Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted May 23, 2014 Every club except wolves and kings lynn need to look at what buster and bridget do. Swindon cov belle vue and everyone else call of matches to early when forecast is for good evening wheather. What's wrong with delaying the meeting till 8. That's 3 and half hours to fix a track 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shale Searcher 1,264 Posted May 23, 2014 I said this on a purpose built thread, everyone ignored it or said preferred early call offs if weather iffy, I am in complete agreement, certain tracks call it off without even trying remedial track work..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted May 23, 2014 I agree. Stopped raining now and brightening up so shame start couldn't have been delayed. I guess we don't know damaged already done to track Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Voice Of Reason 2,124 Posted May 23, 2014 Without going into the whys and wherefores, in the vast majority of instances, it makes NO financial sense whatsoever to call a meeting off - particularly post-Midday. I am quite sure that every attempt was made by the promotion at Coventry Speedway to get this meeting staged. And with no disrespect intended towards those who do not know (e.g. folk that have never worked as part of a track-staff team) it takes very little excess water to make the unimaginable difference between a track that you can pull back and make raceable, as opposed to a track that is so badly covered in porridge that it's not going to be at best SAFE and, at worst, just about rideable. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert72 845 Posted May 23, 2014 Track covers would of kept this meeting on,it's now sunny. Speedway promotors never learn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbee 510 Posted May 23, 2014 We've got a lot of expert track people on this forum get down to your local track and tell them how to do it 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,096 Posted May 23, 2014 If every track did what buster did last night there would be very few meetings off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Lady 5,400 Posted May 23, 2014 To be fair very few tracks have the equipment available that Buster has. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Voice Of Reason 2,124 Posted May 23, 2014 If every track did what buster did last night there would be very few meetings offIt's entirely dependent upon the conditions. 1mm too much, honestly, just 1mm, can take a track to the point of no return. Other factors come into play. Is it a chalk or lime base? What is the wind doing - strong wind being one of the best natural enablers to help dry it. How much has the track drainage had to cope with in the last 48 hours. The factors are numerous. Suffice to say, well done to KL for getting their meeting on. Just pleased to note that clearly Buster knows more about wet tracks than he does blown fuses! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacques 3,114 Posted May 23, 2014 To be fair very few tracks have the equipment available that Buster has. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woz01 3,589 Posted May 23, 2014 It was chucking it down this afternoon and with the previous heavy rain over the last 48 hours it stood little chance of going ahead. We have had a huge amount of rainfall this week I've had to cycle in it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khabiboulin 4 Posted May 23, 2014 Six hours in bank holiday traffic for nothing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gemini 4,894 Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) Just like our track staff (Swindon) make no effort to get the meeting on. Look at Buster last night and what a brilliant track Buster produced. All these call offs are damaging the sport it seems like we just watch the rain fall and then call it off straight away If only you had gone to the Swindon Stadium to help out I'm sure the meeting would have been held. Missed your chance there to show everyone how easy it is to get rid of all the water. http://www.swindonrobins.co/news.php?extend.2206 Edited May 23, 2014 by Gemini Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert72 845 Posted May 23, 2014 How hard is it to cover the tracks ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markyb 323 Posted May 23, 2014 Being completely fair to coventry promotion, the weather (I live 2 miles away from Brandon) was absolute "pants" from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm and absolute no brainier for the meeting being called of IMO. I remember back in the '80's talk of tracks being covered up. This after the British Final at Coventry being called off several times due to the weather and in the days of Malcolm Simmons, Peter Collins, Dave Jessop, John Davis et al. (When the British Final was a massive meeting in the uk calendar and Coventry filled to bursting !) Tbh, surprised that technology has not progressed enough to allow for tracks not to be covered up and to be cost effective at the same time. Was going to suggest that with the indoor Speedway GP meetings and protected speedway circuits that you can always guarantee Seeing the sport - then I remembered Cardiff of 2013 , when potentially it could have been a "no go" due to issues with the damp materials being used. Happy days. Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
