Berwick ‘buy a brick’ Bandits 2025

[SteelShoe]

20 minutes ago, Bandit59 said:

It seems all riders prefer slick tracks mores the pity, only Bomber says he'd like more shale on track.

I've witnessed riders who struggle to deal with dirt but look comfortable when tracks are slick. I would imagine the best gaters prefer slick as such conditions appear to make it harder to overtake. In my opinion too grippy a track isn't great while sometimes slicker conditions can produce good racing . Tracks prepared with enough dirt to produce a good outside line along with adequate moisture level to prevent a track becoming too slick seems to produce better racing in my subjective view. Consistent tracks, prepared with the sole aim of facilitating entertaining racing should be the ultimate aim because fans pay their money to be entertained.

[Robinh88]

37 minutes ago, SteelShoe said:

I've witnessed riders who struggle to deal with dirt but look comfortable when tracks are slick. I would imagine the best gaters prefer slick as such conditions appear to make it harder to overtake. In my opinion too grippy a track isn't great while sometimes slicker conditions can produce good racing . Tracks prepared with enough dirt to produce a good outside line along with adequate moisture level to prevent a track becoming too slick seems to produce better racing in my subjective view. Consistent tracks, prepared with the sole aim of facilitating entertaining racing should be the ultimate aim because fans pay their money to be entertained.

Most of the meetings I've seen live this year have been processional mostly. But then maybe the same could be said in previous campaigns when tracks had more material.

Glasgow seem to have it right with the track prep and the riders who are willing to race.

[SpeedwaySlider72]

2 hours ago, Robinh88 said:

Most of the meetings I've seen live this year have been processional mostly. But then maybe the same could be said in previous campaigns when tracks had more material.

Glasgow seem to have it right with the track prep and the riders who are willing to race.

The main factor at Glasgow looks like the shape and width. It will always be difficult at Shielfield to replicate this

[Robinh88]

6 minutes ago, SpeedwaySlider72 said:

The main factor at Glasgow looks like the shape and width. It will always be difficult at Shielfield to replicate this

i agree it was just an observation from watching matches at a few different places. 

[emilali]

Personally I think its mainly down to rider skill or lack of. The best meeting I ever seen at Shielfield was the round of the U21 World Final a few years back. I think as Fromafar eludes to alot of the modern day riders are as quick as each other when in front but couldnt pass wind behind.

[SteelShoe]

Track prep can't have been easy since the start of the season because it has generally been really dry weather. We struggled to get the usual outside line at Worky for the Scunthorpe meeting because the track was very dry and hard going into pre meeting watering, even the wonder wheel was just scratching the surface during the meeting grading breaks.

[SteelShoe]

8 minutes ago, emilali said:

Personally I think its mainly down to rider skill or lack of. The best meeting I ever seen at Shielfield was the round of the U21 World Final a few years back. I think as Fromafar eludes to alot of the modern day riders are as quick as each other when in front but couldnt pass wind behind.

This is a very valid point. I was at the meeting and the racing was  indeed very good.

[Normski]

30 minutes ago, emilali said:

Personally I think its mainly down to rider skill or lack of. The best meeting I ever seen at Shielfield was the round of the U21 World Final a few years back. I think as Fromafar eludes to alot of the modern day riders are as quick as each other when in front but couldnt pass wind behind.

People still go on about the Under 21 meeting and how good the racing was, hard to imagine that was in 2013. The track prep that night was different with the tractors doing figure of 8's to bring the dirt back, plus track staff had rakes them days to also help bring the dirt back from the fence. 

[Fromafar]

15 minutes ago, Normski said:

People still go on about the Under 21 meeting and how good the racing was, hard to imagine that was in 2013. The track prep that night was different with the tractors doing figure of 8's to bring the dirt back, plus track staff had rakes them days to also help bring the dirt back from the fence. 

Plus they had dirt too rake back in.

[Catch Me If You Can]

12 hours ago, emilali said:

Personally I think its mainly down to rider skill or lack of. The best meeting I ever seen at Shielfield was the round of the U21 World Final a few years back. I think as Fromafar eludes to alot of the modern day riders are as quick as each other when in front but couldnt pass wind behind.

You spot on

Think 2013 ?  Sensational meeting with 4 or 5 Poles riding including the current world champion plus Dudek, Pawlicki,  Gomolski and another top guy riding was Lebedevs 

[allthegearbutnaeidea]

On 5/7/2025 at 8:06 PM, Catch Me If You Can said:

You spot on

Think 2013 ?  Sensational meeting with 4 or 5 Poles riding including the current world champion plus Dudek, Pawlicki,  Gomolski and another top guy riding was Lebedevs 

Along with Michelsen, Milik, Bellego, Ellis, Mikkel Bech, and even Howarth, Porsing and Lasse Bjerre. One of the best U21 year groups. 

[crescent girl]

Craig Cook joins Drew Kemp in British Final at Belle Vue on Monday night.

[Bandit59]

Only the league left now as per

[Catch Me If You Can]

8 minutes ago, Bandit59 said:

Only the league left now as per

Short season again ending August whole others flourish in cups 

 

[szkocjasid]

Only 1 match between now & 6th June. Tough to make the fixture list spread out with no NL/NT racing, especially now they're out of the BSN & KOC.

[emilali]

Berwicks team might be average yet again but at least theres free parking.

Edited 1 hour ago by emilali