Diamonds85 699 Posted March 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: I’ll be going with a very good weather forecast given that I wasted 2 hours and 3 gallons of diesel driving down on a gloriously sunny Sunday just to be sent home. It's not so much the weather on the day you've got to look at, it's how much water has the track soaked in over the past few weeks that's got to be worrying... This isn't something that happens overnight so it amazes me that the trackstaff at Redcar didn't foresee this on Sunday... Or did they? It is frustrating as a fan in situations like this, it's almost like our time and money is an afterthought but oh well... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,782 Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/21/2023 at 2:32 PM, Yearbyred said: It’s been announced as S Worrall C Mountain J Wright P Starke R Worrall M Clegg A Bowtell If the weather clears up of course. Team Managers announced as George English & Stuart Robson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,042 Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/21/2023 at 2:32 PM, Yearbyred said: It’s been announced as S Worrall C Mountain J Wright P Starke R Worrall M Clegg A Bowtell If the weather clears up of course. All former Diamonds except Bowtell right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewy 2,326 Posted March 22, 2023 1 minute ago, szkocjasid said: All former Diamonds except Bowtell right? Wrong. Bowtell is a former diamond. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,042 Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, lewy said: Wrong. Bowtell is a former diamond. Don't remember that, it's good they've got 7 former Diamonds then Edited March 22, 2023 by szkocjasid 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,782 Posted March 22, 2023 39 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: All former Diamonds except Bowtell right? 37 minutes ago, lewy said: Wrong. Bowtell is a former diamond. 35 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Don't remember that, it's good they've got 7 former Diamonds then 2017 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted March 24, 2023 On 3/21/2023 at 9:36 PM, Diamonds85 said: It's not so much the weather on the day you've got to look at, it's how much water has the track soaked in over the past few weeks that's got to be worrying... This isn't something that happens overnight so it amazes me that the trackstaff at Redcar didn't foresee this on Sunday... Or did they? It is frustrating as a fan in situations like this, it's almost like our time and money is an afterthought but oh well... Totally wrong assumption. Redcar track staff, including 'our' Johnny Swales, worked extremely hard Friday, Saturday and Sunday to try and get the meeting on for both Stuart and the many fans from here and elsewhere, to try and get this meeting on. All very well criticising from 40 of miles away, but if you had been there and therefore fit to comment you would have seen the multitude of track equipment plus volunteer vans being used to try and squeeze the water out of the track, which had got into the track following the downpour on the Saturday. Whilst it looked goodish to average on the top, apparently anybody that walked on the track said it was soft underneath and definitely unfit to ride on. Anybody from afar can make stupid and harmful assumptions, but it doesn't give credit for the effort that was put in to try and help Stuart and the fans. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,782 Posted March 25, 2023 The Ben Fund meeting is about to start and I've noticed that half the field (8 out of 16) are ex-Newcastle riders !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redlead 104 Posted March 25, 2023 15 minutes ago, StevePark said: The Ben Fund meeting is about to start and I've noticed that half the field (8 out of 16) are ex-Newcastle riders !! Due to riders changing teams every year, it could be said for many teams. Redcar has 9 present and former riders in the line up 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justgotmecpc 1,059 Posted March 25, 2023 On 3/24/2023 at 12:18 PM, Tsunami said: Totally wrong assumption. Redcar track staff, including 'our' Johnny Swales, worked extremely hard Friday, Saturday and Sunday to try and get the meeting on for both Stuart and the many fans from here and elsewhere, to try and get this meeting on. All very well criticising from 40 of miles away, but if you had been there and therefore fit to comment you would have seen the multitude of track equipment plus volunteer vans being used to try and squeeze the water out of the track, which had got into the track following the downpour on the Saturday. Whilst it looked goodish to average on the top, apparently anybody that walked on the track said it was soft underneath and definitely unfit to ride on. Anybody from afar can make stupid and harmful assumptions, but it doesn't give credit for the effort that was put in to try and help Stuart and the fans. I'm just pleased I got a phone call not to go which saved me a tenna in diesel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloom89 496 Posted April 2, 2023 Sad reading this weeks ss all of the team previews and not seeing the diamonds one in there it just doesn't feel the same. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terrace Grumbler 337 Posted April 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, bloom89 said: Sad reading this weeks ss all of the team previews and not seeing the diamonds one in there it just doesn't feel the same. Time to move on. I'm heading for the STMP. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soupy 556 Posted April 2, 2023 47 minutes ago, Terrace Grumbler said: Time to move on. I'm heading for the STMP. I will be doing the odd meeting and Workington as both the same distance roughly for me. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) Nearly 1 year to the day. Seems like a lot longer. Edited June 20, 2023 by ruffdiamond 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 214 Posted June 21, 2023 It feels like a good few years. It’s nice to watch speedway but nothing can replace having your own team and following the diamonds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
