Shrimmy Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 34 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: Business owner & former forumer @AlexBrady Ok thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R87 Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 14 minutes ago, Beowulf said: My goodness, the voice of reason. Wolves biggest loss has been Doc Bridgett. When he was doing the preparation Wolves consistently won track of the year awards, you could ride anywhere on the track and the racing was superb. It was praised by virtually all riders.So the logical conclusion is that there nothing particularly wrong with the shape, but the preparation needs to be spot on, and maybe that is what we haven't got at the moment. No it wasn't. Even when you had riders like Ermolenko and Correy there it produced boring racing. It's an embarrassment to British Speedway that tracks like that are still being allowed to stage the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 Never been so thankful for the fast forward button, really terrible meeting, Kelvin said twice a good nights speedway, thats really selling the sport to any newbie tuning in, if they think thats a good night they certainly wont be in a hurry to pay a visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 1 minute ago, bellevueace said: Never been so thankful for the fast forward button, really terrible meeting, Kelvin said twice a good nights speedway, thats really selling the sport to any newbie tuning in, if they think thats a good night they certainly wont be in a hurry to pay a visit. In the 'days of yore'... When the inside went slick at Wolves the outside (mid track to fence) used to become fairly deep which allowed those riders with the most ability to hit the bends hard and use the dirt to propel themselves around opponents taking the easier, smoother ride around the inside.. Now the inside stays the line to ride for virtually all of the meeting, even though it looks slick, whilst riding the outside just loses you yards if you go out there.. Used to be quite a decent track even if somewhat "different" to the bigger, faster more rounded circuits, which seem to be more suited to the modern machinery, and riding styles of todays riders.. Still, Wolves won so their fans will be happy... 3/10 for overall entertainment though I would say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, R87 said: No it wasn't. Even when you had riders like Ermolenko and Correy there it produced boring racing. It's an embarrassment to British Speedway that tracks like that are still being allowed to stage the sport. Your not a speedway fan then if you want tracks to close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 11 minutes ago, mikebv said: In the 'days of yore'... When the inside went slick at Wolves the outside (mid track to fence) used to become fairly deep which allowed those riders with the most ability to hit the bends hard and use the dirt to propel themselves around opponents taking the easier, smoother ride around the inside.. Now the inside stays the line to ride for virtually all of the meeting, even though it looks slick, whilst riding the outside just loses you yards if you go out there.. Used to be quite a decent track even if somewhat "different" to the bigger, faster more rounded circuits, which seem to be more suited to the modern machinery, and riding styles of todays riders.. Still, Wolves won so their fans will be happy... 3/10 for overall entertainment though I would say... Yes ive seen really good meetings over the years at Monmore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Iversen in for final pay days. Doesn’t offer value for money. Do better trying to get Bjarne out of retirement. He has been ok before that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 43 minutes ago, R87 said: No it wasn't. Even when you had riders like Ermolenko and Correy there it produced boring racing. It's an embarrassment to British Speedway that tracks like that are still being allowed to stage the sport. Now it is clear you know nothing. Okay Ronnie was a gater. But Sam Ermolenko produced breaktaking, unbelievable speedway, almost indescribable. Were you there every week ? My guess is no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) Stars fell apart tonight. Richard is way off, and Josh tonight?? NKI ?? Edited May 2, 2022 by Bald Bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimmy Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 The karlsson corridor is almost there every time surely the away riders must try and utilise it..it’s not as if they don’t know about it surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 32 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: Stars fell apart tonight. Richard is way off, and Josh tonight?? NKI ?? When NKI rode for Wolves we finished bottom of the table ! We also had Freddie Lindgren, so it was neither of their's fault. I enjoyed watching NKI every week, great style. He only rode 1 season for us, but I still have have a soft spot for him. Disappointing to see him score like that tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, Beowulf said: When NKI rode for Wolves we finished bottom of the table ! We also had Freddie Lindgren, so it was neither of their's fault. I enjoyed watching NKI every week, great style. He only rode 1 season for us, but I still have have a soft spot for him. Disappointing to see him score like that tonight. And still the track record holder. So good you wonder whether the timekeeper got it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Just want the Poole boys to get through safely. So dodgy riding this. I'm having a bit of a memory loss . Could you remind me which years that Poole won track of the year ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 30 minutes ago, Beowulf said: When NKI rode for Wolves we finished bottom of the table ! We also had Freddie Lindgren, so it was neither of their's fault. I enjoyed watching NKI every week, great style. He only rode 1 season for us, but I still have have a soft spot for him. Disappointing to see him score like that tonight. He is far better than that, still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepturningleft Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 Wolverhampton is the type of track that time has left behind. Just look at the those highlights from Belle Vue to see the difference between a proper speedway track and Wolverhampton. Given the apparently and reasonably strong fan base at Wolves, they should be looking for an alternative venue in the area because that track just doesn't fit in with modern European speedway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 Get the feeling Iversen won’t be at KL Thursday, but he’ll be back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 2 hours ago, stevehone said: Get the feeling Iversen won’t be at KL Thursday, but he’ll be back Unless he’s dropped a league or Polish rules have changed either is a possibility (let’s hope one or the other is the case )can’t see how he can be back . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Shrimmy said: The karlsson corridor is almost there every time surely the away riders must try and utilise it..it’s not as if they don’t know about it surely Not much of a secret is it? However.. That it exists means the racing will never be much cop.... Towards the end of the meeting, riders in front should have to ride mid track to keep up momentum, meaning the riders behind have options to pass... Instead it is "get in front and ride the white line", keeping as close to it as you can, even in Ht 15... Safe in the knowledge that the rider turning himself in and out behind you to try and find drive on the outside, will actually lose ground to you, and even risk losing that place as he is vulnerable to a pass underneath.. Therefore the rider behind might as well just "follow the leader" on the white line and hope that when the leader locks up to scrub most of his speed off, as you do at Monmore, that he hits some extra drive and goes towards the fence, giving the lad behind a free pass... Hopefully Eurosport will give it a swerve now for a few months... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: Stars fell apart tonight. Richard is way off, and Josh tonight?? NKI ?? Knee, ill, ill apparently. To have a chance of getting anything at Wolves you need everyone to be 100% and it appears we were nowhere near that unfortunately. Well done to TJ who gets stick for his away form. Lord knows what team we might have out on Thursday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers99 Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 Thought the whole presentation was pretty poor in comparison to the weekends GP. Could tell it was done on a budget that's for sure. Pretty average meeting sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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