Cue Ball Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 To be fair, it rained last night heavily and has been raining pretty consistently since about 8.30 this morning. Wasn’t just a passing shower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Should set fire to the track like they did at Plymouth the other night! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, Cue Ball said: To be fair, it rained last night heavily and has been raining pretty consistently since about 8.30 this morning. Wasn’t just a passing shower Yeah. A lot of rain fell. Can’t dispute that. But should be plenty of time to sort track. Even if they delayed the meeting till 8pm. Most aces fans leave at 6pm. Riders already over here. No need for such an early call off. It just looks like they haven’t even tried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyke Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) They'll be shoe horning fixtures in to October as usual. This having just run 3 times at home in June/July/Aug. (This one being the 2nd Off in that time frame) . British speedway yet again shooting themselves. Edited August 25, 2022 by tyke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 My understanding (from track staff posts elsewhere) is that we don’t get access to the track until the dogs finish at around 5.30pm. Simply not enough time to get the track fit for racing. if they half arse the preparation and the racing is rubbish or a rider gets injured, the promotion get slated. Just look at the fall out from Cardiff and the number of people vowing to never go back. Fairly sure that the decision won’t have been taken lightly, the income from a local derby would be much appreciated after the number of rain offs etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Some of the non-running weeks were due to stadium unavailability, so not all down to “speedway” reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve55 Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 20 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Yeah. A lot of rain fell. Can’t dispute that. But should be plenty of time to sort track. Even if they delayed the meeting till 8pm. Most aces fans leave at 6pm. Riders already over here. No need for such an early call off. It just looks like they haven’t even tried The rain falling hasn't been torrential, and the track has drainage, which won't have been overwhelmed due to the very small amount that's fallen in the last few/many weeks. This is just another nail in the coffin of the sport as far as I'm concerned. I'm not that far away from Owlerton, the roads around here are almost if not dry now and I'm sure that they could have got a satisfactory meeting on. The SCB ought to have a nearby referee come and inspect the track around 7.30pm and give his independent opinion. If he considers the track raceable then award Belle Vue 4 points and fine the Sheffield promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyke Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Cue Ball said: My understanding (from track staff posts elsewhere) is that we don’t get access to the track until the dogs finish at around 5.30pm. Simply not enough time to get the track fit for racing. if they half arse the preparation and the racing is rubbish or a rider gets injured, the promotion get slated. Just look at the fall out from Cardiff and the number of people vowing to never go back. Fairly sure that the decision won’t have been taken lightly, the income from a local derby would be much appreciated after the number of rain offs etc The last Greyhound race at Owlerton today was 13.59. So not sure the 5.30pm stacks up in this instance Edited August 25, 2022 by tyke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 When is the cut off date for the play offs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisdonnelly Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Wow I can’t believe this has been called off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, tyke said: The last Greyhound race at Owlerton today was 13.59. So not sure the 5.30pm stacks up in this instance Just going by what the actual track staff are saying, who I presume know what they are talking about given they are the people doing the track prep. The last official race maybe at 13.59, but that does not mean all activities cease at that time or that we get access to the stadium as soon as that race finishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 30 minutes ago, Cue Ball said: My understanding (from track staff posts elsewhere) is that we don’t get access to the track until the dogs finish at around 5.30pm. Simply not enough time to get the track fit for racing. if they half arse the preparation and the racing is rubbish or a rider gets injured, the promotion get slated. Just look at the fall out from Cardiff and the number of people vowing to never go back. Fairly sure that the decision won’t have been taken lightly, the income from a local derby would be much appreciated after the number of rain offs etc Dogs finished at 2pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Sheffield owners are too scared to run fixtures these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Dogs finished at 2pm I can see why you like speedway… always going round in circles!! Nobody is disputing what time the last official dog race was at… doesn’t change what time the promotion can get access to the stadium according to the people who are actually involved with preparing the track… but what do they know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPD444 Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Watched a lot of Swedish meetings this summer and they go to extraordinary lengths to make sure the meeting goes ahead. Watched them virtually replace the whole track with new shale so it could go ahead. What do we do, look at the forecast the day before and decide there and then or if it looks like they may have to put some work in then they think that’s too much trouble so cancel is the easy option. Don’t deserve our support. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINYS Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 2 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: Yep it’s off. really is laughable Did Buster Chapman have any say in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thbender Posted August 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 For the second week on the trot I'm explaining to the grandkids that the match is rained off... while basking in 20 degree bright sunshine. The lawn outside my house (which is prone to turning to a quagmire after even just a moderate rainfall) is dry and firm. I find it hard to believe that Owlerton (three miles away) is any different. Something is very wrong at Sheffield Speedway. Whether it's the track or the people who run it is a mystery but, for a sport which hopes to attract a new generation of followers, a single meeting in the entire six-week kids' summer holiday is an opportunity wasted. My grandkids have lost interest and I'm starting to feel that way too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 minute ago, 4thbender said: For the second week on the trot I'm explaining to the grandkids that the match is rained off... while basking in 20 degree bright sunshine. The lawn outside my house (which is prone to turning to a quagmire after even just a moderate rainfall) is dry and firm. I find it hard to believe that Owlerton (three miles away) is any different. Something is very wrong at Sheffield Speedway. Whether it's the track or the people who run it is a mystery but, for a sport which hopes to attract a new generation of followers, a single meeting in the entire six-week kids' summer holiday is an opportunity wasted. My grandkids have lost interest and I'm starting to feel that way too. How big is your lawn? We'll hold the meeting there. A few tinnies in the fridge and we're cooking on gas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Sheffield speedway appears to be no longer fit for purpose Constant track and stadium issues and never able to deal with the slightest of set backs Time to pull out of the league and leave it to the clubs that can organise themselves satisfactorily 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thbender Posted August 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, False dawn said: How big is your lawn? We'll hold the meeting there. A few tinnies in the fridge and we're cooking on gas. Let's leave the grass-track racing to Adam Ellis and his French mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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