iainb 5,053 Posted April 22 Just caught up with this... My first look at the new Worky and it is indeed very impressive and should only get better as a Speedway venue, track is a nice shape and actually seems to use a red shale, which is a rarity in Speedway these days. They'll need to get the dust situation sorted out if they're running during the day, sending punters home covered in dust is simply not acceptable to many people. It was good to see Craig Cook back to his very best, when his head is in the right place there will be few better than him in the CL. Celina showing a few of the men up with her very clear and loud dropping of the F-Bomb... would make a docker blush. Tai Woffinden watch out! Something I did notice was that the ref was starting the races, you could clearly see him through the patio door of the ref's box making exaggerated movements putting the green light on and then releasing the tapes, so much for the new automated system. I wonder if riders will stop looking at the magnets and start watching the ref? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,053 Posted April 22 19 hours ago, topaz325 said: Blobby the Dinosaur, already Celina getting criticised on this forum and other social media must be jealousy. She's more of a man than Blobby will ever be 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neila 1,168 Posted April 22 2 hours ago, iainb said: Something I did notice was that the ref was starting the races, you could clearly see him through the patio door of the ref's box making exaggerated movements putting the green light on and then releasing the tapes, so much for the new automated system. I wonder if riders will stop looking at the magnets and start watching the ref? Think the ref still needs to hit a computer button for the automated tape count to release the tapes, so this is what you probably saw. Or if its like the transponders not working all the time or at all stadiums Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigdave 36 Posted April 22 (edited) 16 hours ago, Neila said: They borrowed derwent park to play Weymouth in a cup semi final lots of years ago could have been 1985 1981 when Berwick were homeless, they raced at Barrow, Glasgow, Workington and Newcastle Edited April 22 by bigdave 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,053 Posted April 22 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Neila said: Think the ref still needs to hit a computer button for the automated tape count to release the tapes, so this is what you probably saw. Or if its like the transponders not working all the time or at all stadiums When the automated starts were not used at Leicester recently it was announced over the PA, not sure if it has been at other tracks. Surely the ref would only need to press 1 button, once, to switch the green lights on and initiate the automatic procedure. What I did see looking at the BSN coverage was the tapes going up as soon as the ref pressed the 2nd button, every time. Edited April 22 by iainb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzac 1,015 Posted April 22 4 hours ago, iainb said: Celina showing a few of the men up with her very clear and loud dropping of the F-Bomb... would make a docker blush. Tai Woffinden watch out! Most Europeans speak really good English and sure the F word is one of the first they learn. I watch quite a lot of the European stuff on Netflix etc, and even speaking in their own languages normally the F word( plus most of the 'others') don't need subtitles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,039 Posted April 22 (edited) Good news for Redcar that Charles is guesting for Ipswich tonight, so must be ok now. https://x.com/SpeedwayGB/status/1782426846048501997 Edited April 22 by lisa-colette 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poole keith 912 Posted April 23 Perhaps speedway riders should watch the best bike racers in the world in moto gp being interviewed and learn from it 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,053 Posted April 23 21 hours ago, gazzac said: Most Europeans speak really good English and sure the F word is one of the first they learn. It's one of the few French words I know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTD26 94 Posted April 23 4 hours ago, poole keith said: Perhaps speedway riders should watch the best bike racers in the world in moto gp being interviewed and learn from it What a woke society it is now a days. Big whoop a couple of “naughty” words used. In the heat of the moment, just expressing their feelings, get on with it and get over yourself. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzac 1,015 Posted April 23 21 minutes ago, CTD26 said: What a woke society it is now a days. Big whoop a couple of “naughty” words used. In the heat of the moment, just expressing their feelings, get on with it and get over yourself. I think you're right, heat of the moment can get to all of us, I've done it watching the tv at some meetings, although try not to in the stadium, but a planned interveiw like Woffinden's is unforgivable really. As Poole Keith has said there is an amazing crop of young( mostly Spanish and some Italians) who conduct themselves so well in a foreign language, they're a credit to moto gp. Don't ever remember Mark Loram seeming it necessary to drop the bomb in the heat of the moment or in an interview. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tosh1218 593 Posted April 23 On 4/21/2024 at 11:21 PM, homer said: can conclude from that the scunny prom.... sorry knob godfrey is a complete tool Keep looking up and your out the BSN already , the complete tool is your track announcer with names like the Billericy blaster ,etc and the racetrack was shocking last week aswell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,364 Posted April 23 7 hours ago, poole keith said: Perhaps speedway riders should watch the best bike racers in the world in moto gp being interviewed and learn from it I always find Moto GP interviews pretty uninteresting, possibly because the interviewer always asks "How do you feel?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
