racers and royals Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 3/18/2020 at 6:33 PM, OveFundinFan said: Not going to get into the argument re Sunny v BV and Sheffield BUT Torun looks longer then BV, and for BV to be actually longer straights mmmm BV has been built into pre existing constraints, it could not be any bigger even if they wanted. I thought Mort went to a few tracks renowned for good racing including Torun, the shape, widths, banking angles, etc. But are you sure BV is bibber then Torun? Expand Figures taken from FIM supplementary regs for both tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedtiger Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) On 3/18/2020 at 6:33 PM, OveFundinFan said: Not going to get into the argument re Sunny v BV and Sheffield BUT Torun looks longer then BV, and for BV to be actually longer straights mmmm BV has been built into pre existing constraints, it could not be any bigger even if they wanted. I thought Mort went to a few tracks renowned for good racing including Torun, the shape, widths, banking angles, etc. But are you sure BV is bibber then Torun? Expand Toruń is about 320m BV is about 350m. I read in SS that Morton and Gordon went all over Europe gettin info on different tracks and had the old Hyde Rd plans to design the best track possible. And they did that BV is world class. EWR ain’t. Glasgow is a far better Championship track than Scunny. Edited March 18, 2020 by Speedtiger 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neb Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 3/18/2020 at 3:02 PM, Speedtiger said: I’m not knocking the club I’m merely pointing out how ridiculous Godfrey comments are about EWR being the best racetrack in UK...when by comparison to BV its a dump. It confirms what a prat he is. Just saying. Expand it seems to me there is only one prat here and it sure isn't rob. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) On 3/18/2020 at 5:26 PM, pitstop84 said: The bell vue track is the same as torun it's the same dimensions that's why it rides as good as torun, just ask the riders who have raced on both. In fairness been to both my venue comment was more based on the stadium than the track . Which are both brilliant Expand Edited March 18, 2020 by phillwhitewasmad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedtiger Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 3/18/2020 at 7:03 PM, neb said: it seems to me there is only one prat here and it sure isn't rob. Expand No need to be self-critical nob.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringitsneck Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 3/18/2020 at 6:59 PM, Speedtiger said: Toruń is about 320m BV is about 350m. I read in SS that Morton and Gordon went all over Europe gettin info on different tracks and had the old Hyde Rd plans to design the best track possible. And they did that BV is world class. EWR ain’t. Glasgow is a far better Championship track than Scunny. Expand You were doing well till the Glasgow bit... better stadium , YES, better race track? NO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedtiger Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 3/18/2020 at 8:40 PM, Ringitsneck said: You were doing well till the Glasgow bit... better stadium , YES, better race track? NO. Expand Ok but my point is I think Ashfield is still far better than EWR...which probably says more about how poor EWR is than how good Glasgow is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabba59 Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Just my thought redcar's track can be as good as scunthorpe and Glasgow for racing . And that's not just me saying that a lot of top riders say the same. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedtiger Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 On 3/19/2020 at 9:14 AM, pitstop84 said: Just my thought redcar's track can be as good as scunthorpe and Glasgow for racing . And that's not just me saying that a lot of top riders say the same. Expand Agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 The riders always love the track because its smooth, cambered, and usually prepared well. But that doesn't guarantee good racing. Obviously with the rain stopping racing usually, having lots of covering is not essential. But being a soft southerner I feel the place would certainly benefit from some extra shelter from the wind. I find it like Buxton, you can get sun burnt and hypothermia in the same afternoon.... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 On 3/18/2020 at 8:40 PM, Ringitsneck said: You were doing well till the Glasgow bit... better stadium , YES, better race track? NO. Expand In your opinion. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 A treat for Scorpion fans & I was there at both legs http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.38011 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScunnyDan Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Redcar showing the league match between the Bears and the Scorpions from July 2018 tomorrow on their facebook and youtube pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 I wonder if they will show the earlier in the season shield match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScunnyDan Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 9:46 AM, IronScorpion said: I wonder if they will show the earlier in the season shield match. Expand I asked about the possibility of getting the DVD, but (to no surprise with Redcar being embarrassed to lose to Scunny) 'it wasn't filmed' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScunnyDan Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Also, Scorpions fans - if I can get some footage of past meetings from the EWR downloaded onto the laptop, would anyone be interested in me showing them on the Scunthorpe Speedway facebook page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway fan Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 We're back on Wednesday with speedway action from 2019 ...BIRMINGHAM'S 2019 Perry Barr thriller with Scunthorpe will be broadcast this Wednesday night (May 13, 7.30).The two sides met in the second city last September - just three weeks after the Brummies battled to earn a draw in North Lincolnshire.And another close contest was anticipated this time around with the visitors including three ex-Birmingham riders in their line-up.In association with ReRun Productions, the link to view the meeting will be posted on the club's Website, Twitter and Facebook pages on Wednesday at 7.30 prompt - so make sure to refresh your feeds at that time and see how this one panned out! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScunnyDan Posted May 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 Looking forward to watching it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 On 5/12/2020 at 4:08 PM, Speedway fan said: We're back on Wednesday with speedway action from 2019 ...BIRMINGHAM'S 2019 Perry Barr thriller with Scunthorpe will be broadcast this Wednesday night (May 13, 7.30).The two sides met in the second city last September - just three weeks after the Brummies battled to earn a draw in North Lincolnshire.And another close contest was anticipated this time around with the visitors including three ex-Birmingham riders in their line-up.In association with ReRun Productions, the link to view the meeting will be posted on the club's Website, Twitter and Facebook pages on Wednesday at 7.30 prompt - so make sure to refresh your feeds at that time and see how this one panned out! Expand It seems incredible to have two totally-different Brummies home matches on stream tonight at the same time.......? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway fan Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 https://youtu.be/MP4i31JK2kA?fbclid=IwAR2cVzdv4cqg3gYiyXJSvJgFMoqVv3jVVbSqE9Vqx-5ATmTleGpLMcQWt_8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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