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  1. Posted

    In the home meetings Klindt has been far from his best & I think that come the end of the month the averages would put him at reserve. weather thats good or bad I don't know but if he was employed to score points at home & he ain't doing it then change it up if you can.

    Points win prizes & with such a small league thats what it's all about

  3. Posted

    I understand the frustration about the testing procedure but what if the rider be allowed to participate in the meeting after providing a non-negative result & then is involved in a track crash with the other rider receiving injuries that mean he must miss a few events. How then would the insurers look at our procedure if we knowingly allow a test failure to race in the event. how would the 13 other riders feel about taking to the track with a possible drug user. i understand that as a paying spectator you expect the perfect event each time but what of the others involved within the sport that work hard to produce the product you come to watch. The rules may not be perfect but if we are call bound by the same rules then it must work.

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  4. Posted

    1 hour ago, Cast1rn said:

    I see the comparison, however the incident occurred off the track before the meeting had started. So using your football analogy the match wouldn't have started and a replacement to the starting 11 would be used.

    The argument can go back and forward with what's the solution, take Boxers for example, they get tested any time and if caught a replacement can be brought in so the boxing fixture isn't cancelled.

    The point I was trying to make earlier is the SCB are trying to run a professional anti doping scheme in an extremely amateur run sport.

    If you and I get sick we go to boots and get stuff to make us feel better, we go to the doctor's or dentist and are prescribed medication we take it. WADA rules say this isn't allowed.

    These aren't "elite athletes" they are brickys, roofers, factory workers who ride bikes with no breaks for 5 months of the year.

    If they wanna play big boy/person/toaster  games then have random samples anytime 24/7,  365 days.

     

     

    Prior to the test the selected party will be asked if they have taken any drugs within the last 48 hours, after their reply usually "No" they will be asked again but now they will be promted ti include perscription or over the counter drugs the reply again is usually "No" they will then be asked if they remember the last time they took any drugs & again prompted with for a headache or muscle strain or anything at all. So in all reality it matters not how professional or amateur the sport looks on the outside or what business the riders are in away from their racing. If it turns out to be an over the counter drug or perscribed then a severe slapped wrist is the likley outcome but if recreational drugs or alcohol are the cause then a ban is the result. I know the Glasgow promotion are not short of finances but are they willing to defend a 39 year old reserve through a case that will tarnish anybody involved.

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  5. Posted

    4 hours ago, speedwaysliders said:

    Rules have to be changed,whatever Complin did or didnt do you cant then expect fans to rock up,specially as if your a neutral fan like me and goes everywhere whenever i can to choose a meeting that should have  a full squad of riders to then get there and see some rider being not allowed to race,there has to be something in place where a junior or someone takes his place.Fans are the ones at the end of the day  where it effects them more then anyone else.

    You can't really change the rules for a failed drug/alcohol test. It is written that a failure will mean exclusion from the event & no replacement is permitted. the team manager has to sign the meeting certificate to confirm all his riders are in a fit condition to compete. This issue happens every once in a while & currently we are not aware as to why the rider has supplied a non-negative sample nor weather it is for drugs or alcohol.

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    38 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

    Terrible team managing imo to give Kerr the r/r outing in heat 5. What if Klindt comes good? Now one of Oxford's top 4 doesn't get an extra ride.

    No harm in using Klindt, if he turns out to be terrible, then Kerr can always replace him once or twice later on!

    There's no risk of getting it wrong using Klindt, there is using Kerr, especially odd as Kerr lost a 5-1 in heat 2, I'd understand it (but disagree with it) if Kerr had won his first heat.

    Maybe he was selected so as to give an option of senior rider in Ht13. with Harris already used & Tungate already in 13 it means the only rider left or the reserve in the hardest race. It might be a stroke of genius or you maybe right eithr way we're not paid to make the decision.

  8. Posted

    It is the sad case that Mr O is holding all the aces, As he has in previous cases (Milton Keynes, Reading, & Torquay among others) Whilst supporters have passion & desire to see their beloved club & sport continue at the venue adopted by GI with Osbourne at the helm they have never had the finances to oppose him or the local councils that are required to provide land for housing projects as our country is so over populated & growing year on year.

  9. Posted

    Max Perry                EDI   7.75

    Luke Killeen            OXF  7.73

    Ace Pijper                S/S  5.81

    Luke Muff               BVC  4.83

    Chad Wirtzfield      BVC  3.81

    William Hocaniuk  MID  3.00

    Ashton Vale           OXF  3.00

    Total                                35.93

  11. Posted

    I know guest's & rider replacement are at times annoying within the British leagues. But we cannot be compared to other nations league system where they opperate a squad of upto 20 riders but can only track 7 just the same as our programme.

    In both cases if a rider is injured or unable to start then of course a full 7 rider team must be arranged. With a squad this is done as in football by rotation of the squad members. Our system means each team has a nominated 7 rider team & should one be missing we track a full team using guests or R/R. At the end of the day it amounts to the same thing two teams of seven racing against each other.

