Aces51 2,778 Posted May 7, 2016 First EL meeting at the NSS. Difficult to predict as Aces will have virtually no home track advantage apart from a few practice laps. I'm going for 49-41 but will be happy regardless of the result if the weather is kind and the racing as good or, better than last night's NL meeting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orion 7,615 Posted May 7, 2016 Coming down for this one ...should be a big crowd a great event ...impossible to predict the score as this match is on a neutral track . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted May 7, 2016 This video from heat 13 last night shows what the track is like. Brilliant ride from Jon Armstrong. http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.30426 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke1 4,295 Posted May 7, 2016 Track looks good. And those riders looked a hell of a lot better than the standard I recall from the British league juniors back in the 80s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Notenoughnerve 67 Posted May 8, 2016 Forecast is minging again, rain expected all day. I can see a postponement before dinner time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted May 8, 2016 Great to see a proper race on the track. Looks great. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,354 Posted May 8, 2016 Great to see a proper race on the track. Looks great. Couldn't agree more, looks very good. Notice the the chap comentating said it was the best race of the night. Again, all looks good to go, but sadly you will never change this crappy british weather.. I know it was only a colts meeting but i would have thought there would have been a bigger crowd, just out of curiosity.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) Very difficult to estimate but I thought there was about 800 there. Difficult to say how good that is. It was after all a third division match but against that, the first meeting at the NSS but people also knew the Aces would be at home less than a week later. Crowds were extremely poor the last time we were in the NL so overall, I think it was a very good turnout. That was the best race but the overall standard of racing was good. In any event I think we need to have a few more meetings and let the track settle down before we see how good it is. Edited May 8, 2016 by Aces51 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,354 Posted May 8, 2016 Very difficult to estimate but I thought there was about 800 there. Difficult to say how good that is. It was after all a third division match but against that, the first meeting at the NSS but people also knew the Aces would be at home less than a week later. Crowds were extremely poor the last time we were in the NL so overall, I think it was a very good turnout. That was the best race but the overall standard of racing was good. In any event I think we need to have a few more meetings and let the track settle down before we see how good it is. Agreed, but you would expect a reasonable crowd for that first meeting as i say just out of curiosity, looks very good decent shape, ok it did look a little slick but hey ho you have racing. Yes its going to take a while for the track to settle down and it be turned over a few times, then you can evaluate it. But what you do need is a settled period of weather. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,661 Posted May 8, 2016 Looks an excellent race track. Super fast Poles & Danes will murder us round there in the SWC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ouch 1,191 Posted May 8, 2016 Over 750 tickets were sold online by early afternoon so add in the pay on arrival folk, I'd say there was over 1000 maybe 1200. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke1 4,295 Posted May 8, 2016 Looks an excellent race track. Super fast Poles & Danes will murder us round there in the SWCIt to put it another way: will b perfect for tai. Cook and Nicholls will have ridden it more than anyone. And will suit racers like lambert and Harris. Maybe tai needs to lend them his bikes like Ivan did in 79 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted May 8, 2016 Forecast now looking a bit better. No longer heavy rain all day but now light rain during the early hours and during the day possibly until 7pm. Obviously, still not promising but plenty of time for it to change for the better. Fingers crossed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FAST GATER 853 Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) Really pleased for all concerned we now have a track that befits a team like the Aces and there long heritage looking forward to visiting many times in the future . Armstrong should be plying his trade in the PL IMO Edited May 8, 2016 by FAST GATER Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
