Plymouth Gladiators v Oxford Cheetahs 26/7/25 7pm

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

10 hours ago, IainB said:

Ben Barker riding shortly after having his appendix out, charging onto the track with a replacement bike for Nicholls, directing track prep... meanwhile somewhere in Poland, Klindt is sat with his trotters up!

Ben Barker’s a top man. He’s the sort of character you need in the pits with a proper selfless mentality.

I find his interviews on BSN so insightful. At the CLRC, he was telling the cameras how he had no track intel because he was the only Plymouth rider there, so the only rider without  teammate to share track tips with.

He guested for us in the home defeat to Poole earlier in the season and gave it 100%; something you seldom see in a guest.

[foreverblue]

9 minutes ago, LisaColette said:

Exactly when was that, as everyone been moaning about it since 2010ish onwards? Also more bumps 3 years ago than now. 

It was awful years ago, really bad when we staged a gp challenge qualifier but apart from the odd meeting,recent years much better. The hot weather I am sure plays havoc with track prep.

[Toady]

1 hour ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Ben Barker’s a top man. He’s the sort of character you need in the pits with a proper selfless mentality.

I find his interviews on BSN so insightful. At the CLRC, he was telling the cameras how he had no track intel because he was the only Plymouth rider there, so the only rider without  teammate to share track tips with.

He guested for us in the home defeat to Poole earlier in the season and gave it 100%; something you seldom see in a guest.

Have to agree with all the comments about Ben Barker; always gives everything on and off track a proper team man. I also remember seeing him being interviewed on local Tv in his usual enthusiastic manner this time as a water tanker driver, I think, during the pandemic.

[StevePark]

1 hour ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Ben Barker’s a top man. He’s the sort of character you need within the pits a proper selfless mentality.

I find his interviews on BSN so insightful. At the CLRC, he was telling the cameras how he had no track intel because he was the only Plymouth rider there, so the only rider without  teammate to share track tips with.

He guested for us in the home defeat to Poole earlier in the season and gave it 100%; something you seldom see in a guest.

Except when it comes to another club calling and wanting him to sign for them mid-season and asks his then current club (where he was captain) to release him. Yeah, very "selfless".

[CoffeeandTV]

5 hours ago, Gladiatorphil said:

Sorry, but even i wouldn't travel by Wizz air !!!!

Have you seen their planes and safety record  :-[

Yeah, it's exemplary! What an utter stupid comment to make when you clearly know nothing of the aviation industry. You clearly haven't seen their safety record. Wizz Air is widely regarded as one the safest low cost airlines on the planet. No accidents, and only major incident was a tail strike in 2022. Clown!

[Bagpuss]

3 hours ago, LisaColette said:

Exactly when was that, as everyone been moaning about it since 2010ish onwards? Also more bumps 3 years ago than now. 

Quite a while ago now. My first couple of meetings there were in 1993 & 1995 while on holiday, it was the old narrow track but was prepared well and was fast. There was also some good racing in the late 90's / early 00's as the new shape. 

[Neila]

6 hours ago, Gladiatorphil said:

Sorry, but even i wouldn't travel by Wizz air !!!!

Have you seen their planes and safety record  :-[

Wizz air have the newest planes in all low cost European airlines and a good safety record 

[lewy]

1 hour ago, CoffeeandTV said:

Yeah, it's exemplary! What an utter stupid comment to make when you clearly know nothing of the aviation industry. You clearly haven't seen their safety record. Wizz Air is widely regarded as one the safest low cost airlines on the planet. No accidents, and only major incident was a tail strike in 2022. Clown!

He posts alot about things he knows nothing about great reply!

[Hilly]

17 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

Perhaps make the rule clubs don't get a "facility" when a rider races abroad, clubs would have to choose between a rider who puts GB first, or risk having to use a 75% guest all the time?

With Schrocker in charge we having been ahead of the game and using this 75% rule already this season wether we needed to or not 🤣

Edited Sunday at 06:17 PM by Hilly

[IainB]

Klindt's Polish match was cancelled

[LisaColette]

29 minutes ago, IainB said:

Klindt's Polish match was cancelled

Tobi did well i thought in his place. They got the win and BP so they didn't miss him much. 

[Fromafar]

Good to see a decent crowd turn out .Thought it was an entertaining meeting.

