Steve Shovlar Posted Thursday at 09:05 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:05 AM Thought the track last night was extremely smooth. It was slick as expected. Watering regularly with a new bowser, which didn’t imo put down enough water even though the driver was going slow. Needs to come out at a faster rate. By the time the tractor had done a lap it was evaporating. Bigger jets required! Racing wise it was OK. A few good heats. Brennan a good guest. Morris and Jenkins both excellent guests. Lightcap a very decent first meeting with no last places and battled well. Nearly got the better of Brennan but stayed low allowing Tom to blast around him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted Thursday at 10:33 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:33 AM 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: Thought the track last night was extremely smooth. It was slick as expected. Watering regularly with a new bowser, which didn’t imo put down enough water even though the driver was going slow. Needs to come out at a faster rate. By the time the tractor had done a lap it was evaporating. Bigger jets required! Racing wise it was OK. A few good heats. Brennan a good guest. Morris and Jenkins both excellent guests. Lightcap a very decent first meeting with no last places and battled well. Nearly got the better of Brennan but stayed low allowing Tom to blast around him. 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: Thought the track last night was extremely smooth. It was slick as expected. Watering regularly with a new bowser, which didn’t imo put down enough water even though the driver was going slow. Needs to come out at a faster rate. By the time the tractor had done a lap it was evaporating. Bigger jets required! Racing wise it was OK. A few good heats. Brennan a good guest. Morris and Jenkins both excellent guests. Lightcap a very decent first meeting with no last places and battled well. Nearly got the better of Brennan but stayed low allowing Tom to blast around him. The riders requested the small bowser after the mid-meeting issues last week. Many riders don't like watering during the meeting after they've got their set-ups right. Mid-meeting watering is as much to do with keeping dust levels controlled for the comfort of the crowds as it is for the riders. Several riders interviewed said how good the track was. Race times were reasonably consistent around the 59-60 sec in the early heats to 61-62 sec mark in the latter stages. Will Cairns tremendous win in heat 15 was 60.43 secs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted Thursday at 10:47 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:47 AM 13 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said: Many riders don't like watering during the meeting after they've got their set-ups right. One of the issues with British speedway, tracks prep/maintenance should be with spectators in mind and not riders! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted Thursday at 10:54 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:54 AM 5 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: One of the issues with British speedway, tracks prep/maintenance should be with spectators in mind and not riders! If your quoted the full post, you’d have seen that’s exactly what @SteveLyric2wrote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted Thursday at 11:05 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:05 AM 8 minutes ago, Wee Eck said: If your quoted the full post, you’d have seen that’s exactly what @SteveLyric2wrote Well he kind of did, my point was a general one, as they often are on Poole threads as I dont want to be accused of having a go at them! It's not a new thing, track prep for riders not spectators has been an issue for years but if there is dust then what riders want shouldn't really come into it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted Thursday at 11:31 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:31 AM 9 hours ago, phillwhitewasmad said: Lukes good thanks for asking In the cold light of day hes not good looking like hes been run over by a train 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky_Mark Posted Thursday at 11:56 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:56 AM 24 minutes ago, phillwhitewasmad said: In the cold light of day hes not good looking like hes been run over by a train Sorry to hear that, it was a heavy fall. Still riding tonight or needs a break? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalan Posted Thursday at 03:25 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 03:25 PM 4 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said: The riders requested the small bowser after the mid-meeting issues last week. Many riders don't like watering during the meeting after they've got their set-ups right. Mid-meeting watering is as much to do with keeping dust levels controlled for the comfort of the crowds as it is for the riders. Several riders interviewed said how good the track was. Race times were reasonably consistent around the 59-60 sec in the early heats to 61-62 sec mark in the latter stages. Will Cairns tremendous win in heat 15 was 60.43 secs . This bowser is really down to Terry. He's been working on it for a few weeks and wanted to use it last week but there was a leak issue. So I think Terry should get full praise for this 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitza Posted Thursday at 03:47 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 03:47 PM 5 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said: The riders requested the small bowser after the mid-meeting issues last week. Many riders don't like watering during the meeting after they've got their set-ups right. Mid-meeting watering is as much to do with keeping dust levels controlled for the comfort of the crowds as it is for the riders. Several riders interviewed said how good the track was. Race times were reasonably consistent around the 59-60 sec in the early heats to 61-62 sec mark in the latter stages. Will Cairns tremendous win in heat 15 was 60.43 secs . It struck me when I read the predictable jibes about the blue line in heat 15, that actually what we had was a track equally good whether you rode the inside line or the outside one, as Cairns and Brennan demonstrated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted Thursday at 03:49 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 03:49 PM 1 minute ago, Bitza said: It struck me when I read the predictable jibes about the blue line in heat 15, that actually what we had was a track equally good whether you rode the inside line or the outside one, as Cairns and Brennan demonstrated. All ht 15 demonstrated was the blue groove was the fastest line surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitza Posted Thursday at 04:40 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:40 PM 47 minutes ago, lewy said: All ht 15 demonstrated was the blue groove was the fastest line surely? If it was the fastest, why didn't Brennan fall behind riding the outside? Seem like lap times were pretty much identical throughout. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted Thursday at 05:16 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:16 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted Thursday at 05:24 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:24 PM 42 minutes ago, Bitza said: If it was the fastest, why didn't Brennan fall behind riding the outside? Seem like lap times were pretty much identical throughout. Brennan was on the outside, blue groove on the inside 👁️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted Thursday at 05:33 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:33 PM 15 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Nice interview. Well done Beth.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitza Posted Thursday at 05:48 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:48 PM 21 minutes ago, lewy said: Brennan was on the outside, blue groove on the inside 👁️ Well at least we agree about that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted Thursday at 05:53 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:53 PM 19 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said: Nice interview. Well done Beth.👍 Your grand daughter does a good job on pirates tv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted Thursday at 05:57 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:57 PM 32 minutes ago, lewy said: Brennan was on the outside, blue groove on the inside 👁️ Need to read it again 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted Thursday at 06:50 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:50 PM Really hope the lad succeeds great to see a new young American over here hopefully there's another 4-5 other decent young prospects stateside that can follow him the test matches against the US used to be brilliant meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted Thursday at 07:55 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 07:55 PM (edited) 12 hours ago, lewy said: Your grand daughter does a good job on pirates tv Her Lewis Kerr interview featured on BBC South and on various socials.😀 NB thanks for buying the stream. Edited Friday at 06:50 AM by SteveLyric2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted Thursday at 10:59 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:59 PM 12 hours ago, Bagpuss said: One of the issues with British speedway, tracks prep/maintenance should be with spectators in mind and not riders! Totally agree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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