rearingtogo Posted Wednesday at 10:10 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:10 AM On 5/18/2026 at 6:10 PM, IainB said: If you look at races from the late 70's riders seemed to be reaching the maximum speed of their machines towards the end of the straight if you look at them today they look as though they'd just keep on accelerating way beyond that. On 5/18/2026 at 6:10 PM, IainB said: If you look at races from the late 70's riders seemed to be reaching the maximum speed of their machines towards the end of the straight if you look at them today they look as though they'd just keep on accelerating way beyond that. Yes and that’s why they go through the fence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted Wednesday at 07:27 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:27 PM Sadly another example tonight with Bewley Fingers crossed for Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted Wednesday at 09:32 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:32 PM 2 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Sadly another example tonight with Bewley Fingers crossed for Dan Looked like a mechanical issue but terrible crash. Hit the airfence and broke the support post. Get well soon Dan - Speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted yesterday at 06:54 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:54 AM again we see a rider getting thrown back into the track, if that happened on lap 2 and he was leading another rider could have hit him ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rearingtogo Posted yesterday at 09:31 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:31 AM More big crashes How many more do you want then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago I'll just throw this into the mix, could it be... throttle jockeys? I just watched the 2007 Cardiff GP Final on the Speedway360 show and the throttle control that all the riders showed on a 5h1t show of a track was quite unbelievable to watch. With the prominence of Polish Speedway could it be that the latest generation of riders are being brought up on tracks that require the throttle to be pinned to the stopper rather than days gone by where riders were brought up on British tracks that require a bit of technique and throttle control? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 41 minutes ago Report Share Posted 41 minutes ago 27 minutes ago, IainB said: I'll just throw this into the mix, could it be... throttle jockeys? I just watched the 2007 Cardiff GP Final on the Speedway360 show and the throttle control that all the riders showed on a 5h1t show of a track was quite unbelievable to watch. With the prominence of Polish Speedway could it be that the latest generation of riders are being brought up on tracks that require the throttle to be pinned to the stopper rather than days gone by where riders were brought up on British tracks that require a bit of technique and throttle control? 🤔 This is why I suggest limiting the revs to 10,000 but don’t do it by means of a rev limiter, make it so as the engine itself will not reach 10,000 revs and chuck more dirt on the track, it will encourage more torque mid range engines and do away with pinned throttle racing which in itself is fine but when it goes wrong is catastrophic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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