bigcatdiary 3,165 Posted August 11, 2019 16.5 FACILITIES16.5.1 A Team may utilise a "Facility" to cover the absence of a Rider(s) who:i) has been suspended by the FIM, ACU, SCB or rider’s FMN. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 2,254 Posted August 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, cinderfella said: Ironic that the two riders with the lesser bans miss more meetings lol. Isn't that typical of British Speedway? Should of been a set number of matches per rider not days 9 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinderfella 865 Posted August 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Crumpet77 said: It is if the said rider is not supposed to be on track under power with spectators on the infield. Since when has it said anywhere in the rule book an official's duties should include walking in front of a rider under power and obstruct him? Common sense tells you you don't do that - the guy was being an officious idiot. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinderfella 865 Posted August 11, 2019 1 minute ago, scoobydoo said: Should of been a set number of matches per rider not days Come on Scooby that would be far too sensible lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted August 11, 2019 1 minute ago, cinderfella said: Since when has it said anywhere in the rule book an official's duties should include walking in front of a rider under power and obstruct him? Common sense tells you you don't do that - the guy was being an officious idiot. The flag Marshall was under instruction to stop the out of control Cook, Vissing and other rider from coming around and riding in front of the other riders who were still being introduced to the crowd, along with members of the public who were also trackside. The Marshall is a hero from stopping potential carnage. 7 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinderfella 865 Posted August 11, 2019 Male bovine excrement!!! Cook was making his way into the pits, Memebers of the public were not or should not have been at the pit gate. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted August 11, 2019 27 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: The flag Marshall was under instruction to stop the out of control Cook, Vissing and other rider from coming around and riding in front of the other riders who were still being introduced to the crowd, along with members of the public who were also trackside. The Marshall is a hero from stopping potential carnage. The marshall nearly caused carnage handbag stuff really it give the crowd some extra entertainment though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
False dawn 2,298 Posted August 11, 2019 It's a difficult one to which to apply consistent rules. As a former racer on the grass, I witnessed many confrontations between racers after a tough race. You know, handbags at dawn. The respective crews pulled them apart and two hours later everyone had a beer together. The sight of crews wading into the fight along with riders not directly involved is not one I find acceptable or equivalent to the situation I describe above. The former warrants a ticking off by the team manager, the latter, an intervention by the authorities as we see here. Due process. You take the law into your own hands (and someone will be recording it, that's for sure) and the authorities will throw the book at you. Never mind what the real reason for you being upset in the first place, violence won't be tolerated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poole keith 911 Posted August 11, 2019 often think fining footballers is pointless but with uk speedway a 3k fine for each on top of their leniant bans might make them behave in future,think the eastbourne mindset has been for many years "at arlington we do what ever we want" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, cinderfella said: Male bovine excrement!!! Cook was making his way into the pits, Memebers of the public were not or should not have been at the pit gate. The entrance to the pits is half way down the back straight, meaning the three riders would have had to have ridden past the riders who were still being introduced! There were families by the riders! Edited August 11, 2019 by Steve Shovlar 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted August 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, poole keith said: often think fining footballers is pointless but with uk speedway a 3k fine for each on top of their leniant bans might make them behave in future,think the eastbourne mindset has been for many years "at arlington we do what ever we want" Wasn’t ~Eastbourne who caused this. Though Eddie should have kept his beak out of it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve0 5,517 Posted August 11, 2019 25 minutes ago, Crumpet77 said: So if i'm driving down a one way street full of pedestrians and a policeman jumps in front of me to avert potential carnage, its the policeman's fault It would be if cars didn’t have any brakes!! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff100 1,426 Posted August 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Steve0 said: His job is NOT to wave a red flag on the track or walk in front of a rider under power! What is the job of someone at a track with a red flag?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2ndbendbeerhut 1,781 Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) So Cook misses 16th 17th and 18th for Glasgow and then 15th 19th and 22nd for Kings Lynn. Vissing misses 16th 17th and 18th for Glasgow and 15th for Swindon Kennett misses 15th for Ipswich and 16th 17th 18th for Eastbourne That's if the ban is for all racing and not subject to a sub clause that means it only applies to the CL Edited August 11, 2019 by 2ndbendbeerhut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: The entrance to the pits is half way down the back straight, meaning the three riders would have had to have ridden past the riders who were still being introduced! There were families by the riders! The exit from the track was just past where the steward was waving his flag, which was where the filming was done, not half way down the straight. Cook should have stopped but the steward should not have moved in front of a bike with no brakes. Edited August 11, 2019 by A ORLOV 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites