bigcatdiary

Talking of rain the weather forecast is just that through the day, some weather updates would be appreciated as I can see a few Peterborough fans making the journey.

I can assure you most of the Peterborough supporters I know think the racing at Lynn is complete and utter pants. Bargain doesn’t come into it.

So what’s the news on Schlein, is he riding Thursday

What’s the weather like, been raining in Peterborough since first thing

The BSPA have fiercely resisted this idea in the past few years and I fail to see why they should do it this year, clubs have had more than enough time to sort dates out.

Fricke, Milik and Lambert look possibles but Hancock and Doyle are surely in the mix as well.

Indeed it was, action was taken against the club by the SCB because Holder was given permission by the management to miss the meeting. Ged Rathbone received a £28,000 fine which was amended on appeal to a smaller fine which was paid.

Exactly, it’s either bans for the riders or action taken by the SCB against Workington.

Surely team spirit is down to the team manager and the management, not doing a great job at Leicester either.

It’s always been the case that the top 4 in situ at the cut off date qualify, of course that’s subject to change like a lot of things currently.

My understanding is that facilities are only given for Extraleague and Div 1 matches, Div 2 fixtures don’t get facilities and the riders should ride in the U.K, if they don’t then the riders or the club are liable for sanctions from the SCB.

Well Gents their is guests that say no thanks and those that are pleased to do it, their are also guests that look like they will do a good job and then seriously let you down, no doubt you can remember the last one at home to Sheffield who gave two completely different performances in the space of three days on pretty much identical tracks. These days it’s about booking guests that will give you 100%, the other thing to take into account it’s at Lakeside.

Agree

It’s been coming for weeks, the track is in dire need of a makeover it’s just far too slick. The team may like it like that but it makes for boring meetings especially if the Panthers are not competitive out of the starts.

Panthers will go back to the top of the Championship if they win today but I dare say the Witches will be trying to spoil the party and with it being the only home match this month hopefully a good turnout. TeamsPETERBOROUGH: Scott Nicholls, Simon Lambert, Bradley Wilson-Dean, Michael Palm Toft, Ben Barker, Emil Grondal, Tom Bacon.IPSWICH: Rory Schlein, Cameron Heeps, Nico Covatti, Mark Riss, Adam Ellis, David Wallinger, Coty Garcia.

Exactly, and surely that’s the point of it all. Supporters want to be entertained, that really is the first thing that needs to be sorted, tracks need to prepared for racing not boring boring gate and go processions. Highlighted by that superb advert for the sport at Swindon last week live on BT.

The crowd looked woeful tonight.

Their are lots of riders who protect and keep their averages low especially towards the end of the season so they get employment the following season, it’s been going on for decades, it’s nothing new.

I think the current 15 heat is the best formula the UK has used, I certainly wouldn’t favour any change in that.

And certainly don’t ever show that sort of crap live on TV

That’s because the Cardiff GP provides everyone attending with a great racetrack, great racing, good entertainment, good view and seats. Its not cheap but it is a great day out. Now compare that with Swindon v Leicester on BT sport last night.

Just said exactly the same, it’s a disgrace that this is the televised fixture, whatever do casual fans think of this dire rubbish, that’s of course assuming anyone can see anything bearing in mind the dust.

I think this date makes the Pairs unlikely to be the day before as has become the norm, kids back at school, weather at that time of the year makes it a real gamble as is the GP. I think the GP will take a hit as well, a big one as well.

Seemed on a par with previous years maybe slightly less but a reasonable crowd nonetheless.

It was a good meeting and the racing was as you said really exciting and entertaining, you make some good points however that Somerset know only too well what to expect and the facilities provided do not match the expected and usual attendance. The 20 qualifying heats took about 1 and a quarter hours and yet for some unknown reason the semis and Final took another 45 minutes with a forecast which threatened rain mid evening but which arrived earlier than forecast. The only other gripe was how long it took to get out of the stadium and car park, the parking was unsupervised and the exit was just a free for all as well.