wealdstone Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Noodles said: Carl said there wasn't enough tyres to finish the meeting. That as I understand it is because there is a limit to the number of tyres allocated to each team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry_Bee Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) First meeting of the season and well didn’t we choose a good one? All in all the racing was close and we weren’t really aware of any issues up until Scott had his problem in heat 9. Who ever thinks even at this stage of his career that it doesn’t mean as much you should have seen Nicholls reaction storming back into the pits launching his goggles and giving the wall being his pit a mighty wallop. Then in Heat 10 with Basso who I must say was really good all night and then as you will see on sky’s coverage his tyre and inner tube just exploded in bits all over the track. Then fair play after the interval the promoter had the decency to explain what was going on, was wondering why such a long interval, is it something in the material potentially to do that much damage, they need some testing done on it as it will just happen again the next home meeting? If it is the tyres then surly they are unsafe for the entire league? Value for money wise... 2/3 of a meeting seen for full price due to a major issue with either track material or tyre so not really happy but can understand for rider safety why but not good if you have paid £20 for 10 races and a 120 mile round trip. Sums up the panthers season as had these punctures not happened they would have been level at least if not leading. Edited August 29, 2022 by Coventry_Bee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, NeilWatson said: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/homepage/ See the match result narrative 19 minutes ago, Noodles said: Carl said there wasn't enough tyres to finish the meeting. Simon Stead said safety issues when interviewed on Eurosport but that's fair enough, I stand corrected. Edited August 29, 2022 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 minute ago, wealdstone said: That as I understand it is because there is a limit to the number of tyres allocated to each team IF it was a matter of allocation and not how many were available at the stadium that's unforgivable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 Weren't the Anlas tyres abandoned from being the GP tyre initially because of quality issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 13 minutes ago, iainb said: IF it was a matter of allocation and not how many were available at the stadium that's unforgivable It wouldn't surprise if there where more tyres, but they were not allowed to use them. It would be good if we found out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 13 minutes ago, iainb said: Weren't the Anlas tyres abandoned from being the GP tyre initially because of quality issues? No they are the official tyre supplier although riders do have a free choice from homologated list https://www.fim-moto.com/en/news/news-detail/article/anlas-named-as-fim-speedway-official-typre-supplier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismorton Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) Everyone is missing the point here...how come these tyres have been fine all season up until now?...can only be lack of shale on the track or the material. Edited August 30, 2022 by chrismorton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, Rob B said: No they are the official tyre supplier although riders do have a free choice from homologated list https://www.fim-moto.com/en/news/news-detail/article/anlas-named-as-fim-speedway-official-typre-supplier I thought there were issues with them during their first year and they had to abandon using them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, chrismorton said: Everyone is missing the point here...how come these tyres have been fine all season up until now?...can only be lack of shale on the track it the material. I think there have been problems since day 1. I remember watching a load of riders and officials in the pits at Peterborough either this season or last having long discussions about the tyres. There may have been problems we just don't know about them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 minute ago, iainb said: I think there have been problems since day 1. I remember watching a load of riders and officials in the pits at Peterborough either this season or last having long discussions about the tyres. There may have been problems we just don't know about them? Correct... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, chrismorton said: Everyone is missing the point here...how come these tyres have been fine all season up until now?...can only be lack of shale on the track it the material. The track had been relaid since last Thursday and looked in very good condition with plenty of material on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Rob B said: No they are the official tyre supplier although riders do have a free choice from homologated list https://www.fim-moto.com/en/news/news-detail/article/anlas-named-as-fim-speedway-official-typre-supplier They failed some compound test i seem to remember, they were too soft or something Edited August 29, 2022 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 28 minutes ago, iainb said: IF it was a matter of allocation and not how many were available at the stadium that's unforgivable BSPA rules I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, iainb said: I thought there were issues with them during their first year and they had to abandon using them They were banned because the compound of some of the tyres tested were found to be softer than the required specification. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 19 minutes ago, chrismorton said: Everyone is missing the point here...how come these tyres have been fine all season up until now?...can only be lack of shale on the track it the material. If it was a 'lack of shale' then there must have been umpteen other similar surfaces this season so why did the tyres not disintegrate on those? I know you are desperate to beat your club with every available stick but the logical explanation is that the batch of tyres were particularly crap. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 57 minutes ago, customhouseregular said: I’m a tad lost over this. Are riders limited to the amount of tyres they can use?. Do the promoters/team managers allocate tyres?. I expected riders would carry spares in their vans. Standard procedure is 7 tyres issued to each team prior to the start of the meeting , tyres which are checked by the referee from an official batch from the BSPL stock ( a garage proprietary in Lincolnshire ) and distributed at random to each rider to be fitted at the track. Riders will have a used tyre on their second bike which can only be used, when checked and authorised, in an emergency situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 26 minutes ago, chrismorton said: Everyone is missing the point here...how come these tyres have been fine all season up until now?...can only be lack of shale on the track it the material. Nah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 21 minutes ago, iainb said: I think there have been problems since day 1. I remember watching a load of riders and officials in the pits at Peterborough either this season or last having long discussions about the tyres. There may have been problems we just don't know about them? There have been at Peterborough all this season at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthsayer Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: There have been at Peterborough all this season at least. Peterborough is a track that has historically destroyed tyres. I don't know any more than that, but I do know that when I was involved in the sport around 30 years ago the Dunlops and Barums of the time used to get absolutely hammered. I expect it wouldn't take a significant thing to go from hammering tyres to catastrophic failure. Could be incorrect storage of the tyres, a small change in track surface, temperature or more likely a combination of many factors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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