Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted July 3, 2023 Just now, tigerman said: Just a thought, but if the promoter only has to pay the riders start and points money for ten races then they must be laughing all the way to the bank. Yep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DazS 430 Posted July 3, 2023 37 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: I admit i wasn't there, But How hot is the sun at 9pm to dry part of the track out in 15 mins? experts say it can get up to a billion degrees. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, DazS said: experts say it can get up to a billion degrees. You couldn't make it up. As for the breeze.. Edited July 3, 2023 by Bald Bloke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,661 Posted July 3, 2023 Coming in 2024: 5 man teams, 10 heats, £30 admission, meetings can be called a result after Heat 3. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Skid 425 Posted July 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: Yep Especially when heat 13 and 15 are the big money races, I thought the super expensive Briggo dirt deflectors were going to put an end to this sort of farce. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DazS 430 Posted July 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Lord Skid said: Especially when heat 13 and 15 are the big money races, I thought the super expensive Briggo dirt deflectors were going to put an end to this sort of farce. they are still tripping over them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted July 3, 2023 1 hour ago, PistonBrokeAgain said: Typical speedway fan who has no thoughts for anyone but themselves! Speedway bikes these days have to be raced flat-out. The sun was out on bend 2 and the back straight, we could obviously see these parts of the track were drying quickly. The problem came from the 3rd/4th bends and home straight which had no sun on it. Therefore the track will have been massively inconsistent, not to mention the glare from the sun going down the back straight. I agree with the decision to call it off. Do some decent work on the track then! If the rain had stopped within a few minutes it should be possible. After all Pickering said it was still rideable so couldn't have been beyond improvement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RideHard 40 Posted July 3, 2023 They were going to have an interval and some track work I’m guessing after the 10 min rain shower.. this was cancelled and they chose to race through heavy rain instead for 2 heats which obviously was going to be tricky for the riders. then blue skies, no track work even attempted, Simon Stead and a few of the Sheffield riders looking confused to say the least.. complete sh£t show. Peterborough worst team in league by a country mile riders refusing to ride the track. Sheffield promotion better come up with something for next Monday or nobody will show up 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted July 3, 2023 Cheap night for both teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Jacobs 554 Posted July 3, 2023 2 hours ago, proud panther said: Chapman, the gift that just keeps giving ----------------------------------------- rubbish teams 3.61 of that difference is Pedersen's average minus the arbitrarily assessed 5.00 given to Tarasenko. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Jacobs 554 Posted July 3, 2023 How did they manage to ride 3 heats in poor conditions to get as far as Heat 10, and then decide it couldn't go on ... that's almost as suspicious as Bates Leicester getting a vital win at Bates Sheffield last week. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: How did they manage to ride 3 heats in poor conditions to get as far as Heat 10, and then decide it couldn't go on ... that's almost as suspicious as Bates Leicester getting a vital win at Bates Sheffield last week. The win was never in doubt by heat 10. It's money. For both clubs.. Edited July 3, 2023 by Bald Bloke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeW436 595 Posted July 3, 2023 48 minutes ago, Charlieboy said: Josh Pickering interview on Twitter if anybody’s interested With the sun out in the background…if you didn’t know why it had been cancelled before watching that you’d think it would be because of a faulty pit gate or something, not the weather. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted July 3, 2023 1 minute ago, JoeW436 said: With the sun out in the background…if you didn’t know why it had been cancelled before watching that you’d think it would be because of a faulty pit gate or something, not the weather. £££ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) The clubs know nearly all the fans that were mugged off tonight,, will be standing outside waiting to get in another time,, with another chance of being mugged off some more. Fans are treated like schitt,, cos they let themselves be. Edited July 3, 2023 by Baldyman 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
