Ipswich v Birmingham 16th May

[FromBendThree]

2 hours ago, 89buttons said:

I think you’ll find they could get to 15 if they started heat 1 at 1930 instead of 1945

Yep but I notice clubs advertise parade at 7:30, first race7:45. As a result, I time arrival for 7:40.

 

[heathen52]

We are all looking at rain off's from a supporters angle ie travelling a few hours with all that entails, what about from a riders/promoters perspective flying in from europe only to find the meeting has been rained off, this is yet another spin off from having to few home grown riders, now let me think whose fault is that,? have bike but nowhere to ride every year home grown riders are lost to the sport through not having a team to ride for, yet riders travel halfway around the world to earn a living and they are not GP riders, what a state this sport has gotten itself in to..

[szkocjasid]

On 5/18/2024 at 8:50 AM, heathen52 said:

We are all looking at rain off's from a supporters angle ie travelling a few hours with all that entails, what about from a riders/promoters perspective flying in from europe only to find the meeting has been rained off, this is yet another spin off from having to few home grown riders, now let me think whose fault is that,? have bike but nowhere to ride every year home grown riders are lost to the sport through not having a team to ride for, yet riders travel halfway around the world to earn a living and they are not GP riders, what a state this sport has gotten itself in to..

Look at how well Dan Thompson is going this year. Yet last year no Championship team wanted him at the start of the season. Birmingham then gave him a short term chance, but preferred to bring back Stefan Nielsen over keeping Dan. Then finally Plymouth gave him a team spot (but he got injured).

British Promoters have to take some of the blame for lack of home grown talent, when there's promising young Brits without team spots.

Edited May 19 by szkocjasid