bigcatdiary

Sometimes it’s just plain crap

On the basis of what’s gone in this year with GSA I would be surprised if it’s not as I have said.

His last gsa is 7.03

He has been a target for years and despite several offers he clearly prefers Wolves, I don’t think I have ever known him to have a bad night at Peterborough.

When has Foxhall ever served up great racing

Clearly your interpretation of racing is different to mind if you find follow the leader decent.

Most fans just want their team to be competitive and have a decent race track which allows racing and overtaking, it really doesn't matter whether it’s Premiership or Championship. Unfortunately I am told lay-downs react to grippy or deep tracks more causing more problems for the inexperienced riders. Predominately the better riders like slick conditions especially the better trappers who can then win more easily when they make the gate. But you of course this makes for boring gate and go meetings which doesn’t encourage supporters to attend. If the racing was decent then I dare say more supporters would attend and you wouldn’t see stadiums 90% empty like this weeks World Cup so far.

And to be far that’s the whole way speedway is going all over, lay downs produce so much power that any type of deep or grippy track makes them almost impossible to control. But everyone loves gate and go crap because it’s exciting and the fans love it. And the powers that be wonder why this sport is dying on its arse.

I would bet their looking for fans as well

The track was dreadful, on that showing I don’t see many rushing back tomorrow to watch that load of rubbish again

If it does I have never been aware of it.

In years gone by we had a racetrack that didn’t contain a significant amount of clay, unfortunately that isn’t the case now.

It chucked it down all day and was still raining at 10pm last night

It rained hard practically all day yesterday, more later today and overnight and a shocking weather forecast for Monday. I would guess the racetrack is a quagmire.

Peterborough had a lot of heavy rain yesterday and more is forecast this afternoon and tomorrow morning. I would strongly recommend checking the respective websites before travelling for this match.

After having my star come on time pretty much every Thursday by their alternative deliverer the second week back to Royal Mail it was late arriving.

Zach Cook would have been my choice, could have travelled up with his brother

Cracking effort from the Panthers

The whole season has been horrible

Story on the Peterborough Telegraph website covers his absence

Pretty much par for the course for this sport

Riders excluded for Failing/Positive Doping Test - Excluded from the meeting with no facility other than reserves and TS, 2023 Speedway Regulations

Because they followed the rulebook and that’s what it states. 8.2.1 I) A refusal to undergo Anti Doping testing will be regarded for the purpose of application of penalties, identical to a positive test. 8.2.1 j) A rider who refuses to submit themselves prior to the start f heat 1to Anti Doping testing will be automatically excluded from further participation in that particular event. 8.2.1 z) If the outcome of the test(s) result is an immediate exclusion from the event, reserves or TS may be used to take the programmed rides where the excluded rider may have ridden Seems to have been followed to the letter.

Viewing is very good, track and pits are rubbish

It was a Decent TV match with some good racing.