MD Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 15 minutes ago, iainb said: Seems a strange day to run this, especially with a 3pm start, when the likes of Chris Harris, Steve Worrall, Danny King, Richard Lawson & Leon Flint are riding later the same evening... especially when there are some blank Saturday nights coming up with no fixtures in the height of summer! Today should have been the Russian GP which was suspended so it was an opportunity to run a meeting here with some GP riders involved, if they wanted to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, MD said: Brilliant meeting to watch with lots of passing and repassing throughout, and often from the Championship riders. Lambert's hunting of Doyle and getting him on the last lap was superb. The only criticism was the excessive time between races with no grading and no one riding back to back. Rasser will need to smarten up for the GP Qualifier. He was using Basso's bikes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Robert Lambert is some rider now. Not seen him in years but really fast. If could gate could be WC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 33 minutes ago, Jaizer said: Robert Lambert is some rider now. Not seen him in years but really fast. If could gate could be WC That might be pushing it a bit far tbh! My opinion is based on watching the GPs though. He could be consistent top 6, not convinced about being WC. Bewley will though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 11 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: That might be pushing it a bit far tbh! My opinion is based on watching the GPs though. He could be consistent top 6, not convinced about being WC. Bewley will though. I know Doyle might not be the top top rider he once was but Lambert was faster than him in heat 1, couldn't get past then stalked and passed Doyle in another heat. All afternoon his gating was poor but he's so so fast if gets fresh air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: A lot of them on ROW side prob be riding in Poland though. Maybe this a rare Saturday off! 7 minutes ago, Jaizer said: I know Doyle might not be the top top rider he once was but Lambert was faster than him in heat 1, couldn't get past then stalked and passed Doyle in another heat. All afternoon his gating was poor but he's so so fast if gets fresh air He's definitely got at least one world title in him if he can gate a bit better and miost importantly be a bit more dominant on track, I feel he sometimes lacks a bit of self belief and ends up riding a bit defensively. I'd say as things stand he looks more likely (through seeing the GPs and going by Polish scores) to do it than Bewley but he has that extra development and experience in comparison. Hopefully they can both win some, depends very much who else is around when they hit their prime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc131 Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 58 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: He's definitely got at least one world title in him if he can gate a bit better and miost importantly be a bit more dominant on track, I feel he sometimes lacks a bit of self belief and ends up riding a bit defensively. I'd say as things stand he looks more likely (through seeing the GPs and going by Polish scores) to do it than Bewley but he has that extra development and experience in comparison. Hopefully they can both win some, depends very much who else is around when they hit their prime Bewley over Lambert for me but it's just good to have 3 very good brits in gps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentLurker Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Today was exceptional in terms of entertainment. Just about every race had passing and when it comes to speedway you cannot ask for more than what you were given today. However, Glasgow track staff really need to get control of the dust. I was recently at Oxford and it was 26 degrees and there was next to nothing coming up until heat 15. Today they watered the track before the kids race and once that was finished it had already dried back up for the riders coming out. It obviously must be difficult to get it right but that was a dust bowl from heats 1-15 today. Maybe need to invest in a new sprinkler or fans could bring water pistols and spray from the stands. All that aside, that today felt like the starter before the main event GP qualifier next month which should be brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmon Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 What rules were being worked to today. Nothing in the programme to tell you. Normanal meetings state that they are run under SCB regulations. Could not have been FIM regulations as today's referee is not an FIM qualified referee. Three Tactical substitutions in the meeting? Was it as someone said to me a Mickey Mouse meeting run under Mickey Mourse rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, SilentLurker said: Today was exceptional in terms of entertainment. Just about every race had passing and when it comes to speedway you cannot ask for more than what you were given today. However, Glasgow track staff really need to get control of the dust. I was recently at Oxford and it was 26 degrees and there was next to nothing coming up until heat 15. Today they watered the track before the kids race and once that was finished it had already dried back up for the riders coming out. It obviously must be difficult to get it right but that was a dust bowl from heats 1-15 today. Maybe