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    Rev Limiters

    A Rev limiter cutting in half way round a corner will suddenly give the bike grip!!! Result will be the rider falling off ,!!!!! A rev limiter cutting in at the end of the straight ..... results, rider falling off. Smart riders could incorporate it into a device which will be a traction control to cut in when needed. Loads of unburnt methanol at the start line because the limiters are cutting in....... result in blown and sneezed motors. where is the testing for this ?..????
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    Jake Knight Banned

    so from now on..anyone who runs out of machinery due to no time to replace should just turn up to the next meeting and sit in the pits to miss the two minutes !!?? At least Jake gave notice so a replacement could be found... Banning and fining riders that dont earn enough to cover costs isnt the answer.. By the way , Wimbledon had a track spare for anyone to ride. An option for the future to make the clubs of today do the same!!!
  3. Josh Auty has been flying round kings lynn of late...... would think he will be in the mix
  4. so let me get this right....... you guys would work for £200 taking into account it will cost £200 to get to work ........ ??? !!!! Its about time speedway was promoted in the uk to attract big sponsors. from the forecast its a good chance of a rain off And people wonder why Tai doesn't ride in the UK anymore with crap speedway rules and crap so called supporters comments
  5. Well when a rider gets told by the clerk of the course that it's ok to come off the track and swap a bike for the restart of heat 1, you expect it to be ok !!!!! The ref had other ideas and excluded. What's the point of the clerk of the course????
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    King's Lynn Stars 2017

    Its a wonder we have any British riders coming through when one of the best prospects of the speedway world is slated like this..... you lot are all half empty people and should be ashamed of yourselves!!!!!!!!!! An 18 year old at heat leader in his first season of elite league.... 3rd in the world U21 ... 3rd in Britain.... Team GB rider........... and you guys knock him!!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!! By the way , check out the video below..... Gating a world class rider and passing two other wold class riders.... If the fastest riders gated first every time....... speedway would be boring!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKy3YZ53jag
  7. Were you watching a different match to what I was??? A marked improvement from Huckenbeck with 5 points... total commitment spending and effort... getting back to what he was a the start of he season..
  8. You slate riders without knowing what's going on behind the scenes....... you obviously haven't seen what he has done abroad in the last week with new engines. 3rd in the first round of the European championships , 21 points in two matches for Bydgoszcz. The German federation in their wisdom decided at 10.30am Wednesday to email Kai that he was banned effective immediately for not being able to get his equipment to Latvia for the European pairs. There were two other riders that qualified Germany for the final but then said they couldn't ride because they were doing long track. Kai was then told to do it with one weeks notice to organise his gear to get there. It is a 20 hour drive and with no one available he informed them it was impossible. The guys doing long track have not been banned by the way. The whole day was spent trying to sort this mess out with the ban being on off several times until 4.30 pm when it was the final decision. Kai was at the meeting at Poole ready to ride!!
  9. Have you ever been to Kings Lynn??....... Track Is usually prepared deep grippy and damp. All the riders turn up knowing this with suitable engines to ride the track. If there had been a light shower last night then the track would have been even better... BUT At 7PM a few spots of rain and the pits marshal asked for the bikes to be warmed up. All bikes running and then the heavens opened flooding the pit bays with in a matter of minutes. If there had been track covers at the track, they would of been off anyway with no time to put them back on so same out come. Buster tried his usual magic but the shale was just too wet. The riders agreed to try to get the meeting on and hats off to all the riders. But with race times a good 4 seconds down on what is usual for kings lynn, something was clearly wrong. 1st heat and Kings Lynn were down to 6 riders with the injury to Kai. 2nd heat another faller , clearly riders were struggling. No one wants to pay top dollar to watch top riders race just to stay on the bike let alone avoid each other. At this point all the riders got together and was looking like it would be off while more track grading went on.. 2 more races went out with riders coming in disappointed at not being able to properly race and give the paying public what they deserve. Now 9.30 with only 4 heats ridden, it took the captains to put their foot down and refuse to ride (ahem "race") any more and ask for the ref to come and talk.. Meeting cancelled. What wasn't apparent was the crowd being informed. If sky were there, riders would of been interview and reason would of been apparent as to why they were struggling.. Last night was an unavoidable cancellation due to rain on a perfectly prepared track with plenty of shale on it, this should of been called earlier. Again, the rain came at 7pm. If this was a national league meeting then there wouldn't of been so much shale on the track so possibly the rain would of run off instead of soak into the track The track walk was done before the rain down poor.... I hope someone posts a video of how much water fell in such a short time.
  10. Take comments like this and shove them where the sun doesn't shine!!!!!!!!!!!
  11. Call yourself a speedway supporter!!!!???? SUPER BLUE YOURE AN IDIOT!!!!!!!
  12. Well done Pontus for trying it if it was But.... Has anyone thought it might of been a mechanical failure!!?? Just a thought!!
  13. Should of been a win for the Rebels.... Morris exclusion totally wrong... there was still room on the outside of him on the first corner. Then you look at the pairs where Morris was on the outside with less room and he was excluded again.!!!!! Its time the referees got together to get consistent decisions so the riders know where they stand on what they can and cant do!!!!!!!!!! .... Also there were plenty of fans standing near the start gates that that said Morris didnt touch the tapes.
  14. Just used you post to carry on with the arguments others had posted rather than write two separate posts.
  15. did I say it was ok to drop litter!!!!!!!!!!!!! but it happens and has to be picked up, so why shouldn't they earn money from the food and drink if they have to pick the litter up
  16. What are you all ranting on about bans for when you say the sport is on a downward spiral.... Cant see a problem as the riders that are the replacements are a more than worthy of being in the line up!!! Stop ya bleating and get on with it.. Think you will find the food ban could be something to do with the minority dropping their rubbish from food not bought from the premises, so why should the stadium lose money from loss of food sales and have to pick the rubbish up too!!!!
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    Rye V Plymouth Sat 9th June

