Witches v Aces 14th May

[chun]

(Premiership Play Off SF) 11/09/2025

1. Brady Kurtz - 1, 0, 1’, 2 = 4+1
2. Norick Blödorn - 3, 1, 1’, 2, 0 = 7+1
4. Zach Cook - 3, FX, 0, 3, 1 = 7
5. Dan Bewley - 0, 3, 1, 0 = 4
6. Tate Zischke - 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 = 2

 

[ouch]

4 minutes ago, nw42 said:

No blade available according to the ref, half arsed set up.

Inherited. Things will get better, I truly believe that. 
 

With regard the attendance, as I have said before no club has the right to call another one out as we are all relatively poor. Despite the banter I honestly do not want to see Ipswich again drop out of our league due to poor support. Being the sole club with the support to stay “up top” and  seeing clubs come and go is not good at all and the uncertainty of who we will be up against year on year is a major concern.  Up the witches!

[IainB]

05.1.8 Track Preparation Equipment
As detailed on the Homologation Certificate, must be available in working
order.
Vehicles must be fitted with rotating flashing hazard warning lights. The
minimum equipment required is as follows:
• 2 Tractors
• 1 Grader
• 1 Harrow or Wheel
• 1 Blade
• 1 Water Bowser

Have they fixed the flashing light on the tractor yet 🚜 🚨

[RoundTheBoards]

We can't read, and we can't write,

but that don't really matter.

Because we are from Ipswich,

and there's no blade on our tractor.

[Rob B]

10 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said:

So you are confirming you are generally an idiot then? Was it raining all day in Belle Vue before the meeting?! Some people honestly 🤦🏼 

Wasn't raining all day there either, multiple people on here confirmed it was dry, yes there was some showers after 5:00pm.

[mikebv]

32 minutes ago, Rob B said:

An embarrassing crowd, where are the thousands?

We were told few weeks ago that Ipswich fans don't stay at home to watch BSN. 

They may have laid out for the Wardley fight last Saturday...

[Fromafar]

6 minutes ago, nw42 said:

And when they do run it's usually pushing 8pm before a wheel is turned, am thinking same about BSN, lot of dough for not much return so far.

 

6 minutes ago, nw42 said:

And when they do run it's usually pushing 8pm before a wheel is turned, am thinking same about BSN, lot of dough for not much return so far.

You will get your full quota of matches on BSN though,don’t know what you are complaining about.

No point in turning up if there is a cloud in the sky nowadays .

[Phannan]

They obviously knew the world number 2 wasn’t going to put a shift in so they didn’t want the fans to feel they’ve been robbed in these hard times 

[Phannan]

On the plus side, and there usually is one, we can now watch Eurovision qualifiers on bbc1 . Boy George crashed out last night… allegedly 

[Gavan]

14 minutes ago, ouch said:

Inherited. Things will get better, I truly believe that. 
 

With regard the attendance, as I have said before no club has the right to call another one out as we are all relatively poor. Despite the banter I honestly do not want to see Ipswich again drop out of our league due to poor support. Being the sole club with the support to stay “up top” and  seeing clubs come and go is not good at all and the uncertainty of who we will be up against year on year is a major concern.  Up the witches!

Is sarcasm the lowest form of wit or is that the fool who responds 

Never mind I’m sure that one day Belle Vue may get close to the crowd levels at Ipswich 

You have the best track in the league and ours is arguably the worst yet you aren’t well supported…. Never mind

Edited 16 hours ago by Gavan

[Hawk127]

3 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

 

You will get your full quota of matches on BSN though,don’t know what you are complaining about.

No point in turning up if there is a cloud in the sky nowadays .

Agree and the sad state of affairs is that when the weather is slightly better in June, July and August you have so few meetings because other meetings elsewhere impact on rider availability. Read this week’s Speedway Star and the comments regarding the lack of meetings at a track like Scunthorpe. It says it all about how far the sport has sadly declined in this country and unless you get real change it will continue to spiral downwards. Fans become disillusioned and riders seek income elsewhere. Oh well nothing the run of the mill fan can do but hope.

[Gavan]

15 minutes ago, Rob B said:

Wasn't raining all day there either, multiple people on here confirmed it was dry, yes there was some showers after 5:00pm.

I don’t live in Ipswich but I am on a group chat with our 8 friends and they live in Ipswich and all day today they have had rain showers and even hailstorms during the day … not all day but on and off including one around 6.45

Best not to say anything if you don’t know the answer 

Edited 16 hours ago by Gavan

[SPEEDY69]

26 minutes ago, marko said:

F*cking embarrassing, your a top flight track run by the same people as the Grand Prix and you don’t have a blade.

State of this sport in this country, why did I f*cking sub to BSN again? it’s the same every week, either too dry and dusty or it’s too wet and we can’t race.

It didn't need a blade, the track was fine. However we know about Aussies and wet tracks 😉 The track is smooth and consistent, the tail ways the dog again - a ref on the 80s-90s wouldn't have called that off. Those that turned up to watch will think again the next time there's a shower on the forecast and who can blame them. 

[TB1]

29 minutes ago, IainB said:

Would have at least liked to have seen the track tested before calling off. But it was just bad luck with that last shower, literally bubbled up from nowhere!

Standing in my usual spot I thought they would do the same. I take it there was no blade out the back of the pits?

[IainB]

1 minute ago, TB1 said:

Standing in my usual spot I thought they would do the same. I take it there was no blade out the back of the pits?

Ref said they didn't have a blade, which is a breach of the regulations, which he didn't mention... I'm sure the Premiership CEO will be on the case to make sure they have one in the future 🤔😂

[TB1]

1 minute ago, IainB said:

Ref said they didn't have a blade, which is a breach of the regulations, which he didn't mention... I'm sure the Premiership CEO will be on the case to make sure they have one in the future 🤔😂

Where is the Premiership CEO? Is he in the saloon bar with Lord Lucan, Captain Oates and Shergar!

[Roger Jacobs]

2 minutes ago, TB1 said:

Standing in my usual spot I thought they would do the same. I take it there was no blade out the back of the pits?

They interviewed Simon Humphrey-Kennett on BSN and he said that, unlike a clay surface which is hard, the heavy shower had got into the track surface and it was too slippery. All the riders were in agreement to abandon the meeting.

[SPEEDY69]

A blade would have made no difference, some riders clearly didn't want it on. There was barely enough shale on there to be bladed anyway! 

[rearingtogo]

28 minutes ago, IainB said:

05.1.8 Track Preparation Equipment
As detailed on the Homologation Certificate, must be available in working
order.
Vehicles must be fitted with rotating flashing hazard warning lights. The
minimum equipment required is as follows:
• 2 Tractors
• 1 Grader
• 1 Harrow or Wheel
• 1 Blade
• 1 Water Bowser

Have they fixed the flashing light on the tractor yet 🚜 🚨

Bulb fused, having to wait for replacement to arrive from China

[SPEEDY69]

Just now, Roger Jacobs said:

They interviewed Simon Humphrey-Kennett on BSN and he said that, unlike a clay surface which is hard, the heavy shower had got into the track surface and it was too slippery. All the riders were in agreement to abandon the meeting.

Of course he'd say that and in any case it is up to the referee not the riders. A GP would've gone ahead on a surface as wet as that. Walking on it and finding it slippery is completely different to riding a bike on it. One or two races and it'd have been dry.