waco Posted July 5, 2021 Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 Hopefully the weather holds up for this one...Eastbourne look to strong for the Kings on paper ,,But you never know in speedway. Hurry,, hopefully will surprise us all ?,,Heeps,, looked a lot better in the Premier the other night ....What ever the result ,,I am looking forward to seeing Jake Mulford taking a few rider replacement rides,,we certainly have a couple of talented youngsters in him and Dan Gilks,,,,,and with Ben Morley, s form at home so far really good....Add the ace in the pack Scott Nicholls flying every where,,,,You have to be positive for the future,,,,,,,..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Anyone on here with any updates on the weather near Sittingbourne? It’s bright and very breezy here in Herne Bay after overnight rain. Nothing on the Kent Kings website so far ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueherb777 Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 17 hours ago, waco said: Hopefully the weather holds up for this one...Eastbourne look to strong for the Kings on paper ,,But you never know in speedway. Hurry,, hopefully will surprise us all ?,,Heeps,, looked a lot better in the Premier the other night ....What ever the result ,,I am looking forward to seeing Jake Mulford taking a few rider replacement rides,,we certainly have a couple of talented youngsters in him and Dan Gilks,,,,,and with Ben Morley, s form at home so far really good....Add the ace in the pack Scott Nicholls flying every where,,,,You have to be positive for the future,,,,,,,..... Afraid this does not look attractive meeting to me.Weather dodgy....Eagles will probably be too strong...tie over already after 1st leg....Mulford not riding.....Kent too weak and need a couple of new riders.....anyway enjoy if going!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 35 minutes ago, blueherb777 said: Afraid this does not look attractive meeting to me.Weather dodgy....Eagles will probably be too strong...tie over already after 1st leg....Mulford not riding.....Kent too weak and need a couple of new riders.....anyway enjoy if going!!!!! Other than that, it's going to be great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Website updated ....... and states that meeting is still ON with a dry forecast this evening. Neither Jake Mulford nor Ryan Kinsley "available" at number 8 . Heeps got 1 point last night at KL. One for the hardcore supporters ... already a dead rubber ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Already difficult to get fans through the gate with the tie largely over and iffy forecast. Only saving grace is that its against the local rivals but RR thrown in to drag the meeting out further i fear is going to be a big no for many. Hope the crowd is enough to cover costs and some of the home riders put up a decent fight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueherb777 Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, old bob at herne bay said: Website updated ....... and states that meeting is still ON with a dry forecast this evening. Neither Jake Mulford nor Ryan Kinsley "available" at number 8 . Heeps got 1 point last night at KL. One for the hardcore supporters ... already a dead rubber ? Cannot understand how they did not check with young Mulford was not available???....and now Kingsley!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Suprised it's on, if I'm honest. After last nights heavy rain, it's still very showery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Meeting off Kent Kings & Royals Live @kentkingslive · 10m The rain showers in the last hour has made the track unsafe unfortunately and not enough time to get things sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 27 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: Compare and contrast Eastbourne Speedway and Kent Speedway. Glasgow visit Arlington: The Eagles share information from their own weather guru which once again was totally accurate. They published the information with total transparency. People could see what the club was working on. Here were the facts. The way a speedway club (any club) should treat the supporters. When you tell people what is going on, and why . . . a great relationship is built. Eagles visit Kent: The match is called off at very much the last minute. This is the growing mushrooms method of treating supporters. I know what the track was like and it was in a mess before the rain at 5pm. A call off this morning is what was really needed but once they saw the track this afternoon, the plug should have been pulled. A 3pm call off would have saved Eastbourne fans a lot of time and money. Actually I arrived in the stadium at about 5.15 and from the grandstand the track looked fine to me. I was more than surprised to hear that the referee had stopped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Cannot comment on the forecasting powers of the Eastbourne weather “guru”. Millions of pounds worth of computers have been trying to accurately forecast the weather ... still they get it wrong. Maybe you have Mystic Meg down at Eastbourne forecasting your weather. For what’s its worth very surprised that there wasn’t an early call off and a re arranged date after “covid unlock” when surely a larger crowd would be in attendance. Living just 20 miles away from Sittingbourne and it has been bright sunshine one minute then a heavy downpour the next. Still, you can get your admission money back .