Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted April 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, Mark said: do you think taking 150 minutes to see just over 15 minutes of racing is OK ? Yesterday was probably the longest match we have had at the NSS. 98% of the time were done for 9pm and I'm home for half 9. The 20 minute delay before heat 15 was not the fault of belle vue though. And what I was on about was the dust and riders being blinded. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halifaxtiger 5,318 Posted April 24, 2019 12 hours ago, Dornier fixer said: There was plenty of dust at Belle Vue it blew down towards the pits exactly as it did last year and in one race the riders couldn`t see coming out of bend four. The referee was to blame for it running so long he was prompted several times by the announcer to put the two minutes on. my arguement is that two and a half hours to run a meeting is unacceptable. 'Plenty of dust' is what they had at Poole on Friday and Sheffield on Sunday. It means that spectators clothes were covered and viewing was obscured. With the possible exception of heat 15, that simply wasn't the case at Belle Vue on Monday where it was minimal at worst. It is certainly indicative that there is not one single post on here, the Belle Vue facebook page or anywhere else complaining about it. As a hardened speedway fan, I think meetings should be finished in two hours. Had this been a midweek match on a freezing night with work the following day I would have been the first to complain, but it wasn't. The thing is the time taken to run a meeting is only relevant to the sport if it deters any paying customer from attending again. Given the overall package offered by the Aces on Monday - the quality of the racing, the superb presentation, pricing etc - coupled with the excellent weather, I don't think one single person would have been put off. In fact, I'd say quite the opposite. Taking also into account the excellent Colts meeting on Friday, I'd say Belle Vue are getting close to Isle of Wight standards for customer focus and that's a massive step in the right direction. All this compares sharply with the comments on facebook about Sheffield on Sunday (a meeting that took 45 minutes less) and the anger displayed on the 3rd/4th bends where I was standing. The dreadful standard of that meeting plus the appalling state of the track will be a disaster for them where future attendances are concerned. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyderd 1,216 Posted April 24, 2019 12 hours ago, coldace said: There certainly was not enough dust to obscure anyone's view, I sit in the grandstand and could see perfectly. It is ridiculous to suggest that riders could not see coming out of bed four, simply ridiculous. Really can't understand your comments. So now we know it wasn't the ref, it wasn't the non existent dust, it was getting the riders out of their beds.. Sorry I couldn't resist that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coldace 110 Posted April 24, 2019 Good spot, that'll teach me not to post before checking! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Call me wolfie 677 Posted April 25, 2019 Heat 11 from Monmore on Monday, Becker shows how it's done from gate 4 http://www.wolverhampton-speedway.com/_mobile/news.php?extend.3116 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,367 Posted April 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Call me wolfie said: Heat 11 from Monmore on Monday, Becker shows how it's done from gate 4 http://www.wolverhampton-speedway.com/_mobile/news.php?extend.3116 Becker is a talent and givin luck will go far in the sport.IMO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,821 Posted April 26, 2019 Great to see some cracking racing this week from Wolves and Ipswich on social media. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted April 26, 2019 7 hours ago, stevebrum said: Great to see some cracking racing this week from Wolves and Ipswich on social media. And both times its passing of max fricke. Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyderd 1,216 Posted April 26, 2019 Becker looked good at the NSS, so he's obviously not a 1 track pony, some good youngsters coming through the ranks, pity the support from new younger fans is not there. Come on Promoters Save Our Speedway 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,821 Posted April 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Phil The Ace said: And both times its passing of max fricke. Lol Oh yeah! Poor Max! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dornier 795 Posted April 29, 2019 With regard to the Belle Vue meeting my original post stated that I thought two and a half hours was too long for a meeting to run it was then that halifaxtiger popped his head up to say that it was two hour fifteen minutes and he thought it was acceptable as the track was watered regularly which meant there was NO dust. In actual fact I looked at my watch as I stood up to go as the last rider crossed the line it was two twenty five. I never said there was clouds of dust but to say there was NO dust at all is totally incorrect. anybody stood on bend one would have needed a bath when they got home. there was one race near the end where the riders who were in close contention to the leader on bend four were unable to see for a millisecond. Hope that clears it up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites