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2 hours ago, *JJ said:

The bad part of Perry Barr is south towards Birmingham. To the north is open suburbia with large houses ... access is very easy from the north down the A34 which is a dual carriageway. I park outside the warehouses on the Walsall road, being too tight to pay in the stadium car park! As for racing better at Leicester? What is he on?

It certainly is better. Way better from what I've witnessed. I've been to Birmingham twice and it's typical gate inside line and hold everyone off then usually gets a little more interesting towards the end of the meeting. At Leicester if you hold the inside line you usually get overtaken. And because it's tricky one little mistake costs you which makes it exciting. Just my opinion . And I'm on nothing for your information. It's an opinion. 

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1 hour ago, Bagpuss said:

By all accounts the racing at Leicester was vastly improved last season but folk seem to base their opinions on the years prior to that. 

I only went to Leicester once last season and can only base my opinion on that, if it was an improvement on previous years, it must have been really bad in past years!!

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12 minutes ago, Petecc said:

I only went to Leicester once last season and can only base my opinion on that, if it was an improvement on previous years, it must have been really bad in past years!!

I have been to Leicester quite a few times and in general, I would say, the racing is pretty good. there is always the odd poor meeting at any track, even Peterborough and Belle Vue have poor meetings sometimes.  This coming season with them being in the PL racing should be better in theory!

 

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21 hours ago, FishersGate said:

It certainly is better. Way better from what I've witnessed. I've been to Birmingham twice and it's typical gate inside line and hold everyone off then usually gets a little more interesting towards the end of the meeting.

This is simply not true; at Perry Barr riders can overtake inside and outside anywhere. Can I suggest that you go more often?

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1 hour ago, *JJ said:

This is simply not true; at Perry Barr riders can overtake inside and outside anywhere. Can I suggest that you go more often?

I would agree with this .

Last season, Terry did a terrific job of getting the track in a raceable condition.

Personally, I think,  B'ham's track has notoriously been one of the most fairest/most neutral in the country and that dates back to the 70's at the old PB !

We have minimal home advantage...IMO!

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34 minutes ago, GiveusaB said:

I would agree with this .

Last season, Terry did a terrific job of getting the track in a raceable condition.

Personally, I think,  B'ham's track has notoriously been one of the most fairest/most neutral in the country and that dates back to the 70's at the old PB !

We have minimal home advantage...IMO!

Terry was there pre-season and a few times in the season when not at Poole and it was John Priest doing a great job on the track week in week out

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1 hour ago, GiveusaB said:

I would agree with this .

Last season, Terry did a terrific job of getting the track in a raceable condition.

Personally, I think,  B'ham's track has notoriously been one of the most fairest/most neutral in the country and that dates back to the 70's at the old PB !

We have minimal home advantage...IMO!

I'm not sure what you mean about raceable condition.  If you mean fair to all riders, then yes it was, but minimal home advantage? We could ask John to add some potholes or some dusty bald patches , but it's not Leicester. :D

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1 hour ago, lisa-colette said:

Interesting as Erik Riss says he used to like the Leicester track but he doesn't now. 

Yep I think I'd seen that, what I would say is that there isn't always a direct correlation between what riders like and what entertains the paying customer.

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14 hours ago, the hobbit said:

I wouldn’t watch at Leicester even if you paid me to do so. The most boring race track I’ve endured since I started watching speedway in the late 1970’s 

Brandon (Coventry) was the most boring for me....slicker than a Michael Jackson dance routine.

As for Leicester? the viewing is fabulous.....heard that the track had improved....we will see next season at a higher level.

It would be interesting to see a 'Riders League Table' of best race tracks?

Watching/riding are 2 different points of opinion....

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