Sidney the robin Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, cityrebel said: That's the product the promoters dish up now. It's like having a bad meal at a restaurant, would you come back for more. The last three meetings i have attended were all run on slick and dusty tracks with little opportunity for any passing. These matches were all run in perfect Speedway weather, yet very little water was applied to the tracks. No thought is given to the paying punter. Getting covered in dust is all part of the fun. Sounds like you are not enjoying your speedway City? at Swindon i have really enjoyed it not that it would take alot as the last few years have been awful bar the odd race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 13 hours ago, tellboy said: Yes you do as i said earlier have to work you body harder on a grippier track.Maybe the Poole riders should visit the gym a few times before coming to the NA again I just don't know how Toft manages to get around he must be the smallest rider on show most weeks at the NA Isn't Josh's girlfriend a personal trainer or something? So think he's okay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 27 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: Sounds like you are not enjoying your speedway City? at Swindon i have really enjoyed it not that it would take alot as the last few years have been awful bar the odd race. I just don't like poorly prepared tracks Sid. If they can't get it right in good weather, what hope do we have if it rains. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Isn't Josh's girlfriend a personal trainer or something? So think he's okay! It wasn't Josh having issues with the track , his bike had issues though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurRudge Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 On 7/8/2019 at 8:41 PM, therefused said: This forum is an absolute state and does nothing to help speedway to be honest. Anyway moving on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 I think apart from Speedway at NSS and Alwarton then ‘Racing’ is pretty sterile these days at the rest of the Premier League tracks. Whether it’s down to track prep or bikes or maybe even the riders ( who move on to the next gig) it is what it is. Someone said to me he would never go and watch Speedway at Wimborne Road again, in fact he said if they were riding in his back garden he would close the curtains. That from a former Poole die hard supporter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: Isn't Josh's girlfriend a personal trainer or something? So think he's okay! Josh was probably being quite wary and still suffering a bit - both body and machine - from the fencing he got from Cook the previous week!!!? Edited July 10, 2019 by Skidder1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, semion said: I think apart from Speedway at NSS and Alwarton then ‘Racing’ is pretty sterile these days at the rest of the Premier League tracks. Whether it’s down to track prep or bikes or maybe even the riders ( who move on to the next gig) it is what it is. Someone said to me he would never go and watch Speedway at Wimborne Road again, in fact he said if they were riding in his back garden he would close the curtains. That from a former Poole die hard supporter. They are more than welcome to ride in my back garden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, lisa-colette said: They are more than welcome to ride in my back garden Its a good job you wrote that correctly Lisa. Otherwise there would have been a stampede of posts. Edited July 10, 2019 by Starman2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 19 hours ago, lisa-colette said: He didn't pull out at Poole and was willing to guest again so looks like he was fine. KL fans have said on SM riders had to work their arms hard just to turn the bikes, so Ricky and TJ having shoulder injuries pretty much screwed really. I didn’t say he pulled out at Poole tho, just that he probably aggravated it on the night. Why Poole are taking a risk on him again tho is barmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Starman2006 said: Its a good job you wrote that correctly Lisa. Otherwise there would have been a stampede of posts. Starman!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 20 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: King's Lynn has never been different from day dot, the track sits on a natural clay base. That cannot be changed. I have to question that !! Kings Lynn was once a brilliant race track when there were plenty of passing. If you are of the assumption it sits on a clay base, that must be from the amount of rubbish Clay shale that Buster continues to use. I'm sure if you scraped off all that top rubbish, you'll find some original black cinder ash that Cyril Crane use to rave about... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, g13webb said: I have to question that !! Kings Lynn was once a brilliant race track when there were plenty of passing. If you are of the assumption it sits on a clay base, that must be from the amount of rubbish Clay shale that Buster continues to use. I'm sure if you scraped off all that top rubbish, you'll find some original black cinder ash that Cyril Crane use to rave about... The track is naturally clay based. What makes it more grippy now is that Buster buys that cheap crap stuff that is also mixed with clay. Thus when watered it turns to silt with a mix of fine stones to break the silt down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurRudge Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Starman2006 said: Its a good job you wrote that correctly Lisa. Otherwise there would have been a stampede of posts. I think not eww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 9 hours ago, iainb said: Not strictly true... I used to go to KL quite often over the last 30 years, to follow Coventry and as a neutral, and I live in Leicester, as it was generally always good value with the quality of racing... these days I vowed never to return after the Leicester match last season, but would struggle to muster the enthusiasm to attend if I lived a mile away. While the facilities have improved (the sand pit on the back straight!) the racing certainly hasn't. Anyway doesn't the track sit on a hard base? I wasn't saying the racing has always been the same, merely that the track base has always been the same. Only over time the top surface has changed for the worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Once again the meeting took so long to complete BT sports coverage ended before heat 15. (they only allow 2 hours !!!!!!!!!! ) Too many restarts and unnecessary delays - riders faffing about after each restart how much longer will BT sports put up wit this amateursih presentation ?? Despite all their promises about sorting out the starting procedures nothing has changed. Compared to the professional presentation managed by Phil Morris in the SGP's the televised league matches show the organisational skills of a village fete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 11 hours ago, iainb said: Not strictly true... I used to go to KL quite often over the last 30 years, to follow Coventry and as a neutral, and I live in Leicester, as it was generally always good value with the quality of racing... these days I vowed never to return after the Leicester match last season, but would struggle to muster the enthusiasm to attend if I lived a mile away. While the facilities have improved (the sand pit on the back straight!) the racing certainly hasn't. Anyway doesn't the track sit on a hard base? Wasn't this more due to the "new stadium" For how long though? He's hanging on until he can off load it for a reasonable price A lot less! It does indeed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 14 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: Once again the meeting took so long to complete BT sports coverage ended before heat 15. (they only allow 2 hours !!!!!!!!!! ) Too many restarts and unnecessary delays - riders faffing about after each restart how much longer will BT sports put up wit this amateursih presentation ?? Despite all their promises about sorting out the starting procedures nothing has changed. Compared to the professional presentation managed by Phil Morris in the SGP's the televised league matches show the organisational skills of a village fete. Heat 15 was shown on BT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 16 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: Once again the meeting took so long to complete BT sports coverage ended before heat 15. (they only allow 2 hours !!!!!!!!!! ) Too many restarts and unnecessary delays - riders faffing about after each restart how much longer will BT sports put up wit this amateursih presentation ?? Despite all their promises about sorting out the starting procedures nothing has changed. Compared to the professional presentation managed by Phil Morris in the SGP's the televised league matches show the organisational skills of a village fete. Don't know what you where watching Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Why don't we just do what Poland do, 2 minutes not ready then excluded. Simple 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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