sancho Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, lisa-colette said: Dan Ford in the Echo today said the track was really heavy and had caught Stef out and he couldn't turn the bike. Also said if they didn't do extra track work Poole riders wouldn't have carried on. Also said the track got to a rideable stage. Apparently they were worried about the track before H1. I haven’t been on here for a long time but nice to know nothing has changed Ford and Shovlar give their totally unbiased assessment and all Is believed lol Edited September 2, 2021 by sancho Spelling 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 52 minutes ago, sancho said: I haven’t been on here for a long time but nice to know nothing has changed Ford and Shovlar give their totally unbiased assessment and all Is believed lol Well all I can go on is what is reported in the media! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackrat Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) Looks happy in Wolves colours. Probably gets respected when riding for them. Edited September 2, 2021 by Trackrat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 10 minutes ago, Trackrat said: Looks happy in Wolves colours. Probably gets respected when riding for them. Definitely not by you! You called him an 'old gating tart' on the previous page. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 31 minutes ago, Trackrat said: Looks happy in Wolves colours. Probably gets respected when riding for them. More crap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSL84 Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 2 hours ago, The Dog said: This is correct. Only heard one Poole rider saying he didn't want to ride and was moaning before the track walk... All the others were happy with regular grading which would have happened if it wasn't for the delay early on. The track needed to be attacked and the likes of King, Riss, Harris and others did this and had some good close racing. The track was well watered to combat the dust problem but with lots of cloud cover it never really dried to produce the excellent surface of recent weeks. Poole are safely in the play offs and were never going to put their necks on the line with bigger meetings coming up. I thought some races were good, some not so good, a typical speedway meeting that you find at every track up and down the country, not just Birmingham! It was more than 1 rider who was not happy with the track. And Birmingham riders too, had the same thinking. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 So what's it to be folks? Dusty... no Watered well in advance.....its to wet !! Somewhere in between, the sweet spot, hard to find. It's hard trying to please all of the people all of the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Petecc said: So what's it to be folks? Dusty... no Watered well in advance.....its to wet !! Somewhere in between, the sweet spot, hard to find. It's hard trying to please all of the people all of the time. You only have to please 1 person when Poole are in town... shouldn't be a problem next season though... unless they sign Batch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sancho Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: Well all I can go on is what is reported in the media! The Poole Echo not biased at all then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, iainb said: You only have to please 1 person when Poole are in town... shouldn't be a problem next season though... unless they sign Batch! Hopefully we'll have Ellis as per the original plan!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 57 minutes ago, Trackerman48 said: It was more than 1 rider who was not happy with the track. And Birmingham riders too, had the same thinking. Yes but I only heard 1 Poole rider saying that he wasn't going to ride. The rest were unhappy but suggested that after a bit of grading it would be alright. Harris and Thomas were 2 that were happy to just crack on at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Petecc said: So what's it to be folks? Dusty... no Watered well in advance.....its to wet !! Somewhere in between, the sweet spot, hard to find. It's hard trying to please all of the people all of the time. Well if it's not dusty next week vs Plymouth they will have done well as it's going to be 28 degrees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 56 minutes ago, sancho said: The Poole Echo not biased at all then Bournemouth Echo.... But it was quotes from Dan Ford and I assume he got the info off the riders..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 I think this meeting just reinforces my view that Rider Replacement should not be allowed if there is not a number 8 at the track ready to race if required. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Chris116 said: I think this meeting just reinforces my view that Rider Replacement should not be allowed if there is not a number 8 at the track ready to race if required. fair comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Chris116 said: I think this meeting just reinforces my view that Rider Replacement should not be allowed if there is not a number 8 at the track ready to race if required. YES! A real bug bear of mine. I know they could have only taken a r/r ride, but what if a rider got exc or packed up during the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 I enjoyed the meeting, it was good to get the win in the bag. It was also an immense pleasure seeing a rider of Danny King's quality gracing the Perry Barr circuit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 2 hours ago, The Dog said: Harris and Thomas were 2 that were happy to just crack on at the time Thomas was very tentative in heat 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Col said: Thomas was very tentative in heat 2. I think you were right with your earlier comment. It's something I've never noticed before, but it took several heats for the riders to get comfortable after the horrific heat one smash. Also we were fed up in the crowd after standing around for an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, Deano said: I think you were right with your earlier comment. It's something I've never noticed before, but it took several heats for the riders to get comfortable after the horrific heat one smash. Also we were fed up in the crowd after standing around for an hour. Getting fed up in the crowd after standing for an hour was unavoidable after the heat 1 crash. I have to admit it didn't seem like an hour for me but, I was keeping myself busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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