allthegearbutnaeidea 1,734 Posted April 26, 2018 You’s are mad if you dont get NBJ in that team asap my choice would be NBJ and Gappmaier for Summers and Clegg if it fits. Gapp started the season on fire for Berwick and has been decent at Rye in the past if not would Morley work? Harsh to drop Robson but straight swap may be easier as it’s harsh dropping any of them but that’s speedway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westhamboy66 599 Posted April 26, 2018 9 hours ago, Gemini said: If Chris has done what he usually did at Coventry at the beginning of the season and changed his equipment from the previous year he will be okay around June/July time when he's got everything sorted out and by the end of the season he will be flying. Could never understand this as the bikes would be wrapped in cotton wool over the Winter if they were mine, but hey ho there must be a reason. You may well be right but the season starts in March and by June or July when his is up to standard he may well have been one of the big reasons why Rye House will be out of the playoffs and a season ending again in early September. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westhamboy66 599 Posted April 26, 2018 9 hours ago, Mark said: I overlooked the RR tonight so get your point about Jabobsen's 7 rides tonight. But I still think both reserves should take 4 rides each and not 5/3. I also think when a rider goes through the tapes a reserve should not be allowed to take his place. Go off 15 metres instead. For me there is nothing better than a reserve having seven rides and having a great meeting. Six was the max a few years ago but for me given the possibilities of RR and injuries during the meeting 7 is about right I've had enough of three rider races Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,820 Posted April 26, 2018 4 hours ago, g13webb said: Well apparently, it did put the 'Mockers' on a Wolves win. Congratulation to RH on a good performance, especially coming from behind early on. Of all the teams visiting RH I thought Wolves would possibly win more than others would. Those who questioned KK to race here, sure had their thoughts answered tonight.... Once a talented rider, always a talented rider.... Out of 3 matches so far twice he has a scored well and once only scored 5. That's a usual KK pattern. He is as often poor as he is good. Standard KK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GWC 495 Posted April 26, 2018 With some riders not having team kevlars it would be nice if Rye had some race jackets and not those awful team shirts! The interval demo on the motor x track was interesting....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SFTGNigel 18 Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said: You’s are mad if you dont get NBJ in that team asap my choice would be NBJ and Gappmaier for Summers and Clegg if it fits. Gapp started the season on fire for Berwick and has been decent at Rye in the past if not would Morley work? Harsh to drop Robson but straight swap may be easier as it’s harsh dropping any of them but that’s speedway. I was told last night that NBJ's Wednesday Danish commitments rule out him moving in to the Rockets side permanently. Otherwise he'd be a shoo-in to replace Clegg, total points allowing. Edited April 26, 2018 by SFTGNigel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SFTGNigel 18 Posted April 26, 2018 1 hour ago, GWC said: With some riders not having team kevlars it would be nice if Rye had some race jackets and not those awful team shirts! The interval demo on the motor x track was interesting....... Really? I found it as dull as ditchwater and had the rain that threatened late on curtailed the meeting then the time wasted on it would have been infuriating. There is no likelihood of cross-pollination between MotoX and speedway supporters and the centre green is now an eyesore that will limit the view for far too many when a decent crowd turns up. Agree on race jackets, Wolves looked like a pro outfit last night against Ragtag Rockets, especially with Harris and Nicholls having to tie a big knot in those tacky shirts to reduce drag from them flapping behind them. I can understand the cost of kevlars being prohibitive but a race jacket can be knocked up for a couple of hundred quid surely, I'd be willing to sponsor one if I got it at the end of the season (especially if it was blue and yellow!). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SFTGNigel 18 Posted April 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Rayleigh said: Great comeback from the Rockets with NBJ (an interesting conundrum who gets left out? as surely Rye cannot release him especially on his average) clearly keeping Rye House is the meeting on his own early on, and KK finishing it off. Big mention though to Howarth, I rider who seems to be very underrated and also to Schlein for some hard but fair racing. Wolves deserved their point. Yeah, agree with all that. Felt the meeting was a lot more gating-orientated last night than is usual at Rye House and it took the home riders longer to get their starts right, once they did it their advantage was clearly with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted April 26, 2018 3 hours ago, BWitcher said: Well if you want to reduce crowds further that would be a great idea. Proof in the pudding is in the eating Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BWitcher 12,453 Posted April 26, 2018 32 minutes ago, Mark said: Proof in the pudding is in the eating So you think it's a better spectacle to see a reserve, i.e. the lesser standard rider in the race the vast majority of the time, start 15 metres back rather than be replaced by another reserve? The mind boggles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted April 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, BWitcher said: So you think it's a better spectacle to see a reserve, i.e. the lesser standard rider in the race the vast majority of the time, start 15 metres back rather than be replaced by another reserve? The mind boggles. We're talking at cross purposes, I can't be bothered expanding, takes too long to type. I'll leave it there cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfsbane 12,944 Posted April 26, 2018 4 hours ago, westhamboy66 said: You may well be right but the season starts in March and by June or July when his is up to standard he may well have been one of the big reasons why Rye House will be out of the playoffs and a season ending again in early September. The only problem for Doris is that by the time he's sorted out come june/july, so have the others 48 minutes ago, Mark said: We're talking at cross purposes, I can't be bothered expanding, takes too long to type. I'll leave it there cheers Recognise the tactic BW? When in strife, close down the discussion. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colin wood 249 Posted April 26, 2018 I think the point Mark was making was that he'd rather see the rider who breaks the tapes go off 15m and not be replaced by a reserve.Not the reserve go off 15m lol! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DunRobin 465 Posted April 26, 2018 16 hours ago, Mark said: Best reserves, or just one reserve who can mop up, will win a team the league. It needs changing. That doesn't happen now as much as it did. Look at the p/off final last season, the 2 teams that contested it had arguably the worst reserves in the league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Wolfsbane said: The only problem for Doris is that by the time he's sorted out come june/july, so have the others Recognise the tactic BW? When in strife, close down the discussion. I can't be bothered , it's simple as that. Nothing to do with strife. 45 minutes ago, colin wood said: I think the point Mark was making was that he'd rather see the rider who breaks the tapes go off 15m and not be replaced by a reserve.Not the reserve go off 15m lol! Correct. Thank you. Unfortunately Bwitcher didn't understand my point. No point me continuing the discussion. Edited April 26, 2018 by Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
