Triple.H. 1,972 Posted April 14, 2022 Match at Oxford on 20th April has now soldout 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,353 Posted April 14, 2022 7 hours ago, lisa-colette said: Tbh it hasn't been too bad recently. The traffic has moved pretty well on the contra flow considering. But you are right Good Friday could be very busy, depends on how many escapees from Ringwood there are at the time!! But I would have thought most the traffic will be going through in the morning and early afternoon. Shouldn't be too bad when you get to the evening. Thats why i said it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilly 168 Posted April 15, 2022 Josh McDonald suffered a break to the bottom of his tibia when he crashed in heat 2 on Wednesday, replaced tonight by Nathan Stoneman , stepping up from the Chargers. Hopefully Josh can make a swift recovery, good luck to local lad Stoneman this evening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 5,993 Posted April 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Hilly said: Josh McDonald suffered a break to the bottom of his tibia when he crashed in heat 2 on Wednesday, replaced tonight by Nathan Stoneman , stepping up from the Chargers. Hopefully Josh can make a swift recovery, good luck to local lad Stoneman this evening. I feel like he may have ridden at Poole before? Name sounds familiar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 5,993 Posted April 15, 2022 I thought Havvy might have been on managerial duties tonight with Boro at Bournemouth he could have gone to the footie beforehand! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 5,993 Posted April 15, 2022 As the Poole track creates quite a bit of interest on this forum, there is an article in today's Bournemouth Echo by Dan Rose about it, if anyone is interested? 'IT IS no secret Pirates will want to make Wimborne Road a fortress for their 2022 SGB Championship title defence – so they decided it was time for Terry. Experienced track man Terry Chrabaszcz, literally known as ‘Terry the Track’ revealed how he was asked to examine the circuit in Dorset last season. Pirates hosted an infamous meeting against Birmingham last August, during which a hole “about the size of a kitchen table” according to promoter Danny Ford appeared on the Wimborne Road surface. But with 40 years of experience at an array of tracks up and down the country, shale guru Chrabaszcz was asked to help out for the business end of the 2021 campaign. Having taken inspiration from Doc Bridgett, the man he learned his trade from, Chrabaszcz enjoyed his time at Poole so much, he came back to prepare the track this campaign. Asked how he started working at Pirates, the track specialist told the Daily Echo: “It was towards the end of last season, there were a few problems. The SCB initially sent me down and we sorted it. “I did the last few (meetings). The play-offs and the cup. “There was an opportunity to come back and I took it, because it’s such a good club. “I have been in the sport 40 years now. I’ve done Wolverhampton for years and it’s just nice to have a change of scenery and help a club out. “I help out at Wolves and I helped relay Birmingham this winter after all the problems they had there last year.” Asked how many tracks he would have worked on throughout his time in the sport, Chrabaszcz said: “I don’t know. Wolves, Coventry, Oxford, Redcar. I have helped out at Sheffield a bit – quite a few. “I live just outside Cannock but the other side. I leave at three o’clock in the morning to come here but it’s worth it. I love the sport. “It’s like 24 hours for me to come here – with the travelling back home – but it’s not a problem.” While the hours throughout the campaign are set to intensify for Chrabaszcz, it is the positive comments from Britain’s elite riders up and down the country which helps him to keep going. Asked what it was like to receive that feedback, the track man said: “It means a lot because you only get out what you put in. If you don’t put the work in, you are not going to get the result. “I am looking forward to it so much because I think Poole can, hopefully, do what they did last year. That is so good from a track man’s point of view, to be part of it.” Pirates are set to host the reborn Oxford Cheetahs in their Good Friday meeting tomorrow (7.30pm). And number one Steve Worrall, who was part of the Poole side last season, was full of praise for the work of Chrabaszcz. “You need to make your home track a bit of a fortress,” said the British star. “You need to create an advantage and when the new guy came in, that’s what we were able to do. “He was able to gain (us) a bit of an advantage from making a few things different. He was able to do it. He will come over and listen to what we want and get feedback from us. “I feel like once he came in, it flipped around a bit. I enjoyed the track so much more.” 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,424 Posted April 15, 2022 Big queues at the gate. Beautiful night. Very sad rumours circulating tonight about a well known speedway personality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phillipsr 2,047 Posted April 15, 2022 2 hours ago, lisa-colette said: As the Poole track creates quite a bit of interest on this forum, there is an article in today's Bournemouth Echo by Dan Rose about it, if anyone is interested? 