[Gladiatorphil]

On 7/27/2025 at 12:41 PM, CoffeeandTV said:

Yeah, it's exemplary! What an utter stupid comment to make when you clearly know nothing of the aviation industry. You clearly haven't seen their safety record. Wizz Air is widely  regarded as one the safest low cost airlines on the planet. No accidents, and only major incident was a tail strike in 2022. Clown!

Are you sure about your facts.

Yes I do know what im talking about as we looked at using them once,it was scary. So maybe you should check your facts !

Clown???

Your either 5 or Whizzair MD.

[Gladiatorphil]

On 7/27/2025 at 2:19 PM, lewy said:

He posts alot about things he knows nothing about great reply!

Love you too Lewy

Although thre is a little of pot calling kettle here

Edited Monday at 05:34 PM by Gladiatorphil

[allthegearbutnaeidea]

 

3 hours ago, Gladiatorphil said:

Are you sure about your facts.

Yes I do know what im talking about as we looked at using them once,it was scary. So maybe you should check your facts !

Clown???

Your either 5 or Whizzair MD.

For someone who knows his facts, you don’t know how to spell.

It’s Wizz Air, and Speedway would be at a complete standstill without it.

Riders fly between Sweden, Poland, and the UK using Wizz Air and Ryanair.

[lewy]

5 minutes ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said:

 

For someone who knows his facts, you don’t know how to spell.

It’s Wizz Air, and Speedway would be at a complete standstill without it.

Riders fly between Sweden, Poland, and the UK using Wizz Air and Ryanair.

Called out again,stop digging you're confirming everything I've said and thought about you gladiatorphil🤡

[CoffeeandTV]

12 hours ago, Gladiatorphil said:

Are you sure about your facts.

Yes I do know what im talking about as we looked at using them once,it was scary. So maybe you should check your facts !

Clown???

Your either 5 or Whizzair MD.

Yeah, I am sure about my facts. I even said one very important fact in my previous post that you seem to have ignored. There's also Google, try using that, you might find articles such as the following....

https://www.airlineratings.com/articles/wizz-air-ranked-in-the-top-five-safest-low-cost-airlines
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/01/18/worried-about-flying-these-airlines-have-been-ranked-the-safest-in-europe-for-2025

The hilarious thing about your posts is that you're calling Wizz Air an unsafe airline, when it is actually the complete opposite. Do you want to take a guess at how many people have died flying with Wizz Air? Go on... try and answer the question instead of ignoring it?

The only scary thing is people like you posting complete fake news. Hence why I called you a clown, which is more than justified.

Edited yesterday at 06:03 AM by CoffeeandTV

[HGould]

Visited Plymouth for the first time this season on Saturday.

Very interesting to see what they have created and to chat to a few local fans.

They have created "an EVENT" and brought in, I was told, some University kids to do social media on the Event Day and have turned it in to a Saturday Night out.

They have developed it strikes me a combination of a bit of a Millwall " no one loves us we don't care" mentality amongst the usual Speedway Supporter base and a "this is great fun and we can interact and participate" type vibe for the many who seemed to be both newcomers to Speedway and far less interested in the result than in the excitement.

You'd never have figured they were bottom of the League with their top Rider missing, it didn't matter. It was buzzy vibrant and exciting. The Racing wasn't great to a Speedway fan, but to the majority, the noise, the smell, the atmosphere and the interactions with riders was what sold the event and it seems Crowds are UP down there!

Well done to all concerned. 

 

[IainB]

49 minutes ago, HGould said:

Visited Plymouth for the first time this season on Saturday.

Very interesting to see what they have created and to chat to a few local fans.

They have created "an EVENT" and brought in, I was told, some University kids to do social media on the Event Day and have turned it in to a Saturday Night out.

They have developed it strikes me a combination of a bit of a Millwall " no one loves us we don't care" mentality amongst the usual Speedway Supporter base and a "this is great fun and we can interact and participate" type vibe for the many who seemed to be both newcomers to Speedway and far less interested in the result than in the excitement.

You'd never have figured they were bottom of the League with their top Rider missing, it didn't matter. It was buzzy vibrant and exciting. The Racing wasn't great to a Speedway fan, but to the majority, the noise, the smell, the atmosphere and the interactions with riders was what sold the event and it seems Crowds are UP down there!

Well done to all concerned. 

 

I've said it before, you can't fail to be impressed/excited when a newbie at Speedway, the sheer spectacle of it all live is brilliant... it's when these noobs start to become more regular and question why their top rider was missing the meeting to not ride elsewhere that the problems start.

Well done to the Glads for showing some initiative though 👏