Pitch Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 26 minutes ago, Flappy said: He's a passenger at the showground Hopefully he'll learn the track a bit more soon. But he is very handy on some of the tighter tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 4 hours ago, sandking072 said: Would anyone have the race times for this meeting please? Thanks in advance. Just out of interest,, how many meetings times do you have recorded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Charlieboy said: I don’t understand why the tractors are out for so long It’s everywhere you go. Clubs want fans to turn up and support the clubs yet they treat them with total disregard. It’s suppose to be a family sport yet the meeting is dragged out over nearly 3 hours for 23 mins of racing. The tractors were on track longer than the bikes. People have got work next day and kids got school so why drag the meeting out for so long. No wonder the sport is all but dead. Especially when so many at the tracks will say "the track is really slick"... What exactly is it they are grading for lap after lap, after lap? Within two laps into the first race after the grading, the inside is as bare as it was when the race before finished... Edited June 30, 2023 by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandking072 Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 4 hours ago, False dawn said: 61.03, 60.19, 60.35, 60.19, 60.91, 60.69, 60.65, 61.15, 60.85, 60.99, 61.62, 62.40, 62.31, 61.44, 61.84, 61.91, 62.43, 62.43, 62.37, 61.87, 62.19, 61.81, 62.22 Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandking072 Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Baldyman said: Just out of interest,, how many meetings times do you have recorded? I didn’t have any at the time. Thanks to False Dawn, I have them all now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 6 hours ago, SJA said: Could you act as a consultant with Eurosport on the Premiership meetings with regards to camera position, and also advise on direction ? I think a blind person could offer the Eurosport Speedway editor advice on which camera to show. Why show the rider 40 metres in the lead when you could "throw an Army blanket" over the other three Completely clueless. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, sandking072 said: I didn’t have any at the time. Thanks to False Dawn, I have them all now. No I meant how many in your collection,,, as you often ask for times,, so I'm guessing you collect them,, so was wondering how many complete programmes with times you think you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, sandking072 said: I didn’t have any at the time. Thanks to False Dawn, I have them all now. You're very welcome. I am a nerd. I'm happy to own up to that well known fact. But my interest is during the meeting itself rather than preserving some sort of historic record. I like to get some view of a winning race time to assess later clashes in the meeting. It adds to my enjoyment but I don't expect everyone (anyone?) to share my view. This extends to other features such as gate stats. Last night's meeting was a particular case in point. The race wins and points scored from each gate is of interest to me and last night this played a significant part in the latter heats. Given that teams were permitted to swap gates between their allotted gates, and two gates were statistically were advantageous (3&4) both the pair of gate chosen and who started in which was of some importance. If you're really interested I can tell you who started in which gate in all races. And there speaks a proud nerd! P.S. it's "dawn", the time of day, not "Dawn", the girl's name. Sorry, I'm a pedant as well 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Charlieboy said: I don’t understand why the tractors are out for so long It’s everywhere you go. Clubs want fans to turn up and support the clubs yet they treat them with total disregard. It’s suppose to be a family sport yet the meeting is dragged out over nearly 3 hours for 23 mins of racing. The tractors were on track longer than the bikes. People have got work next day and kids got school so why drag the meeting out for so long. No wonder the sport is all but dead. Because most of the tractor drivers are arrogant people who dont give a flying fig about the paying public and jsut enjoy their own little bit of glory driving thier tractors round and round and round. In the days when there was dirt on the tracks , one lap after each was deemed sufficient. Nowadays lap after lap polishing the turd every 4 heats (sometimes less) ifs somehow required. Fits in withe DELAY culture now prevalent in 21st century speedway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chun Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 40 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: Because most of the tractor drivers are arrogant people who dont give a flying fig about the paying public and jsut enjoy their own little bit of glory driving thier tractors round and round and round. In the days when there was dirt on the tracks , one lap after each was deemed sufficient. Nowadays lap after lap polishing the turd every 4 heats (sometimes less) ifs somehow required. Fits in withe DELAY culture now prevalent in 21st century speedway. Totally agree old bob. More tracks need to invest the time and expertise in preparing a good track from the orf. Plenty of dirt, soaked in moisture and well packed. Far too often the meeting is nearly over before any worthwhile racing is seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Because most of the tractor drivers are arrogant people who dont give a flying fig about the paying public and jsut enjoy their own little bit of glory driving thier tractors round and round and round. In the days when there was dirt on the tracks , one lap after each was deemed sufficient. Nowadays lap after lap polishing the turd every 4 heats (sometimes less) ifs somehow required. Fits in withe DELAY culture now prevalent in 21st century speedway. Back in the day you had numerous track racers too. Edit:racers not racers. Edited July 1, 2023 by tellboy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverrocket Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 I just hope I don't get a parking ticket for being in the shopping car park for over 4 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 6 hours ago, tellboy said: Back in the day you had numerous track racers too. Edit:racers not racers. One more go TB? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 4 hours ago, mikebv said: One more go TB? Rakers.Sure i put that on here earlier,may have put it on another thread.Still on Gran Canarian wifi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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