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With regard to the Belle Vue meeting my original post stated that I thought two and a half hours was too long for a meeting to run it was then that halifaxtiger popped his head up to say that it was two hour fifteen minutes and he thought it was acceptable as the track was watered regularly which meant there was NO dust. In actual fact I looked at my watch as I stood up to go as the last rider crossed the line it was two twenty five. I never said there was clouds of dust but to say there was NO dust at all is totally incorrect. anybody stood on bend one would have needed a bath when they got home. there was one race near the end where the riders who were in close contention to the leader on bend four were unable to see for a millisecond. Hope that clears it up.

You need to go to specsavers

There was plenty of dust at Belle Vue it blew down towards the pits exactly as it did last year and in one race the riders couldn`t see coming out of bend four. The referee was to blame for it running so long he was prompted several times by the announcer to put the two minutes on. my arguement is that two and a half hours to run a meeting is unacceptable.

For the record the Scunthorpe v Sheffield meeting was run in similar circumstances and was done and dusted in one hour twenty five minutes. they got on with the racing before the track had time to dry out. Don`t think they watered at Sheffield because the home riders weren`t delivering the goods on the watered track. the racing improved when the track became dusty.

No I looked at my watch it was nearly two and a half hours and the bowser mainly came out during the normal grading breaks.. there was too much time wasted between heats.

I thought it was a decent meeting but two and a half hours is far too long for fifteen races.

I agree it was poor stuff ! The last four races weren`t too bad. Danny Kings a good rider but am not impressed with his team riding skills he never looks round for his mate. and they seem to have a problem which line to ride when they`re behind him.

I went to Scunthorpe and they had the track well watered and they watered again during grading time. there was no dust. There was some dust in the car park though

If the race doesn`t finish to your liking ask for a rerun thats what usually happens !

I` ve not been to Scunthorpe before whats the car parking facilitys like please. Wheres best place to park ? Thanks in advance.

I think everybody hopes that.

No it doesn`t matter but its one of the reasons Speedway is on a downward spiral. It portrays a poor image.

He might even have had a pay rise !

Apparently Coventry Speedway LTD has been dissolved. Dont know what this means exactly perhaps somebody in the know can enlighten us.

I agree ! don`t think its about big names as some seem to think on here I`ve watched a few Swedish meetings and found them to be no better than the stuff served up here.

I thought of that but they don`t look too good when they`re flapping about in the wind. They`re ok for guest riders.

Yes I think they look great, they look a professional outfit just like it should be. The Poole lot looked terrible last year.

I think I`ve seen it on the website but can`t find it now, does anybody know when the Tigers press & practice is please

So ! When its a close finish its the rider who gets his ponder over the line first who wins and not the rider who gets his front wheel over first...

Wasn`t there a Les Bentzen at Halifax as well in the Halifax later years.

I remember him as a gater and a one line rider. dont think he did much passing but he mainly didn`t need to as gating was his forte. He was a good number one at Sheffield.

Yes got mine as well

email sent..

Just looked it up. Its 2-47 miles and nine minutes drive.

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