IainB

Believably unbelievable... chuck them on the scrap heap along with the GTR's and the Anals () tyres

That makes sense based on heat 5 at Scunny last night where to me at least (and Lambert) it seemed that he got 2nd only for it to be given to Jason Edwards Schlein made a good point though saying he hoped the riders involved had remembered to attach their transponders to their bikes... who checks this before each race? The machine examiner?

Maybe Sheffield Wednesday are playing at Owlerton because they've seen the weather forecast for Tuesday at Hillsborough

Far too many! And don't worry I'm well over it... didn't lose a wink of sleep last night, slept like a log even with that nasty scary wind blowing outside!

You're right there, they always do, Rory Schlein was saying that on comms last night during the Scunny match. The question is how have we let the engines get to such a state where the gods of fortune have to be so greatly on your side to get a bog standard normal meeting on... and what is being done about it?

Fair point, probably a poor comparison to F1 but in F1 for example when a race is called as "wet" the tyres are mandated, maybe speedway needs something similar, a setup to be mandated that allows bikes to cope better with wet tracks. Wasn't today's meeting not postponed due to a waterlogged track though, it was postponed yesterday due to a weather forecast of 70mph winds was it not? A forecast that when we all checked it out this morning could see had changed markedly, like it often does. Turns out the winds in Workington between 2pm and 4pm were only between 31 and 36 mph. What is the ruling as regards calling a match off due to winds? What is deemed "safe"? So far this season, of the matches I've been interested in we've had an opening night postponement at Leicester when Oxford were running just down the road, the Good Friday fiasco at Scunny, Belle Vue vs Sheffield going ahead in Easter Monday despite a horrific forecast and they barely got any rain, the return at Sheffield being postponed last Thursday due to an accurate forecast only to be rearranged for next Tuesday and then for that to be postponed due to "Stadium Availability" issues

Unlike you, first and foremost I am a fan of Speedway and cancellations like this reflect on the whole sport, whether you realise that or not

I know it's going to be difficult for you, but try and think and see If you can work that one out... enjoy your Workington Comets while you can because at this rate they'll be going the same way as the last promotion, you won't be laughing then.

That's what they call progress I suppose. Back in the day at least they had a go. In F1, for example, when it starts raining they put wet weather tyres on. In Speedway we do nothing, just make the engines less and less rideable unless the track is perfect and the rider is near world champion standard and get a job lot of tyres that also need the track to be in perfect condition to ride... have you ever asked yourself... why?

I'm not the one weirdly laughing and using capitals in some kind of deranged post expressing happiness that a meeting has been cancelled because they think it upsets somebody living in Leicester... but if it makes you happy, I'm happy for you I had a wasted trip to my living room to watch it!

Not so much Leicester fan... more BSN subscriber

It seems that in modern day speedway we can't run because, the wind is blowing, rain is forecast, the sun is in the riders eyes, it's too cold, it's too hot, the car park is soggy, the trees are swaying, the swimming pool is flooded etc. It's quite comical to read

That's the world lumberjack championships cancelled then

If you're going to wait for perfect conditions to run speedway in this country you can forget it. Everybody seems to be an elf and safety fairy these days... god help us if we have to goto war again! This country's screwed, we seem to be breeding a generation of complete pussies! It's not really a club loyalty issue, I'm the first to call Leicester out when they've ballsed up, which generally is quite frequently

Swimming baths flooded and under water, that's a good thing isn't it? The issues with the track last night were nothing to do with what happened 7 days earlier, there's a fundamental design floor with the track and the drainage isn't good enough. I think at this rate you'll be lucky to see any Speedway in Cumbria this year, if they're going to cancel because a bit of wind is forecast

Any other sporting events in the region cancelled because of the weather warning?

Looking at the forecast this morning, were they a bit previous calling this one off?

From what I saw on Good Friday the 2 lowest points on the track are the two most crucial i.e. entry to turns 1 and 3, this is where any excess water gathers and isn't draining properly, leaving the material in to the turns spongy and excessively grippy

Rory Schlein commentary... nip, dip & tip

Another week, another shambles at Speedway HQ

That aged well

It's already put me off!

Tuesday? I thought it was impossible and completely out of the question to ride on anything other than a Monday or Thursday?

Nope, it's off already

If you'd tuned into Sports Day on the BBC News channel at 6:30 yesterday you would have seen a report on the World Coal Carrying Championships being held earlier in the day... and no, sadly it was no April Fool