Justgotmecpc Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Tosh1218 said: Has the Leicester side been announced yet , I’m sure now Simon has been announced they will use someone like Danton Hume and Joe Lawler in there septet Thompson twins will be in i'd imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Whilst you two have your disagreements , the current regulations do allow for mixed cubic capacity teams although not in the same races. The current Northern Junior league runs separate classes in the same team and in previous years at amateur level, different classes have competed within the same team, so it is not a new idea, although one I believe should be encouraged to give clubs incentive to find new youngsters to bring into the sport. i understand the Njl run 500s and 125s in same meeting having been part of it for the last 4 seasons and their totals are added together to gain a result . however my point was the juniors in this meeting which is a 19 heat format and not 6 like Njl meetings count towards the whole meeting total. i dont believe there was a disagreement i was just searching for the facts to educate myself. most people who have a healthy knowledge of junior speedway know me and i can confirm i wasnt one of the parents asked if we had a 500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 Leicester 7 is Connor Mountain Joe Thompson Dan Thompson Joe Lawlor Danyon Hume Tom Spencer James Chattin/Kean Dicken (taking 2 rides each) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, Fozzie4388 said: Leicester 7 is Connor Mountain Joe Thompson Dan Thompson Joe Lawlor Danyon Hume Tom Spencer James Chattin/Kean Dicken (taking 2 rides each) With Max james named in the star as a 250 rider who is the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 With the teams, almost, fully announced we have Stags - 1 rider with a 5.16 Championship average, 4 riders with a combined 24+ NDL average, 1 rider(to give the Cubs a chance) riding an upright & still doing 4 laps in 60 seconds, 1 rider 1 year on a 500cc plus 2 decent 250cc riders in the Youth Series. Cubs - 1 rider with a 4.73 Championship average, 4 riders with a combined 29 NDL average plus 3 riders that have, I think, raced at NDL level plus 1 rider doing well in the 250cc Youth Series. So, all in all, 17 lads, sorry, riders wanting to have a competitive spin out on a decent track & put on a spectacle for some fans on Bank Holiday Monday. Enjoy. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Fozzie4388 said: Leicester 7 is Connor Mountain Joe Thompson Dan Thompson Joe Lawlor Danyon Hume Tom Spencer James Chattin/Kean Dicken (taking 2 rides each) its actually looking a quite a bit more appealing now, think i might attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, Moranboys said: its actually looking a quite a bit more appealing now, think i might attend. Personally think it’s two fairly evenly matched teams with plenty of young talent on show . Think the meeting deserves supporting by all who can get I know I shall be there 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 11 hours ago, phillwhitewasmad said: With Max james named in the star as a 250 rider who is the other Ashton Vale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Fozzie4388 said: Ashton Vale Thanks for that tidy little rider is Ashton rides a nice line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) On 8/27/2020 at 5:35 PM, phillwhitewasmad said: Personally think it’s two fairly evenly matched teams with plenty of young talent on show . Think the meeting deserves supporting by all who can get I know I shall be there Agreed. Can't make it myself can't believe I'm about to say this but 'I have more important things to attend to than to watch 4 riders racing around a track 4 times' . Sacrilegious statements apart, no raging mobs armed with flaming torches please , I'd be there if I possibly could and hope it's a good & enjoyable meeting for all and helps to ensure other speedway can be safely staged in this severely affected season .... Edited August 30, 2020 by martinmauger corrected apparent blasphemy the spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Looks like a very healthy crowd looking at twitter rides on lionsspeedway, packed in some parts...anyone care to guess attendance of those who've been?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richspeedway Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just got back good size crowd and good lot from Leicester as well as various other tracks. I would guess was around norm Scunny size crowd. Great meeting hope Tom is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScunnyDan Posted August 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Very enjoyable meeting, and good to catch up with some mates who i've not seen since the ben fund... Congrats to the Lion Cubs who were deserving winners... Would say the attendance was around the 700-750 mark.. Best wishes to Tom Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Gen question for mr godfrey, when u marked out the track was it to a specific plan or did it just happen to produce good racing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 5 hours ago, geoff100 said: Gen question for mr godfrey, when u marked out the track was it to a specific plan or did it just happen to produce good racing ? The track has changed fairly significantly since its inception straights and bends both widened and if memory serves me right it has more banking now without the slightly adverse camber that was there when built. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, phillwhitewasmad said: The track has changed fairly significantly since its inception straights and bends both widened and if memory serves me right it has more banking now without the slightly adverse camber that was there when built. Yes. The 3rd and 4th bends were much lower in the early days, to the point riders virtually slid across the track because of the adverse camber. You can see from the earth banking outside the fence there, how much it had to be built up. I believe Rob bought up the contents of a quarry over the hill ages ago, and the 'shale' was built up in the middle of the car park for sometime. I believe he has used a different shale for a while now, and with the heavy watering seeped in, it made for a great surface, which only needed a short topup mid meeting to keep it like that. Great to see the lack of dust in the air. Thoroughly good combative meeting from two committed sides, but I wondered why Archie wasn't in heat 15 instead of Simon. Edited September 1, 2020 by Tsunami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Tickets on sale for British Under-19 championship: http://scunthorpe-speedway.com/ticketoffice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmuncie Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 This weeks guest on Talk Speedway Podcast’s My Life In Speedway series is former Scorpions number 1 David Howe Hear about his move to the Scorpions, the debt he felt he owed Rob Godfrey and his delight at them winning the league as he watched on frustrated. Listen at talkspeedway.co.uk or by searching for talk speedway on Spotify, iTunes or your podcast app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 Anyone got any thoughts on next season’s team or are we all assuming it’s the same 7 who didn’t ride this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, phillwhitewasmad said: Anyone got any thoughts on next season’s team or are we all assuming it’s the same 7 who didn’t ride this year. Surely where ever possible teams will remain the same as las season, we have already seen clubs announce that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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