Fromafar 10,359 Posted October 1, 2016 Hate to join the doomsayers on this one, but the racing has been very poor this year. You can see top riders struggling to get any drive to pass. Not a track preparation expert, but been a Tigers fan for over 50 years and cant remember the track being so slick and dusty before ?- is it the bikes, the riders preference, or type of shale? would be nice to get an official perspective from the promotion. Even found myself looking at the recent Belle Vue meetings and thinking they looked much better..... heresy I know but the carvery has been the best part of some of the meetings this year....Think it s riders preference due to bikes being too powerful for dirt on track 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 775 Posted October 1, 2016 1. Simon Stead 8.39/Jason Garrity 8.55 2. Ricky Wells 7.71 3. Dimitri Berge 6.91 4. Josh Bates 5.02 5. Rory Schlein 7.17 6. Arthur Sissis 3.79 (Fernando Garcia 4.23 if dropped by Glasgow and Stead at 1) 7. Jack Parkinson Blackburn 3.00 Total 41.99/42.15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,216 Posted October 2, 2016 IMO, the first contract signed for 2017 should be for a load of new shale. I don't understand why the tractors go around so much, when there is hardly anything to grade. Couldn't agree more, I will give it three meetings next season for the racing to be racing and not riding round as follow me leader and then if there is no improvement I will be £50 a week better off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king 1,923 Posted October 2, 2016 Couldn't agree more, I will give it three meetings next season for the racing to be racing and not riding round as follow me leader and then if there is no improvement I will be £50 a week better off No getting away from the fact that the racing has been poor this season. I wonder if co-incidental that since Eric Boocock has come back to the club that the track has changed dramatically and the team spirit within the team has evaporated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,216 Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) No getting away from the fact that the racing has been poor this season. I wonder if co-incidental that since Eric Boocock has come back to the club that the track has changed dramatically and the team spirit within the team has evaporated. Just the last time he was here, whoever thought he would good for the team needed his head looking at Edited October 2, 2016 by The Third Man 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4thbender 382 Posted October 3, 2016 1. Simon Stead 8.39/Jason Garrity 8.55 2. Ricky Wells 7.71 3. Dimitri Berge 6.91 4. Josh Bates 5.02 5. Rory Schlein 7.17 6. Arthur Sissis 3.79 (Fernando Garcia 4.23 if dropped by Glasgow and Stead at 1) 7. Jack Parkinson Blackburn 3.00 Total 41.99/42.15 What? No Kyle Howarth? Big mistake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graz gp 184 Posted October 3, 2016 The first thing the promoter's should do is get shut of Boocock, he is living in the past, and Kyle Howarth should be the first rider on the team sheet. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king 1,923 Posted October 3, 2016 The first thing the promoter's should do is get shut of Boocock, he is living in the past, and Kyle Howarth should be the first rider on the team sheet. Totally agree on both counts, Kyle has proved to be an excellent signing and hopefully he will want to stay with the club for next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,075 Posted October 4, 2016 Couldn't agree more, I will give it three meetings next season for the racing to be racing and not riding round as follow me leader and then if there is no improvement I will be £50 a week better off That's the cancer that's killing the sport . Make the tracks fair and consistant for the riders , but in a manner that's condusive to entertaining speedway for the paying public . If a gating tart cant hold onto the lead because the racers have enough grip to work with and get the better of him , then that's just too bad . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king 1,923 Posted October 4, 2016 It would appear that Dimitri now has a wrist injury. http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/speedway/sheffield-tigers/nervous-sheffield-tigers-boss-relied-on-text-messages-for-play-off-news-1-8159856 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weeyin 1,022 Posted October 4, 2016 It would appear that Dimitri now has a wrist injury. http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/speedway/sheffield-tigers/nervous-sheffield-tigers-boss-relied-on-text-messages-for-play-off-news-1-8159856 Didnt think Dimitri would fancy coming back up to Glasgow 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,359 Posted October 4, 2016 It would appear that Dimitri now has a wrist injury. http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/speedway/sheffield-tigers/nervous-sheffield-tigers-boss-relied-on-text-messages-for-play-off-news-1-8159856 ThePole took him off in the semi final ,did not look much but he was holding his wrist,Raced in the rerun though .!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 125 Posted October 4, 2016 Well he would ride in the rerun,as he had a chance of 3rd place overall,didn't look comfortable though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,359 Posted October 4, 2016 Well he would ride in the rerun,as he had a chance of 3rd place overall,didn't look comfortable though.Of course he would! But if it was serious he would not have been able , then after that he would still have another race in the Final.!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,054 Posted October 4, 2016 Season over for Berge. Dimitri Bergé @DimitriBerge 13m13 minutes ago Just out of the hospital! Season is over! Broken my wrist..#speedway #noplayoffsformyself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
