Fromafar Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 Well organised and good meeting for juniors,but you can see the problems regarding track prep when you want to run NDL as double headers,keeping the track decent is very difficult and racing will be Gate and Go stuff IMO.When you want fans to pay good money to watch.30 heats on one night is too much IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) think there was over 60 races yesterday there was a full youth meeting before the open class so i think the track staff done a great job keeping the track decent couldn’really water the last couple of races because the track was so blue and the sun was out all day night meetings would be a lot different and easier to keep track Edited April 18, 2021 by mac101 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinBSN Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: Well organised and good meeting for juniors,but you can see the problems regarding track prep when you want to run NDL as double headers,keeping the track decent is very difficult and racing will be Gate and Go stuff IMO.When you want fans to pay good money to watch.30 heats on one night is too much IMO. As stated there were 73 heats ran yesterday. The track held up until around heat 65 in my opinion. Any track should handle 30 heats no problem with proper prep. They also won't be ran in the afternoon with the sun shining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, Marshall07 said: As stated there were 73 heats ran yesterday. The track held up until around heat 65 in my opinion. Any track should handle 30 heats no problem with proper prep. They also won't be ran in the afternoon with the sun shining! If there time for proper prep between meetings ,most track get slick after 10-12 heats,they can’t really water as it will make it slippy on racing lines and the riders don’t want that.Seen enough speedway meetings go this way.Like I say 30 heats is not ideal .Not for me I’m afraid.Yesterday’s meeting was mainly juniors the majority can only ride slick tracks which was fine for them.Everyone to their own though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yearbyred Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 Well I’ve just watched the semi final that Kyle Bickley won and it was one of the best 71st or 72nd heats I’ve seen in a while. Well done to all concerned. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatcher Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 Seems a shame that the British Speedway Official Website has totally ignored this meeting, both beforehand and afterwards. The result from some meeting in Australia is on there, but sadly not this one. Thought the idea of that website was to support and help promote British speedway? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringitsneck Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, TheWatcher said: Seems a shame that the British Speedway Official Website has totally ignored this meeting, both beforehand and afterwards. The result from some meeting in Australia is on there, but sadly not this one. Thought the idea of that website was to support and help promote British speedway? Having been fortunate enough to be there ( on the tools ) I can say it was a very good day with some top class racing in all classes even after the track, inevitably after 70 plus races, went slick. Whilst the pits and parking was a little chaotic, to be expected, everyone enjoyed being back racing and from what I’ve seen of the ‘ live stream ‘ it was a good first effort , especially as it was FREE and Redcar should be congratulated for giving it a go. As for the Official Website coverage , they don’t give Scunthorpe meetings any coverage either so this was to be expected but still disappointing when there is nothing else for them to report on. The fact that a 30 odd year old upright engine saw off some very expensive new lay downs should at least warrant a few words in next weeks Star. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatcher Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, Ringitsneck said: Having been fortunate enough to be there ( on the tools ) I can say it was a very good day with some top class racing in all classes even after the track, inevitably after 70 plus races, went slick. Whilst the pits and parking was a little chaotic, to be expected, everyone enjoyed being back racing and from what I’ve seen of the ‘ live stream ‘ it was a good first effort , especially as it was FREE and Redcar should be congratulated for giving it a go. As for the Official Website coverage , they don’t give Scunthorpe meetings any coverage either so this was to be expected but still disappointing when there is nothing else for them to report on. The fact that a 30 odd year old upright engine saw off some very expensive new lay downs should at least warrant a few words in next weeks Star. Very true re Scunthorpe but do they live stream their meetings? This deserved a mention for that initiative alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 6:34 PM, Heedthebaw said: Brilliant coverage, but OMG ! The commentary was absolutely horrendous Well done Redcar for putting this on, can’t be easy with so many heats They have the best track man in the country ( my opinion ) now that Terry the track has a full time job & Doc Bridgett has retired... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinBSN Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 6:34 PM, Heedthebaw said: Brilliant coverage, but OMG ! The commentary was absolutely horrendous Well done Redcar for putting this on, can’t be easy with so many heats Get yourself down and grab a mic, we have plenty of hours to fill at these events! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heedthebaw Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 9 hours ago, Marshall07 said: Get yourself down and grab a mic, we have plenty of hours to fill at these events! I couldn’t be any worse, but fair play to the guys that tried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinBSN Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 36 minutes ago, Heedthebaw said: I couldn’t be any worse, but fair play to the guys that tried Like I say, come have a go! Anyone willing to volunteer 6 hours on a Saturday to go out publicly and try keep people entertained gets praise in my book. They always be doyles like you wanting to slate them but never step up and volunteer your own expertise. Personally think that talking for 3.5 hours to a microphone connected to the entire internet with no previous experience is some good going! Talking over extended breaks when absolutely nothing is happening for half an hour. Drop me a message and we'll get you lined up for the next one and see if you get as much praise as they have 5 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enotian Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Marshall07 said: Like I say, come have a go! Anyone willing to volunteer 6 hours on a Saturday to go out publicly and try keep people entertained gets praise in my book. They always be doyles like you wanting to slate them but never step up and volunteer your own expertise. Personally think that talking for 3.5 hours to a microphone connected to the entire internet with no previous experience is some good going! Talking over extended breaks when absolutely nothing is happening for half an hour. Drop me a message and we'll get you lined up for the next one and see if you get as much praise as they have Perhaps they should be offered a refund if the product wasn't up to standard..... .....how much did people pay to access the stream??? Honestly, some people. Well done for making the meeting available online. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 5 hours ago, enotian said: Perhaps they should be offered a refund if the product wasn't up to standard..... .....how much did people pay to access the stream??? Honestly, some people. Well done for making the meeting available online. Nevermind a refund,,, should put a compo claim in for putting up with that!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 Good interview with Jitendra on feedback from supporters survey amongst other things: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear_Bottom Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 Bears back straight viewing 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yearbyred Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) 6th signing announced this evening at 7:30 on Bears Facebook apparently. Edited April 21, 2021 by Yearbyred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice Jackson Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 TEAM NEWS Roy Clarke will join co-promoter Jamie Swales this evening at 7:30pm live on Facebook & YouTube to introduce the 6th rider to join the Redcar Bears for the 2021 season Facebook http://ow.ly/CtU430rFeSB YouTube http://ow.ly/1eZu30rFeSA #UpTheBears 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 ooh, lets have some wild guesses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 30 minutes ago, ch958 said: ooh, lets have some wild guesses! Paul Cooper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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