Robinh88 Posted Thursday at 10:49 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:49 AM 44 minutes ago, defolddad said: I have never seen as much work put into the track as the last few seasons since covid. I can't think or a better way to make a hole or bump in tightly packed sediment than by passing a heavily nobbled tire rotating at upteen revolutions per second so surely it should be widely accepted that racing will cause bumps,ruts or polished smooth surfaces. if you folks don't like the racing on shale and the conditions that go with it why on earth do you continue to follow the sport. it's so tedious to watch everyone continually harp on about it without a thought for how the continual criticism and snipes affect the morale of everyone involved including the spectators-celebrate it! Each to their own. I will not be championing mediocrity regarding track preparation. It can make such a difference to the meeting. I only make comment because where possible I want the sport to be at its best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalan Posted Thursday at 10:52 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:52 AM 1 minute ago, Robinh88 said: Each to their own. I will not be championing mediocrity regarding track preparation. It can make such a difference to the meeting. I only make comment because where possible I want the sport to be at its best. I agree but do you seriously think track men go out of their way to prep tracks like tha? Last night there was a lot of head scratching as to why it went the way it did. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted Thursday at 11:37 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:37 AM 41 minutes ago, Catalan said: I agree but do you seriously think track men go out of their way to prep tracks like tha? Last night there was a lot of head scratching as to why it went the way it did. Problem is tracks being poor isn't just a one off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted Thursday at 11:57 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:57 AM 1 hour ago, defolddad said: I have never seen as much work put into the track as the last few seasons since covid. I can't think or a better way to make a hole or bump in tightly packed sediment than by passing a heavily nobbled tire rotating at upteen revolutions per second so surely it should be widely accepted that racing will cause bumps,ruts or polished smooth surfaces. if you folks don't like the racing on shale and the conditions that go with it why on earth do you continue to follow the sport. it's so tedious to watch everyone continually harp on about it without a thought for how the continual criticism and snipes affect the morale of everyone involved including the spectators-celebrate it! They only seem to harp on about the Poole track, how about Birmingham the other week, had to put the start time back, because they had put so much water on it, and the riders refused to ride it How about the recent GP in Sweden, which is supposed to be the pinnacle of the sport, riders bouncing around on the bends, and wrestling the bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted Thursday at 11:58 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:58 AM 14 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Do they have stock cars at Wimborne Road that cause the bumpy track ? You know very well they don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted Thursday at 12:03 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 12:03 PM Track prep is very difficult especially when your getting extremely hot temperatures, just putting gallons of water on isn't always the best thing,it's a dark art for sure,does terry still do the track at Wimborne Road? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaddlebowRoad Posted Thursday at 01:55 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 01:55 PM 1 hour ago, Arthur54 said: how about Birmingham the other week, had to put the start time back, because they had put so much water on it, and the riders refused to ride it How about the recent GP in Sweden, which is supposed to be the pinnacle of the sport, riders bouncing around on the bends, and wrestling the bike thats simply not true read the whole forum and youll find plenty of tracks being criticised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted Thursday at 02:12 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:12 PM The track defo needs a blade on it first before they can really do any work on it. I never seen so many poor track this year Terry who does the track at Poole can only work with what he has got there , when the home riders start asking for track work you know it needs work on it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalan Posted Thursday at 07:26 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 07:26 PM (edited) 5 hours ago, mac101 said: The track defo needs a blade on it first before they can really do any work on it. I never seen so many poor track this year Terry who does the track at Poole can only work with what he has got there , when the home riders start asking for track work you know it needs work on it Terry used a blade on Saturday but without gallons of water not really achieved the desired affect. Edited Thursday at 07:28 PM by Catalan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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