Poole Pirates Vs Edinburgh Monarchs Championship 5th August

[JanAndersen]

3 minutes ago, Pinny said:

So riders get a banned for going to get a scan for potential injuries or illness but riders are now doing drugs at meetings and getting away with it? 
 

What an absolute joke Uk speedway is these days. 

Might need some context fella 

[Pinny]

2 minutes ago, JanAndersen said:

Might need some context fella 

Oxford meeting last week. 

Heard it from two different people who never get stuff wrong. 

[Mr Blobby]

Utter awful watch this, move off the white line on the concrete you go backwards. 

Hagon clearly miles slower than Dan there, Dan moved a touch off the kerb and loses several bikes lengths.

[Neila]

33 minutes ago, Pinny said:

Oxford meeting last week. 

Heard it from two different people who never get stuff wrong. 

Did one of them not complete the meeting 

[mc131]

8 hours ago, gmuncie said:

Unfortunate for Jordan but rules are crystal clear on this one.

Exactly ive no idea what the issue is missed a meeting 7 day ban simple as that.

[Mr Blobby]

There should be a minimum standard for state of tracks, that there was god awful. 4 guys looking to ride within 1 yard of the white line or you’d go backwards. Weather hasn’t been that Hot for it to be in that state. 
 

If there was a minimum standard you’d hardly see a meeting round that place. 

Edited Wednesday at 08:46 PM by Mr Blobby

[LisaColette]

7 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

There should be a minimum standard for state of tracks, that there was god awful. 4 guys looking to ride within 1 yard of the white line or you’d go backwards. Weather hasn’t been that Hot for it to be in that state. 
 

If there was a minimum standard you’d hardly see a meeting round that place. 

Was a lot better last week when it was hotter weather ironically. Berwick riders said it was good along with their TM. Maybe they got too complacent with cooler weather 🤷‍♀️

Edit - next week will be interesting with partial solar eclipse happening between 6-8pm. So light, dark, light, dark. Unless they just start at 8pm? 

Edited Wednesday at 08:54 PM by LisaColette

[Neila]

6 minutes ago, LisaColette said:

Was a lot better last week when it was hotter weather ironically. Berwick riders said it was good along with their TM. Maybe they got too complacent with cooler weather 🤷‍♀️

Edit - next week will be interesting with partial solar eclipse happening between 6-8pm. So light, dark, light, dark. Unless they just start at 8pm? 

You've got floodlights 😜

[LisaColette]

5 minutes ago, Neila said:

You've got floodlights 😜

'Floodlights at a speedway stadium are not automatic..'

I thought they would be automatic and be going on then off and then on again lol. Good job we are behind the times with manual ones. 

[Bitza]

Judging from Cairns post match comments there were significant track issues, seemed to be OK at the start, but it went off by half-way. Will was riding the wide line through turn 1/2 , then after track grade/water Cairns has a look at 1/2 before his third heat (heat 8)and then rides an inside line and comes third. I'm no track prep expert but I do know about watering and to me it looked like track prep started too late, watering was only skin deep. Plenty of unwanted action in turn 1/2 tonight, Loftus looked concussed, surprised there weren't more injuries, riders lifting, must be a few bent bikes. Not a great advert for Wimborne Road, but a good result for the Pirates.

Edited Wednesday at 11:01 PM by Bitza

[Catalan]

8 hours ago, LisaColette said:

'Floodlights at a speedway stadium are not automatic..'

I thought they would be automatic and be going on then off and then on again lol. Good job we are behind the times with manual ones. 

Not going to bore you with the make up of the lights but they cannot go off and back on that easily🤔🤣

[Catalan]

6 hours ago, Bitza said:

Judging from Cairns post match comments there were significant track issues, seemed to be OK at the start, but it went off by half-way. Will was riding the wide line through turn 1/2 , then after track grade/water Cairns has a look at 1/2 before his third heat (heat 8)and then rides an inside line and comes third. I'm no track prep expert but I do know about watering and to me it looked like track prep started too late, watering was only skin deep. Plenty of unwanted action in turn 1/2 tonight, Loftus looked concussed, surprised there weren't more injuries, riders lifting, must be a few bent bikes. Not a great advert for Wimborne Road, but a good result for the Pirates.

Will moaned after track watering at heat 7

[HGould]

16 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said:

As long as he learns to ride the white line. The one on the track (to avoid any confusion)🤣

From the supporter of a Club of whom certain supporters scream libel / libellous and all sorts of other threats when pointing out their actual proven and convicted nefarious activities (with cameras) this comment is utterly disgusting and will be passed on to the family of the rider you are attempting to slander for their considered views. 

[therefused]

7 hours ago, Bitza said:

Judging from Cairns post match comments there were significant track issues, 

Of course there were, it was at Poole 

[Steve Shovlar]

Worst meeting of the season last night by the proverbial mile. Track looked very slick when I saw the track on entering. The track staff watered the track just before the meeting started which perhaps showed not enough had been put down during the day. It was a constant issue through the meeting and the water bowser struggled to keep the dust away.

Racing wise it was rubbish. You could see riders busting a gut to pass but virtually impossible. Cairns and Rushen and Dan Thompson trying hard but getting nowhere. Cluff gated and sat there comfortably, having his best ever meeting at Poole.

A shame as the place was packed.

[SteveLyric2]

19 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said:

As long as he learns to ride the white line. The one on the track (to avoid any confusion)🤣

Fair play to Sam Hagon. A couple of really good races using both the white line and outside lines. Shame about his 360° off though. I wonder if we'll use him again on Saturday?!

[foreverblue]

2 hours ago, HGould said:

From the supporter of a Club of whom certain supporters scream libel / libellous and all sorts of other threats when pointing out their actual proven and convicted nefarious activities (with cameras) this comment is utterly disgusting and will be passed on to the family of the rider you are attempting to slander for their considered views. 

It was a tongue in cheek comment, I very much doubt Sam or his family will be bothered by it at all.

[LisaColette]

15 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

It was a tongue in cheek comment, I very much doubt Sam or his family will be bothered by it at all.

Not sure about tongue in cheek, more like posting before thinking type of comment. See he is back tracking now, so obviously realises it was not a good thing to be saying. 

[SteveLyric2]

1 hour ago, LisaColette said:

Not sure about tongue in cheek, more like posting before thinking type of comment. See he is back tracking now, so obviously realises it was not a good thing to be saying. 

Not sure any 'back tracking'? It was my honest summary of his night's work. What others wish to take from the original post is down to them. It did state 'to avoid any confusion' as some will have a different knowledge  and interpretation of ' the white line'!

Anyway I'm off for a game of tennis now so I'll be trying to keep all my balls within the white lines as much as possible, avoiding them all if I can !! Deuce!

Edited Thursday at 09:59 AM by SteveLyric2

[simonc]

1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said:

Worst meeting of the season last night by the proverbial mile. Track looked very slick when I saw the track on entering. The track staff watered the track just before the meeting started which perhaps showed not enough had been put down during the day. It was a constant issue through the meeting and the water bowser struggled to keep the dust away.

Racing wise it was rubbish. You could see riders busting a gut to pass but virtually impossible. Cairns and Rushen and Dan Thompson trying hard but getting nowhere. Cluff gated and sat there comfortably, having his best ever meeting at Poole.

A shame as the place was packed.

Agreed, i had a friend with me last night who hasn't been in years and although enjoyed it thought the racing wasn't very good. The blue groove on both bends was awful as well, haven't seen it like that for a few years. Also noticed that several of the track lights were out on the first and second bend that made it a bit dark, not ideal for rider safety