Whose Idea Was It To Use Kings Lynn ?!?

[Maccas 1]

Stick the meeting on a small tight track and give the foreigners something to think about. But regardless of that, we got away with it and that's all that matters at this moment.

 

How about Lakeside then? Small tight track and EL riders will have ridden it regularly.

 

Frankly I'd rather see good racing and for the final 2/3s of the meeting tonight Kings Lynn provided it brilliantly much like Peterborough last season.

There is no denying that with Crump and Adams riding it would have been a different prospect but the Aussie team was designed around Kings Lynn specialists tonight and the Brits did a great job of beating them.

[spin king 1,918]

Utter madness to use Kings Lynn.

 

(1)It's not an EL track. Team GB hardly ever ride on it. Where's the home advantage?

 

(2)Why wasn't a British EL track used? SWC features EL riders, not PL riders. Kings Lynn should have no right to hold this meeting as they show scant interest in mixing with the better teams.

 

(3)Why chose a track on a Monday which is about as remote as you can get?

(4)Why chose a track that Batchelor and Ward were brought up on?

(5) This meeting should have been held at Monmore, Coventry or Poole, or a track where the British riders hold the upper hand over their rivals.

(6)This is going to be a walk in the park for the Aussies. Poor call to go to KL.

Lets actually look at what Mr Shovlar said;

 

Question 1 Its not an Elite track that the Team GB regularly, well okay but it is also a track that the opposition will have rode on regular basis with the exception of Darcy Ward,but how does he know that the Team Manager of Team GB has not arranged for the riders to have a private practice.

 

Question 2 its not an Elite track, no it not but why should it be why should it be an Elite track, why does it have to be that Elite has the monopoly on International meetings.

 

Question 3 Okay I will accept that Kings Lynn is not the easiest place to get to.

 

Question 4; Yes they were brought up on the Kings Lynn track, but young Darcy Ward clearly stated tonight that Kings Lynn was not his favourite track.

 

Question 5 Coventry I might accept,and at push Monmore Green but seriously Poole when was the last time a British rider let alone one the squad rode for Poole, and also three of the Aussie squad ride for Poole.

 

Question 6 Clearly you got that one completely wrong Steve as the only walk in the park that the Aussies are doing is to Vojens.

[Catalan 717]

What about a big pat on the back for Keith Chapman and his team

Kings Lynn has changed quite dramatically since my last journey there( for an Olle Nygren training school) and what a super race track wish we could have one like that at Poole every week.

 

Big thanks to KL

Edited July 27, 2010 by sugarray

[tomcat 21]

What about a big pat on the back for Keith Chapman and his team

Kings Lynn has changed quite dramatically since my last journey there( for an Olle Nygren training school) and what a super race track whish we could have one like that at Poole every week.

 

Big thanks to KL

 

 

Top Post and totally agree with what you say there.

Well Done to Buster and co.

[Canadian Star 6]

You can expect to see more big time events at Kings Lynn.

 

Keith Chapman has invested heavily in much improved facilities with a view to staging events such as tonights. Kings Lynn has always been a good race track, much favoured by many top riders for many years, that can only have been enhanced by tonights meeting.

Other than its location what doesnt Kings Lynn have going for it ?

For confirmation just take a look at the stuff on You Tube from 1980, there was nothing wrong with the racing then, there isnt now.

[Anders 0]

Kings Lynn has always been a good race track, much favoured by many top riders for many years, that can only have been enhanced by tonights meeting.

If we (Sweden) weren't meant to win, and obviously we weren't, I was hoping for a British win. Why? Because I wouldn't want any Brit to think that for Great Britain to win, a WTC meeting must be held on a trick track. King's Lynn IS an excellent racing track (though it didn't ride very well early on), and alongside Peterborough, there have been entertaining meetings in recent seasons. If staging more WTC meetings, please keep them at entertaining tracks, and not those which may give Britain more of an advantage.

[John Hannibal Thomas 0]

After a miserable first 19 heats the meeting sprung to life, then calmed down again at around heat 24.

Congrats to Team GB, I think if they had a real EL quality team manager like Middlo they would have hit nearer 60.

[Steve Shovlar 10,439]

I still stick to what I said. PL tracks shouldn't get a sniff of a top meeting.

 

If they don't have th ambition to try and be the best, they shouldn't be able to bid and run top meetings. Where's the incentive for these clubs to improve if all they want to do is wallow in mediocrity?

 

Sure that will P off PL fans but as far as I am concerned, the PL Riders Championship and PL 4 TT is as big as it should get for PL clubs. If clubs like kings Lynn want to hold events like this they should be racing in the EL. No wonder british Speedway is so far down the pan when British clubs show such a lack of ambition to improve.

 

I thought the racing was not great last night. A few good heats later on and the fact that Team GB won through made it look a lot better than it actually was. It couldn't hold a candle to the Peterborough meeting last year.

