lewy 2,326 Posted August 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: The track now is smooth and no issues however it is dusty. Surely dusty is an issue however track prep this time of the year can prove to be really tricky hot and sunny with a breeze makes things very difficult however you would have thought the way you go banging on about everything Poole is top class and what other clubs should aspire to the irony is mind blowing! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trackrat 444 Posted August 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, lewy said: Surely dusty is an issue however track prep this time of the year can prove to be really tricky hot and sunny with a breeze makes things very difficult however you would have thought the way you go banging on about everything Poole is top class and what other clubs should aspire to the irony is mind blowing! He’s clueless, just guesses and lies about everything and doesn’t realise everyone’s laughing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trackrat 444 Posted August 25, 2021 18 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: The track now is smooth and no issues however it is dusty. Embarrassing yourself again ginge. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SSL84 541 Posted August 25, 2021 26 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: The track now is smooth and no issues however it is dusty. Not from your own riders are saying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Normski 1,316 Posted August 25, 2021 10 hours ago, Normski said: 60-30 Almost lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted August 25, 2021 Well that was the worst meeting of the year by the proverbial mile. A big crowd as expected but really nothing to cheer about as it was one way traffic all night. Not one race of note to be honest. We could see the track had been well watered before the meeting and there was a lot of track work going in up to 15 minutes before tapes up. But in the first heat we could see issues as it looked deep and grippy and riders were struggling. A track grade and watering after heat 2 didn’t make much difference and an early interval at heat 8 saw the blade come out, which certainly made the track better but unlike last week they didn’t water anymore, meaning the rest of the meeting was played out in dusty conditions. My guess is the riders didn’t want the track watered. Newcastle were as bad as expected and got off quite lightly with the scoreline. Two falls from Basso when in third and clear leading helped Newcastle from a bigger defeat. Poole also used reserve Danyon Hume in heat 15. As for Ben Basso, he looks a serious talent. He said after the meeting that he was very disappointed in his score, and was nervous before the meeting and over tried. It showed with the immense speed he has, too much for the track which resulted in a spill in his first, followed by another in heat 8 when miles clear. Perhaps he should learn that a win is a win and to throttle back a little. Three points if you win by a bikes length or 100 metres. Well done to Barker for living up to the number one jacket. Was on it all night. As for the others, we’ll just forget about it and move on. So Pirates go clear at the top of the league. Next stop is Edinburgh on Friday before coming back to Wimborne Road on Sunday for the visit of Birmingham and the ever popular Bomber Harris, who is bound to get a warm reception. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trackrat 444 Posted August 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: My guess Ha Ha Ha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobC 664 Posted August 25, 2021 Oh dear. The track was total garbage, and not for the first time this season. Its actually getting worse. Before a wheel had been turned you kind of thought it would be one sided. Sadly, that was the case. However, I would still like to see all 4 riders in each race for all 4 laps. Riders seemed to 'go missing' then re appear from the dust. It was awful. A bit surprised that referee Chris Durno didnt slap the 2 minutes on more than he did. If only to get it over and done with. No point in putting the boot in to Newcastle, they know their limitations and getting to the end of the season is their main objective. Feel for the Diamonds supporters. However I am totally fed up with excuse after excuse regarding our track preparation. Same goes for the scoreboard. Same old excuses, week after week. Its embarrassing. Big crowd, beautiful evening, perfect for showing all that is good with speedway. Not a chance with that track While Basso tried too hard at times, the track certainly didnt help. Throwing riders all over the place. Just pleased that every rider got away safely. Gawd knows what track surface we will get on Sunday afternoon v Birmingham. No need for sun cream, you will probably leave with a 'dust' tan anyway. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucifer sam 3,953 Posted August 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, BobC said: Oh dear. The track was total garbage, and not for the first time this season. Its actually getting worse. Before a wheel had been turned you kind of thought it would be one sided. Sadly, that was the case. However, I would still like to see all 4 riders in each race for all 4 laps. Riders seemed to 'go missing' then re appear from the dust. It was awful. A bit surprised that referee Chris Durno didnt slap the 2 minutes on more than he did. If only to get it over and done with. No point in putting the boot in to Newcastle, they know their limitations and getting to the end of the season is their main objective. Feel for the Diamonds supporters. However I am totally fed up with excuse after excuse regarding our track preparation. Same goes for the scoreboard. Same old excuses, week after week. Its embarrassing. Big crowd, beautiful evening, perfect for showing all that is good with speedway. Not a chance with that track While Basso tried too hard at times, the track certainly didnt help. Throwing riders all over the place. Just pleased that every rider got away safely. Gawd knows what track surface we will get on Sunday afternoon v Birmingham. No need for sun cream, you will probably leave with a 'dust' tan anyway. Bob, you should have gone over to the Isle Of Wight for either the handicap meeting last week or the last leg of the 3TT this week. Two superb meetings. Sounds like I got the half decent meeting at Poole last week - tonight sounds poor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobC 664 Posted August 25, 2021 1 minute ago, lucifer sam said: Bob, you should have gone over to the Isle Of Wight for either the handicap meeting last week or the last leg of the 3TT this week. Two superb meetings. Sounds like I got the half decent meeting at Poole last week - tonight sounds poor. Master of the understatement there, Rob! No fault of Newcastle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted August 25, 2021 i am glad we got something else to do on sunday to able to give it a miss . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,032 Posted August 25, 2021 2 hours ago, J-D said: The Poole track is abysmal. Embarrassing state of affairs. Scrape off any bit of dirt before the start and a dust bowl on the warm up laps. No real racing. The traffic light show behind bend three has been more interesting. Should be perfect conditions to prepare a decent race track but no, another nail in the coffin for British speedway. Tbh though they only scraped the dirt off after a long convo with Stevie and Danny so I'm guessing that was agreed. But yes it was bad until H8 and then seemed to settle down a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,032 Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Trackerman48 said: Not from your own riders are saying. What did they say? I left before the interviews. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,032 Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Normski said: Almost lol Closer than me! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
