Bojangles Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Nice of him to throw is money at an Aussie when there’s young Brits desperate for any help. As I always suspected, the tattoo is proof enough. I don't think he's ever denied his allegiances towards Australia has he? He literally spends all winter in Australia guiding a lot of these kids - yet you expect him to give his money to a British kid he's never worked with before? Edited July 14, 2023 by Bojangles 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK62 Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 27 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Nice of him to throw is money at an Aussie when there’s young Brits desperate for any help. As I always suspected, the tattoo is proof enough. Read his book, he pulls no punches, he says he is an ‘Ozzie’ so he’s an Ozzie ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, iainb said: The more I see of the 250cc engines the more i think 500cc engines are not the future for Speedway. Quite why WBD decided to hold this on a Friday afternoon I'm not quite sure? Also a shame they couldn't be arsed to change the captions as I wasn't quite sure if there was going to be 2 semis and a final like the captions said or 20 heats as the commentators said, also wasn't sure if it was a one off meeting as the caption said it was SGP3 Round 1. Is SGP4 being shown tomorrow? This is what i posted on this thread on Monday SGP 4 i am pretty sure will not be televised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, racers and royals said: This is what i posted on this thread on Monday SGP 4 i am pretty sure will not be televised. It wasn't on the captions at the end of SGP3... but then Tatum said please try and catch up with SGP4 on Saturday morning! Not quite sure how he expects us to do that? How long have WBD got the Speedway contract for? The sooner they're out of our sport the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, DazS said: they must be paying for their own travel, i presume! The Young Lions are always looking for sponsorship https://www.younglionsspeedway.co.uk/partners/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, iainb said: It wasn't on the captions at the end of SGP3... but then Tatum said please try and catch up with SGP4 on Saturday morning! Not quite sure how he expects us to do that? How long have WBD got the Speedway contract for? The sooner they're out of our sport the better! 10 years is the contract length, and as the meeting starts at 2.30pm local- 1.30pm UK time it`s hardly possible to show it in the morning. The meeting takes place on the 150M training track( straights 8M, bends 11.5M.) very soon after the GP qualifying ends. The best we can hope for is a FIM video after the event Edited July 14, 2023 by racers and royals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, racers and royals said: The meeting takes place on the 150M training track( straights 8M, bends 11.5M.) Banking %? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, iainb said: Banking %? Kelv will tell you that - the track could be clearly seen in the drone footage- it`s behind the main stand. You weren`t complaining about Kelv earlier surely ??? Edited July 14, 2023 by racers and royals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, racers and royals said: No comms on Discovery + ?? Commentary loud and clear on my Discovery+ I think the Danish management need to teach Mikkel Andersen how to react when one looses. Well done William Cairns, such a tough last ride for him. I like the effort the other Brit, Cooper Rushen, put in. Like his style too, be nice to see how he develops on a 500. it seems some hatred for WBD….. why is that? They bringing world speedway to British screens, plus some Premier matches and the British Championship Edited July 14, 2023 by OveFundinFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 2 hours ago, racers and royals said: The best we can hope for is a FIM video after the event https://twitter.com/SpeedwayGP/status/1679924350860836878?t=4dKvDkWNCERoQn4xSAP1kw&s=19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, OveFundinFan said: Commentary loud and clear on my Discovery+ I think the Danish management need to teach Mikkel Andersen how to react when one looses. Well done William Cairns, such a tough last ride for him. I like the effort the other Brit, Cooper Rushen, put in. Like his style too, be nice to see how he develops on a 500. it seems some hatred for WBD….. why is that? They bringing world speedway to British screens, plus some Premier matches and the British Championship It was a very strange reaction from Andersen wasn't it, one moment he was doing wheelies then he looked suicidal then he was smiling spraying the champagne then he looked suicidal again... I think a lot of it was an act on how he thought he should have been seen to react We mustn't forget these are children, i found some of it quite uncomfortable viewing especially the crash between Pedersen and Miller, do we really need to see these kids in tears with TV cameras thrust into their faces? It's borderline child exploitation... just show me the racing Edited July 14, 2023 by iainb 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, DazS said: think they are the teams they ride for in a Swedish league? The 250cc league is a Nordic league, not a Swedish league. Edited July 14, 2023 by Ghostwalker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazS Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, Ghostwalker said: The 250cc league is a Nordic league, not a Swedish league. thought i heard a Swedish guy interviewed said they only country that had a 250 cc league, could of heard it wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 9 hours ago, DazS said: thought i heard a Swedish guy interviewed said they only country that had a 250 cc league, could of heard it wrong Yes, but the league also has Team Denmark and a Team Latvia. https://www.svemo.se/vara-sportgrenar/start-speedway/resultat-speedway/resultat-250cc-speedway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 SGP3 Final pictures: https://fim-pictures.com/galleries/1369/2023-lantmnnen-maskin-fim-speedway-gp3-of-sweden-m 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 10 hours ago, DazS said: thought i heard a Swedish guy interviewed said they only country that had a 250 cc league, could of heard it wrong British rider William Cairns also do frequent guest appearances for Team Latvia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazS Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ghostwalker said: British rider William Cairns also do frequent guest appearances for Team Latvia. bloody hell i rode speedway for eight years in the eighty's, probably had the equivalent races these have in two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 Posters, myself included, rarely hesitate to critisize Discovery (no Australian GP, track surfaces etc) but time to say something positive. SGP 3 has been a huge sucess. The competition has been going since 2010, barely noticed by most, but thanks to its rebranding and broadcasting it has become a major event. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthsayer Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 14 hours ago, iainb said: How long have WBD got the Speedway contract for? The sooner they're out of our sport the better! Who do you propose to do a better job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, truthsayer said: Who do you propose to do a better job? BSI/IMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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