    Just had a text from Olly to say he is just out of surgery which he has had last years plate taken out and a new one put in....All went well so hopefully a speedy recovery!!!
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    Engine Advice

    if you had new piston and rings and you are not really opening the bike up then the piston rings wont bed in.... get someone to have a few hard laps on it!!
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    Nl Agm Outcomes 25/1/11

    Here we go again...!!!! The age rule coming into play and teams finding problems fielding a side because dad cant take their son or son has exams to do at school. Riders willing to ride will be sitting at home or even be at the tracks doing second halves and not be allowed to ride. I would love to know of a younge lad or lass that has given up the sport just because he hasnt got a team place over the last ten years ........ if he is good enough he will earn a place!!!!! If he or she not good enough for a team place then more practice is need until good enough..... There are plenty of ameture clubs about the country for this practice and would be more if Mildenhall had been accepted into the league.
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    Mildenhall Statement.

    So if the stabillity of the stadium is the main factor.... why spend 6 months with Dave Coventry trying to sort out the speedway knowing that this court case was pending??? Why would it cost the BSPA money when they would of kept the bond paid by the previous promotion... Why is Mr Morrish sacrifying a week in his life when this is his JOB!!!!!!??? With 2 clubs folding this year, thats 2 bonds kept and none of the riders got paid out of the bonds as there was no money left...... where did all the money go???????
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    Mildenhall Statement.

    and what a crap post this is... have you read any of this tread..... This thread is running because the bspa kept changing demands along the way and would not be open on what they were doing. All demands were seen too and Kevin was asked to go to the meeting.... why couldnt the vote been done over the phone so Kevin didnt waiste his time and money. As for the free bees, there is no point going into a venture like this without working out to promote and encourage the fans into the stadium. There was no winning involved as the bspa didnt give any reason or mention that there would be a problem of Mildenhall running other than money which is in place.. If Steve had of waited for the bspa then Steve and Kevin would of been rushed off their feet trying to get things sorted. As it stood before the meeting, it was just the team picking that needed doing. How could this be a DEMOCRATIC vote if the full facts were not on the table infront of all the promotors ... EVEN THE BSPA DIDNT GET ALL THE FACTS!!!!!!
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    Mildenhall Statement.

    Who said anything about airing their veiws??? Just a true statement as to why a speedway team is stopped from racing even though money and track are all in place ready to go!!! Its hard enough finding out what the rules are so i doubt the truth will ever come out about Mildenhall...!!! I take my hat off to anyone who get off his ass and gets speedway running rather than sitting back saying i remember when people used to ride round oval tracks with no brakes. Must be frustrating being told you cant run your business because you're not in our gang....
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    Mildenhall Statement.

    Yes there is 2 sides to every story, BUT!!!!! The way the BSPA have gone about their business is to say the least a little slippery... All the time effort and money that goes into trying to open a track, you would think a little respect would be given to the potential promotion. To wait until the promotion has travelled and is about to enter the meeting only to be told you are not getting in the league so not getting into the meeting is a joke in its self. If the BSPA wont talk to you , then why not come on here and let everyone know what is going on!! The fans want to know!!! The BSPA members can come on here the same as everyone else and put their side of the story. SO if weymouth want to start up again, then they will have a huge bill to pay before any wheels start to turn??? Will any other teams want to start up again with this attitude?!! Ive seen the time effort and enthusiasm that Steve has put into this and he has sorted out the financial backing from investors so the only stumbling block is the BSPA. So all the Mildenhall fans are not getting local speedway because of one thing. Yes the court case is ongoing at the moment but that will be sorted before the season starts. This is now 4 speedway tracks lost to speedway this year... 3 of which could be running though.
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    Weymouth Speedway

    Oh look.... someone made up a new profile to have a dig at someone else..... how brave of you... Maybe if buzz had not had his spare bike nicked then he could of used that. Clearly states he had engine problems!! .
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