need to invest in a new sprinkler or fans could bring water pistols and spray from the stands. All that aside, that today felt like the starter before the main event GP qualifier next month which should be brilliant. I d be surprised if the wind was as strong at Oxford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Good if expencive day out great racing just a couple points to make wish all the riders had stood on parade till all introduced looked bad them walking back to pits why oh why did they not water turn one where all the dust was coming from spoilt a good afternoon.my car parked on road behind turns 3-4 was covered in dust so were some of the cars belonging to the houses there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 1 hour ago, geoff100 said: Good if expencive day out great racing just a couple points to make wish all the riders had stood on parade till all introduced looked bad them walking back to pits why oh why did they not water turn one where all the dust was coming from spoilt a good afternoon.my car parked on road behind turns 3-4 was covered in dust so were some of the cars belonging to the houses there. Don't entirely agree with you as sitting in the stand we were getting plastered with mud first 4/5 heats before the dust appeared. Heat 15 was verging on dangerous though, Richie can't have seen a thing coming out turn 2. Thankfully the GP challenge is a 7pm start so shouldn't have same issues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Jaizer said: Don't entirely agree with you as sitting in the stand we were getting plastered with mud first 4/5 heats before the dust appeared. Heat 15 was verging on dangerous though, Richie can't have seen a thing coming out turn 2. Thankfully the GP challenge is a 7pm start so shouldn't have same issues What did u think of the crowd? A bit on the low side perhaps good idea to give out free airhorns though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Just now, geoff100 said: What did u think of the crowd? A bit on the low side perhaps good idea to give out free airhorns though! Half an hour before tapes up thought looked pretty small, filled out a bit but had expected a bit bigger crowd tbh. Dunno about that, sounded like the south Africa world cup with they bloody vuvuzelas lol. Added a bit of atmosphere I suppose! Were you with the band of comets on the back straight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Jaizer said: Half an hour before tapes up thought looked pretty small, filled out a bit but had expected a bit bigger crowd tbh. Dunno about that, sounded like the south Africa world cup with they bloody vuvuzelas lol. Added a bit of atmosphere I suppose! Were you with the band of comets on the back straight? Yes was on back straight in the sunshine ,never saw michael max today first never saw him knocking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 1 minute ago, geoff100 said: Yes was on back straight in the sunshine ,never saw michael max today first never saw him knocking about Yes, much as Derek does a great job, no-one touches Michael as centre green presenter for me. Might have had engagement with plastic whistle as it was a Saturday afternoon and one of the diddy cups started up here for the football today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderfella Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 2 hours ago, edmon said: What rules were being worked to today. Nothing in the programme to tell you. Normanal meetings state that they are run under SCB regulations. Could not have been FIM regulations as today's referee is not an FIM qualified referee. Three Tactical substitutions in the meeting? Was it as someone said to me a Mickey Mouse meeting run under Mickey Mourse rules. Thought the ref was Tony Steele who certain was at one time a FIM certified official. Today was no more than a glorified challenge match between two select teams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Fantastic meeting today. Doyle, Lambert and Jensen were all brilliant to watch, as expected. Charles Wright provided some great entertainment too. Very impressed by Blodorn, especially as I don’t recall him racing at Ashfield before. Crowd was lower than I expected, to be honest. Very, very dusty, partly because of the time, I guess. But I also didn’t see Paul (one of the track curators) there tonight. The entry to turn three was particularly bad, dust howling around the place particularly once we got up to heat 9. I had to move to the turn 4 covered grandstand after that. It’s never been that dusty before. It wasn’t a problem for me, but it would be quite off putting for some. Then again, we usually race in the evenings and it’s not that often we have days like today… and the racing itself was top notch. The referee was terribly slow though. We only had one heat with a stoppage, but it still took over two hours. Far too much waiting around. Fine for me, but I brought three people with me who aren’t speedway fans, and Derek’s chat only entertains them for so long. Hoping we are treated just as well at the GP Challenge in August. Hope Craig is faster when the Bandits are in town on Friday. Can’t have Bomber doing him round the outside like earlier in the season. And perhaps we’ll get a few more riders doing a victory lap than we saw today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Only word to describe today ......awesome 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Paul was definatley there Noelinho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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