RS50 Posted Sunday at 07:27 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:27 PM 1 hour ago, Dave_minall said: Jamie is taking a break from the sport apparently. Big lack of confidence. Hope he comes back to the sport in his own time. Pity. I thought he improved a lot last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted yesterday at 01:33 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:33 PM Made my first visit to Buxton since re-opening,on Sunday 24 May. I would like to say a big thank you for everyone who put time effort and money in to venture. However I do fear for it. Start time was nearer to 3.30 than the stated time. I appreciate ambulance was late, but rider introductions could have been done without this. Meeting just seemed to take ages. Noticed some leaving as early as heat 8. I had hoped to leave shortly after 5pm, having watched both NL and MDL match. When an interval was announced at 5.20 pm, with only 12 races completed, a few others joined me in leaving. Wonder how many will return. Thankfully didn't have the usual Buxton cold weather. A few simple and easy changes needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonigo1997 Posted yesterday at 03:44 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 03:44 PM 2 hours ago, RS50 said: Made my first visit to Buxton since re-opening,on Sunday 24 May. I would like to say a big thank you for everyone who put time effort and money in to venture. However I do fear for it. Start time was nearer to 3.30 than the stated time. I appreciate ambulance was late, but rider introductions could have been done without this. Meeting just seemed to take ages. Noticed some leaving as early as heat 8. I had hoped to leave shortly after 5pm, having watched both NL and MDL match. When an interval was announced at 5.20 pm, with only 12 races completed, a few others joined me in leaving. Wonder how many will return. Thankfully didn't have the usual Buxton cold weather. A few simple and easy changes needed. Buxton has always been an afternoon into the evening out it’s not a time constrained place. It doesn’t need to be, I feel the majority like this and probably know this. Why rush. Nothing needs to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted yesterday at 06:32 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:32 PM On 5/24/2026 at 7:10 PM, Dave_minall said: Jamie is taking a break from the sport apparently. Big lack of confidence. Hope he comes back to the sport in his own time. Such a shame, looked very promising last year, easy to say with hindsight but shouldn't have moved up to the Champ so early in his career. But then a rider like Ingram after one NDL season with a sub 6.00 ave is having no difficulty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted yesterday at 06:58 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:58 PM 3 hours ago, Lonigo1997 said: Buxton has always been an afternoon into the evening out it’s not a time constrained place. It doesn’t need to be, I feel the majority like this and probably know this. Why rush. Nothing needs to change. It obviously does if people leave well before the end... You seem to have a Speedway promoters outlook.... "This is what you get, like it, or lump it, and don't give me any adverse feedback as I am quite happy with what I deliver, thankyou very much".... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted yesterday at 07:08 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:08 PM 5 hours ago, RS50 said: Made my first visit to Buxton since re-opening,on Sunday 24 May. I would like to say a big thank you for everyone who put time effort and money in to venture. However I do fear for it. Start time was nearer to 3.30 than the stated time. I appreciate ambulance was late, but rider introductions could have been done without this. Meeting just seemed to take ages. Noticed some leaving as early as heat 8. I had hoped to leave shortly after 5pm, having watched both NL and MDL match. When an interval was announced at 5.20 pm, with only 12 races completed, a few others joined me in leaving. Wonder how many will return. Thankfully didn't have the usual Buxton cold weather. A few simple and easy changes needed. Quite agree with all you say. I’m a diehard who has travelled the world to watch Speedway but yesterday at Buxton was a tough watch! Still at least it didn’t take 7 hours and 15 minutes which it once took at a meeting that I went to in Argentina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted 20 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 20 hours ago 8 hours ago, RS50 said: Made my first visit to Buxton since re-opening,on Sunday 24 May. I would like to say a big thank you for everyone who put time effort and money in to venture. However I do fear for it. Start time was nearer to 3.30 than the stated time. I appreciate ambulance was late, but rider introductions could have been done without this. Meeting just seemed to take ages. Noticed some leaving as early as heat 8. I had hoped to leave shortly after 5pm, having watched both NL and MDL match. When an interval was announced at 5.20 pm, with only 12 races completed, a few others joined me in leaving. Wonder how many will return. Thankfully didn't have the usual Buxton cold weather. A few simple and easy changes needed. 3 hours ago, mikebv said: It obviously does if people leave well before the end... You seem to have a Speedway promoters outlook.... "This is what you get, like it, or lump it, and don't give me any adverse feedback as I am quite happy with what I deliver, thankyou very much".... As a new venture a learning curve is always undertaken. Things can and will go wrong . So far this season all of the things that have gone wrong , are all miner things that will be looked into I'm sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmon Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago (edited) 8 hours ago, Petecc said: As a new venture a learning curve is always undertaken. Things can and will go wrong . So far this season all of the things that have gone wrong , are all miner things that will be looked into I'm sure. Laurence Rogers has been about speedway long enough to get a grip on these things before they happen. Edited 11 hours ago by edmon spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 7 hours ago, edmon said: Laurence Rogers has been about speedway long enough to get a grip on these things before they happen. He doesn't do every job . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 9 hours ago, edmon said: Laurence Rogers has been about speedway long enough to get a grip on these things before they happen. 1 hour ago, Petecc said: He doesn't do every job . I'm sure he could delegate and advise. What has to be questioned is how many that left early will return. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyd Posted 27 minutes ago Report Share Posted 27 minutes ago 2 hours ago, RS50 said: I'm sure he could delegate and advise. What has to be questioned is how many that left early will return. We attended Buxton on Sunday and I think it will be a while before we return, there was fallers in every race I think which I believe was more down to the track many times not the riders. The track was like concrete with dust and stones on the top on the bends so to the riders it must have felt like sliding on marbles. It was so hard that the tractor grading it was picking up next to nothing and kicking up just as much dust as the riders during the races. I know it was a hot day so why was the track not watered well before the meeting to get it to seep into the track? The truck / bowser was ineffective to say the least, and why did the referee allow the truck to fill up with water on the centre green while the racing was going on I thought all tractors etc had to be removed back to the pits during races? We stuck it out for the 15 heats and then left and while I know its National league racing it was far from a good advert for the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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