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Post by rodders on Sept 29, 2021 16:07:09 GMT
Diminutive ex Norwich favourite Billy Bales in the absence of specialised equipment used old fashioned spiked rubber cricket batting gloves
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Post by davet on Sept 29, 2021 16:41:21 GMT
Yes, saw him ride at Yarmouth a few times, although he wasn't a regular team member at that time. I always assumed he was Ray Bales' dad although I've no idea if that was correct!
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Post by rodders on Sept 29, 2021 17:34:19 GMT
Yes, saw him ride at Yarmouth a few times, although he wasn't a regular team member at that time. I always assumed he was Ray Bales' dad although I've no idea if that was correct! He was indeed Ray Bales father. |
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Post by admin on Sept 30, 2021 9:19:50 GMT
Diminutive ex Norwich favourite Billy Bales in the absence of specialised equipment used old fashioned spiked rubber cricket batting gloves Quite timely example given Palm Toft's injury. When I started watching and was dabbling a bit with bikes, if you wanted gloves (ie from Trackstar etc) they'd be reasonably robust with protective foam strips on fingers and thumbs. When you watch the SGP they seem to have fascination at the tapes with Sayfutdinov's hands. I'm always amazed that his gloves always look no thicker or tougher than household cleaning gloves that you get from a supermarket. As soon as someone falls off and is holding their hand I'm not surprised these days. |
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Post by rodders on Sept 30, 2021 13:00:44 GMT
Diminutive ex Norwich favourite Billy Bales in the absence of specialised equipment used old fashioned spiked rubber cricket batting gloves Quite timely example given Palm Toft's injury. When I started watching and was dabbling a bit with bikes, if you wanted gloves (ie from Trackstar etc) they'd be reasonably robust with protective foam strips on fingers and thumbs. When you watch the SGP they seem to have fascination at the tapes with Sayfutdinov's hands. I'm always amazed that his gloves always look no thicker or tougher than household cleaning gloves that you get from a supermarket. As soon as someone falls off and is holding their hand I'm not surprised these days. I suppose that is because they need to have best possible control of clutch and throttle. Of course in my motorcycling day we used Waddington's Aqua Seal |
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Post by admin on Sept 30, 2021 14:08:04 GMT
Quite timely example given Palm Toft's injury. When I started watching and was dabbling a bit with bikes, if you wanted gloves (ie from Trackstar etc) they'd be reasonably robust with protective foam strips on fingers and thumbs. When you watch the SGP they seem to have fascination at the tapes with Sayfutdinov's hands. I'm always amazed that his gloves always look no thicker or tougher than household cleaning gloves that you get from a supermarket. As soon as someone falls off and is holding their hand I'm not surprised these days. I suppose that is because they need to have best possible control of clutch and throttle. Of course in my motorcycling day we used Waddington's Aqua Seal The protection is on the top though and doesn't really affect control and/or flexibility. I suppose that if someone on a speedway bike went in to a wind tunnel then the gloves they wear these days would have less drag than those worn in days gone by. That seems a bit far fetched but nothing would surprise these days. There doesn't seem to be that many broken hands/fingers these days so probably it's not seen as an area in need of specific protection? |
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