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 So one person saying the track was a mess and another saying it looked fine! The BSF in a nutshell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 I was never confident the meeting would be on, considering the amount of rain i went through on the M25. i didn't bother going in, i diverted to a local football match after the plug was pulled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 8 hours ago, cityrebel said: I was never confident the meeting would be on, considering the amount of rain i went through on the M25. i didn't bother going in, i diverted to a local football match after the plug was pulled. One look at the rainfall radar at 5pm told me I was right not to travel. See you next Tuesday weather permitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, arnieg said: One look at the rainfall radar at 5pm told me I was right not to travel. See you next Tuesday weather permitting. That's the problem with all ticket meetings. Once you buy, you're commited to go. It's bearable, if it's local. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted July 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 While it is understandable that riders do not wish to risk injury on a very wet track ,,It is also understandable that late call offs annoy the fans as it costs them time and money,,,,,Speedway continues to shoot itself in the foot ,,,and that particular meeting should have been called off early morning ,,Which to be fair is what Len normally does... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, waco said: While it is understandable that riders do not wish to risk injury on a very wet track ,,It is also understandable that late call offs annoy the fans as it costs them time and money,,,,,Speedway continues to shoot itself in the foot ,,,and that particular meeting should have been called off early morning ,,Which to be fair is what Len normally does... No spare dates in the fixture list. The next free Tuedsay is October 26th!. A couple more rain offs could leave the club with a major problem. In hindsight, running two teams in a shortened season, might prove to be a step too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, cityrebel said: No spare dates in the fixture list. The next free Tuedsay is October 26th!. A couple more rain offs could leave the club with a major problem. In hindsight, running two teams in a shortened season, might prove to be a step too far. Urgh what a flop up so.....Tuesday July 20th. the rearrangement of Kent TouchTec Kings vs. Eastbourne Eagles (Championship KOC First Round, second leg) Tuesday September 21s, . Kent TouchTec Kings vs. Birmingham Brummies (Championship) [moving from July 20th.] This means that the fixture previously scheduled for Sept. 21st., Kent Iwade Garage Royals vs. Berwick Bullets will be moved to a later date in October – Provisional 19th Oct. Surely given the fixture congestion and requirement to actually get other rounds of the KOC completed (a competition that could have been dropped from the start) the tie could have just been handed to Eastbourne and costs saved?. As it stands there is now a dead rubber match to come in the middle of summer, a league match pushed back to unpredictable September and another Royals fixture shunted into the cold nights of October. It has to be said that the decision making at Kent is questionable at times.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 10 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Urgh what a flop up so.....Tuesday July 20th. the rearrangement of Kent TouchTec Kings vs. Eastbourne Eagles (Championship KOC First Round, second leg) Tuesday September 21s, . Kent TouchTec Kings vs. Birmingham Brummies (Championship) [moving from July 20th.] This means that the fixture previously scheduled for Sept. 21st., Kent Iwade Garage Royals vs. Berwick Bullets will be moved to a later date in October – Provisional 19th Oct. Surely given the fixture congestion and requirement to actually get other rounds of the KOC completed (a competition that could have been dropped from the start) the tie could have just been handed to Eastbourne and costs saved?. As it stands there is now a dead rubber match to come in the middle of summer, a league match pushed back to unpredictable September and another Royals fixture shunted into the cold nights of October. It has to be said that the decision making at Kent is questionable at times.... I agree. They have decided to have rain, day in. day out for the last 3 or 4 weeks. You'd think they could do better than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 10 hours ago, East End Fan said: I agree. They have decided to have rain, day in. day out for the last 3 or 4 weeks. You'd think they could do better than that They have decided to run on Tuesdays which everyone knows is the rainiest day of the week, you would have thought by now they would have brought some track covers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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