Mark 1,497 Posted March 26, 2018 Hans is perfect for Leicester as he is a trapper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elmo 274 Posted March 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mark said: Hans is perfect for Leicester as he is a trapper. Passed Doyle from the back too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted March 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Elmo said: Passed Doyle from the back too He is a really solid top level rider who can pass anyone but Leicester is not known for its passing moves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glennylion 89 Posted March 26, 2018 MV - disappointed but will be fine. First race left bend 2 couple of bike lengths in front. Turned away and then Doyle was in front. DK - very good but should never appear in ht15 despite how good he appears earlier. Can see him adding to his average and slamming a few 5-1's in with KP KP - started off ok and got better and better. Took some adjusting to the man hole cover on turns 3-4 but then was excellent. HA - was excellent. KN - not far off the pace JS - similar to Newman. Not sure he's worth his average but was there or there abouts. Hopefully bit of improvement will see him support Newman. RR - seems not strong enough with JS and KN. KP improvement could be damage limitation. All in all a reasonable showing with scope to improve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomersetBlue 212 Posted March 26, 2018 Entertaining meeting for a challenge match, not amazing but still entertaining. For Leicester Andersen, King and Pieszczek were excellent with Newman aiding with his 7 rides. Vaculik was poor considering but he will improve. R/R and Sarjeant were the let downs. Get a replacement for Bates and when Vaculik gets going, this is a very good Leicester side. For Somerset I went away very happy as an away point would have been achieved in a league meeting. Doyle, Holder and BWD were the pick of the bunch for us. Especially BWD beating Andersen in heat 4. Jeppesen was out of shape in heat 2 but unknown track for him, was never off the pace. Allen, Wright and Lawson were very inconsistent throughout the meeting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Bump 254 Posted March 26, 2018 10 minutes ago, Glennylion said: MV - disappointed but will be fine. First race left bend 2 couple of bike lengths in front. Turned away and then Doyle was in front. DK - very good but should never appear in ht15 despite how good he appears earlier. Can see him adding to his average and slamming a few 5-1's in with KP KP - started off ok and got better and better. Took some adjusting to the man hole cover on turns 3-4 but then was excellent. HA - was excellent. KN - not far off the pace JS - similar to Newman. Not sure he's worth his average but was there or there abouts. Hopefully bit of improvement will see him support Newman. RR - seems not strong enough with JS and KN. KP improvement could be damage limitation. All in all a reasonable showing with scope to improve Definitely agree RR does us no favours, reserves taking 3 of the 4 rides. Really good crowd though, Pieszczek excellent, Andersen even better plus had a nifty orange light on his bike which is a first! Decent start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poolebolton 464 Posted March 26, 2018 Best of all nice to hear some positivity around the sport!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavan 5,049 Posted March 26, 2018 Still can’t see why Poole let a rider like Andersen go with whom you knew what you were getting and instead brought in Sundstrom? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g13webb 4,254 Posted March 27, 2018 They use to refer to 'Happiness = 40-38' that said the score last night says it must have been a decent meeting, one that would entice a few fans back . and that has to be good.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 valve 558 Posted March 27, 2018 3 hours ago, g13webb said: They use to refer to 'Happiness = 40-38' that said the score last night says it must have been a decent meeting, one that would entice a few fans back . and that has to be good.. It was a good meeting with both teams establishing good leads on more than one occasion only for the other to fight back. Interestingly after 13 heats the score was 40-38 and yes, we did say “happiness etc” A strange thing (though not related to the racing) during the meeting was the regular reference to the presence of promo girls from Spearmint Rhino. Whilst I am not a prude re such things, I do question if speedway is a sport that should be associated with this type of enterprise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted March 27, 2018 15 hours ago, Gavan said: Still can’t see why Poole let a rider like Andersen go with whom you knew what you were getting and instead brought in Sundstrom? I have always said sooner hans than holder but thats history now looking foreword to seeing sundstrom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 368 Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, 1 valve said: It was a good meeting with both teams establishing good leads on more than one occasion only for the other to fight back. Interestingly after 13 heats the score was 40-38 and yes, we did say “happiness etc” A strange thing (though not related to the racing) during the meeting was the regular reference to the presence of promo girls from Spearmint Rhino. Whilst I am not a prude re such things, I do question if speedway is a sport that should be associated with this type of enterprise Always been known as a family sport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poolebolton 464 Posted March 27, 2018 So the lions rider of the night is now done by spearmint rhino. All sponsors are good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flagrag 704 Posted March 27, 2018 I heard last night that part of the prize for winning rider of the night was a VIP experience for the rider of the night if wished. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Al 708 Posted March 27, 2018 4 hours ago, flagrag said: I heard last night that part of the prize for winning rider of the night was a VIP experience for the rider of the night if wished. I fear another weird injury if Josh Bates ever wins it 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
