arnieg 3,644 Posted August 5, 2022 3 hours ago, cyclone said: .... Glad that Barker has been exonerated of any drug/alcohol misuse, and the internet vultures on this forum can now remain silent. ...... Assume Barker still in limbo re result of lab tests? Surely these two statements are mutually incompatible 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,371 Posted August 5, 2022 3 hours ago, cyclone said: Confirmed on Edinburgh FB that Barker, Palm Toft & Andersen all scheduled to ride tonight. Glad that Barker has been exonerated of any drug/alcohol misuse, and the internet vultures on this forum can now remain silent. Edinburgh FB have now amended Plymouth FB lineup to Tom Woolley @ 2 & r/r for Barker @ 3. Assume Barker still in limbo re result of lab tests? Might have to wait a bit longer to silence vultures. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,021 Posted August 5, 2022 Paco Castanga just said the shape of the Leicester track is weird! How very dare he 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,021 Posted August 5, 2022 Why is the finish line further along the straight from the start line? Is that legal? Are the canny Scots trying to get a bit more speedway for their money? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted August 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, iainb said: Why is the finish line further along the straight from the start line? Is that legal? Are the canny Scots trying to get a bit more speedway for their money? Worked for Wimbledon for decades. You ever been to grass track meeting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,021 Posted August 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, HGould said: Worked for Wimbledon for decades. You ever been to grass track meeting? No, never have been, nearly went to the Ace of Aces once, but they're few and far between these days. Seriously though, do you know the reason? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JanAndersen 822 Posted August 5, 2022 54 minutes ago, iainb said: No, never have been, nearly went to the Ace of Aces once, but they're few and far between these days. Seriously though, do you know the reason? Presumably for track length? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,021 Posted August 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, JanAndersen said: Presumably for track length? Does a track have to be a minimum length then? Isn't Plymouth smaller? Has it always been like this at Armadale? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mc131 365 Posted August 5, 2022 1 hour ago, iainb said: Why is the finish line further along the straight from the start line? Is that legal? Are the canny Scots trying to get a bit more speedway for their money? Sure it's the same at kents track 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,021 Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) Yeah it's 260m which is the minimum length for an FIM track... seems a bit of a cheat though as it'll only be 260m for one lap... Plymouth are putting up a hell of a fight here with half a team Edited August 5, 2022 by iainb 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JanAndersen 822 Posted August 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, iainb said: Yeah it's 260m which is the minimum length for an FIM track... seems a bit of a cheat though as it'll only be 260m for one lap... Plymouth are putting up a hell of a fight here with half a team Eh? Surely it’s calculated that the amount extra 5 yards on the final lap or whatever it is takes it to 260? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JanAndersen 822 Posted August 5, 2022 Struggled to a win. Kye was excellent tonight though and has really added a good aggressive side to his racing. We’re not going to trouble anyone in the play-offs sadly. What’s the guesting rules for the play-offs? Can it only be a rider from a team not involved? Paging Bomber. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,021 Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, JanAndersen said: Eh? Surely it’s calculated that the amount extra 5 yards on the final lap or whatever it is takes it to 260? Depends what the "actual" length of the track is... i mean Plymouth could be FIM length if they rode over 5 laps lol Edited August 5, 2022 by iainb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,034 Posted August 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, JanAndersen said: Struggled to a win. Kye was excellent tonight though and has really added a good aggressive side to his racing. We’re not going to trouble anyone in the play-offs sadly. What’s the guesting rules for the play-offs? Can it only be a rider from a team not involved? Paging Bomber. Pretty much. Sam not going to back then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted August 5, 2022 1 hour ago, iainb said: No, never have been, nearly went to the Ace of Aces once, but they're few and far between these days. Seriously though, do you know the reason? At Wimbledon it was something to do with distance to first turn I think. Not sure Edinburgh only been there twice. May be to line it with refs box maybe? Pretty much every grass track has start line in a chute to protect actual track. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
