Stoke Potter 242 Posted August 11, 2018 Malilla GP showing what an utter joke it was to call off the Poole meeting!!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,081 Posted August 11, 2018 22 hours ago, therefused said: What sort of reply is that? A typical Starman one! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted August 11, 2018 51 minutes ago, Stoke Potter said: Malilla GP showing what an utter joke it was to call off the Poole meeting!!! Theres no one who disagrees with you, except a few riders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stoke Potter 242 Posted August 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Theres no one who disagrees with you, except a few riders. And a ref?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gemini 4,894 Posted August 11, 2018 14 hours ago, Skidder1 said: It was a question rather than a statement!! I'm sure every club that rents from a stadium owner will have a variety of different details in their rental agreements, so it would be a bit pointless comparing one with another (eg Poole v Peterborough) eh Gemini?! I will answer it for you then. I doubt that even Poole's owners could insist an interval was taken at Speedway matches if it looked like it was going to rain before the end of a match. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orbiter 172 Posted August 12, 2018 9 hours ago, Gemini said: I will answer it for you then. I doubt that even Poole's owners could insist an interval was taken at Speedway matches if it looked like it was going to rain before the end of a match. Its only two idiots on here defending the actions, even Shovlar said it was a poor show and lots more have shown there anger at such a pathetic decision. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,632 Posted August 12, 2018 23 hours ago, lisa-colette said: So how come as has been stated elsewhere was there dust under the top layer of the track after the shower then?? If it was a 'downpour' there wouldn't have been any dust? How can anyone say there was dust after the rainfall? There was no more racing...! Having said that, dust and rain would give no grip and make the surface like ice - which was exactly the reason given by the riders for stopping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,354 Posted August 12, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Skidder1 said: How can anyone say there was dust after the rainfall? There was no more racing...! Having said that, dust and rain would give no grip and make the surface like ice - which was exactly the reason given by the riders for stopping. Clive, there wasnt a lot of dust anyway, so how people can complain about that i will never know. Edited August 12, 2018 by Starman2006 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,018 Posted August 12, 2018 Normally in Oct they will take the top surface of and start the meeting. Shame the ref didn't let the track staff attempt to sort it out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,354 Posted August 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Normally in Oct they will take the top surface of and start the meeting. Shame the ref didn't let the track staff attempt to sort it out. Well, they really should have given it a chance. But whats done is done, on to the big meeting tomorrow night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,758 Posted August 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Normally in Oct they will take the top surface of and start the meeting. Shame the ref didn't let the track staff attempt to sort it out. This is the whole point. There needs to be a greater appetite across British speedway to provide the paying public with what they have paid for ie fifteen heats of speedway and not just ten to get a result. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Najjer 2,884 Posted August 12, 2018 19 hours ago, Stoke Potter said: Malilla GP showing what an utter joke it was to call off the Poole meeting!!! There was an interesting quote from Tai Woffinden last night who said "if it's raining we can't race in that, but once it's stopped we can get on with it" or words to that effect. That seems totally logical and understandable so I wonder why it isn't adopted in league racing very often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stoke Potter 242 Posted August 12, 2018 6 hours ago, Starman2006 said: Clive, there wasnt a lot of dust anyway, so how people can complain about that i will never know. There wasn't massive clouds of dust but it was getting in people's eyes and spoiling the viewing, therefore it needs water. Why you can't understand that I don't know. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites