screm Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 4:27 PM, screm said: Hearing that Dan Bewley has suffered a broken shoulder blade in a practice crash in Wroclaw. Expand Turns out it wasnt a practice crash, it was a fall off his BMX bike that caused the injury. He only just got it back after he reported it as stolen a week or so a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) On 7/17/2020 at 5:03 PM, screm said: Turns out it wasnt a practice crash, it was a fall off his BMX bike that caused the injury. He only just got it back after he reported it as stolen a week or so a go. Expand Ban speedway riders from riding moto x bikes and normal bikes during the season, don't know what it is, but it never seems to end well! Must be safer ways to keep fit and sharp. Edited July 17, 2020 by gazzac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 5:20 PM, gazzac said: Ban speedway riders from riding moto x bikes and normal bikes during the season, don't know what it is, but it never seems to end well! Must be safer ways to keep fit and sharp. Expand Especially when it affects their livelihoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepturningleft Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Just watched an old meeting from the dog track - BV v oxford 1988. Does anyone know when the stand on the back straight was demolished and why was it demolished? Possibly an illusion but the clip appeared to make the place look like a top class venue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenspoon Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 The Chieftain Stand was I believe knocked down in 1991, as it had an asbestos roof and Health & Safety deemed it unsafe. The stadium then looked quite smart then, not like the tip it became. Stock cars wrecked the back straight, as they used it to park the cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 When will speedway riders ever learn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) On 7/18/2020 at 9:09 AM, woodenspoon said: The Chieftain Stand was I believe knocked down in 1991, as it had an asbestos roof and Health & Safety deemed it unsafe. The stadium then looked quite smart then, not like the tip it became. Stock cars wrecked the back straight, as they used it to park the cars. Expand Stock cars at kirky lane put money in Perrins pocket but it was the start of the decline of the Speedway track and the stadium as a good venue. Stock cars were supposed to put the track back to normal... but that never happened so the track went through slow deterioration. Edited July 18, 2020 by Gunner85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 10:03 AM, Gunner85 said: Stock cars at kirky lane put money in Perrins pocket but it was the start of the decline of the Speedway track and the stadium as a good venue. Stock cars were supposed to put the track back to normal... but that never happened so the track went through slow deterioration. Expand Used to stand on the steps of that stand on the second bend.. Used to be lots of Wolves fans there too when we raced them.. Always good for some "good natured" banter.. I remember some Aces fans used to stand in front of us who made the trip up from Rugby every Friday.. Amazing to think that the crowds on the home straight in those days were considerably more than the home straight crowd it ended up with at the end of its use, and the back straight and bar were also very well attended... From 91 to its closure I reckon there must have been around two thirds of the crowd who were lost to the sport.. Not an exclusive Aces thing either I would imagine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 8:32 AM, keepturningleft said: Just watched an old meeting from the dog track - BV v oxford 1988. Does anyone know when the stand on the back straight was demolished and why was it demolished? Possibly an illusion but the clip appeared to make the place look like a top class venue. Expand I went to a couple of meetings there in 1988. It was a very smart stadium at the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 10:01 AM, Bagpuss said: When will speedway riders ever learn? Expand On 7/17/2020 at 6:32 PM, cityrebel said: Especially when it affects their livelihoods. Expand YOUR point would be more valid if Bewley had a full racing calendar but recently he has no rides anyway including Poland so hardly surprising that a young kid who loves riding motorbikes and has plenty of free time he gets the BMX out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 1:09 PM, PHILIPRISING said: YOUR point would be more valid if Bewley had a full racing calendar but recently he has no rides anyway including Poland so hardly surprising that a young kid who loves riding motorbikes and has plenty of free time he gets the BMX out. Expand Qiuite possibly, but there has been plenty of riders over the years that have got injured doing non speedway activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 5:42 PM, cityrebel said: Qiuite possibly, but there has been plenty of riders over the years that have got injured doing non speedway activities. Expand I AGREE - Adams and Gollob stand out. But if Bewley basically has nothing else to do you can surely understand why he resorts to something he loves and under normal circumstances would help him keep fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 6:39 PM, PHILIPRISING said: I AGREE - Adams and Gollob stand out. But if Bewley basically has nothing else to do you can surely understand why he resorts to something he loves and under normal circumstances would help him keep fit. Expand Absolutely, were all bored stiff Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 8:02 PM, geoff58 said: Adam Ellis also last week !! Expand Doing something for charity wasn't he,i see nothing wrong in that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 6:32 PM, cityrebel said: Especially when it affects their livelihoods. Expand Haven't we all done something that could affect our livelihoods.We are speedway fans we must have done something in our lives that has a hint of danger about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 i had a go at speedway, THAT affected my livelihood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny the spud Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 8:02 PM, geoff58 said: Adam Ellis also last week !! Expand Not quite the same eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 1:09 PM, PHILIPRISING said: YOUR point would be more valid if Bewley had a full racing calendar but recently he has no rides anyway including Poland so hardly surprising that a young kid who loves riding motorbikes and has plenty of free time he gets the BMX out. Expand Trouble is that’s probably his season over, any further opportunities with Wroclaw have evaporated and even the chance to impress in practice has gone. No U21 events either in what is his last season at that level. You’d like to think that he’ll have learned to be more professional next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) On 7/19/2020 at 8:25 AM, Bagpuss said: Trouble is that’s probably his season over, any further opportunities with Wroclaw have evaporated and even the chance to impress in practice has gone. No U21 events either in what is his last season at that level. You’d like to think that he’ll have learned to be more professional next time. Expand NOT sure it is much different from a soccer star getting injured during training and missing a few matches. Edited July 19, 2020 by PHILIPRISING 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 8:34 AM, PHILIPRISING said: NOT sure it is much different from a soccer star getting injured during training and missing a few matches. Expand I would think many,many sports people from football,boxing,cricketers to all sports people have a go at something they are not use to in their sporting life.I can't imagine they don't have a go at go-karting,kayaking,quad biking or any other dangerous thing that could affect their seasons.It's not just speedway riders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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