    Weather you love or hate our system it's better to see two full sides of seven than a five man team

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  13. Posted

    20 hours ago, GiveusaB said:

    One other point Re: track/surface conditions?

    Any news on C.Wright? and would he have fallen if conditions had been better ? (just thoughts?)

    My personal opinion is that it was as much rider error as track conditions. Had there been multiple falls then I would say track conditions were a major factor but the track had been hard packed & dispite it looking very wet from the outside it was only surface water. By not putting equipment on it kept the track in fair condition with only the bikes turning the dirt. race times were consistent for the whole 15 races so little or no deteriation to the racing surface occured. Both sides should be congratulated on a great nights racing & the track staff must have worked overtime after the practice day to produce the track we were served.

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  15. Posted

    1 hour ago, marko said:

    This could catch out a lot of people out , not seen it advertised that you Must purchase tickets in advance, had I not seen this I would have turned up on Sunday looking to pay on the gate.

    The first comment only states they will not be taking cash.

    So advance ticket sales or card payments on the day will be acceptable I assume

  17. Posted

    If I'm honest I don't believe rev limiters are a positive move at any level of speedway. It would be more sustainable to limit bore size which would mean engine manufacture & tuners would need to provide the correct parts but engine revs would be reduced without outside retarders being needed.

    I understand that many will bring up the expense involved but we have been hearing about rev limiters for 6 seasons now. I'd have to ask how many riders are using an engine that is over 6 years old?

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  18. Posted

    On 2/9/2024 at 7:02 PM, Gambo said:

    I beg to differ. The old rule was that a rider had to be on track and making his way towards the tapes.

    I won't disagree & will conceed that your reply was the rule in most recent seasons. However as I suggest the rule was as I stated in seasons prior.

    With the starting procedure being updated for the coming season & all tracks having a clock there should be no reason for any rider not being ready within the time allowance

  19. Posted

    On 2/7/2024 at 1:54 PM, Fromafar said:

    Don’t think that will happen.Used in Poland for years.Anybody that falls foul will soon learn.Good rule should have been brought in years ago.

    The rule always used to be "At the tapes ready to race at the expiry of the 2 minute allowance" but this was never enforced & gardening time was allowed & as the meeting went on 2 minutes gets closer to 5 minutes as we reach the big races.

    The clock has been about for a good while & is used to great effect in the FIM events as well as Polish Swedish & Danish leagues but as our TV meetings have shown it gets turned off if it nears 15 seconds whilst the riders continue to dig their start area & the time is extended.

    If it is used correctly all races will start within 2 minutes & the regular offenders will soon fall into line as they have in other leagues.

  20. Posted

    3 hours ago, geoff100 said:

    The start tart cheats get an extra minute so 3 guys can come running out the pits to fuel up, one to fan the clutch one to fan said cheater,happy days !

    I don't mind that as long as the 2 minutes are applied strictly. The rule is now at the tapes ready to race so just being on the track on the way to the start line then a minute of on the bike off the bike dancing should become a thing of the past.

    But I'm sure it will become in the best interest of speedway to turn the clock off if there is any danger of having to put a star name out of any race

  21. Posted

    On 1/31/2024 at 2:41 PM, Deano said:

    Reading what’s going on with Torquay United and the money Osborne has admitted to pumping in. Makes you wonder when the “long term viability” and the need to move away will suddenly raise its head for Torquay. It starts to make sense that we should all join together in helping preserve current stadiums.

    I understand he pumped a load of money into the Reading project which included a scale model of his proposed new racino. It cost in excess of £50K & that was over 15 years ago.

    I have no doubt that it would have been an investors money that paid for it.

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  23. Posted

    47 minutes ago, RoundTheBoards said:

    I don't get this point.   Development and winning are not mutually exclusive.   To a large extent they go hand in hand.

    Speedway is about winning.   Being the first past the chequered flag.  And development is learning to win.

    The league is about development and the league is about winning.   I bet there's no one in the Polish U-24 league who thinks it's not about winning.

    The point I'm trying to put across keeping in mind that we are only talking about the title of this page "Oxford" is last season the Chargers were a success & were declared the champions.

    The development of some riders means they can no longer race at this level & must move up. This seasons squad as was pointed out is 2 points under the starting limit with some youngsters that have limited track time under competition & it has been mentioned that this is a weak team & will harm the attendance levels.

    My ideal is this league should be used as a production opperation for young British riders we only need to look back to Tai Woofinden in his early days at Scunthorpe to see that it can work & I see the Oxford system to use riders from their lowest squad to fill reserve places in the higher league then into the main team & now into the top league thus developing their talents rather than buy in a half baked star from overseas.

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  25. Posted

    I don't think Nathan Stoneman will return to racing. Last season's injury & the arrival of a baby has made him review his lifestyle & I think he is happy to be a mechanic on race nights.

    I think Boughen should stay in the NL setup for another season. I know he has ambition & wants to race at higher levels but you have to know how to win races from the front & have the pressure of being a rider within the team that is looked upon to return double figures & be in the big races at the end

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