Richie Worrall statement

[IainB]

I wonder if the sudden spate of failed doping tests will have an impact on rider insurances?

[SPEEDY69]

22 hours ago, DazS said:

they are not protecting anyone. they want you to believe they are.speedway is a dangerous sport, the lads do it because they want to and you watch it because you want to. i am still looking for a drug related accident in speedway.

Why does it have to relate to an accident?  Improved concentration, alertness, body strength/endurance, increased muscle can all impact on performance and is cheating if achieved through banned substances and that is something which should be prohibited. 

[DazS]

2 hours ago, therefused said:

I have no idea what you are even talking about in this comment, but do you seriously think the riders should judge themselves fit to ride? What a ridiculous comment 

are you capable of making your own decisions, or do you like being told what to do. riders have to put some trust in everyone they race against. they are not even allowed to ride their bike back to the pits, you are all going mental. your common sense has gone. all in the name of safety.

[FishersGate]

I don't really know how drug testing works in speedway but I would just follow how other sports do it. You could do random tests but pretty much most athletes get tested regularly before the events they are participating in. I personally think a test before a meeting should be mandatory. Unless they already do this ? Someone care to explain how it works in speedway?

[Bojangles]

34 minutes ago, DazS said:

are you capable of making your own decisions, or do you like being told what to do. riders have to put some trust in everyone they race against. they are not even allowed to ride their bike back to the pits, you are all going mental. your common sense has gone. all in the name of safety.

The simple fact numerous riders (this season alone) have been caught trying to ride while intoxicated shows that some people shouldn't make their own decisions.

[IainB]

1 hour ago, DiveBomb said:

I don't really know how drug testing works in speedway but I would just follow how other sports do it. You could do random tests but pretty much most athletes get tested regularly before the events they are participating in. I personally think a test before a meeting should be mandatory. Unless they already do this ? Someone care to explain how it works in speedway?

They recently released the meetings at which testing had taken place and it wasn't nearly as many as I expected. Was something like only 3 or 4 in the last couple of months!

Edited September 15, 2023 by iainb

[DazS]

2 hours ago, Bojangles said:

The simple fact numerous riders (this season alone) have been caught trying to ride while intoxicated shows that some people shouldn't make their own decisions.

not seen that any where, why have they not been named?

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

3 hours ago, Bojangles said:

The simple fact numerous riders (this season alone) have been caught trying to ride while intoxicated shows that some people shouldn't make their own decisions.

Has someone actually turned up to a meeting intoxicated?

[foreverblue]

5 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Has someone actually turned up to a meeting intoxicated?

I have!!

[DazS]

3 hours ago, Bojangles said:

The simple fact numerous riders (this season alone) have been caught trying to ride while intoxicated shows that some people shouldn't make their own decisions.

thats a vague statement, you need to name these idiots. 

[Bojangles]

32 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Has someone actually turned up to a meeting intoxicated?

Nick Morris, Richie Worrall and Steve Boxall all planned to race did they not? I very much doubt they were planning on admitting having drugs in their system if they hadn't failed a test.

Edited September 15, 2023 by Bojangles

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

10 minutes ago, Bojangles said:

Nick Morris, Richie Worrall and Steve Boxall all planned to race did they not? I very much doubt they were planning on admitting having drugs in their system if they hadn't failed a test.

I’m not playing dumb here, but did they actually turn up intoxicated? If they did, I’d ban them for life. Is that why they were selected for testing?

Being intoxicated and having traces of a substance in your system are two very different physical representations, but neither should be applicable to a Speedway rider.

[DazS]

you could have half a pint in your system doesn't mean your intoxicated. 

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

2 hours ago, DazS said:

you could have half a pint in your system doesn't mean your intoxicated. 

That’s what I mean; intoxicated is when you’re visibly drunk or under the influence of drugs.

[lewy]

The disciplinary hearing must be very soon.

[Happy Hunter]

By my reckoning it should be today or tomorrow unless there has been an extension like in the Nick Morris case.

[The Dog]

On 9/15/2023 at 4:58 PM, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Has someone actually turned up to a meeting intoxicated?

Wasn't Darcy Ward bladdered and replaced at a GP once? I know he was kicked out of the meeting but can't remember if there was further consequences tbh 

[Arthur54]

1 hour ago, The Dog said:

Wasn't Darcy Ward bladdered and replaced at a GP once? I know he was kicked out of the meeting but can't remember if there was further consequences tbh 

Yes he picked up a ban, can't remember how long though 

[Bald Bloke]

2 minutes ago, Arthur54 said:

Yes he picked up a ban, can't remember how long though 

End of August for 10 months.

[Technik]

Test results must be at zero to gain a negative pass. I remember an Oxford rider some years ago raced at Oxford in the morning & was due to ride at Reading in the evening. He admitted to drinking a larger shandy before leaving Oxford but failed a test at Reading a few hours later.

It might be what is known as passive smoking that is the issue however as a professional sportsman you need to be aware & responsible for yourself & surroundings at all times.