bigcatdiary Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Trackerman48 said: Like I've said that if you did not post all crap people may respect you , but don't think that will happen. Just ignore him like the rest of us do 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 23 hours ago, GAH said: going to help the rising stars riding against harris who represented his country in the euro pairs on saturday !! Have you looked at a programme line up? If the rising star is at 6, he would ride against Harris whatever no he was riding at(bar no5) If the rising star is at 7, he would ride against Harris whatever no he was riding at(bar no1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 Did it rain? Could it have gone ahead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasser90 Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 No rain. I live about 10 miles away and the suns out. Perfect for a bit of speedway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappy Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 Embarrassing to call it off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 9 hours ago, GAH said: How can they win something if they win nothing only one competition to win You said they won't win nothingIf you don't win nothing you win something.Have you been on the sherbert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 The weather forecast was wrong. It's sunny and dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Bratley Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Flappy said: Embarrassing to call it off Did you miss the deluge on Friday night? The track was completely waterlogged they pumped hundreds of gallons off it at the weekend, it was in no fit state for racing today rain or no rain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 11 hours ago, Mick Bratley said: Did you miss the deluge on Friday night? The track was completely waterlogged they pumped hundreds of gallons off it at the weekend, it was in no fit state for racing today rain or no rain. That gave the track 3 days to dry! How long does it need? They managed to get the track sorted last week and ran... even with the "visibility" issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 38 minutes ago, iainb said: That gave the track 3 days to dry! How long does it need? They managed to get the track sorted last week and ran... even with the "visibility" issues You’ve had a detailed explanation from a former Peterborough promoter who lives very close to the track. As another former promoter whose parents live just as close I can tell you that the decision was 100% correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 12 minutes ago, NeilWatson said: You’ve had a detailed explanation from a former Peterborough promoter who lives very close to the track. As another former promoter whose parents live just as close I can tell you that the decision was 100% correct. So, how long does it take the track to dry out in the height of summer was all I asked. I thought Buster had supposed to be a track wizard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSL84 Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 47 minutes ago, iainb said: So, how long does it take the track to dry out in the height of summer was all I asked. I thought Buster had supposed to be a track wizard Don't think buster does the track, sure you will find it's the showground staff that do the preparation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, Trackerman48 said: Don't think buster does the track, sure you will find it's the showground staff that do the preparation. Was pretty sure he was going round in the tractor in the previous Sheffield match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 16 hours ago, Flappy said: Embarrassing to call it off Not if you're doing the organising and paying the bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 So... now at Peterborough the match will be called off if there's light drizzle in the air or it's rained within 3 days of a scheduled meeting or if there's a dodgy forecast 36 hours out? Good luck in getting the fixtures completed. Oh and don't be surprised if they're cramming fixtures in at the end of the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 43 minutes ago, iainb said: So... now at Peterborough the match will be called off if there's light drizzle in the air or it's rained within 3 days of a scheduled meeting or if there's a dodgy forecast 36 hours out? Good luck in getting the fixtures completed. Oh and don't be surprised if they're cramming fixtures in at the end of the season It’s a while since I’ve read so much puerile rubbish in one post. Peterborough would never postpone a meeting without real justification as dates can be at a premium at the busy Showground. You’ve had two former Promoters come to this thread to explain the situation to you, but still you know best? Perhaps you should ask to join the track staff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, NeilWatson said: It’s a while since I’ve read so much puerile rubbish in one post. Peterborough would never postpone a meeting without real justification as dates can be at a premium at the busy Showground. You’ve had two former Promoters come to this thread to explain the situation to you, but still you know best? Perhaps you should ask to join the track staff Thanks for your kind words... Would the match have been postponed if the weather forecasted for Monday have been no rain and sunshine? Because according to the website it was called off on the basis of the forecast. Quote from the website (the track) "will not take any more extensive rainfall." Can you give your parents a call and ask them if there was anymore extensive rainfall? In years gone by a promotion would do everything they could to put a match on, these days it looks as though they're looking for excuses to call it off if they can. Not just limited to the Peterborough promotion, yet year after year clubs run until the end of October on non race nights, sometimes running double headers, in a rush to get the fixtures completed. As I've said before, if you're going to run this sport based on weather forecasts you may as well not run at all in this country. Edited July 13, 2021 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 hour ago, iainb said: So... now at Peterborough the match will be called off if there's light drizzle in the air or it's rained within 3 days of a scheduled meeting or if there's a dodgy forecast 36 hours out? Good luck in getting the fixtures completed. Oh and don't be surprised if they're cramming fixtures in at the end of the season Cone on then, spit it out... .what has Peterborough speedway done to you and when? They're not the only track to call off based on a dodgy forecast especially after local flooding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Bagpuss said: Cone on then, spit it out... .what has Peterborough speedway done to you and when? They're not the only track to call off based on a dodgy forecast especially after local flooding. Nothing, nothing at all. So because other tracks do the same thing (wrongly in my opinion) that makes it alright for Peterborough to call a match off over 24 hours earlier based on a (incorrect) forecast? They got it wrong that's all, you cannot run a sport in this country based on weather forecasts or you wouldn't run half of your matches. I'll see you at the EoEA on a wet Tuesday night in the last week of October... playing in front of 500 fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, iainb said: Nothing, nothing at all. So because other tracks do the same thing (wrongly in my opinion) that makes it alright for Peterborough to call a match off over 24 hours earlier based on a (incorrect) forecast? They got it wrong that's all, you cannot run a sport in this country based on weather forecasts or you wouldn't run half of your matches. I'll see you at the EoEA on a wet Tuesday night in the last week of October... playing in front of 500 fans So basically you like to sit at the EoES for an hour, look at a load of people staring at the track doing nothing, be thanked for your patience and then sent home again with your ticket and blank programme? That's what the forecast suggested. The call wasn't just based on the forecast alone, albeit what turned out to be an incorrect one, but additionally "Club staff have already pumped over 150 tonnes of water off the circuit following Friday’s deluge" - It might be summer but it ain't no 76 and when the riders got to look at it then I'm not sure that 72 hours non-drying time would have been enough for them to want to race on it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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