Wolverhampton V Coventry (19/5)

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48-42, with Hansen top scoring for Coventry.

[Wolfsbane 12,944]

6 miles west. Thunder grumbling, sky evil. Appears to be coming from the east, which is very unusual. Fingers crossed.

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Any streams for this one?

[mdmc82 2,878]

Just had a massive downpour at the track apparently according to the Updates site.

Showers were due at 7pm so hopefully they haven't watered it too much

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Gater1, on 19 May 2014 - 7:02 PM, said:Gater1, on 19 May 2014 - 7:02 PM, said:

Just had a massive downpour at the track apparently according to the Updates site.

Won't be a problem as they're covering the tracks now prior to racing

Edited May 19, 2014 by Wolfsbane

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BBC wm covering this as well as the meeting at BV.

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Big downpour at 6.30 leaving track soaked but they're grading in extra material and it looks to be drying reasonably well with some strong winds about. Fingers crossed for some good, safe action.

And it seems we have Yorkie instead of Porky on the mike? Surely not!

Riders have asked for extra grading. Start delayed til 8

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speedybee, on 19 May 2014 - 7:38 PM, said:

Big downpour at 6.30 leaving track soaked but they're grading in extra material and it looks to be drying reasonably well with some strong winds about. Fingers crossed for some good, safe action.

And it seems we have Yorkie instead of Porky on the mike? Surely not!

Riders have asked for extra grading. Start delayed til 8

I may be suffering from old timers here but my recall is that Sky weren't impressed last season with the number of rain offs and the cash it was costing them. The solution was that tracks would now be covered prior to racing. Obviously once racing has started the tracks could not be protected.

 

So why is this meeting being delayed due to rain that fell prior to racing? The forecasters got it spot on to within 30 minutes so the rain wasn't a 'surprise'. Or is it only Sky meets that get the covers in which case the paying supporters of non-Sky meets can just cough up and stand around?

 

Puzzled.

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Who's Bee's team manager tonight, very astute in terms of managing Sergey and Garrity's rides.

Edited May 19, 2014 by Liam Gallagher Fan

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I love our reserves. Always give 100% shame Garrity broke down twice or could have been at least a draw for the bees

 

Howarth and fisher really struggled again tonight.

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The Plumber on a 7.00 is looking the bargain of the season

[Panthers89 1,922]

Oh dear Adams, why not Thorsell.... always thought relationships at work couldn't work, seems the way with Tai and Grizzly.

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Id have taken that before the meeting. Fisher is really struggling at the moment, I think a change wont be to far away.

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Panthers89, on 19 May 2014 - 9:31 PM, said:Panthers89, on 19 May 2014 - 9:31 PM, said:Panthers89, on 19 May 2014 - 9:31 PM, said:

Oh dear Adams, why not Thorsell.... always thought relationships at work couldn't work, seems the way with Tai and Grizzly.

Put that on Updates before heat 15. Based on the result he got it wrong but who's to know if Jacob would have done any better? The 'automatic' picking of Tai despite the evidence is being noted however.

 

Impressed with Hansen tonight. Not his points but the fact that he actually found Monmore Green

Edited May 19, 2014 by Wolfsbane

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Put that on Updates before heat 15. Based on the result he got it wrong but who's to know if Jacob would have done any better? The 'automatic' picking of Tai is being noted however.

 

Impressed with Hansen tonight. Not his points but the fact that he actually found Monmore Green

 

To be fair, Tai hasn't been an automatic pick this year, he's been left out of at least 2 last heat deciders.