bigcatdiary

And how many of those offer decent racing on a regular basis

You would have thought so, although the speed that one’s going it might be tomorrow before it’s finished

To be fair he is probably right, it was ruined by greedy hotels and the price of tickets which went up year on year, the racing has on occasion been very good but mostly just ok. it was the golden goose and some person or persons decided to see just how much they could make year on year without a thought for the supporters, the fact that it wasn’t weather dependent played a big part as well. The fact that half the field shouldn’t be anywhere near the event and the constant tinkering with the points allocation and rules hasn’t helped either. If it Ain’t broke don’t fix it applies methinks.

Certainly my interpretation

Both TNT and BSN seem to be showing poor match ups at present and totally wasting their time at tracks like Birmingham, Leicester and Kings Lynn where the tracks are not known to provide decent racing.

I think pretty much all the supporters think the same but unfortunately the GP circus charge so much for tracks to put these meetings on with the tracks generally just getting tickets sales and catering etc so most insist on at least one home rider to try and attract home crowds. Quite why we have the joke of our current GP points allocation is even harder to explain, consensus seems to be the GP circus is very close to collapse or major change, cannot imagine why as let’s be fair the racing is absolutely fantastic at every track and all have very even gate stats. 😉

Lemon has the choice to explain why Kurtz isn’t riding tonight but for some reason he hasn’t.

Indeed, especially the day before a meeting, your point about the quality or lack of shale is very pertinent.

Peterborough staged daytime 4TT semis @ finals for decades, mostly in the summer and more often than not were not worried by dusty tracks. Their were exceptions of course, usually delays caused by serious crashes but some meetings went on for nearly four hours.

It sounds like the track wasn't watered properly because of an iffy weather forecast, not the first time either.

Lynn need proper racing next season, not the gate and go shyte they normally get

And that’s the clincher as why the Witches lost, I have read posts of a blue groove again, it appears clubs are still not getting track prep right. Preparation and Planning Prevent Piss Poor Performance.

And that’s the clincher as why the Witches lost, I have read posts of a blue groove again, it appears clubs are still not getting track prep right. Preparation and Planning Prevent Piss Poor Performance.

Crap v Poor on a dreadful track, it’s not exactly inspiring is it.

Unfortunately it was the Sheffield No 6 who filled his boots better

That’s your opinion, I know which one I would sooner watch.

I see BSN have Leicester v Kings Lynn scheduled for BSN Thursday, now who on earth did the scheduling for that when Sheffield are hosting Ipswich on the same day.

It’s not enough water being put on the tracks in the preceding days that’s the real problem but I dare say the ineffective watering during the meeting isn’t helping either.

Whether there is more to it or not, your no 1 and captain should never ever put on a display like that. But knowing Batchelor when he rode for us, it only surprises me that teams entertain signing him in the first place.

It was the gaps after the crashes where the track was lost, it dried it our very quickly but the root cause was not enough water was put into the track in the previous 24 hours, basically it wasn’t prepared properly and the mini crop sprayer Ipswich use between heats just kept the dust down for the first heat after it was done after that it was dust dust and more dust, I appreciate you couldn’t water the super slick inside but it was very noticeable that Doyle and Sayfutdinov were using the outside lines from heat 8 onwards and looked untouchable. The problem is most tracks subscribe to this standard of track prep and in really hot weather (especially midday and afternoon meetings) you get really caught out if you haven’t watered it enough prior to the day of the meeting.

Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance

The close scoreline for the first 11 heats kept it entertaining, the fact that Lynn were in front until heat 10 also played a part, as did track conditions.

The track looked ok prior to the meeting but it clearly hadn’t had enough water put down either yesterday or this morning especially considering it rained early doors, the stadium and car park was dry when we arrived at one although it was watered prior to the meeting starting. What affected it badly was two crashes that caused some delay to the reruns and it should have been watered as they waited, it wasn’t and it dried out in the sun, it must have been somewhat embarrassing for Louis who was on track speaking to the track man during the meeting on several occasions. After that the blue grooves appeared on bends 1 and 3 and despite some regular grading and watering it quickly re appeared and was dusty. Lynn did well early doors and Kvech and Klindt both took advantage of early inside gates as they won the toss and took 1 and 3 but once it turned to Ipswich turn for the inside gates they quickly turned it around and pulled away for an easy win in the end as Kvech Klindt and co run out of steam. The track didn’t suit Harris at all and Bougthen never finished a race but once Ipswich saw Lynn faltering they took full advantage, fantastic crowd and the match was entertaining but the racing wasn’t up to much.

I rather suspect most people have fallen out with the GP’s and after this year and possibly the 2026 series I have heard their will be a lot of changes as sponsors are now not willing to pay the sums required by the organisers, plus Poland are deeply unhappy with only 2 representatives in this years series. It will be interesting to hear how many people have paid up to watch speedway on the TV because from my friends it isn’t very many.

To be fair Chris Louis was an above average trapper who more often than not made the gate although he did mix it on the first bends, his trapping was much better than his passing whilst Loram was the opposite. Trees is spot on with regards to a lot of riders who don’t make a decent effort in trying to pass the opposition if they miss the gate and unfortunately most of the tracks don’t make it easy for racers to show off their passing skills. If we’re being totally honest neither Saddlebow or Foxhall are particularly good overtaking tracks although I acknowledge that steps have been taken to improve Foxhall.