mc131 Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 On 6/26/2024 at 2:23 PM, j2ohh said: Tate with another track record ? Expand Very much doubt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2ohh Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 bought the stream . thought i was watching plymouth ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 What a terrible spectacle this is. Guessing the heat is causing the track problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2ohh Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 1960 s water truck , i could p more . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobblywheel Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 I am a long - time Oxford supporter but I think the Sandy Lane raceway should be re - named "The Dustbowl". On the apex of bends one and two, I had a job to see through the dust cloud who won heat 1. Up to heat 6 and no real racing with some riders struggling to stay on. Such a shame because the action is normally superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 Not a great advert for speedway. No excuse for that track over the first half of the meeting. Bought the stream but wish I hadn't. Comets newbies to British Speedway appeared to have their confidence undermined by the early unpredictability of the track while the dust levels for an evening meeting were just unacceptable. Nearly made the journey so glad I didn't. Interesting that the longest grade and watering was after heat 12 which coincided with the interval. If this amount of water had been used earlier the dust level would have been much lower. I think the guy on the water truck was just emptying the water tanks at that stage. Comets reserves very poor all round tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler42 Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 On 6/26/2024 at 8:32 AM, Bojangles said: That's a bit harsh. I'm not exactly a Roynan fan, or think he was a good replacement, but he's only trying to ride a speedway bike to make a living. And I'm sure he'll do a better job than me or any other poster on this forum. Expand That would depend on how many ex riders are on here!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 Workington good top5 but the weakest reserve pairing in the league will be there undoing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 On 6/26/2024 at 9:11 PM, SteelShoe said: Not a great advert for speedway. No excuse for that track over the first half of the meeting. Bought the stream but wish I hadn't. Comets newbies to British Speedway appeared to have their confidence undermined by the early unpredictability of the track while the dust levels for an evening meeting were just unacceptable. Nearly made the journey so glad I didn't. Interesting that the longest grade and watering was after heat 12 which coincided with the interval. If this amount of water had been used earlier the dust level would have been much lower. I think the guy on the water truck was just emptying the water tanks at that stage. Comets reserves very poor all round tonight. Expand Track was very poor tonight. Bends 3 and 4 seemed treacherous and apart from a couple of decent races towards the end it was all decided by bend 3. And then there was the dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20 Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 Reserves failed yet again for Workington changes have to be made, look at Poole doing well but ruthless when it comes to replacing riders. Comets rightly so stuck with the team in the NDL last year but this is different Sam has to be dropped he is riding terrible and looks the worst rider in the league. Junior riders coming in and beating him easily. Celina to not been good enough her 4pt average must have dropped alarmingly and won't go back up. If Workington had just one half decent reserve they were in for a shout this season but not with these two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 A bit of a let down as a meeting. I arrived at the car park. The moment I got out of the car it was like opening the oven door to check on my roast potatoes, so I was sure then that it was going to be dry and dusty, and so it proved. From the opening heat, a lot of the riders looked more interested in preserving their own lives rather than racing for points - and who could blame them. The first time they came round bend 4 it looked like they were all going to hit the fence coming out of the bend. From then on a lot of riders clearly showed little effort once at the back. This carried on for many processional races, until about 3 or 4 to go where there was actually a few semi-decent races. It's a shame. I was looking forward to seeing Workington, and had told my son to watch out for Tate Zischke. "He's a star of the future," I said. "Watch him go" I said. "That means he'll be rubbish," he said. Oh, how he gloated at my rubbish speedway predictions. