scaramanga 908 Posted April 6 10 minutes ago, H20 said: Can not understand this call off looking at a few forecasts. Think the promotion were just looking at headlines 70mph winds. Workington forecast was 30mph winds with possible 50mph gusts. Not much rain forecast either. They did the same with the BenFund meeting called that off early and weather was absolutely fine on the day. 30mph wind in Cumbria is the norm. Think big issue for Ben fund meeting was the car park was under water 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marksman 540 Posted April 6 The wind is brutal today down by the coast, not surprised it’s off. They could have risked it by running it, but with the many temporary structures that are in place (this is not a stadium by any means) and debris flying, who would be liable? It would be madness to run in these conditions with a much reduced crowd, having plenty of free weekends probably makes the decision easier these days. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j2ohh 64 Posted April 6 (edited) 2 hours ago, iainb said: Looking at the forecast this morning, were they a bit previous calling this one off? see all below ! 2 hours ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said: A wind off when wind speeds are 30mph, and gusts are 50mph per met office… That’s a bit of an embarrassing call off, when you had a good crowd in last week. Punters will soon fall back out of habit. is this a wind up so when you get a 50mph gust when your driving in a car , it sends you in another direction (one direction) . so what do you think it will do if you are on a motorcycle ? 1 hour ago, H20 said: Can not understand this call off looking at a few forecasts. Think the promotion were just looking at headlines 70mph winds. Workington forecast was 30mph winds with possible 50mph gusts. Not much rain forecast either. They did the same with the BenFund meeting called that off early and weather was absolutely fine on the day. 30mph wind in Cumbria is the norm. see above ! 1 hour ago, iainb said: Any other sporting events in the region cancelled because of the weather warning? local swimming baths flooded and under water ! ! ! did anyone see the scunthorpe v redcar meeting on bsn last night track was still soft and rutted from the cancelled v workington meeting a week earlier . 3rd bend had 3/4 riders off due to a large puddle the week before looking forward to seeing the berwick v Glasgow meeting tonight . that is of course is if the wind and rain does not call it off . at the end of the day , safety of all concerned is a big issue .steve lawson knows the cumbrian weather well , being local.its all in the interest of speedway . saves travel costs ,saves injuries to riders and saves lives by calling it off Berwick off yet ? Edited April 6 by j2ohh 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,079 Posted April 6 (edited) 6 minutes ago, j2ohh said: see all below ! is this a wind up so when you get a 50mph gust when your driving in a car , it sends you in another direction (one direction) . so what do you think it will do if you are on a motorcycle ? see above ! local swimming baths flooded and under water ! ! ! did anyone see the scunthorpe v redcar meeting on bsn last night track was still soft and rutted from the cancelled v workington meeting a week earlier . 3rd bend has 3/4 riders off due to a large puddle the week before looking forward to seeing the berwick v Glasgow meeting tonight . that is of course is if the wind and rain does not call it off . at the end of the day , safety of all concerned is a big issue .steve lawson knows the cumbrian weather well , being local.its all in the interest of speedway . saves travel costs ,saves injuries to riders and saves lives by calling it off Berwick off yet ? Swimming baths flooded and under water, that's a good thing isn't it? The issues with the track last night were nothing to do with what happened 7 days earlier, there's a fundamental design floor with the track and the drainage isn't good enough. I think at this rate you'll be lucky to see any Speedway in Cumbria this year, if they're going to cancel because a bit of wind is forecast Edited April 6 by iainb 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j2ohh 64 Posted April 6 (edited) 16 minutes ago, iainb said: Swimming baths flooded? The issues with the track last night were nothing to do with what happened 7 days earlier, there's a fundamental design floor with the track and the drainage isn't good enough. I think at this rate you'll be lucky to see any Speedway in Cumbria this year, if they're going to cancel because a bit of wind is forecast entitled are we ? better to have proper racing than follow the leader , so IF you were a in charge of a club you would have gone ahead with most meetings , rain or shine . did you not see the large puddle on scunny TV last week ? anumber of years ago , riders where putting spoilers on their front wheels , dont know why . bur soon took them of due to gusts of wind taking them in another direction . BTW the weather was not kind during the week upto the redcar meeting . glad you got the baths comment .was it a wooden FLOOR ? Edited April 6 by j2ohh 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,401 Posted April 6 10 minutes ago, iainb said: Swimming baths flooded and under water, that's a good thing isn't it? The issues with the track last night were nothing to do with what happened 7 days earlier, there's a fundamental design floor with the track and the drainage isn't good enough. I think at this rate you'll be lucky to see any Speedway in Cumbria this year, if they're going to cancel because a bit of wind is forecast They have already seen speedway.Given the problems Leicester have had with the track over the years your comments are a bit weak. