OveFundinFan

Next weeks final round in Pardubice. Another long and wide track, can’t see the racing getting any better. Maybe when covid settled down the final round may come to NSS Manchester.

It was a very poor meeting. Quality of riders varied massively. Too many race interruptions ie falls, false starts. Tapes held too long most races. Too much tractor work. Complete disaster. Another poor advert for speedway. I turned off after about 14 races, bored stiff.

It is on the Asia mix sport 13. MNOW

Obviously you don’t watch much racing from the NSS then. Not every race is going to be a thriller, but when 2 or more are more of an even match the heat turns up.

If someone like Jack Holder cannot get through a GP Challenge qualifier he doesn’t deserve to be in a GP, and someone suggest Jack replaces Fricke who did qualify for the GP Challenge and indeed qualify for next years GPs.

Where was Jack Holder in the 2021 GP Challenge, was he entered, certainly not in the final.

Will there be a link R&R

So, we will have a glimpse of what we may get in 2022 gran prixs

I found semi 2 Saturday nights on You Tube, all of it

It was t a concrete top on Friday night, someone said strip it. It that is not what I was referring to. So,some, who obviously “knows” the track says it usually is a good race surface, so something was different Fri and different again Saturday.

When an FIM meeting isn’t fireman Phil in charge of track preparation?? When BV had the final 2016 the Friday night the track was too grippy, NKIverson got the track record but racing was useless. From what I heard it was not the BV track staff that directed the track preparation. I assume the Saturday night the BV track staff were involved because it was slower but great racing.

Perhaps they were riding the track well, when they were by themselves. It wasnt a track for fast, close, exciting racing, which is what I thought speedway followers wanted.

Monday afternoon 4pm-6pm. But you will regret watching it.

Well, R&R, if heavy rain makes a good track Fireman Phil can go to town on the track overnight (assuming it’s not going to rain) and get it watered. I just hope for the final at BV he keeps his nose out. It was probably someone with bad knowledge that messed up the BV track for the World Cup in 2016

We got another evening of rubbish tomorrow, only one super strong team tomorrow so racing between the others might be interesting. Tonight, Czechia came equal last. They used to be better then that, but even Malik is a shadow of where he was 3 years ago, just when the shout was put him in the GP’s. Someone on here the other day was suggesting newcomers to the GP’s should be given 3 years to prove themselves. Yes, Milik would have added something to the GP’s - boredom.

The prime object of SON is not can fans predict the top three correctly, is to give smaller speedway nations a chance to join a competition. Like it or lump it, that’s what it is about. Someone, or some committee at FIM need sacking. The track was not fit for a world championship event. It was dangerous, riders could have got seriously injured, even contenders in the individual world championship could have got seriously injured meaning they could have missed the last two rounds. Heads should role. It’s no excuse saying they want smaller countries to hold world championship finals, it was dangerous. The track the GPChallenge was held this year was not dangerous but it was a useless racing track not fit for such an important meeting. Very possibly the same person or committee making the decisions.

How does BSPL send out a questionnaire if they don’t know where people who used to attend live?

Chris Morton was world class, no doubt about it. Just didn’t do it on the big night of the world final, presume nerves got the best of him, but yes, he would have been a worthy world champ.

It’s a month of yet, we don’t know what other countries have qualified. All teams will have to decide at the same time.

Practice makes perfect. This was before the accident.?

Not on that occasion Ian. I was sat in the temporary stand on bend 3-4. It was a track that prepared wrong on the Friday evening, too grippy, fast track, no racing. Someone else must have took the lead for Saturday night as the track was prepared differently and racing was very good.

Problem with giving riders 2-3 seasons ((and I can see your point) is that the end of year one, they stay, but for selectors to “go wild” and pick another three would mean three to go from the remaining twelve and be replaced by another three to be developed. You could end up with 6 riders you are hoping will develop and they may/or may not, and the series could be worse. Its tricky for the selectors, absolutely. Not being able to please all the people all of the time (or should it be hardly any people any time)

So the 20 heats DO mean something, glad you agree.

You have got different people this year, 1 performs reasonable, 2 not so good. You want more then 3 new ones each year?

Of course 20 heats mean something…….. only 8 take part in the semis. what that means if you score 8 or 9 in first three rides you more or less cert of a semi final place so no need to bust a gut in the last two rides (other then the more you score the better your choice of gate position for the semi).