'IT IS no secret Pirates will want to make Wimborne Road a fortress for their 2022 SGB Championship title defence – so they decided it was time for Terry. Experienced track man Terry Chrabaszcz, literally known as ‘Terry the Track’ revealed how he was asked to examine the circuit in Dorset last season. Pirates hosted an infamous meeting against Birmingham last August, during which a hole “about the size of a kitchen table” according to promoter Danny Ford appeared on the Wimborne Road surface. But with 40 years of experience at an array of tracks up and down the country, shale guru Chrabaszcz was asked to help out for the business end of the 2021 campaign. Having taken inspiration from Doc Bridgett, the man he learned his trade from, Chrabaszcz enjoyed his time at Poole so much, he came back to prepare the track this campaign. Asked how he started working at Pirates, the track specialist told the Daily Echo: “It was towards the end of last season, there were a few problems. The SCB initially sent me down and we sorted it. “I did the last few (meetings). The play-offs and the cup. “There was an opportunity to come back and I took it, because it’s such a good club. “I have been in the sport 40 years now. I’ve done Wolverhampton for years and it’s just nice to have a change of scenery and help a club out. “I help out at Wolves and I helped relay Birmingham this winter after all the problems they had there last year.” Asked how many tracks he would have worked on throughout his time in the sport, Chrabaszcz said: “I don’t know. Wolves, Coventry, Oxford, Redcar. I have helped out at Sheffield a bit – quite a few. “I live just outside Cannock but the other side. I leave at three o’clock in the morning to come here but it’s worth it. I love the sport. “It’s like 24 hours for me to come here – with the travelling back home – but it’s not a problem.” While the hours throughout the campaign are set to intensify for Chrabaszcz, it is the positive comments from Britain’s elite riders up and down the country which helps him to keep going. Asked what it was like to receive that feedback, the track man said: “It means a lot because you only get out what you put in. If you don’t put the work in, you are not going to get the result. “I am looking forward to it so much because I think Poole can, hopefully, do what they did last year. That is so good from a track man’s point of view, to be part of it.” Pirates are set to host the reborn Oxford Cheetahs in their Good Friday meeting tomorrow (7.30pm). And number one Steve Worrall, who was part of the Poole side last season, was full of praise for the work of Chrabaszcz. “You need to make your home track a bit of a fortress,” said the British star. “You need to create an advantage and when the new guy came in, that’s what we were able to do. “He was able to gain (us) a bit of an advantage from making a few things different. He was able to do it. He will come over and listen to what we want and get feedback from us. “I feel like once he came in, it flipped around a bit. I enjoyed the track so much more.” Interesting considering Poole fans were telling us the track hadnt been bad for years…. Was so bad last year the SCB had to step in!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YerRopes 3,008 Posted April 15, 2022 Half an hour queue to get in, told by staff 'Rome wasn't built in a day', a joke tbh, barely any staff, not impressed. Queued for bar where most pumps not working.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.D 460 Posted April 15, 2022 39 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Big queues at the gate. Beautiful night. Very sad rumours circulating tonight about a well known speedway personality. Confirmed by the BSPL now, RIP Nigel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YerRopes 3,008 Posted April 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, M.D said: Confirmed by the BSPL now, RIP Nigel Wondered what Nigel you were referring too.. Very sad news.. Met him in the Garrison in Sheffield last year, he had time for everyone.. RIP.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted April 15, 2022 13 minutes ago, M.D said: Confirmed by the BSPL now, RIP Nigel What a shame, enjoyed his commentary while watching speedway,,, RIP fella. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,605 Posted April 15, 2022 On 4/14/2022 at 1:19 PM, Starman2006 said: Any Oxford fans who are making the trip to Poole tomorrow Just a heads up , you can come straight down the M 27 AND A 31 through Ringwood. I would suggest you leave as early as posible as the traffic could be busy. Come down early and take a walk down the Quay and have lunch there. Turned out to be pretty much the easiest journey I've ever had to Poole. Even Ringwood was free flowing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daz9100 269 Posted April 15, 2022 Massive attendance tonight. Can’t remember when we saw crowds like this last 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites