: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:23 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

I think this article was done by someone who`s not been to the stadium for a while, I mean the speedway bikes would race where exactly, under the Coral stand perhaps? I doubt there`s enough of the old corner left to race properly.

Actually it it might look good, they could put floodlights under the stand and it would look a bit like the Monaco grand prix where they race through tunnels. Another first for Odsal!!

I didnt think any of the old speedway track had been taken away for the construction of the coral stand apart from the pits?

[Bulliac]

: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:53 pm  

Jimmybull wrote:

I didnt think any of the old speedway track had been taken away for the construction of the coral stand apart from the pits?

Not much from the back maybe, but the pitch has been lengthened which has the effect of making the corners narrower. The pitch still needs a bit more length to be the (now) standard 100 metres between the sticks so I can`t imagine the Bulls allowing all the extra grass (over and above what was taken up before when the pitch was shorter) at the ends being dug up to provide bends with sufficient width to allow much chance of the riders overtaking.

Under the current position at Odsal it would mean banking the corners from around the five metre mark rather than just the in goal areas. Admittedly banking isn`t compulsory for speedway but the fact that the old track was banked helped to provide much of the excitement and flat bends just wouldn`t be the same.

: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:15 pm  

Odsal will be the death of the cub eventually, unless a wealthy backer can be found.

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: Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:13 pm  

JJB's Beard wrote:

Odsal will be the death of the cub eventually, unless a wealthy backer can be found.

Yes I'm inclined to agree.

: Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:18 pm  

Shaggoth wrote:

Yes I'm inclined to agree.

Me to, its a dump thats leaking cash. What was it, 30 grand to fix a bog?

Could have paid David Halley for a year with that.

: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:45 pm  

The Punisher..! wrote:

Me to, its a dump thats leaking cash. What was it, 30 grand to fix a bog?

Could have paid David Halley for a year with that.

It varies between 30 and 75 grand, depending on what forum you visit

: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:54 pm  

aj cougar wrote:

It varies between 30 and 75 grand, depending on what forum you visit

Just glad the council didn't have to pay it.

[Bulliac]

: Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:52 pm  

guess who wrote:

Just glad the council didn't have to pay it.

Yaaaaaawn..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

: Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:34 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

Yaaaaaawn..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Very good, hope you feel better for doing that

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: Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:32 pm  

guess who wrote:

Very good, hope you feel better for doing that

Well it is a very tired and pointless line of discussion you are trying to engage us in.

Cougars hard done to by disgraceful Odsal payout. No I'm afraid not.