Edited July 27, 2010 by Steve Shovlar

[BritPete 625]

Rob Lyon took a lot of stick last year, quite deservedly in my opinion. You have to give credit where it's due though, he got it spot on this year and now we are in the final.

 

 

As for Steve's bletherings, well, what do you expect? After all, in his closed speedway world, nothing exists outside of Poole!

[westhamboy66 599]

I still stick to what I said. PL tracks shouldn't get a sniff of a top meeting.

 

If they don't have th ambition to try and be the best, they shouldn't be able to bid and run top meetings. Where's the incentive for these clubs to improve if all they want to do is wallow in mediocrity?

 

Sure that will P off PL fans but as far as I am concerned, the PL Riders Championship and PL 4 TT is as big as it should get for PL clubs. If clubs like kings Lynn want to hold events like this they should be racing in the EL. No wonder british Speedway is so far down the pan when British clubs show such a lack of ambition to improve.

 

I thought the racing was not great last night. A few good heats later on and the fact that Team GB won through made it look a lot better than it actually was. It couldn't hold a candle to the Peterborough meeting last year.

Again what a load of tosh.

Easy FREE Parking pat on the back for that

Improving facilities that rival most if not all EL tracks

Good crowd and I got in without any sort of queue

Decent track

Excellent racing from wherever you viewed it

Great team spirit driven performance

All round the best night of speedway for me since we had victory snatched from us by Sweden at Poole.

Pat on the back for All concerned at KL

Pat on the back for Rob Lyons to swallow his pride after last year

Pat on the back for the riders

Great support great night shame about the negative comments when someone stands by what they have said even when proved wrong on all accounts. Perhaps Steve would have been happier with an Aussie win poor crowd rubbish track etc!

[semion 2,192]

I still stick to what I said. PL tracks shouldn't get a sniff of a top meeting.

 

If they don't have th ambition to try and be the best, they shouldn't be able to bid and run top meetings. Where's the incentive for these clubs to improve if all they want to do is wallow in mediocrity?

 

Sure that will P off PL fans but as far as I am concerned, the PL Riders Championship and PL 4 TT is as big as it should get for PL clubs. If clubs like kings Lynn want to hold events like this they should be racing in the EL. No wonder british Speedway is so far down the pan when British clubs show such a lack of ambition to improve.

 

I thought the racing was not great last night. A few good heats later on and the fact that Team GB won through made it look a lot better than it actually was. It couldn't hold a candle to the Peterborough meeting last year.

 

Whats that I can smell, ? Is it Horse ? Nope...is it Cow...nope....I know, Its BULLS4IT

[colincooke 0]

Well that was fantastic, particularly after the dross that we witnessed at Gorzow.

 

You could see all the riders we're enjoying that track, each & every one of them we're giving it everything.

 

This is what speedway is all about, fast & furious, when riders can overtake in those situations you know how good it is.

 

 

I'm over the moon we are in the final, i'm not to sure we would've got there had we had to do the race-off, you know what Vojens is & we are not at our best on a track like that.

 

So take a bow to CHRIS HARRIS SCOTT NICHOLLS LEE RICHARDSON TAI WOFFINDEN & SIMON STEAD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 27, 2010 by colincooke

[Bagpuss 10,763]

I still stick to what I said. PL tracks shouldn't get a sniff of a top meeting.

 

If they don't have th ambition to try and be the best, they shouldn't be able to bid and run top meetings. Where's the incentive for these clubs to improve if all they want to do is wallow in mediocrity?

 

Sure that will P off PL fans but as far as I am concerned, the PL Riders Championship and PL 4 TT is as big as it should get for PL clubs. If clubs like kings Lynn want to hold events like this they should be racing in the EL. No wonder british Speedway is so far down the pan when British clubs show such a lack of ambition to improve.

 

I thought the racing was not great last night. A few good heats later on and the fact that Team GB won through made it look a lot better than it actually was. It couldn't hold a candle to the Peterborough meeting last year.

 

Dear me.

 

I'm not for a minute saying that the PL is perfect and I'm not really interested in starting an EL v PL debate (as you seem to be) but outside three or four clubs the EL is in a bit of a state. Once they sort it out one or two clubs may look to step up. Would like nothing more than for my club to do so, especially after last night. Why should a PL club not get a big meeting if they have a track and stadium superior to a lot of EL clubs?

 

And for what its worth I thought last night wasn't very far behind last year's at at P'boro if it was at all.

[noggin 1,388]

All clubs are part of the BSPA so should be able to host these meetings if they are capable. Thoroughly enjoyed it and looking forward to the Final now.

[iris123 20,939]

The fact that Bydgoszcz were relegated didn't stop them hosting a GP.Just a shame that there are so few tracks in GB with (half?)decent facilities.