Diamonds85 698 Posted September 2, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 2:44 AM, Piratepride87 said: Where were you in the stadium??? In the main stand near bend 4 Honestly, the stadium itself and the atmosphere of the crowd were brilliant, but the track looked terrible... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,018 Posted September 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Diamonds85 said: In the main stand near bend 4 Honestly, the stadium itself and the atmosphere of the crowd were brilliant, but the track looked terrible... Yes, that is true. Bend 3 and 4 looked a lot better after they sorted the hole the size of a kitchen table out! I was by bend 4 and didn't see anyone's bike lift up after that apart from Shanes. But I think he had gone past the point of where the hole was when he crashed for the second time (when Bomber was seeing if he was alright he was pointing to exiting point of bend 4 on the outside). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonds85 698 Posted September 2, 2021 1 minute ago, lisa-colette said: Yes, that is true. Bend 3 and 4 looked a lot better after they sorted the hole the size of a kitchen table out! I was by bend 4 and didn't see anyone's bike lift up after that apart from Shanes. But I think he had gone past the point of where the hole was when he crashed for the second time (when Bomber was seeing if he was alright he was pointing to exiting point of bend 4 on the outside). Yes, it did look a lot better after they took an hour and fixed it, what I'm concerned about is how the hole was allowed for the start of the meeting? It was CLEARLY visible before the meeting and the tractor was working extensively on it before the meeting even began, so there was clearly some concern prior to tapes up... Rider safety is MOST important, so if there's any issues or concerns, they should be sorted before any rider is expected to ride on it... A 'kitchen table sized hole' doesn't just appear after a few laps (and it didn't it was there all along) Obviously I don't know what the track is like normally as it was a one off visit for me. If Poole had a nice track, it would be the best place in the country for speedway by a mile 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalan 717 Posted September 2, 2021 They were working on a couple of spongy patches on entries to bends. The hole took everyone by surprise. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daz9100 270 Posted September 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Diamonds85 said: Yes, it did look a lot better after they took an hour and fixed it, what I'm concerned about is how the hole was allowed for the start of the meeting? It was CLEARLY visible before the meeting and the tractor was working extensively on it before the meeting even began, so there was clearly some concern prior to tapes up... Rider safety is MOST important, so if there's any issues or concerns, they should be sorted before any rider is expected to ride on it... A 'kitchen table sized hole' doesn't just appear after a few laps (and it didn't it was there all along) Obviously I don't know what the track is like normally as it was a one off visit for me. If Poole had a nice track, it would be the best place in the country for speedway by a mile Surely if the hole was CLEARLY visible before the meeting how come neither team spotted it on their track walk prior the start? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, daz9100 said: Surely if the hole was CLEARLY visible before the meeting how come neither team spotted it on their track walk prior the start? Maybe there was a carpet over it? Edited September 2, 2021 by ruffdiamond Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonds85 698 Posted September 2, 2021 2 hours ago, ruffdiamond said: Maybe there was a carpet over it? Table cloth 3 hours ago, daz9100 said: Surely if the hole was CLEARLY visible before the meeting how come neither team spotted it on their track walk prior the start? Probably was spotted, hence why the tractor was extensively working there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
