singy13 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: You must have been early cos I was there from about 2 ish til after half 4 and I will be there tomorrow slowing the job up again... Pleased you liked the look of the track and watching that GP in Germany tonight (didn't Dan do well) I could definitely see some similarities between the tracks in size and shape... except ours is better... cos it's in Cumbria UK and not Johnnie Foreigner land... Regards THJ Yeah it was about 2 ish.......we parked ( daughter and I)and then walked along path beside train track and entered site next to tractor and two containers......could see a few workers right opposite. I must say that track is very impressive.....still plenty to do with regards to the speccies requirements, but seems plenty of vantage points to please us/them. Yeah Dan was brilliant, apart from his last two rides......can't fathom why he chose 'white' in his semi though??......it cost him a final place. By the way John think you and your workers will need to plug that gap that we scrambled through coz those that wont pay might use that way ????....e.g. like those that used ladders outside Derwent Park lol... Edited June 4, 2022 by singy13 added words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 35 minutes ago, singy13 said: Yeah it was about 2 ish.......we parked ( daughter and I)and then walked along path beside train track and entered site next to tractor and two containers......could see a few workers right opposite. I must say that track is very impressive.....still plenty to do with regards to the speccies requirements, but seems plenty of vantage points to please us/them. Yeah Dan was brilliant, apart from his last two rides......can't fathom why he chose 'white' in his semi though??......it cost him a final place. By the way John think you and your workers will need to plug that gap that we scrambled through coz those that wont pay might use that way ????....e.g. like those that used ladders outside Derwent Park lol... You shoukd have come over and said hello... the guys were having a bit of a fight on wid the fence as it had been over tensioned... but like a council job there were 5 of us watching 2 grafting... I was worn out watching all the effort going in... We were in the Labour Ward in Maryport watching the GP and said the same... Red first we thought and Yellow at a push... but he must have fancied his chances on the White for a bit of an outside run but not the Yellow... never mind The Maryport Marauder done brilliantly and didn't let anyone down... I will have a look at that back fence tomorrow and see what the craic is... the Rottweilers must have been asleep... or just had their dinners... We had considered electrifying that back fence until the local travellers pinched all the cable and transformers... looks like we will have to find a back up plan... Regards THJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singy13 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 26 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: We had considered electrifying that back fence until the local travellers pinched all the cable and transformers... looks like we will have to find a back up plan... Yeah John if an old git like me can scramble up and over the pile of soil/debris ( no fence) at that end of the stadium then it's more than likely those energetic travellers will access via there.....some form of fence is sure gonna be best.?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC81 Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 WOW!!! shouldnt belong before bikes are going round there by the looks of things. Still alot of work to do on spectators areas looking at the photos I've seen on facbook etc. Seen some arial photos somewhere looks alot like bell vue and polish tracks. well done everyone involved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/4/2022 at 9:33 PM, singy13 said: Yeah it was about 2 ish.......we parked ( daughter and I)and then walked along path beside train track and entered site next to tractor and two containers......could see a few workers right opposite. I must say that track is very impressive.....still plenty to do with regards to the speccies requirements, but seems plenty of vantage points to please us/them. Yeah Dan was brilliant, apart from his last two rides......can't fathom why he chose 'white' in his semi though??......it cost him a final place. By the way John think you and your workers will need to plug that gap that we scrambled through coz those that wont pay might use that way ????....e.g. like those that used ladders outside Derwent Park lol... I thought it strange, too, but then saw him shoot out of the gate to get to the first bend first(what gate positions are all about). After that it was man & machine v a terrible bumpy, rutted track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 For anyone interested, we had Steve Lawson and Andrew Bain on our show this week. A good 40-minute interview (roughly). Hopefully, you listen to our full show, and even better if we attract you as frequent listeners already or in the future - But for those focused on our chat with Steve and Andrew, it starts 35 minutes into the show. Link to show: https://open.spotify.com/episode/37g58NbHK8icRMMSxRy7wQ?si=niB8-46_QM6IipoLzZGwMg Link to our social media: Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/rtb_cast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoundTheBoardsPodcast 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbw Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Stoney