moorelsm 28 Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Trees said: Was the racing good though? As I've said many times, nowhere near as good as it was before Buster. Its gate and go with no outside line... track records yes, overtaking no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,156 Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Trees said: Was the racing good though? Some of it was very good, once they made the inside less grippy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris116 753 Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, Blupanther said: Harris signing was confirmed on Xmas Eve, not sure what you are banging on about tbh ... I missed the Christmas Eve information and the BSPA site made it the main news story today. My fault for missing the original message but the new one has a different slant on the news. I must remember not to pass on news from the BSPA site in future without checking everywhere that they are not putting out old news. Edited January 3, 2020 by Chris116 Made BOLD so forever blue can see what I said! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octoberon 7 Posted January 2, 2020 When Buster took over the club he said that he couldn’t wait to sort the track out and improve the racing. In my many years of watching racing at the Showground I have always found the racing excellent and as far as I was concerned the track didn’t need sorting out. All Buster managed to achieve was to mess up the racing lines with the outside lines being non existent. But we kept hearing that the racing was good because it was fast and track records fell for the first few weeks. What a load of tosh... the racing was crap... gate and go. Although things did improve towards the end of the season when Buster was not playing on his tractor. just hope he stays off the tractor next season... that is if we manage to field a half decent team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moorelsm 28 Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Octoberon said: When Buster took over the club he said that he couldn’t wait to sort the track out and improve the racing. In my many years of watching racing at the Showground I have always found the racing excellent and as far as I was concerned the track didn’t need sorting out. All Buster managed to achieve was to mess up the racing lines with the outside lines being non existent. But we kept hearing that the racing was good because it was fast and track records fell for the first few weeks. What a load of tosh... the racing was crap... gate and go. Although things did improve towards the end of the season when Buster was not playing on his tractor. Blimey somebody to agree with! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hans fan 1,001 Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Octoberon said: When Buster took over the club he said that he couldn’t wait to sort the track out and improve the racing. In my many years of watching racing at the Showground I have always found the racing excellent and as far as I was concerned the track didn’t need sorting out. All Buster managed to achieve was to mess up the racing lines with the outside lines being non existent. But we kept hearing that the racing was good because it was fast and track records fell for the first few weeks. What a load of tosh... the racing was crap... gate and go. Although things did improve towards the end of the season when Buster was not playing on his tractor. just hope he stays off the tractor next season... that is if we manage to field a half decent team I can agree and disagree . for years turn2 and turn 4 riders have picked up gripped and lifted due to track being inconsistent. I think buster sorted that problem early trouble was the track became to grippy and to consistent .a trappers paradise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kickitov 104 Posted January 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Octoberon said: When Buster took over the club he said that he couldn’t wait to sort the track out and improve the racing. In my many years of watching racing at the Showground I have always found the racing excellent and as far as I was concerned the track didn’t need sorting out. All Buster managed to achieve was to mess up the racing lines with the outside lines being non existent. But we kept hearing that the racing was good because it was fast and track records fell for the first few weeks. What a load of tosh... the racing was crap... gate and go. Although things did improve towards the end of the season when Buster was not playing on his tractor. just hope he stays off the tractor next season... that is if we manage to field a half decent team It's what we hope at Kings Lynn next year too!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambpanther 172 Posted January 2, 2020 11 hours ago, moorelsm said: This is a bit offensive chap. Carl is generally a nice chap in my experience and is trying to do the best for the club. As I've said before, I don't understand why the owner bought the club and is not appearing to give it any chance of success. These rumoured teams are at best only marginally better than last year. We only had 1 comfortable win at home last year, most people who sit near me in the stands won't pay to watch the side loose week after week.... me included. you obviously dont know the real carl... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,281 Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, hans fan said: I can agree and disagree . for years turn2 and turn 4 riders have picked up gripped and lifted due to track being inconsistent. I think buster sorted that problem early trouble was the track became to grippy and to consistent .a trappers paradise Just shows that it is not just the clay content in the shale. Deep track and very wet = fast, hard to pass. Busters tracks are fast and smooth, but a little less shale and a bit less water, might just do the trick As we know a good race track isn't always the fastest. Edited January 2, 2020 by Bald Bloke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gemini 4,894 Posted January 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Kickitov said: It's what we hope at Kings Lynn next year too!! All this track grading is a pain in the neck and I'm sure most of it is not necessary but just an excuse for someone to enjoy driving a tractor. What they should do is get a job on a farm instead. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waytogo28 2,054 Posted January 3, 2020 But tractor driving is very compulsive and seductive. It can feel as if the driver is a "master / mistress of the Dark Arts". Some promoters who take the wheel themselves - from dawn to dusk - believe that they have prepared the ultimate racing surface. And then race times and the quantity of passing remains unchanged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,055 Posted January 3, 2020 14 hours ago, Chris116 said: But currently the latest item on the BSPA website as per the heading below PANTHERS OWNER HAILS HARRIS Thursday January 02, 2020 So it has to be in big letters for you to notice it!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tellboy 3,653 Posted January 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Gemini said: All this track grading is a pain in the neck and I'm sure most of it is not necessary but just an excuse for someone to enjoy driving a tractor. What they should do is get a job on a farm instead. But many people moan on here about grading. They say the racing was better back in the day when grading was done every race, albeit not by tractor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,466 Posted January 3, 2020 10 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: Just shows that it is not just the clay content in the shale. Deep track and very wet = fast, hard to pass. Busters tracks are fast and smooth, but a little less shale and a bit less water, might just do the trick As we know a good race track isn't always the fastest. Track record weekly and it was crap. The times slowed considerably for a few meetings and the racing was decent and gave a poor side at least half a chance on their own circuit. Fans could see it but the bosses usually turned out a gate and go job although with a Panthers team that usually hit turn two in third and 4th place anyway they were not going to cut the mustard on any circuit tbh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted January 3, 2020 3 hours ago, tellboy said: But many people moan on here about grading. They say the racing was better back in the day when grading was done every race, albeit not by tractor. Seemed a pretty seamless operation in those days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites