Gazc Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, Neila said: Not me this time !!! I'm on holiday in Greece but still laughing at the result If only you had your own team to laugh at eh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gazc said: If only you had your own team to laugh at eh. Hopefully comets will be back next year and won't be a laughing matter as the track is looking to be awesome. Everyone will be flocking down to watch the racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 10 hours ago, SilentLurker said: Another disappointing away heat 15 for the tigers. Could point fingers at more than one rider but that is speedway sometimes. Well done to Hume, excellent performance all night from him and was unlucky against Ruml who always seems to improve as the meeting progresses. On a side note, very sneaky from Oxford not letting you pay cash or card at the gate. This forces you to pay online which includes a £1 admin fee. Can be difficult for elderly people to pay this way via the QR code. Sneaky? It's advertised in advance. I think you'll find it's free to park at Oxford, with a free shuttle bus. Is if free parking at Glasgow? I hear someone say it's a fiver, but I can't believe it's that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) If Carlsberg did speedway meetings... Epic night of racing last night! What a meeting! Glasgow played their full part in proceedings, but so glad Oxford managed to win it at the end! Edited June 23, 2022 by lucifer sam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Cannot fathom the remarks from Worky “fans “ , very strange, must be jealousy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtf Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 44 minutes ago, Neila said: Hopefully comets will be back next year and won't be a laughing matter as the track is looking to be awesome. Everyone will be flocking down to watch the racing Hope you're right, speedway could do with a good news story. Oxfords return has been very positive, hopefully Workington can continue that trend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, topaz325 said: Cannot fathom the remarks from Worky “fans “ , very strange, must be jealousy. Not the general consensus from Comets fans though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 9 hours ago, lisa-colette said: Basso on instragram saying he is still feeling the effects from his crashes on Monday That daft mini league on a Monday and Thursday is good for the riders to earn a bit extra cash , but it's annoying when they come into the important stuff carrying knocks 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Paulco said: That daft mini league on a Monday and Thursday is good for the riders to earn a bit extra cash , but it's annoying when they come into the important stuff carrying knocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, lucifer sam said: Sneaky? It's advertised in advance. I think you'll find it's free to park at Oxford, with a free shuttle bus. Is if free parking at Glasgow? I hear someone say it's a fiver, but I can't believe it's that much. £ 2 secure parking 150mtrs from Stadium. Edited June 23, 2022 by Fromafar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Given Glasgow got a 4-2 in heat 13 off 1&3 if my memory serves me correctly I thought their choice of 2 and 4 in 15 was odd. Batchelor made a cracking start and made the room for Harris to get up the inside. Really good close meeting that had a bit of everything and was a good evenings entertainment. First time I'd seen Killeen riding and he was on the pace after bend 2. Don't think he could have any complaints about his exclusion and from where I was stood I thought the ref got the first bend calls correct. Tempted to go back again next week Any chance of finding another spot for the enormous tractor to park as it does block the view of parts of the track. You can't see the start/finish line from the entry to bend 3. Rico 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 13 minutes ago, Fromafar said: £ 2 secure parking 150mtrs from Stadium. That's not too unreasonable. At Oxford, it's free parking and a free shuttle bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, Fromafar said: £ 2 secure parking 150mtrs from Stadium. Secure parking at Glasgow years ago was look after your car for a £1 mister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, Normski said: Secure parking at Glasgow years ago was look after your car for a £1 mister It was, I said it was Ok I had a guard dog in the car, they said can it “Put out Fires”!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fromafar said: It was, I said it was Ok I had a guard dog in the car, they said can it “Put out Fires”!!!! If there's one place you don't mind paying for secure parking it's possilpark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Paulco said: That daft mini league on a Monday and Thursday is good for the riders to earn a bit extra cash , but it's annoying when they come into the important stuff carrying knocks Paul you tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 37 minutes ago, Jaizer said: If there's one place you don't mind paying for secure parking it's possilpark I've never had trouble parking on the road. I do sometimes use the Allied Vehicles staff car park, but Maryhill Tesco is far riskier than Ashfield Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebee Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 54 minutes ago, Rico said: Any chance of finding another spot for the enormous tractor to park as it does block the view of parts of the track. You can't see the start/finish line from the entry to bend 3. Totally agree. The thing needs to be shifted. Much of the viewing on the home straight is low down and that thing doesn't help. On a positive note well done to both teams for a great evening's speedway. It could have gone either way right up to the last heat. Glad to see some good British talent as well in Hume and Brennan. How people can spent multiple posts having a moan after such a really good meeting beats me. The crowd was good as well. As much as I like Scott Nicholls it was a privilege again to see Bomber in action. I remember his early days at Brandon where I declared with authority and great wisdom that he would never make it. He must be the most entertaining British rider since Loram. The day he retires will be a sad day for speedway. The man deserves a knighthood for services to our sport - Sir Bomber arise and let's hope you forever! miss the gate! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickinho Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, Noelinho said: I've never had trouble parking on the road. I do sometimes use the Allied Vehicles staff car park, but Maryhill Tesco is far riskier than Ashfield Street. Maryhill Tesco car park is like Tombstone. There have been several muggings at the cash points there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ore Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 11:25 PM, Wobblywheel said: Is nobody going to say what a fantastic job the promotion at Oxford are doing? The racing tonight was brilliant, the track was well prepared despite temperatures of about 28 degrees, with no dust until heat 14. A good crowd and a great atmosphere, it was simply exciting - like speedway should be but at most tracks it is not. To the person whinging about the £1.00 booking fee. I would like to inform you that 2 weeks ago the meeting was cancelled after heat 4 due to rain and guess what, the promotion gave everyone free admission tonight. I do not think many tracks would do that. Oh, and parking at Unipart is free with a free shuttle bus. But hey -ho you can’t please every body all of the time. Personally, I’ just delighted to see Oxford running again after 15 years. OK, I will. My high spot was the atmosphere on the terraces, totally different to previous seasons' visits to Sandy Lane. Early heats were hardly the best but fans audibly getting behind the riders in each race was fantastic, and with the excellent last two heats, the noise was overwhelming. Dozens of 20 somethings dancing on the terraces, when Oxford went ahead for the first time after heat 15, certainly was a slap in the face for the inaccurate oft quoted profile of the average speedway fan. Great stuff. Easy to join in. My second visit of the season with a 150 mile round trip, and petrol at £1.95 a litre, was no cheap jaunt, but well worth the effort, so much so that we have already booked tickets for next week, with extra bodies in tow. Wouldn't be the BSF without a moan so negatives are, food in the main stand, needed when coming straight from work, is really overpriced crap. Solved by dropping in at one of the many eateries in London Road on the way, to have a more substantial and nutritious meal, at around the same price. All real ale had run out in the bar, but this is possibly a positive sign that the good burghers of The City of Dreaming Spires may have educated palates to drink it dry, so hopefully extra supplies will be ordered in future to quench the thirst. OK, those were tongue in cheek, and certainly irrelevant to the excellent job done by the promotion, in respect of the main course. One genuine minor moan, and I say this as someone who accepts the need for positive track grading, but WTF didn't they do the track grade whilst it was clear for around 10 minutes, after Broc's fall in heat 4. No problems with him having a breather, and time to recover but to have the rerun and then carry out a grade, taking around the same time as the gap to the rerun, was a careless lapse. Anyhow, bedtime after waiting for the bye election results to come in; Yeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssss. See you next week; mine's a pint of Doombar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.