iainb 5,022 Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, nw42 said: Gollob getting Gollobed, a rarity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNnTwkXWRPQ That's something I remember Gollob used to do quite a bit in his earlier days, like he fell asleep and lost concentration when he was out in front, seemed to eradicate that from his game in the later years.... just as an aside, and this is about as random as it gets, this popped up after that Gollob race and looked quite a fun piece Edited May 13, 2020 by iainb 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris116 756 Posted May 13, 2020 So why don't we get tarmac tracks? Gets rid of the gardening at the start and probably means that rain would affect meetings a lot less than on shale! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted May 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Chris116 said: So why don't we get tarmac tracks? Gets rid of the gardening at the start and probably means that rain would affect meetings a lot less than on shale! Didn't Ole Olsen after he retired and moved onto the GP's suggest such a thing...perhaps for the future? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,022 Posted May 14, 2020 16 hours ago, Chris116 said: So why don't we get tarmac tracks? Gets rid of the gardening at the start and probably means that rain would affect meetings a lot less than on shale! Weren't there some indoor meetings in the 80's held on concrete/tarmac. I seem to remember Jan Andersen being a specialist and used to apply hair laquer to his back tyre 16 hours ago, steve roberts said: Didn't Ole Olsen after he retired and moved onto the GP's suggest such a thing...perhaps for the future? Didn't they used to have concrete start grids way way way way back in the day? And looking at that back tyre, doesn't it look a bit... special? Maybe it's just at a higher pressure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted May 14, 2020 9 hours ago, iainb said: Weren't there some indoor meetings in the 80's held on concrete/tarmac. I seem to remember Jan Andersen being a specialist and used to apply hair laquer to his back tyre Didn't they used to have concrete start grids way way way way back in the day? And looking at that back tyre, doesn't it look a bit... special? Maybe it's just at a higher pressure There were indoor meetings held at the Wembley Arena and the NEC both of which I attended...spectacular but not speedway in the true sense. Concrete start areas were adopted during the fifties (?) but I don't think that they proved successful with riders gaining unnecessary grip which caused issues (?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,995 Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) On 5/13/2020 at 6:44 PM, steve roberts said: Didn't Ole Olsen after he retired and moved onto the GP's suggest such a thing...perhaps for the future? I know that Briggo stated an all weather track should be developed Edited May 15, 2020 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted May 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, iainb said: SPOILER ALERT Who was excluded? Pedersen at fault in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nw42 2,048 Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, steve roberts said: Who was excluded? Pedersen at fault in my opinion. 100%, great ride from him to work his way through the field but he just pushed too far. Edited May 15, 2020 by nw42 spelling 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,022 Posted May 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, nw42 said: 100%, great ride from him to work his way through the field but he just pushed too far. Isn't this the race he broke his neck in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted July 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Blupanther said: Gutsy Gordon Kennett! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,022 Posted July 15, 2020 8 hours ago, Blupanther said: Troy Batchelor vs Rory Schlein? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites