George Dodds 310 Posted August 30, 2019 56 minutes ago, parkendlass said: 17 minutes ago, screm said: You've got far to much time on your hands. ste Look I'm not arguing that we have riders swapping and reswapping places on all four laps of every race but it really is rose tinted glasses to suggest that the Owens - great riders that they were - David Bargh, Bobby Beaton, Brian Havelock, Kenny Carter et al were continually picking up wins from the back. What I will agree is that a deep track where it is difficult to turn a speedway bike will lead to errors; errors allow more opportunity to make a pass - whether it is quality racing or not is very much in the eye of the beholder 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tellitasitis 90 Posted August 30, 2019 5 hours ago, scampispeedway said: I've just gone through all Berwick Home Matches using the Updates Site and in the vast majority of races the result were decided from the gate, mostly it was the home heat leader who had gated so won the race but when the opposition heat leader gated he was never passed. When we reopened in 1975 I can remember plenty of passes by the Newcastle Riders on our deeper track, they knew gating was not as important as now and so when they missed the start they could ride round the opposition by attacking round the bends and won many races from the back. Bikes are very very different now deep tracks are a thing of the past 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 7,988 Posted August 30, 2019 Reasonable https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2655819 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penchev 342 Posted August 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, screm said: Reasonable https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2655819 Your excellent contribution of people’s lack of ability to read weather forecasts is much appreciated once again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 7,988 Posted August 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, penchev said: Your excellent contribution of people’s lack of ability to read weather forecasts is much appreciated once again Always glad to be of service, though I smell a slight whiff of sarcasm which i am sure is not intended. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tellitasitis 90 Posted August 30, 2019 1 minute ago, screm said: Always glad to be of service, though I smell a slight whiff of sarcasm which i am sure is not intended. Slight whiff ?!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leander 495 Posted August 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Tellitasitis said: Bikes are very very different now deep tracks are a thing of the past To speedway's demise. Bring back a bit more dirt. Bikes should be adjusted to track conditions, not the other way around. Sheffield was deep the other week and Rory Schlein had a hissy fit. He'd have been cr*p in the late 70's (unless he was riding for Eastbourne). 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tellitasitis 90 Posted August 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, leander said: To speedway's demise. Bring back a bit more dirt. Bikes should be adjusted to track conditions, not the other way around. Sheffield was deep the other week and Rory Schlein had a hissy fit. He'd have been cr*p in the late 70's (unless he was riding for Eastbourne). Killing the sport with progress Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,118 Posted August 30, 2019 4 hours ago, screm said: You've got far to much time on your hands. Some people will go to any lengths to prove a point Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bandit59 1,143 Posted August 31, 2019 Looking forward to seeing if THJ can fill NBJ boots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,047 Posted August 31, 2019 Is there something else on in Berwick next Saturday apart from the double header ? Been looking at b&B's and they're all over a hundred quid for the night . Anyone know of one on the speedway track side of the river ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
balderdash&piffle 720 Posted August 31, 2019 26 minutes ago, Paulco said: Is there something else on in Berwick next Saturday apart from the double header ? Been looking at b&B's and they're all over a hundred quid for the night . Anyone know of one on the speedway track side of the river ? Tour Of Britain Sunday and Monday, you will be very lucky to get a vavancy . Bl**dy cyclists will be everywhere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bandit59 1,143 Posted August 31, 2019 What's the current weather? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,225 Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Bandit59 said: Looking forward to seeing if THJ can fill NBJ boots. R/r will make it tricky if THJ doesn’t hit the ground running. IMO 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
balderdash&piffle 720 Posted August 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, Bandit59 said: What's the current weather? sunny with a breeze Share this post Link to post Share on other sites