Speedway tracks explained

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Here’s an insight into the racing tracks for speedway bikes and sidecars. With varied sizes, categories, track surfaces, and climates all playing key roles in the overall condition of a racing surface.
Lots of hard work and preparation goes into to providing a safe riding surface for a speedway meeting. Often most of the track preparation being carried out in the week leading up to racing, and during the meeting the maintenance isn’t over. From watering to running a grader with a big plate to provide the most even track surface possible.
The gates or starting lanes on a speedway track change drastically as the meeting progresses, the horse power put to the track creates ruts or trenches in the area where the initial bike takes off.
This is where the term gardening comes from, where a rider or passenger in the sidecar world use their boots to detect how the starting areas are.
Too hard and the bike just wheels spins, to soft and the same effect is evident. However to tacky and far too much grip or drive is achieved which sends the front wheels sky high and can result in crashing.
Just right and the race can be won in the first ten metres of the race.
Not only is the start import but overall the track surface is varied on straights and corners alike. Ruts or trenches can form in various spots, hit just right and crucial drive or traction propels the competitors further forward creating speed. However hit at the wrong time and the competitors can be shot straight into another competitor or even the fence.
Not only is drive or traction a consideration but the slickness or dusty ness of a track is another factor to consider. This can result is major wheel spin and the rider going drastically slower and sometimes when hitting a slick corner can result in crashing.
Speedway is definitely a tough sport in many aspects but the ever changing track keeps the teams guessing and crowds entertained.
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Good Job mate!
Cheers from Poland!

[@ThePoleLine]

Wow thank so much

[@rob51e]

Excellent insight.

[@ThePoleLine]

Thanks so much I have more stuff planned to help get the information out there

[@cbk2144]

Curious, why do the sidecars go clock wise and the bikes counter clock wise?

[@ThePoleLine]

Not really sure it’s just always been that way. But great question though

[@clmac529]

@Dave Of All Trades because of the side, the 3rd wheel is on a sidecar; they can't turn left. As you say, always been that way, different rutts and racing lines used during a meeting so can run Solo and sidecars.
Enjoy your channel, keep up the good work.