Rumours (Read 5,569 times)

[Stevo]

I hate rumours, and I'm not one to start one, so this is more about finding the real story (if at all possible).
Had heard that there was a possibility that Team GB were no longer contesting the teams champs due to bad blood following the World 240's at Rotorua, where Gb cars took eadh other out during their warm up races prior to finals night. Now, I wasn't at Rororua so can't even commect on what may have transpired there, if anything.
Hopefully, someone who knows the real story can put this one away.

[BarryB]

Ahhhhhhh the speedway rumour mill...........

What is true is that there are some differences between certain members of Team GB from past years, leading to not all previous members being available for the squad for this year's event. Those differences were evident long before the drivers arrived over here for the World 240's. I certainly can't comment on whether the team will still be at Palmy in two weeks time, other than to say a squad has been announced.

Let's do it on the terracotta,

Barry B

[Deleted]

From what I saw there were no GB drivers taking each others out in the warmups , more a case of getting a bit out of control when getting used to the cars they were driving. Frankie Wainman certainly had the Mark flower car hooked up from the start.

[chunkey]

With it being only 15 days out from probably the biggest event on the NZ Speedway calender and yet still unable to confirm teams, drivers etc! Is this a Tui add?? Grandstand sold out virtually for both nights yet we dunno who we will be watching. Not maoning just putting it out there.

[SpeedwayKing]

Jan 22, 2014 20:40:28 GMT 12 Stretch 16K said:

Team GB
Tom Harris
Chris Fort
Chris Brocksop
Daz Kitson
Neil Scothern

www.teamgbracing.co.uk/news.aspx

From the other thread

[BarryB]

Jan 23, 2014 11:35:15 GMT 12 chunkey said:

With it being only 15 days out from probably the biggest event on the NZ Speedway calender and yet still unable to confirm teams, drivers etc! Is this a Tui add?? Grandstand sold out virtually for both nights yet we dunno who we will be watching. Not maoning just putting it out there.

I think that's a combination of a couple of things, including that the World 240's have just run and the Superstock GP is still to be held this weekend, both events including a number of potential teams racers. Added to that is the fact that so many of the country's top Superstocks are based out of PN these days, leaving many other tracks needing help to get a team together - most of that juggling cannot be done until it is known who has got what after this weekend's GP.

Let's do it on the terracotta,

Barry B

[HIGHWAY45]

Opinion: A few tracks like to hold off naming their sides until closer to the event so as the team named is the FINAL side and the team that will show up etc. How often in the past have we seen teams named only to see multiple changes and juggling of team members etc. For the general public it is frustrating but as I'm made aware entries and team list are due this Saturday so a few more days patience might see more info available.

[conrod]

Some one did turn right hand down on FJW at the northern end ,they were not going fast and do remember thinking  whats up with that I  can not remember who it was though

[Roxcyford]

no ogle

[TonyG188r]

id buy tickets to the teams champs regardless wether i knew how many teams were going let alone the teams actually being named, have been for the last 10+ years and wont porbably stop going

[Roxcyford]

sad to see no wanderers or will they

[screaminV8]

Jan 24, 2014 21:14:20 GMT 12 Roxcyford said:

no ogle

Agree there! He pulled out of GP last week too.

[stubbs5115]

No wanderers unfortunately this year :-( very disappointed, will now go for the rebels I spose

[mrmadtaylor]

Does that mean we go back to the groups format?

[BarryB]

Jan 30, 2014 16:26:30 GMT 12 mrmadtaylor said:

Does that mean we go back to the groups format?

Yes, 4 groups headed by Panthers, Mustangs, Tigers and Busters.

Let's do it on the terracotta,

Barry B

[Roxcyford]

Jan 24, 2014 21:14:20 GMT 12 Roxcyford said:

no ogle

now in

[mordecai]

Jan 31, 2014 17:39:57 GMT 12 Roxcyford said:

Jan 24, 2014 21:14:20 GMT 12 Roxcyford said:

no ogle

now in

so whos out then

[Roxcyford]

6th driver

[screaminV8]

Jan 31, 2014 18:04:06 GMT 12 Roxcyford said:

6th driver

So you mean Ogle in as 6th driver, or his car is one of the 5?

[Roxcyford]

he is 6th driver screamin as he has sold his 2nd car which he used for teams racing