Woz01 3,589 Posted April 13, 2018 I would like to think Bees will come out on top in this meeting. I believe Bees will be full strength for this. Thoughts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woz01 3,589 Posted April 13, 2018 Never mind, it's now off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterPlinge 657 Posted April 13, 2018 Met office forecast has Stoke dry all this afternoon and evening and then dry all day Saturday. How can it be off 36 hours in advance? Joke Potters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woz01 3,589 Posted April 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, WalterPlinge said: Met office forecast has Stoke dry all this afternoon and evening and then dry all day Saturday. How can it be off 36 hours in advance? Joke Potters. There press release said track won't be ready with rain tonight but you're right no rain seems to be forecasted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted April 13, 2018 Stoke bowl just holds water and surely better than riders arriving and then decision made to not race in a swamp. Early signs have Stoke struggling to get all the fixtures in again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterPlinge 657 Posted April 13, 2018 5 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: surely better than riders arriving and then decision made to not race in a swamp. If the riders arrive in dry weather at a place that has been dry for 36 hours plus, why would they be racing in a swamp? If a track can't be prepared with 36 hours of dry weather, the SCB need to be looking at the competence of the track curator. Or are we now to call off any meeting at any track where it has rained within the last two days or so? Why is Stoke always the club struggling to complete their fixtures because of an extraordinary number of dodgy call-offs? Amazing they can find enough gullible riders to make a team, when it's always the same story. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzac 1,015 Posted April 13, 2018 If Eastie had 36 hours of dry weather before a meeting, even now would probably be watering it! Never been to Stoke but the drainage must be really bad not to get a meeting on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islander15 1,065 Posted April 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Stoke bowl just holds water and surely better than riders arriving and then decision made to not race in a swamp. Early signs have Stoke struggling to get all the fixtures in again It’s embarrassing when your last sentence is actually accurate! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fubar 68 Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) Lovely sunny evening in Stoke. Been cracking the flags all afternoon. How can a meeting can be lost to the weather with no rain to be seen? Doesn't bode well for the rest of the season. Edited April 14, 2018 by fubar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islander15 1,065 Posted April 14, 2018 1 hour ago, fubar said: Lovely sunny evening in Stoke. Been cracking the flags all afternoon. How can a meeting can be lost to the weather with no rain to be seen? Doesn't bode well for the rest of the season. But it rained 2 weeks ago... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fubar 68 Posted April 14, 2018 I wouldn't mind but those Richards people were meant to have done all the drains a couple of years ago and I remember going and having a look at the work in progress and they certainly seemed to be doing a pretty major job. Tattum and co were banging on about how there would be a lot less rain-offs in the future. Another figment of someone's imagination methinks, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fubar 68 Posted April 14, 2018 And the Gloomy Roadsters don't need to bother trolling over to the Buxton Sheep Fanciers tomorrow because their Joseph Lucas ( the Prince of Darkness) generator has given up the ghost. This is all turning into a bit of a shambles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted April 14, 2018 3 hours ago, Islander15 said: But it rained 2 weeks ago... Watering the track at Eastie tonight before the meeting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayne 312 Posted April 15, 2018 6 hours ago, fubar said: And the Gloomy Roadsters don't need to bother trolling over to the Buxton Sheep Fanciers tomorrow because their Joseph Lucas ( the Prince of Darkness) generator has given up the ghost. This is all turning into a bit of a shambles. Not sure what we could do when it breaks down around 6pm on a Saturday evening. Rest assured we will be on the case on Monday to get it sorted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islander15 1,065 Posted April 15, 2018 12 hours ago, Richard Weston said: Watering the track at Eastie tonight before the meeting Yeah I was suggesting that there’s been plenty of time to work on the track. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites