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How Many Riders Have Switched To Leather Race Suits For 2017 Season
*JJ replied to Shale Searcher's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
It was in his workshop, with material from which he was making suits. Personally, I see no reason to disbelieve him. The 'part nylon' suits are now banned; all race suits have to have a label stating that they conform to modern ACU standards and this is checked by the machine examiner before racing. -
Nonsense - riders go enormous distances, paying themselves: no expenses or sponsorship for amateurs. We will be going down to Plymouth for SDL matches this year.
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They will sack half the team and introduce an Elite League rider again.
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How Many Riders Have Switched To Leather Race Suits For 2017 Season
*JJ replied to Shale Searcher's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
All I can say is, that I watched the suit maker apply a hot soldering iron to nylon (melted, of course), then to the kevlar material. No melting. Why should I admit to being wrong? -
In amateur racing, the riders are waiting at the pit gates with their engines running as the previous heat finishes, and go out on to the track when the previous riders exit it. If amateurs can do this, why not the professionals?
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Birmingham Brummies 2017 Hat Trick
*JJ replied to ProudtobeaBrummie's topic in National League Speedway
This is what I was told; I may have got some of it wrong, of course. I don't want to name names on a public forum, but as I understand it, it was from the right person. -
Scunthorpe Stags are, at least, in MDL, I gather but when and against whom I haven't heard yet ... Pleeeasee?
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Birmingham Brummies 2017 Hat Trick
*JJ replied to ProudtobeaBrummie's topic in National League Speedway
Not me - I am about 50 years too old! As for Tom; he deserves to succeed IMO. -
Birmingham Brummies 2017 Hat Trick
*JJ replied to ProudtobeaBrummie's topic in National League Speedway
The matches I mentioned is what we were offered. In any case, travel to places like (saving your presence!) Kent is just not on for us: most of the diesel cost comes out of my pension. I don't mind this, within reason, but NL riders receive travel costs so it would not be a problem then. Yes, although this year NL riders are no longer allowed, as some MDL clubs last year were taking the mickey by filling their teams with NL riders to make sure of winning the play offs! -
Birmingham Brummies 2017 Hat Trick
*JJ replied to ProudtobeaBrummie's topic in National League Speedway
In each team ... actually, the teams will have a squad of more than four, because the riders are purely amateur and can't necessarily go to all matches. I am helping a rider (from Birmingham) who will ride for a south coast SDL team, but only for home matches at Plymouth, and at Somerset; Eastbourne etc. are too far so other squad members will do these. -
A bit out of date - all of the British girls seem have given it up, except Skye Adams, who does motocross and flat track.
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How Many Riders Have Switched To Leather Race Suits For 2017 Season
*JJ replied to Shale Searcher's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Not true. As I said, the maker demonstrated this. It is the old nylon type which melts. -
Two From Each League Who Will Improve.?
*JJ replied to Sidney the robin's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
They're all different; everybody's guessing! -
Birmingham Brummies 2017 Hat Trick
*JJ replied to ProudtobeaBrummie's topic in National League Speedway
I am told that the MDL (and SDL) will be going ahead with four 500cc riders this year. -
How Many Riders Have Switched To Leather Race Suits For 2017 Season
*JJ replied to Shale Searcher's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
I was told, by the suit maker, that it was an 11 year old girl. He illustrated the point by demonstrating that a hot soldering iron didn't melt or burn kevlar like nylon. Probably the ACU were more exercised about a young girl than an adult male rider! -
Birmingham Brummies 2017 Hat Trick
*JJ replied to ProudtobeaBrummie's topic in National League Speedway
Support class equates to MDL; however, they were only a second or so slower than the Open class, which contained some good NL riders. The point is, that Kean could only be replaced by an unattached 3 point rider anyway, which would generally be an MDL rider. These will only improve if they are given a chance in the NL. -
How Many Riders Have Switched To Leather Race Suits For 2017 Season
*JJ replied to Shale Searcher's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Kevlar suits mostly protect against abrasion and burning - riders wear an 'armour suit' underneath to protect against impacts. I was told that the reason why the full kevlar suit was mandatory a couple of years ago was that a young girl crashed (in grassrack, I think) and was burned when the exhaust melted the nylon part of the suit into her skin. -
Birmingham Brummies 2017 Hat Trick
*JJ replied to ProudtobeaBrummie's topic in National League Speedway
No. I met a lad at an amateur race meeting yesterday though who would suit, Luke Whitehead. -
Birmingham Brummies 2017 Hat Trick
*JJ replied to ProudtobeaBrummie's topic in National League Speedway
As long as it's not the rider whose average is a big fat zero, but who Drury keeps encouraging ... -
The post-2010 silencers have slowed them down a bit. No-one, not even top EL 'stars', have got near Jason Lyons' track record at Birmingham.
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Scotchmans Hill IIRC!
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Er ... the National League is NOT 'non-league' racing. What part of 'League' don't you understand? The fact is, that NL racing is just as good as that served up in the so-called 'Elite' league or whatever they call it now. Any Eastbourne or Birmingham fan will tell you that. Try not to be so closed-minded and give it a try.
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You have to pay £1 to go on the stand at Kings Lynn: the only place where you can see over that bloody fence!
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Birmingham Brummies 2017 Hat Trick
*JJ replied to ProudtobeaBrummie's topic in National League Speedway
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! -
Birmingham (the holders) aren't competing, apparently, because they haven't got enough dates.