The White Knight

Nope!! :nono: ESSO.

All we can do is hope at present.

Oddly enough Starman I am not remotely interested as to whether Poole do well this Season or not - I really couldn't care less. I DO though, care about our Sport's image. Allowing Ward to "Get Off' (Ford/Middleditch) without some sort of proper punishment would be a terrible message to send to to the Sport itself AND the Public at large. I do not want him hung - but I do think that an example should be made of him to act as a deterrent to others. There is a lot more at stake here than Poole Speedway - the way Speedway is perceived by the General Public is important too. We are trying to encourage new people to come and see our Sport and really we should be seen as coming down hard on Drug/Alcohol abuse.

Nostalgia is a thing of the past. Just like Second Halves really. :sad:

I can, sadly see some merit in this line of argument. "Enough is enough" - a bloody silly comment in the circumstances. Middlo should be trying to pull Ward in to line - not mollycoddling him. Anyone can see he needs some discipline. Don't be silly - see above.

That's more like it.

Precisely. :approve:

Been shopping have you? I thought there was a Ban on Advertising on this Forum.

I was NO Fan of Ivan Mauger or Ole Olsen - but - I do NOT agree with that statement.

I thought you were casting aspersions at my age. :rofl: Sorry.

I'm sorry BW - I was using a term, an expression.

You must be joking. Harkins No. 8? He was better than that. With the Riders you have mentioned No. 7 at the very least. W. Templeton No. 8.

Cheeky b*gger!! :nono:

Sorry - I don't know. I think that Tom Jones got it about right: "It's not unusual"...................

If you could send me some in a bottle for me to 'sniff' from time to time, I would be grateful. :o

You mean like a Second Half. :shock: :approve:

I think they should take him out and hang him. Would probably still not satisfy some folks on here...........................................................

You may well be right. But - if people are kept hanging around too long so they can be bled dry - surely they are going to think s*d this - I'm not coming back here. Fifteen minutes of Racing in TWO AND A HALF HOURS is just taking the p*ss. Sorry.

No, actually I am not Tsunami. What I am saying is that the Castrol 'R' smell was a contributing factor to people enjoying their Speedway. If the Riders today are happy with the Oil they are using that is fine by me. All I am saying is that it is yet another thing that, to a large extent, has gone from Speedway Stadia and I mourn it's passing. Things like that attracted people. Nowadays we have little noise by comparison (not Speedway's fault), lack of smell etc.. Nobody will be leaving Speedway because of lack of smell or noise - but - when all the little things that irritate people about Speedway are taken in to account they may add up to enough to put people off.

I would bow to your superior knowledge on this Tsunami. However - I agree with Ray that the smell in years gone by was a big part of the Speedway experience. I was away from Speedway for a few years, when my late wife and myself returned to Brough Park, her eyes lit up and she said "we are back - mmm that smell". It certainly didn't make the enjoyment but it contributed to it in a big way.

We shall see Jacques - one thing i for sure. One side or the other will be right. :)

Would it work? It did in Speedway Bikes.

I'm not getting excited - but - I AM very pleased that the Stadium is going ahead. Despite the doubters on here.

Absolutely right!!!

Right - but the strong smell of Methanol and Castrol 'R' is still a big miss in my opinion. :sad: