Crump99 4,466 Posted March 29, 2022 12 hours ago, wealdstone said: For gods sake wanted to know so could have correct money ready. For this meeting did not give a stuff how much parking was.. This meeting and pricing was down to Ben Fund Organisers not Peterborough. Not advertised in blurb and those asked did not know "For gods sake" - you said it Rodders. So you hand over what you know and say do you want a pound for parking. It really is that easy and uninteresting. That's me done, c u elsewhere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,133 Posted March 29, 2022 So, there are those who grumble they don't get value for money when at a speedway meeting consisting of 15 races. A meeting comes along with juniors and veteran bikes and what happens.....still get the grumblers. I wonder if that is why promotors stick to 15 races plus tractor amusement? They cannot win 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,604 Posted March 29, 2022 1 hour ago, OveFundinFan said: So, there are those who grumble they don't get value for money when at a speedway meeting consisting of 15 races. A meeting comes along with juniors and veteran bikes and what happens.....still get the grumblers. I wonder if that is why promotors stick to 15 races plus tractor amusement? They cannot win And equally complaining about grading breaks while demanding the quality racing that we wouldn't get if regrading didn't take place. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Crump99 said: "For gods sake" - you said it Rodders. So you hand over what you know and say do you want a pound for parking. It really is that easy and uninteresting. That's me done, c u elsewhere Same here, one last effort never complained about the charge, rather the serial chaos at the disabled VIP gate. Edited March 29, 2022 by wealdstone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydog 151 Posted March 29, 2022 12 minutes ago, arnieg said: And equally complaining about grading breaks while demanding the quality racing that we wouldn't get if regrading didn't take place. I thought it was just me that was confused by this... there was a time when we used to moan that they didnt grade the track and therefore the racing suffered! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted March 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, skydog said: I thought it was just me that was confused by this... there was a time when we used to moan that they didnt grade the track and therefore the racing suffered! In days of yore they had a short grade between each race and all went seamlessly , Race finishes tractor out , bikes got ready for next , ready for push off immediately after grade. Just did not get the extended delays Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,683 Posted March 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, wealdstone said: In days of yore they had a short grade between each race and all went seamlessly , Race finishes tractor out , bikes got ready for next , ready for push off immediately after grade. Just did not get the extended delays And track rakers! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: And track rakers! Indeed they did . My memory goes back a long way Speedway wise. Have seen the likes of Peter Craven, Jack Young, Split Waterman , Tommy Price ,Fred Williams and Bill Kitchen ride. Tracks were black made of cinders in my earliest memories . My favourite rider was Brian Crutcher. Edited March 29, 2022 by wealdstone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hammer1969 413 Posted May 23, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 5:36 PM, Turnip said: Fantastic vlog to watch of the day plus additional insight to how the fund came about.....& also sum very nice personal touches What an excellent watch. It would be good if Discovery+ showed this as part of their speedway coverage and maybe also on the big screen at Cardiff during the racing interval or before the meeting starts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites