook, Ellis, Lambert, Howarth , Lawson and Harris........anybody want to have a moan about that......... Tai bashers on here just need to get a life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 57 minutes ago, stevebrum said: Woffy walks the talk tho. He is always promoting British speedway. More than the BSPA do as well. Why on earth would he ride in a line up based at Championship level? No Lambert (testing in Poland more important], Cook who should have been there also using your logic. More important to test in Poland, thanks for not bothering as well Robert. The BEN FUND meeting is all about raising money for the BEN FUND, I guess the riders race for next to nothing, they use it as a meeting to blow the cobwebs away/have a bit of early season fun/catch up. It would've been an ideal meeting for Tai to ride in imo ......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 26 minutes ago, Trees said: The BEN FUND meeting is all about raising money for the BEN FUND, I guess the riders race for next to nothing, they use it as a meeting to blow the cobwebs away/have a bit of early season fun/catch up. It would've been an ideal meeting for Tai to ride in imo ......... The riders who ride do so for little money. Think back to the first one which had a class field and the last few years has been British based riders from the lower divisions mostly. There is a reason Tai and the top boys don’t ride in it anymore, it is no challenge or test for them. Using your rationale the same applies to Cook and Lambert who you seem to excuse. Those boys ride here and Tai doesn’t. No excuse for them but plenty for Tai who has no base or bikes here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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