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Has anyone ever seen a speedway parade without any riders before?

 

I have never seen a parade go so flat as Saturday's. The parade is usually the loudest part of the evening, where you get to see all the riders. All we saw was a big car. I'm not going to wave my flag at an oversized yank mobile.

 

Did anyone else find this a bit strange & disapointing?

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I spoke to Colin Meredith about the Hummer and said exactly the same as you, it was a parade with no riders he agreed.

 

Although there is one forum member that wont agree she thought it was excellent :wink:

Edited by shazzybird

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Yes i thought it was good fun....we got a ride in it hehehe... but yes i agree it was a bit of a let down when you didnt get to see the riders on the parade.....

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I thought the Hummer was a complete and utter disaster.

 

At first i thought the top would peel off to reveal the riders once the beast had got onto the track, but no, it went around to a bemused and fairly silent crowd who thought it a crap idea.

 

If they had used the normal method of the riders being towed en masse behind a tractor etc, the roof would have come off the stadium with the noise.

 

Don't know who thought up the idea but it didn't work big time.

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It was crap, I was waiting for the roof to come off and showing the riders.

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well must say i was a bit of a fan of the hummer on saturday :rolleyes:

 

 

10/10 for a new idea :lol:

Edited by sirmatty

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Guest Shale Eater

It was different but don't think we'll see it again

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The trikes from 2004 were far better in my opinion, you could see the riders.

 

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Think the hummer idea was a definate failure with the fans.

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Think the hummer idea was a definate failure with the fans.

 

...... and so it went before us (M4 towards London) as we went to Blunsdon .....

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Wonder where it was off to then it came from Bristol :unsure:

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Certainly from the vantage point of my armchair the limo just didn't appeal at all. There again, neither do tractors, pick-up trucks, delapidated lorries or any of the other thousand modus operandi by which riders are paraded around Britain's speedway tracks.

 

I say keep it simple. Riders should parade on their bikes - helmets off. The crowd, particularly the youngsters, want to SEE these guys.

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