phillwhitewasmad 1,486 Posted August 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, Fozzie4388 said: Leicester 7 is Connor Mountain Joe Thompson Dan Thompson Joe Lawlor Danyon Hume Tom Spencer James Chattin/Kean Dicken (taking 2 rides each) With Max james named in the star as a 250 rider who is the other Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,405 Posted August 27, 2020 With the teams, almost, fully announced we have Stags - 1 rider with a 5.16 Championship average, 4 riders with a combined 24+ NDL average, 1 rider(to give the Cubs a chance) riding an upright & still doing 4 laps in 60 seconds, 1 rider 1 year on a 500cc plus 2 decent 250cc riders in the Youth Series. Cubs - 1 rider with a 4.73 Championship average, 4 riders with a combined 29 NDL average plus 3 riders that have, I think, raced at NDL level plus 1 rider doing well in the 250cc Youth Series. So, all in all, 17 lads, sorry, riders wanting to have a competitive spin out on a decent track & put on a spectacle for some fans on Bank Holiday Monday. Enjoy. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moranboys 404 Posted August 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Fozzie4388 said: Leicester 7 is Connor Mountain Joe Thompson Dan Thompson Joe Lawlor Danyon Hume Tom Spencer James Chattin/Kean Dicken (taking 2 rides each) its actually looking a quite a bit more appealing now, think i might attend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phillwhitewasmad 1,486 Posted August 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, Moranboys said: its actually looking a quite a bit more appealing now, think i might attend. Personally think it’s two fairly evenly matched teams with plenty of young talent on show . Think the meeting deserves supporting by all who can get I know I shall be there 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fozzie4388 676 Posted August 27, 2020 11 hours ago, phillwhitewasmad said: With Max james named in the star as a 250 rider who is the other Ashton Vale Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phillwhitewasmad 1,486 Posted August 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Fozzie4388 said: Ashton Vale Thanks for that tidy little rider is Ashton rides a nice line Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinmauger 584 Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) On 8/27/2020 at 5:35 PM, phillwhitewasmad said: Personally think it’s two fairly evenly matched teams with plenty of young talent on show . Think the meeting deserves supporting by all who can get I know I shall be there Agreed. Can't make it myself can't believe I'm about to say this but 'I have more important things to attend to than to watch 4 riders racing around a track 4 times' . Sacrilegious statements apart, no raging mobs armed with flaming torches please , I'd be there if I possibly could and hope it's a good & enjoyable meeting for all and helps to ensure other speedway can be safely staged in this severely affected season .... Edited August 30, 2020 by martinmauger corrected apparent blasphemy the spelling 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted August 31, 2020 Looks like a very healthy crowd looking at twitter rides on lionsspeedway, packed in some parts...anyone care to guess attendance of those who've been?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richspeedway 327 Posted August 31, 2020 Just got back good size crowd and good lot from Leicester as well as various other tracks. I would guess was around norm Scunny size crowd. Great meeting hope Tom is ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScunnyDan 335 Posted August 31, 2020 Very enjoyable meeting, and good to catch up with some mates who i've not seen since the ben fund... Congrats to the Lion Cubs who were deserving winners... Would say the attendance was around the 700-750 mark.. Best wishes to Tom Spencer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff100 1,420 Posted September 1, 2020 Gen question for mr godfrey, when u marked out the track was it to a specific plan or did it just happen to produce good racing ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phillwhitewasmad 1,486 Posted September 1, 2020 5 hours ago, geoff100 said: Gen question for mr godfrey, when u marked out the track was it to a specific plan or did it just happen to produce good racing ? The track has changed fairly significantly since its inception straights and bends both widened and if memory serves me right it has more banking now without the slightly adverse camber that was there when built. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, phillwhitewasmad said: The track has changed fairly significantly since its inception straights and bends both widened and if memory serves me right it has more banking now without the slightly adverse camber that was there when built. Yes. The 3rd and 4th bends were much lower in the early days, to the point riders virtually slid across the track because of the adverse camber. You can see from the earth banking outside the fence there, how much it had to be built up. I believe Rob bought up the contents of a quarry over the hill ages ago, and the 'shale' was built up in the middle of the car park for sometime. I believe he has used a different shale for a while now, and with the heavy watering seeped in, it made for a great surface, which only needed a short topup mid meeting to keep it like that. Great to see the lack of dust in the air. Thoroughly good combative meeting from two committed sides, but I wondered why Archie wasn't in heat 15 instead of Simon. Edited September 1, 2020 by Tsunami Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucifer sam 3,953 Posted September 7, 2020 Tickets on sale for British Under-19 championship: http://scunthorpe-speedway.com/ticketoffice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmuncie 201 Posted September 7, 2020 This weeks guest on Talk Speedway Podcast’s My Life In Speedway series is former Scorpions number 1 David Howe Hear about his move to the Scorpions, the debt he felt he owed Rob Godfrey and his delight at them winning the league as he watched on frustrated. Listen at talkspeedway.co.uk or by searching for talk speedway on Spotify, iTunes or your podcast app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
