IainB Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 Clouds of dust billowing up during heat 1 😷 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 Shocking track this! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackInTheDHSS Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 1 minute ago, IainB said: Shocking track this! Try being here. It’s horrendous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 I know Kemp jumped but it also cause Morris to jump which helped him make a blinder. Should’ve been pulled back. Track awful, don’t understand no matter the weather it’s always a dust bowl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 Dayle Wood has come on massively from a few years ago when he was a wobbly danger to himself and others 👍🏻 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 2 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: Least he’s willing to guest unlike several other riders who would prefer to sit on their arse than make money. I'm not knocking it Blobby in fact I'm thinking having ad-hoc guests could help the sport out if Belle Vue for instance could get Emil or Jepsen Jensen in say for 3-4 meetings to part cover Bewley crowds you would think would be pretty good to offset the cost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 2 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: Track awful, don’t understand no matter the weather it’s always a dust bowl. Standard Monarchs’ response when getting pumped. Oh, the irony Blob.😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitza Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 9 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said: Standard Monarchs’ response when getting pumped. Oh, the irony Blob.😂 Just read the exact same exchange of comments on the Poole Vs Glasgow thread. Are all Scottish team's the same? I don't think so Edinburgh seem on the up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 17 minutes ago, Bitza said: Just read the exact same exchange of comments on the Poole Vs Glasgow thread. Are all Scottish team's the same? I don't think so Edinburgh seem on the up. That was the joke… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 5 hours ago, YeOldPitGate said: What's the score with Kemp guesting has he signed for a championship side or is he going to be just guesting for any team that's willing to pay up until his European calendar fills up again ? Seems a sensible decision by Kemp. Dropped the Champ to try & make it abroad, I'll give credit to any rider brave enough to do that. But if his calendar is quiet, he can pick up guest bookings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 I watched it on catch up and after heat one I was tempted to turn it off right there but Oxford did make an effort to try and put it right and it did improve. Think the issue for them is if those small tanks on the back of a van is all they have then no wonder they had trouble getting water into the track during the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, marko said: I watched it on catch up and after heat one I was tempted to turn it off right there but Oxford did make an effort to try and put it right and it did improve. Think the issue for them is if those small tanks on the back of a van is all they have then no wonder they had trouble getting water into the track during the day. I thought the slightly extended water/ grading break massively helped the track and quality of racing . Shame they never watered again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmon Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 On 5/28/2026 at 2:35 PM, marko said: I watched it on catch up and after heat one I was tempted to turn it off right there but Oxford did make an effort to try and put it right and it did improve. Think the issue for them is if those small tanks on the back of a van is all they have then no wonder they had trouble getting water into the track during the day. No the issue is there is NO water in the base. Superficial watering is no good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Theman Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 55 minutes ago, edmon said: No the issue is there is NO water in the base. Superficial watering is no good. Many years ago when Phil Cain was doing the track he would be out all night before a meeting getting water into the base of the track with a hosepipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilly Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 You never see hosepipes used anymore, some water trucks literally dribble water out so takes forever to have any effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 3 hours ago, Hilly said: You never see hosepipes used anymore, some water trucks literally dribble water out so takes forever to have any effect. Hosepipes are no better, especially for an even watering but Oxford's Heath Robinson contraption is not fit for purpose and more reminiscent of an old man having a p155, which is why it always seems to be dusty there 😷 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Hawes Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 6 hours ago, Hilly said: You never see hosepipes used anymore, some water trucks literally dribble water out so takes forever to have any effect. Jamie often uses the hose pipe on the starting gates when he is preparing the track immediately before the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberEight Posted May 31 Author Report Share Posted May 31 (edited) On 5/30/2026 at 12:26 PM, Dan Theman said: Many years ago when Phil Cain was doing the track he would be out all night before a meeting getting water into the base of the track with a hosepipe Although he once decided the track needed extra moisture prior to a meeting and reportedly took a water bowser onto the track at the Cowley stadium but heavily overwatered it, leaving the circuit completely unrideable and forcing the meeting to be abandoned. Edited May 31 by NumberEight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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