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 On 6/27/2024 at 6:44 AM, H20 said: Reserves failed yet again for Workington changes have to be made, look at Poole doing well but ruthless when it comes to replacing riders. Comets rightly so stuck with the team in the NDL last year but this is different Sam has to be dropped he is riding terrible and looks the worst rider in the league. Junior riders coming in and beating him easily. Celina to not been good enough her 4pt average must have dropped alarmingly and won't go back up. If Workington had just one half decent reserve they were in for a shout this season but not with these two. Expand Not seen McGurk ride, but he has a higher 2024 average than Perry, Foord, Hodder & Atkins. I wouldn't call it an insult losing to Jody Scott on his home track who's 9+ NL average is higher than anything McGurk has achieved, before the match I wouldn't have been surprised of he didn't pick up any points. Not sure who you'd replace him with, as I'm sure Scott will have been promised a starting berth with Oxford next year, as long as he remains on a 2.00 average. Far easier to try & replace Celina, as they have 4.00 available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2ohh Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 On 6/26/2024 at 7:01 PM, j2ohh said: bought the stream . thought i was watching plymouth ! Expand On 6/26/2024 at 7:15 PM, Marksman said: What a terrible spectacle this is. Guessing the heat is causing the track problems Expand On 6/26/2024 at 7:20 PM, Wobblywheel said: I am a long - time Oxford supporter but I think the Sandy Lane raceway should be re - named "The Dustbowl". On the apex of bends one and two, I had a job to see through the dust cloud who won heat 1. Up to heat 6 and no real racing with some riders struggling to stay on. Such a shame because the action is normally superb. Expand On 6/26/2024 at 9:11 PM, SteelShoe said: Not a great advert for speedway. No excuse for that track over the first half of the meeting. Bought the stream but wish I hadn't. Comets newbies to British Speedway appeared to have their confidence undermined by the early unpredictability of the track while the dust levels for an evening meeting were just unacceptable. Nearly made the journey so glad I didn't. Interesting that the longest grade and watering was after heat 12 which coincided with the interval. If this amount of water had been used earlier the dust level would have been much lower. I think the guy on the water truck was just emptying the water tanks at that stage. Comets reserves very poor all round tonight. Expand On 6/26/2024 at 9:50 PM, lewy said: Workington good top5 but the weakest reserve pairing in the league will be there undoing. Expand On 6/26/2024 at 10:53 PM, arnieg said: Track was very poor tonight. Bends 3 and 4 seemed treacherous and apart from a couple of decent races towards the end it was all decided by bend 3. And then there was the dust. Expand On 6/27/2024 at 6:44 AM, H20 said: Reserves failed yet again for Workington changes have to be made, look at Poole doing well but ruthless when it comes to replacing riders. Comets rightly so stuck with the team in the NDL last year but this is different Sam has to be dropped he is riding terrible and looks the worst rider in the league. Junior riders coming in and beating him easily. Celina to not been good enough her 4pt average must have dropped alarmingly and won't go back up. If Workington had just one half decent reserve they were in for a shout this season but not with these two. Expand AGREE with all these postsers . poor track . wont say the best team won . more like the team that had ridden ther more and were used to the track conditions . dont think i will ever buy a stream from Oxford again . i like how the promotion wasted 10 mins walking around beads 1/2/3/4 . with the riders NOT .. why do they light the B.B.Q. after every race ? it does jack all to the entertainment value . not the best value stream . has a long way to go to beat BSN . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 On 6/26/2024 at 9:50 PM, lewy said: Workington good top5 but the weakest reserve pairing in the league will be there undoing. Expand Can anyone suggest who to bring in that would be better than sam or celina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackInTheDHSS Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 (edited) On 6/27/2024 at 9:19 AM, j2ohh said: AGREE with all these postsers . poor track . wont say the best team won . more like the team that had ridden ther more and were used to the track conditions . dont think i will ever buy a stream from Oxford again . i like how the promotion wasted 10 mins walking around beads 1/2/3/4 . with the riders NOT .. why do they light the B.B.Q. after every race ? it does jack all to the entertainment value . not the best value stream . has a long way to go to beat BSN . Expand Haha. I agree the track was rubbish (which is very unusual by the way), but to not say the best team won is hilarious. Cook saved you from getting an absolute spanking. Edited June 27, 2024 by BackInTheDHSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20 Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 On 6/27/2024 at 9:28 AM, geoff100 said: Can anyone suggest who to bring in that would be better than sam or celina? Expand Max Perry dropped from Poole will beat Sam easily and Celina 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 On 6/27/2024 at 9:38 AM, H20 said: Max Perry dropped from Poole will beat Sam easily and Celina Expand And probably beet the guy who replaced him at moment aswell How many points has vinni scored so far I'm sure he will improve but no gain from switch so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Davis Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 I know for a fact at least 50,000 litres of water was put down Tuesday and Wednesday to try and prevent the dust 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 On 6/27/2024 at 10:10 AM, Matt Davis said: I know for a fact at least 50,000 litres of water was put down Tuesday and Wednesday to try and prevent the dust Expand Looks like they needed 100,000 judging by comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckerroo Posted June 27, 2024 Report Share Posted June 27, 2024 Hottest day of the yr, humid too, cant expect much else. Mcgurk is just outclassed at this level and celina needs too improve her gating, shes way adrift into bend 1 most races, they wont win owt with them 2 at the bottom tbf . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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