Air Fences Lifting

[steve roberts 9,246]

Good!

Was at Reading (Tilehurst) at an end of season meeting when Soldier Boy got covered in flour on the centre green (after a 'tug of war' contest which he was invited to take part in). Olsen was involved in that meeting but can't remember if he was the guilty party!

Edited January 7, 2017 by steve roberts

[Little Thumper 528]

Wrong, soldier boy was Leicester through & through in the early 70s. Ray Wilson was his idol. He used to give Olsen a very hard time!

 

No, that's incorrect.

 

He was only practising at Leicester.

 

He perfected his craft at the Cathedral of Speedway and still gave Ole Olsen a very hard time!

 

But of course, we didn't have air fences in those days.

Edited January 7, 2017 by Little Thumper

[sommelier 1,118]

Good!

Take it you wasn't a Ole fan!

[Shale Searcher 1,264]

Maybe air fence panels should be in two sections, an upper and lower bit, then there would/could be 4 anchor points, so the bike hitting the upper section would not deform the lower section that the riders slide under....??

[Starman2006 2,355]

Maybe air fence panels should be in two sections, an upper and lower bit, then there would/could be 4 anchor points, so the bike hitting the upper section would not deform the lower section that the riders slide under....??

Nah, wouldn't work mate, but even if something alone those lines was thought up it would cost double what we pay for a fence now. And that would price out 99% of clubs.

[Skid Sprocket 243]

Maybe air fence panels should be in two sections, an upper and lower bit, then there would/could be 4 anchor points, so the bike hitting the upper section would not deform the lower section that the riders slide under....??

 

Two sections just like this topic, I think the original slid under the fence way back

 

Another way is burying the skirt in the shale but its not very practical and all you are doing really is weighing it down so why not part fill with water to give it some weight and get he same effect if you have somewhere to drain the water after the meeting, the downside is that a punctured section could cause a flood.

[SCB 0]

The issue is that no one fence can be a catch all situation. Glance a fence and you want it to be pretty solid, hit it hard yourself you want it to burst around you. Bike go in first then you need a secondary fence.

 

Whatever fence you go with will have failings in certain situations.

[Paulco 7,080]

 

Air fences may not be perfect but nobody wants to see this

 

 

Surely, it is the responsibility of the Clerk of Course to ensure that air fences are correctly installed.

I was there that day , Richard Sweetman ( in blue ) after dusting himself down came out and won the rerun

[Shale Searcher 1,264]

I was there that day , Richard Sweetman ( in blue ) after dusting himself down came out and won the rerun

 

Glasgow v Sheffield?

[speedibee 3,091]

 

He seemed to have a pretty short career which was curtailed by illness.

Do you know much about him, speedi?

he did have a short career a few second half races here and there , perhaps someone should tell him ,because that is not what he tells folks

[Paulco 7,080]

Glasgow v Sheffield?

Glasgow v Somerset 2011 , ironically the other rider in the shot is the current Glasgow skipper , Aaron Summers , guesting for the Rebels that day

[Tsunami 10,219]

 

Two sections just like this topic, I think the original slid under the fence way back

 

Another way is burying the skirt in the shale but its not very practical and all you are doing really is weighing it down so why not part fill with water to give it some weight and get he same effect if you have somewhere to drain the water after the meeting, the downside is that a punctured section could cause a flood.

And contaminate open wounds of the riders in the crash. Filling the fence with water is just not a runner for many reasons.

[Shale Searcher 1,264]

I think an air fence with split panels would work, shame you can't put drawings up, as I don't think you understood what I meant...

[ruffdiamond 6,115]

And contaminate open wounds of the riders in the crash. Filling the fence with water is just not a runner for many reasons.

 

could you not use sand, or something similar ???

instead of water, put saline solution in and if the 'unfortunate' happens, it would be of use

using saline might be costly, but sea water might work, and you could grab some free sand while your'e there...

[Shale Searcher 1,264]

If, the panels were made by having 2 parts, an upper part and lower part, with a 70% & 30% of current height, the upper part being the 70%, when a bike hits the fence upright, the upper section would lift, leaving the lower 30% still in its original form to catch the rider....

 

This dual section panels would need some fine tuning, but it's could be worth looking at...