Unnecessary Delays Due To Low Sun ?

[Triple.H. 1,996]

i'd rather a 15-20 minute break while the visibility problem disappears than an hour delay waiting for some unfortunate rider to be picked up by the ambulance service due to the severe nature of his injuries

[ColinMills 1,728]

agree with scb..is 20mins really a problem?

[FAST GATER 855]

These riders put their lives on the line every race without adding a blinding sun to their problems just one of those things , I have no problem in waiting for the track to be safe to be ridden on .

[The White Knight 9,039]

These riders put their lives on the line every race without adding a blinding sun to their problems just one of those things , I have no problem in waiting for the track to be safe to be ridden on .

I don't like the wait, and it is very annoying. But if it helps to keep the Riders safe - then I can put up with it. I can certainly understand the problem and quite understand that the delay is necessary.

[Triple.H. 1,996]

Perhaps in years gone by when most riders used tearoffs instead of these fancydan goggles the tearoffs reduced the glare.

[Gatwick Rocket 53]

I remember back in the late 80s / early 90s at Rye House many occasions when riders couldn't see the red lights had come on because of the sun. For some reason I recall Colin Cook getting quite agitated by it whilst riding for Exeter, and rightly so given how dangerous it is racing full throttle with impaired vision. Don't recall them delaying racing though, so it must have been a case of get on with it.

[Tsunami 10,219]

I remember back in the late 80s / early 90s at Rye House many occasions when riders couldn't see the red lights had come on because of the sun. For some reason I recall Colin Cook getting quite agitated by it whilst riding for Exeter, and rightly so given how dangerous it is racing full throttle with impaired vision. Don't recall them delaying racing though, so it must have been a case of get on with it.

I remember in the early 00's at a meeting at KL, riders at the tapes couldn't see the green light on the fence, in front of the start Iine, because of the sun. I think eventually someone had to stand behind the green light with a big board behind it. First and last time I have seen that.

[Star Lady 5,400]

Several years before that they used to have a cardboard box handy for that very purpose Tsunami

[Tsunami 10,219]

Several years before that they used to have a cardboard box handy for that very purpose Tsunami

It mustn't have been sunny in the earlier meetings. Thanks for your comment SL.

[Mr. Clemens 646]

It's a different kind of sunlight these days, down to lack of ozone layer perhaps?

 

When I was truck driving in the 70's and 80's you could drive with the sun direct in front of you and it would be a problem but something that could be coped with. I wore photo-chrome glasses and they alleviated the problem to a great degree.

 

These days I have noticed the sun appears to be brighter and sharper. From where I live you drive down the road and turn right. I have noticed that if when make that turn at approx. 9:30 am, on a fine sunny day, and the sun is direct in front of you, you literally can't see a thing.

[*JJ 531]

It's a different kind of sunlight these days, down to lack of ozone layer perhaps?

 

When I was truck driving in the 70's and 80's you could drive with the sun direct in front of you and it would be a problem but something that could be coped with. I wore photo-chrome glasses and they alleviated the problem to a great degree.

 

These days I have noticed the sun appears to be brighter and sharper. From where I live you drive down the road and turn right. I have noticed that if when make that turn at approx. 9:30 am, on a fine sunny day, and the sun is direct in front of you, you literally can't see a thing.

Less pollution?

[sussex bulldog 41]

I can remember a previous incident at Arlington many years ago but agree they have not been common.

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,714]

When meetings drag out it can be a pain in the backside.

If its cold and damp then it can be unpleasant and you can understand people getting peeved with it.

However on a balmy summers evening surely its no bad thing anyway. Relax, chat with your mates and enjoy it.

And at the end of the little siesta you have more Speedway to enjoy - happy days!!

[The White Knight 9,039]

When meetings drag out it can be a pain in the backside.

If its cold and damp then it can be unpleasant and you can understand people getting peeved with it.

However on a balmy summers evening surely its no bad thing anyway. Relax, chat with your mates and enjoy it.

And at the end of the little siesta you have more Speedway to enjoy - happy days!!

Precisely. In the sun you can turn your delay in to a Social occasion. In the cold - all you can do is bloody freeze. You can still moan about it though - so you are still being Social.

[Daniel Smith 5,694]

Less pollution?

That is the correct answer. The death of dirty manufacturing, coal power stations, cleaner polluting vehicles, increased gas / oil / electric central heating over fossil fuel burning etc. This has made a tremendous difference over the last 10-15 years.