IainB

KL is probably now the most over rated track in the country, I have been going as a cov fan and a neutral for many years. Cov have not done that well there recently but the quality of racing has declined over the years, it's not been as good since the days of Henka and Loram. There were only 3 genuine passes last night, Bomber, Garrity and NKI. We too remarked on the poor crowd but it's hardly surprising when the meeting doesn't start until 40 mins after the advertised start time and then they still go on to have an interval. What is it about tracks and intervals? With the announcers always banging on about it as if that's the main attraction and what everybody has turned up for. As for cov, it can't be coincidence that they've been turned over in their last 2 matches by FL & PK scoring 15 & 13+1 and NKI & RS scoring 14 & 11 (should have been 12)... the heat leaders (No1) need to take a look at themselves, it's alright saying the heat formula is tough but when you keep coming second best... I think Hans Andersen still has a lot of convincing to do as Cov No1 especially after not turning up for the EL final last year.

The ref did his best to try and spoil an otherwise entertaining match, I don't think I've seen anybody give such a inept performance! The man just couldn't or wouldn't make a decision, twice calling an all 4 back for incidents on the 2nd bend. Ran at a snails pace with no sense of urgency then to hit the 2 minute button in panic when the rain came, also having the mini interval when rain was starting, not the first time this has happened at Wolverhampton, it all led to a late finish and a journey home on a single lane of the M6

Downside not being able to hear Yorkie's scripted patter? The whole sport is geared up for home wins, just take a look at the league table with only Cov and Poole having away wins before Wolves freak win at Arena last night. That's why it's not a proper sport... keeps the home punters happy though which is all promoter running a business is happy about I suppose I'm quick enough to slag the racing off at Cov, so I thought I'd say how good I thought it was last night with lots of passing and close racing, easily the best I've seen at Cov for the last couple of years or so

Difficult to say with Cook as he never rides at Cov

We probably saw more minutes of the tractor on the track than we did the bikes, perhaps this is where British Speedway is going wrong! They should be promoting it as a tractor showcase with bikes coming around in between to rough the surface up again so we can all see how good a job the tractor does... a different tractor each week perhaps? It may just get the farmers through the turnstiles...

A thought for the fans? Are you insane?

2 turnstiles open for an Easter local derby. Seriously!

Prices and fixture planning need looking at, look at last week for example: Fri: Cov vs Wolves - £18 Sun: Bombers Bash - £20 Mon: Wolves vs Cov - £18 Fri: Cov vs Leicester - £18 Sat: Leicester vs Cov - £17 There's £91 quid and that's before you've even got there! add in a prog, maybe something to eat and drink and you're looking at £150 for the week. You could have a week in Spain for that

Happened right in front of us Ando gave Doyle a massive shove as he was trying to get over the top of him, all 4 back, just a hard 1st turn

Walasek is hit and miss, Cov to win if he ain't in the mood

Yes, a good race I was there, there was only one other half decent race that night, against Wolves I'm struggling to recall any... in fact I've been attending Coventry since 1984 and have watched the decline in the standard of racing, particularly recently, over the years. Whether this is to do with bikes, riders or track prep I don't know, but Leicester is certainly no worse than Coventry. In fact I think that the racing at Leicester has improved recently, since they entered the EL with a better quality of rider racing the track and as riders have got used to it.

It's no worse than Coventry has been in the last few years

That's because he's too good for that league and shouldn't be riding in it

Coventry Track + Rain = A night of high farce

Silence... we are not the thugs that attend football who can't control themselves to be quiet for 1 single minute, that's the only reason that people applaud these days Quote from Neil Watson on the Wolves vs Cov thread re not having RR for Robbo at Wolves "I understand your thoughts, but we have to be open to the possibility of losing a rider to injury early in the meeting." Confused...

How can this be? RR's average is higher than MM's

April fool

I don't know if I missed something with the scoring but what would of happened if the final finished as a 3-3, who would have won?

I've been to a few meetings already this season and I can't say I've noticed any difference in the starting procedure, riders are still taking an eternity to line up at the tapes, especially at Cov last night. Now I know Peter Yorke is not the most reliable of sources but he said that a rider has to be in contact with his machine, pointing in the direction of the tapes. It seems to me that this is an unbreakable rule as I'm struggling to think of any other position a rider could get himself into!!

2 good races, 13 and 15 correction Auty vs Sarj was quite interesting too

No, they've increased it by £1

£18 at Cov this year!!!!

Agreed

It's almost impossible to get an unobstructed view at Leicester unless you're on the very front row of the perimeter, which is very poor for a bespoke speedway stadium. Other than that it's a nice place to go. The track seems to be better with the better quality riders on it

I think the racing in the EL has been abysmal this year, as a matter of interest, how long have you been going to Brandon?