ruckerroo 792 Posted July 26, 2019 weather permitting these 2 meet at Arlo sat night. The rebs were dreadful last time round but I feel this will be a close affair. bar r/r for the unwell wood I think its full strength for both sides top end for both look strong and the reserves are all roughly the same standard if somerset turn up with the intention of having a pop this could be v tight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted July 26, 2019 I agree this will be much closer than last time.Looking forward to some great racing. Have you seen the latest great idea from the Eagles? They know have their own Met Office weather forecaster. They have published this morning a proper forecast on their website. Well done again Eagles. Gets better all the time. Showing the rest of speedway the way when it comes to properly communicating with the fans. Glad they are not relying on the dear old BBC for their weather forecasts. About 12/18 months ago, the BBC ditched the Met Office and went for a private company for the forecasts. Sad to say, the quality on the BBC is not what it was, in my opinion, and tends to be unreliable, even in the very short-term. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted July 26, 2019 We just need the predicted band of rain to move East a little. To get a call off after a fortnights break would be typical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Najjer 2,883 Posted July 26, 2019 Surprised it hasn’t been mentioned but Grobauer has quit riding for Somerset meaning R/R comes into operation for him. Ben Barker guests for Covatti too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted July 27, 2019 18 hours ago, cityrebel said: We just need the predicted band of rain to move East a little. To get a call off after a fortnights break would be typical. It is moving east, so all will be OK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted July 27, 2019 Eastbourne have confirmed it's on and the track is raceable. Great news---track should be super. Rain beats the water cart every time when it comes to track prep. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.D 462 Posted July 27, 2019 22 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: Eastbourne have confirmed it's on and the track is raceable. Great news---track should be super. Rain beats the water cart every time when it comes to track prep. Could be a tight one this, R/R for Georgie made us stronger away but we will be a lot poorer at home without him. Charlie Brooks at 8? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted July 27, 2019 17 minutes ago, M.D said: Could be a tight one this, R/R for Georgie made us stronger away but we will be a lot poorer at home without him. Charlie Brooks at 8? Brooksie at 8 is what the club website says. I doubt he will get an outing unless we are well clear by the end of ht9. Will give him the experience of being in the pits for a Championship match, which will be good for him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.D 462 Posted July 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: Brooksie at 8 is what the club website says. I doubt he will get an outing unless we are well clear by the end of ht9. Will give him the experience of being in the pits for a Championship match, which will be good for him. Yeah, I would imagine he will be a squad rider if things are consistent with the leagues next season.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,211 Posted July 27, 2019 Just keep the track wet and maybe one Somerset rider might not turn up 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruckerroo 792 Posted July 27, 2019 Eastie just squeaked home in a tight match , racing was moderate tho, never too much between the sides, bowtell makes me shut my eyes watching him at arlo tbh. Rowe rode the white line well like he does. im a bit dissapointed in newman , hes thieving points beating reserves and not much else . stayed dry tho and crowd saw a tight match Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted July 27, 2019 A lot of positives to come out of this from Eastbourne. 3 league points in a narrow victory in a match which swung both ways Lawson and Kerr delivering when the chips were down An excellent crowd who saw some decent speedway racing Lots of new kids through the community scheme -- as I walked out the children were buzzing. But, strange as it may seem, the "person" of the day is the Eastbourne weather forecaster. The club has engaged a real expert who forecast conditions at Eastbourne hour by hour. Frankly he/she were on the money. It meant Eastbourne could say on their website and social media when the rain would stop and that it might be raining out east when it was fine at Arlington. Money well spent, in my view. Eastbourne ran tonight when no other club in the UK did - and that's because Eastbourne knew exactly what a slow moving band of rain was going to do. The big thing from the fans point of view is that for matches at Arlington they can rely on an expert forecast, tailored exactly for where the speedway is, rather than relying on our phone weather apps which are notoriously unreliable. My phone app said it was going to rain until 9pm in Hailsham. I watched speedway in a t-shirt and got home without any rain. T-shirt totally dry, other than the spilt lager [I wasn't driving]. It makes you wonder why Speedway as a whole in the UK does not get these detailed bespoke forecasts for tracks. On the basis of today, you could go ahead or call off with confidence --rather than guesswork or a promoter's whim. We have seen tonight that when Eastbourne says it is good to go that it really is. How wonderful. But then, Eastbourne Speedway does not conform to the 'norms' which have blighted our sport for decades. With every turn of the wheel, Eastbourne show how they regard the fans and how communication should be done. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Loose Diamond Posted July 28, 2019 On 7/26/2019 at 8:15 PM, Najjer said: Surprised it hasn’t been mentioned but Grobauer has quit riding for Somerset meaning R/R comes into operation for him. Ben Barker guests for Covatti too. Question for anyone... Again." How can a team use R/R for a rider who has quit riding!!??" No wonder speedway cannot attract new supporters with bizarre rule. One of many. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalan 717 Posted July 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Loose Diamond said: Question for anyone... Again." How can a team use R/R for a rider who has quit riding!!??" No wonder speedway cannot attract new supporters with bizarre rule. One of many. Because he's withholding his services. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,050 Posted July 28, 2019 6 hours ago, Loose Diamond said: Question for anyone... Again." How can a team use R/R for a rider who has quit riding!!??" No wonder speedway cannot attract new supporters with bizarre rule. One of many. Somerset will claim that Grobauer is with holding his services so he will automatically receive a 28 day ban, for that reason Somerset can cover his a sense with good old R/R. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
