Starman2006

Then why does it have to be re-laid? Its not as though they've had 2 days to do it.. and why is new shale being drafted in? Rubbish. Heads want banging together..

Exactly, this is suposed to be our stage for the season, heads want banging together..

Well its not Rocket Science mate is it, if its not broke, you don't fix it...

What a bunch of idiots, who's laying the track this year, because if its the same people they've made a right balls up with the shale, topsoil, or whatever it is.. Its not rocket science, you get the same shale as previous years, the red shale from Edinbourgh, or are we saving money and getting sand from Whitby beach!!!

Ipswich, they WERE an EL club!!!

Interesting meeting to watch, if only you could cut part of the corner off out of turn 4 it would give riders a lot more scope to make long straights and cut up the inside, it looks rather narrow at that point.. Otherwise good meeting good crowd, puts some of the EL crowds to shame..

Meeting still on then, no rain, snow??

Here we go again...

I understand the NL rider bit, same applies to us, we can only have a 6 pt PL rider, but because its on Sky, it would have been nice to have two competitive teams to watch. It doesn't do Speedway any favours..

Thats why the rules should be looked at for covering such absenties. With it also being a Sky meeting you really need the two best sides asembled as posible, it makes Speedway look a laughing stock.

Shame, i was really looking forward to watching this meeting from another PL track. I just think some of the rules really do need looking at.. so its not just the EL that have this problem

Thought you might!!!

They made a rod for their own backs. They brought it on thereselves,and have nobody else but to blame but themselves. Still, you live a learn, don't you...

Er, excuss me, what is that supposed to mean?. I certainly have nothing against Manchester having a National stadium, and i don't doubt for one minute, that Dave Gordon and Chris Moton love their speedway, i can go back to when Chris Morton was riding, and beyond, and have asked him the question, why he never became World Champion, because he beat everybody who was anybody at one point, but the way all this was handled was a totally pathetic.

That ain't gonna happen...

Nothing against the BV fans, but i hope you finish bottom.

Mate, unfortunately you WILL need new Dranage and soakaways. Tarpaulin, there's Tarpaulin and Tarpaulin, we have heavy duty green stuff, but even that is not ideal. We lay ours on the entrance to bend one and bend three, but ideally, yes angled so all the water drains on to the infield, hence soakaways and drainage.. As for your last point, thats obvious, but you ever tried to predict this crappy british weather??

All true, and monmore is smaller than the OTA.

So basically the BV promotion caved in.

Yeh but mate, you not taking into consideration a downpour like you had last night. You would have no chance. Im not saying covers can't save a meeting, they could and can, and yes, i agree what you saying, but you would need alterations to your corner fences, soakaways/drainage you would need strong covers, posibly rollers and my guess is the allround cost would be prohibited. And then you need the manpower, then say a rider goes through the fence a demolishes that and the rollers covers, you need spares you need 2 of everything, spare blowers 3-4 spare airfences, and eventually if the club do purchase airfences/ foamfences, they will not be cheap, depending what quality you go for. I don't know much about these foamfences, but imo the best airfence's on the market are the Swindon Airfences, and they cost. I know Bill owns the track and land, and in todays day and age that is a massive plus, no rent.... you also have machinery to be maintained, and that can also be very expensive. Yes you have a fair number of sponsors now, but i doubt Bill has a bottomless pit of money..

Mate, end of the day it is not posible, one it would be a big expensive job, 2, you would have to get proper fittings for the fence, and rollers, and your fence on the bends would not be strong enough as its an extended fence, that would also need replacing. yes if you had prior warning of heavy rain before the meeting then perhaps, you could save the meeting, but as you saw tonight, rain comes down faster than a dozen humans could move. And you have to cover the whole track, even if you covered the bends like we did last week, that helps, but not if you get a sudden rain storm during the meeting. i do see your point, but cost would win the day..

Think about it, lot easier said than done, especially if you get your Air/ polly fence!!

Just like that... Your dreaming mate...

That is correct, the PL will get Presedence. unless of course the Goalposts have been moved. But as Pirate Nick says...

Did i mention the BSPA?? Whoever did come up with th idea is totally brain dead... Bar Ipswich...