Invaders & Comets legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Nice to hear the plans but andrew seemed a bit nervous,steve as allways a gentleman lots to look forward too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, geoff100 said: Nice to hear the plans but andrew seemed a bit nervous,steve as allways a gentleman lots to look forward too. Some good words from Steve Lawson, "give the riders a decent track to race on and they will entertain, whether they are world champions or juniors." Also" ideally not round a football or rugby pitch and no stock cars" Edited June 8, 2022 by topaz325 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singy13 Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 22 hours ago, geoff100 said: Nice to hear the plans but andrew seemed a bit nervous, So guess you visited northside track geoff? In what respect did Andrew seem a bit nervous? You say "nice to hear the plans"........was it his delivery of those 'plans' that perhaps worried him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 11:28 PM, Shaggy said: For anyone interested, we had Steve Lawson and Andrew Bain on our show this week. A good 40-minute interview (roughly). Hopefully, you listen to our full show, and even better if we attract you as frequent listeners already or in the future - But for those focused on our chat with Steve and Andrew, it starts 35 minutes into the show. Link to show: https://open.spotify.com/episode/37g58NbHK8icRMMSxRy7wQ?si=niB8-46_QM6IipoLzZGwMg Link to our social media: Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/rtb_cast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoundTheBoardsPodcast Can highly recommend this podcast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singy13 Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, singy13 said: So guess you visited northside track geoff? In what respect did Andrew seem a bit nervous? You say "nice to hear the plans"........was it his delivery of those 'plans' that perhaps worried him? Sorry geoff I now think your comments were observed from listening to the podcast and not via a northside visitation ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 https://cumbriacrack.com/2022/06/10/workington-comets-return-continues-to-gain-momentum/?fbclid=IwAR3U810FKxCR5TseuE1nPXY_hrDGHoLw-ovenSQkZ67hEDBDdK5Mp-vAdco&fs=e&s=cl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted June 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 2 hours ago, topaz325 said: https://cumbriacrack.com/2022/06/10/workington-comets-return-continues-to-gain-momentum/?fbclid=IwAR3U810FKxCR5TseuE1nPXY_hrDGHoLw-ovenSQkZ67hEDBDdK5Mp-vAdco&fs=e&s=cl Spectacular looking track . i can almost smell the methanol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 sad news for workington fans long time fan and helper garry sloan has passed away rip porky well known around a few tracks from his days on the spanners 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted June 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Sleep well my friend . put yer spanners down , you will be missed by many speedway fans and riders around the Workington area . you will be missed RIP Gaz .sad day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 for any interested funeral details for gaz are 12.00 at distington crem tuesday 21 june no dress code gaz would like you to ware whatever you wanted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 RASMUS JENSEN Q&A We have former Workington rider, and famous 2018 treble winner, Rasmus Jensen on the show next week. If anyone wants to add a question for the Dane to answer please don't hesitate to leave one below Listen to our previous episodes here: https://anchor.fm/roundtheboardspodcast 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 In some positive news for British Speedway, in light of what's happened over in the the north east, it looks like more brilliant progress was made at the weekend by Steve and the team... I now make that only 18 active Speedway clubs in the UK now across all 3 leagues, from a time gone by nearly 20 years ago in the early days of the Comets comeback, the old 'Premier League' had 18 actual teams in the league itself... With the rebirth of the Comets from next season (fingers crossed) hopefully we can add to that number or keep it at that number with the demise of the homeless Monarchs, good times ahead on the north west coast, literally! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC81 Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Marksman said: In some positive news for British Speedway, in light of what's happened over in the the north east, it looks like more brilliant progress was made at the weekend by Steve and the team... I now make that only 18 active Speedway clubs in the UK now across all 3 leagues, from a time gone by nearly 20 years ago in the early days of the Comets comeback, the old 'Premier League' had 18 actual teams in the league itself... With the rebirth of the Comets from next season (fingers crossed) hopefully we can add to that number or keep it at that number with the demise of the homeless Monarchs, good times ahead on the north west coast, literally! looks amazing!! Does anyone know what the capacity for the stadium is going to be? I hope Edinburgh find a new home I'd hope that their local council are cooperative in helping them find a new home or land to build on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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