foreverblue Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Bald Bloke said: That's correct. If my memory serves me right he rode the next day as a guest and i think he top scored. Rule No.1. Don't try and pull the wool over Busters eyes. At the time I thought it was an appalling way to act, I decided that night the I didn't want Batchelor in my team ever again so I am praying we have done the right thing and not asked him back. After his horrific crash at Coventry I forgive Chris Holder anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 Just now, Flappy said: Tungate is in the side. It's either Worrall or Andersen for the last spot Surely it would be crazy to have Hans over Richie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Blupanther said: Solid fences and sandbags should have no place in speedway in 2022... The fence wasn’t solid, otherwise it wouldn’t have broken away when the other rider hit it. And they’re not sandbags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Call me wolfie said: I suggest you watch it again, he follows his bike into a wooden fence, that’s what’s caused the injury, to say an air fence wouldn’t have helped is ridiculous I have watched it several times. It looks to me that he laid down the bike but momentum took him forward so that he hit and bounced back from the kick boards, not the fence. APB have kick boards below them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, 89buttons said: Safety standards in Aussie are crazy low, air fence been mandatory over here for how many years now? 15 or more at least hopefully it’s not as serious as first feared and he’s swiftly on the mend I don't know, but the posts that the boards at fixed to look like they might be iron. When Rew hit the fence it didn't move. If the posts are wood it's the strongest bit of 2x2 i've seen. The other rider seemed to of hit the fence in between the posts luckily. Edited December 17, 2022 by Bald Bloke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasser90 Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 19 minutes ago, Flappy said: Tungate is in the side. It's either Worrall or Andersen for the last spot We will see flappy, I reckon both Andersen and worrall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur73 Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 This talk of a big hitter from abroad is promising but also confusing at the same time. Let's say we bring in someone on an 8.00 average, that leaves us with 4.27, a perfect slot for Heeps. Bringing in Mountain or Hume makes much more sense but leaves us around 1 point under the limit, I find that to be a lot of average to leave on the table. A possible arguement in favour of Emil coming to Ipswich is him and Doyle are former teamates at Leszno. Could Doyle be using more of his connections to try and get people to Ipswich?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur73 Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 I feel for Keynan, he is such a promising rider and I hope this incident doesn't hurt his career too much as the pictures are not nice. If he is able to recover (hopefully by March 23!) it will have at least taught him a lesson to not race at those sort of tracks in the off season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 Turn 1 & 2 is plastic bottles in big bags & turn 3& 4 is plywood fence with posts behind it every couple of metres.. I’m led to believe they will have an air fence in place for the Aussie round & the DW invitational in which woofy is riding. The timber fence does go around the whole long track, but not T 1 & 2 for speedway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuvnor Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 16 minutes ago, Duane said: Turn 1 & 2 is plastic bottles in big bags & turn 3& 4 is plywood fence with posts behind it every couple of metres.. I’m led to believe they will have an air fence in place for the Aussie round & the DW invitational in which woofy is riding. The timber fence does go around the whole long track, but not T 1 & 2 for speedway. That’s a fence that doesn’t pass the Pepsi challenge… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 hour ago, foreverblue said: At the time I thought it was an appalling way to act, I decided that night the I didn't want Batchelor in my team ever again so I am praying we have done the right thing and not asked him back. After his horrific crash at Coventry I forgive Chris Holder anything. Speedway has never quite been the same for me since that night. An awful experience as a paying customer and a Lynn fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Wee Eck said: I have watched it several times. It looks to me that he laid down the bike but momentum took him forward so that he hit and bounced back from the kick boards, not the fence. APB have kick boards below them too. Paint it how you like but the fact is hitting an air fence offers way more protection than a wooden fence, if you don’t think so then physics isn’t your strong point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Call me wolfie said: Paint it how you like but the fact is hitting an air fence offers way more protection than a wooden fence, if you don’t think so then physics isn’t your strong point. I’m happy to agree to disagree. But bear in mind, I don’t think it was Rew that hit the fence. It was the rider he leant on down the straight. Rew hit the kickboards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BenMoran Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 From Sportowefakty it’s reporting that Rew is already home and won’t need an operation, hopefully for him it’s a quick healing process and he’s back on a bike at start of the season 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Wee Eck said: That picture only shows a very small part of the opposite bend to the one where the crash was. If you view the full bend, you’ll see that there is loads of run off space. The track is also used for moto x or flat track racing and they use the full size. As far as the crash is concerned, from the commentary, I take it Rew is in yellow. If that’s the case, I doubt an inflatable barrier would have made any difference as it wasn’t hitting the fence that caused any injuries. It was the way he laid the bike down. The impact would have been the same had he hit either the existing fence or an inflatable barrier. In my opinion One of the most stupid posts Ive seen on this forum and that's saying something... It was the way he laid it down haha There is what looks like a floodlight pylon a few feet behind a bag of plastic bottles. The run off area is full of of objects. Incredibly dangerous. Did you not notice him hit a solid fence feet first and hear the impact. The lads lucky he can still walk How that track can be signed off by anyone as safe is crazy. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 7 hours ago, Chris said: One of the most stupid posts Ive seen on this forum and that's saying something... It was the way he laid it down haha There is what looks like a floodlight pylon a few feet behind a bag of plastic bottles. The run off area is full of of objects. Incredibly dangerous. Did you not notice him hit a solid fence feet first and hear the impact. The lads lucky he can still walk How that track can be signed off by anyone as safe is crazy. As I said, he didn’t hit the fence. Anyway, it’s up to MA to sign off the track and up to the riders to decide whether or not to compete. Unlike UK, or indeed Poland, at the riders’ briefing in Australia, the referee reads out a standard statement which includes offering any rider who feels uncomfortable about racing on the track the chance to withdraw without any penalty or sanction being imposed. And, despite all the comments on here, Rew’s injuries do not need surgery 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 8 hours ago, Chris said: One of the most stupid posts Ive seen on this forum and that's saying something... It was the way he laid it down haha There is what looks like a floodlight pylon a few feet behind a bag of plastic bottles. The run off area is full of of objects. Incredibly dangerous. Did you not notice him hit a solid fence feet first and hear the impact. The lads lucky he can still walk How that track can be signed off by anyone as safe is crazy. I could be wrong, but, it’s an old track & has different rules requirements, except for big meetings where air fence is a must. Darcy’s dad George, who now owns Pioneer Park speedway up here(north Queensland) has to have a air fence as it’s classed as a new track even though it’s 50 years old, as it closed down for a few years & it’s concrete.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castrolargh Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 13 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: That's correct. If my memory serves me right he rode the next day as a guest and i think he top scored. Rule No.1. Don't try and pull the wool over Busters eyes. It is indeed correct,he guested for swindon at Leicester and scored about 4 times more than he did for the stars when they rode there just before 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Wee Eck said: As I said, he didn’t hit the fence. Anyway, it’s up to MA to sign off the track and up to the riders to decide whether or not to compete. Unlike UK, or indeed Poland, at the riders’ briefing in Australia, the referee reads out a standard statement which includes offering any rider who feels uncomfortable about racing on the track the chance to withdraw without any penalty or sanction being imposed. And, despite all the comments on here, Rew’s injuries do not need surgery So MA the Over arching Control body, carries out a professional process assuming using track inspection specialists, to deem the track safe and issue a licence. However liability is transferred to the rider by way of a standard statement delivered by the Referee prior to a meeting. Why would a rider feel uncomfortable about racing on the track knowing the experts have made a thorough annual inspection of the track and deemed it safe to race on ? I guess that's how they roll in the Colony. "Everything is fine till someone takes an eye out" mentality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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