Not 4 Wheel Racing, but a way to pass winter time

Scott Daloisio · 12/24/12, 3:03 PM

This is not four wheel racing, but it does not get much better than this.

Colin Casserley · 12/24/12, 3:17 PM

Sometimes Speedway has some great races, like this one. And the bikes have no brakes. The Grand Prix series is pretty good too.

Jonr · 12/24/12, 6:31 PM

Kinda of redefines the word "slider"

The video talks about team mates, team owners, and team points. Does anyone know how this works?

Colin Casserley · 12/24/12, 6:41 PM

There is a Speedway league in the UK, the top league has about 10 teams from different tracks. The 2 teams in the Video are from Poole, which is on the south coast of England and Coventry, which is in the middle of England.

Each match is between 2 teams and 2 riders from each team are in every heat race. In each race the winner scores 3 points, 2nd 2 points and 3rd 1 point. I think there are about 14 heat races in each match. The winning team of each match is awarded points, it gets a bit complicated on how many points you score depending on how much you beat the other team!

take a look at this page which might explain it better! http://www.speedwaygb.co/elteams.html

Scott Daloisio · 12/25/12, 10:42 AM

Here is a great race from the 2012 World Team Cup Qualifier in Poland. Note before the race begins that the announcer states that the racing that day was not quite as spectacular as it usually is at Bydgoszcz.

12/25/12, 10:42 AM	#5 Re: Not 4 Wheel Racing, but a way to pass winter t
Scott Daloisio Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,423	Here is a great race from the 2012 World Team Cup Qualifier in Poland. Note before the race begins that the announcer states that the racing that day was not quite as spectacular as it usually is at Bydgoszcz. http://w...

12/24/12, 3:17 PM	#2 Re: Not 4 Wheel Racing, but a way to pass winter t
Colin Casserley Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 146	Sometimes Speedway has some great races, like this one. And the bikes have no brakes. The Grand Prix series is pretty good too.

12/24/12, 6:31 PM	#3 Re: Not 4 Wheel Racing, but a way to pass winter t
Jonr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	Kinda of redefines the word "slider" The video talks about team mates, team owners, and team points. Does anyone know how this works?