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scaramanga 908 Posted April 6 And who was asked to go and help at Leicester. The workington track staff / promotion that seam to be the target of about 75% off the forum Jealousy is a strange thing 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTD26 106 Posted April 6 Nice to see the absolute weapons that were kicking about on here in 2018 are still here now. Right decision to call it off today, the rain we’ve had through night the past 2 nights has been horrendous for a start. The wind today is bad, these bikes can be volatile at the best of times couldn’t imagine trying to keep some sort of control with a 70mph gust battering you. Plenty of free weekends over the course of the season to squeeze this one back in. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,067 Posted April 6 1 hour ago, j2ohh said: see all below ! is this a wind up so when you get a 50mph gust when your driving in a car , it sends you in another direction (one direction) . so what do you think it will do if you are on a motorcycle ? see above ! local swimming baths flooded and under water ! ! ! did anyone see the scunthorpe v redcar meeting on bsn last night track was still soft and rutted from the cancelled v workington meeting a week earlier . 3rd bend had 3/4 riders off due to a large puddle the week before looking forward to seeing the berwick v Glasgow meeting tonight . that is of course is if the wind and rain does not call it off . at the end of the day , safety of all concerned is a big issue .steve lawson knows the cumbrian weather well , being local.its all in the interest of speedway . saves travel costs ,saves injuries to riders and saves lives by calling it off Berwick off yet ? Berwick is on and I expect the meeting to go ahead. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,090 Posted April 6 Despite clubs seemingly having very blank calendars, there's no available Saturdays for a re-staging until June 22nd when the BSN fixture could replace the scheduled league fixture. If Plymouth beat Scunthorpe in the KOC then 28th April becomes available. I can see the BSN series lasting a lot longer than last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neila 1,175 Posted April 6 I live 1 mile inland from the track and the wind has considerably strengthened since this morning been out for me walk, and in the big gusts, I got blown about, imagine this on a bike at 60mph with 3 others beside you, besides the sea in an exposed arena !!! Also been another extremely soggy week in West Cumbria, granted its dry today, track may have been ok but the car parking could be very soggy, was soft last week. Think the correct decision was made, these days elf and safety rules everything . One major event called off locally due to high winds is the festival of light, where walkers light up the path on catbells, a popular mountain overlooking Keswick . Most people disagreeing about the postponement do not live in the area and don't realise how bad the wind is now getting 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neila 1,175 Posted April 6 Wind speed average 42 mph gusts 55 mph at St bees head 10 mile from northside GT Tyres arena, and as its next to the sea the wind strength will be similar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,079 Posted April 6 (edited) 7 hours ago, j2ohh said: entitled are we ? better to have proper racing than follow the leader , so IF you were a in charge of a club you would have gone ahead with most meetings , rain or shine . did you not see the large puddle on scunny TV last week ? anumber of years ago , riders where putting spoilers on their front wheels , dont know why . bur soon took them of due to gusts of wind taking them in another direction . BTW the weather was not kind during the week upto the redcar meeting . glad you got the baths comment .was it a wooden FLOOR ? If you're going to wait for perfect conditions to run speedway in this country you can forget it. Everybody seems to be an elf and safety fairy these days... god help us if we have to goto war again! This country's screwed, we seem to be breeding a generation of complete pussies! 7 hours ago, Fromafar said: They have already seen speedway.Given the problems Leicester have had with the track over the years your comments are a bit weak. It's not really a club loyalty issue, I'm the first to call Leicester out when they've ballsed up, which generally is quite frequently Edited April 6 by iainb 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,796 Posted April 6 45 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Despite clubs seemingly having very blank calendars, there's no available Saturdays for a re-staging until June 22nd when the BSN fixture could replace the scheduled league fixture. If Plymouth beat Scunthorpe in the KOC then 28th April becomes available. I can see the BSN series lasting a lot longer than last year. Would the League fixture not take priority? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neila 1,175 Posted April 6 Comets have posted a video on Facebook showing the trees on the back straight swaying a lot and wind howling 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
