ScunnyDan Posted August 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 Met Office (whos been pretty bang on recently) reckon a thundery shower at 2pm, then rest of the day will be ok until 10pm, so unless we have some shenanigans (like Eastbourne tonight) we should be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 Hopefully can get a point tomorrow. Picked up some of that rocket fuel Glasgow used last week so we should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 14 hours ago, ScunnyDan said: Met Office (whos been pretty bang on recently) reckon a thundery shower at 2pm, then rest of the day will be ok until 10pm, so unless we have some shenanigans (like Eastbourne tonight) we should be ok That is my Met Office rainfall radar & I agree with the shower at 2 but another around 6 if you scroll across https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/map/gcx8c5kxh#?map=Rainfall&fcTime=1564876800&zoom=8&lon=-0.65&lat=53.59 But it was similar last week & missed us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 14 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: Hopefully can get a point tomorrow. Picked up some of that rocket fuel Glasgow used last week so we should be fine. The fuel used is passed to the riders at the track so is the same for everyone It is the containers they put it in & pit work they do but I am sure Rasmus will put you right. I expected more of a beating Friday so it was a good job 2 of our heat leaders did not perform, but on the other hand, others did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman65 Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 8/1/2019 at 2:46 PM, Fozzie4388 said: Rasmus Jensen rides for Sam Masters i think a rule should be changed that a side should nt be stronger when using a rider replacement... i think if the replaced rider has a average of 8 his replacement can only have an average of 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 42 minutes ago, Batman65 said: i think a rule should be changed that a side should nt be stronger when using a rider replacement... i think if the replaced rider has a average of 8 his replacement can only have an average of 7 Just as well you don’t make the rules then. Terrible idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, IronScorpion said: The fuel used is passed to the riders at the track so is the same for everyone It is the containers they put it in & pit work they do but I am sure Rasmus will put you right. I expected more of a beating Friday so it was a good job 2 of our heat leaders did not perform, but on the other hand, others did. I know how the fuel works thanks. Bit of a woosh and still a bit touchy from last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stewart Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 51 minutes ago, Batman65 said: i think a rule should be changed that a side should nt be stronger when using a rider replacement... i think if the replaced rider has a average of 8 his replacement can only have an average of 7 Masters ave 8.79 Jensen 7.65 so all ok by your measure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 No, but this last few years I have posted to wind up Peterboro, '17 & Workington last year but it is just banter & opinions on the forum & I met some lovely people last year. Now it is Glasgows turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 57 minutes ago, Batman65 said: i think a rule should be changed that a side should nt be stronger when using a rider replacement... i think if the replaced rider has a average of 8 his replacement can only have an average of 7 It is a guest ruling & not R/R. Plus it is on current form & have I read somewhere that Masters has only dropped 1 point to the opposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Much easier home win than expected... Pretty poor show from Edinburgh. Jensen and Pickering were good value. Worst I've seen from Heeps and Wells around Scunny. Thought Lawson did fairly well. For Scunny, pretty solid throughout. Josh Auty was simply magnificent, congrats to him on a well earned 15pt maximum. Simon Lambert had one of his better meetings, fully deserving a shot at heat 15. Worthy mention too for Ryan Kinsley, you gotta love a trier, 110% effort again with little reward. All in all, a decent meeting (as far as us Scunny fans are concerned). Plenty passing...and an easy three points in the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 So what was the weather like afterall ? I only ask as I wasn't there, but was a last minute chance I could make it and was keen attend having (infuriatingly) missed the Glasgow match but I'm sure I saw one forcast predicting a 75% chance of rain at 6PM-ish. So faced with a near 100 mile round trip as I wasn't at home I decided to give it a miss, wrong call (infuriating again). I know: breathe deep and relax .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) The scores of Wells and heeps with lambert for the home side sum things up yesterday really. The paramedics being late allowing the rain to hit probably didn’t help. Edited August 5, 2019 by Mr Blobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 3 hours ago, martinmauger said: So what was the weather like afterall ? I only ask as I wasn't there, but was a last minute chance I could make it and was keen attend having (infuriatingly) missed the Glasgow match but I'm sure I saw one forcast predicting a 75% chance of rain at 6PM-ish. So faced with a near 100 mile round trip as I wasn't at home I decided to give it a miss, wrong call (infuriating again). I know: breathe deep and relax .... Weather was fine leading up to meeting.... The odd rumble of thunder accompanied by a shower hit after heat 3, made the track a little wet for about four races. It wasn't too bad but John Campbell complained and wanted a halt in proceedings, bit of nonsense really,, his riders seemed okay with it...think he just wanted a breather. Weather and track was fine for the rest of the meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Mr Blobby said: The scores of Wells and heeps with lambert for the home side sum things up yesterday really. The paramedics being late allowing the rain to hit probably didn’t help. the rain made no differnce to the meeting or the score, Shame John Campbell acted the clown and got the ref to inspect the track,what a complete fool he made himself look,even the visiting riders seemed shocked at his actions Josh Pickering is a joy to watch around Scunny,love that kids style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 The track was prepared to expect a bit of rain so seemed a bit slick & as the rain, sorry shower, duly arrived around heat 3, it made it a bit greasy with the race time of heat 4 of 64 seconds typical. After the laughable track inspection after heat 4, in bright sunshine which could have meant a sun delay later, the meeting continued with the exciting & entertaining races with multiple passes by both teams on show. The race times improved by 5 seconds as the meeting progressed from heat 5 to heat 15. Jensen & Pickering, as expected, pushed us with Lawson on the pace but I was disappointed with Wells & Heeps with their scores similar to what Auty & Allen scored on Friday. The meeting was over in an hour & a half even with the track inspection with the thunderstorm also arriving within an hour of the finish & THAT would have stopped any meeting. It was even hard to drive in that, even through town. Here is the Edinburgh press release(reading the 2nd paragraph, was he at the meeting) https://www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk/news-centre/article/2019-08-04/well-beaten-at-scunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stewart Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 The track didn't look bad enough to me to justify a stoppage. However what the previous posters haven't said is that times went from 58.2 (heat 1) to 64.0 (heat 4 so it suggests there was more of an issue than it appeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Yes, the times of the 1st 4 heats were 58.2, 59.9, 61.8 then 64 showed that it had become greasy with the riders maybe being a bit more tentative but the rain had stopped,& it wasn't a thunderstorm just a passing shower, & as I did say, the sun was out with the times improving race by race, bar heat 12(.44 slower than previous heat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stewart Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 29 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: Yes, the times of the 1st 4 heats were 58.2, 59.9, 61.8 then 64 showed that it had become greasy with the riders maybe being a bit more tentative but the rain had stopped,& it wasn't a thunderstorm just a passing shower, & as I did say, the sun was out with the times improving race by race, bar heat 12(.44 slower than previous heat). However, viewed from the situation at heat 4, there appeared to be a problem. You would have needed a crystal ball to be aware that times were then going to improve, maybe of course you had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Yes, there was a problem after heat 4 & the rain but it had stopped & the sun was out & we do see at Scunthorpe that the EWR does dry out with a bit of wind & sun but not always to the level what we saw yesterday. It is, also, up to the riders with their mind set & even said in the club afterwards they were riding on dust out wide at the end of the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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