StevePark 2,781 Posted March 15, 2023 Short interview with Team Manager Gavin Parr: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,031 Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 8:31 AM, StevePark said: Short interview with Team Manager Gavin Parr: Sensible comments by Gavin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffo 16 Posted March 19, 2023 Meeting called off today with all the riders and quite a few fans in the stadium. Hearing the riders refused to ride the track in some quarters and some where saying the ref had called it off.... Feel for Stuart Robson and all the riders and fans who had travelled over today. Very late call off for most people !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moranboys 411 Posted March 19, 2023 Again,a farce in the first meeting of the season.if the track was unfit then why wasn't this called off a lot earlier? In these testing times surely another waste of supporters money,wasted trip and wasted time and if the track only became unrideable late on then apologies for this post. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff100 1,426 Posted March 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Jeffo said: Meeting called off today with all the riders and quite a few fans in the stadium. Hearing the riders refused to ride the track in some quarters and some where saying the ref had called it off.... Feel for Stuart Robson and all the riders and fans who had travelled over today. Very late call off for most people !! Modern times,alot of riders if the track aint dry and slick they dont want to know! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,364 Posted March 19, 2023 32 minutes ago, geoff100 said: Modern times,alot of riders if the track aint dry and slick they dont want to know! Would agree.Unfortunately nothing is going to change . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topaz325 1,859 Posted March 19, 2023 Just watched a short video interview of Robbo saying the track was not fit to race the track had work carried out yesterday but overnight rain ruined it, yes an earlier call off might have helped...I traveled over from Cumbria with my nephew and arrived at the gate only to be told it was off. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,364 Posted March 19, 2023 2 hours ago, topaz325 said: Just watched a short video interview of Robbo saying the track was not fit to race the track had work carried out yesterday but overnight rain ruined it, yes an earlier call off might have helped...I traveled over from Cumbria with my nephew and arrived at the gate only to be told it was off. You have to feel for Robbo. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,781 Posted March 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Moranboys said: Again,a farce in the first meeting of the season.if the track was unfit then why wasn't this called off a lot earlier? In these testing times surely another waste of supporters money,wasted trip and wasted time and if the track only became unrideable late on then apologies for this post. Explanation from the Farewell Committee (copied and pasted off Facebook) is given on the Robbo's Farewell thread in Testimonial Section on the Forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyretrax 2,253 Posted March 20, 2023 Robbo will be due a Testimonial for his Testimonial being attempted for ten years. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted March 24, 2023 On 3/19/2023 at 7:48 PM, Fromafar said: Would agree.Unfortunately nothing is going to change . Just like stupid fans making stupid statements without knowing what actually happened. The track was deemed on early Saturday to getting better and likely to go ahead on the Sunday. Unfortunately there was a sudden downpour in the afternoon and evening which went straight into the track. Work started early on Sunday to remedy the problem but with massive efforts from track staff and volunteers vans, they couldn't get the track to harden up and therefore safe to ride on. All agreed with that decision, riders, track staff, referees and the public. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted March 24, 2023 On 3/19/2023 at 2:50 PM, Jeffo said: Meeting called off today with all the riders and quite a few fans in the stadium. Hearing the riders refused to ride the track in some quarters and some where saying the ref had called it off.... Feel for Stuart Robson and all the riders and fans who had travelled over today. Very late call off for most people !! The riders were never going to ride it, and Stuart, referees and the trackstaff agreed they would not be able to make it fit to ride as it would have been unsafe. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,364 Posted March 24, 2023 5 hours ago, Tsunami said: Just like stupid fans making stupid statements without knowing what actually happened. The track was deemed on early Saturday to getting better and likely to go ahead on the Sunday. Unfortunately there was a sudden downpour in the afternoon and evening which went straight into the track. Work started early on Sunday to remedy the problem but with massive efforts from track staff and volunteers vans, they couldn't get the track to harden up and therefore safe to ride on. All agreed with that decision, riders, track staff, referees and the public. Stupid comments from yourself.Fans seem to know better than Promotions in recent seasons given what I’ve witnessed first hand.I applaud the track staff efforts but surely history tells them not to bother if things are not perfect nowadays.I sure it was the right decision but They could have saved themselves a lot of hard work.No consideration for travelling fans. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,284 Posted March 24, 2023 31 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Stupid comments from yourself.Fans seem to know better than Promotions in recent seasons given what I’ve witnessed first hand.I applaud the track staff efforts but surely history tells them not to bother if things are not perfect nowadays.I sure it was the right decision but They could have saved themselves a lot of hard work.No consideration for travelling fans. No! No! No! The opinions of those within the "inner sanctum" are always right... And the opinions of those who only pay to watch the sport (and therefore keep it going), are always invariably wrong... Thought someone who has been on here so long like you have mate would have grasped this by now.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rearingtogo 119 Posted April 12, 2023 A speedway rider from Redcar would often ride below par he eventually got it right to the supporters delight and now he is a true star. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
