Workington v Edinburgh Ch 01/09/18 7:00pm

[MD 1,305]

3 minutes ago, geoff100 said:

His first choice bike went pop when warming up work done on that then second bike was playing up.and inbetween races both bikes were being worked on so a little unfair to say he was using the same bike 

When riding against the 0131 he should always have a third bike available and tuned to GP standard.

Seriously though why didnt he borrow a bike. If the first bike blew on warm up and the second was playing up, surely after 2 heats at most you abandon what hasnt been working and go to plan B.

[geoff100 1,420]

Special.word of thanks must go to ben barker first out with a bike in ht 1 although rene was.also on way  think we will be seeing alot more of him in the comingweeks! Next week.could he ride for us against newcastle and then ride for redcar against us ? Stranger things have happened in this sport .

[SteelShoe 497]

1 hour ago, bellevueace said:

I enjoyed that a good meeting with some very good racing. Was looking a bit ominous for the Comets early on with Klindt Barker and Proctor not looking on the pace. Rasmus Jensen was superb with his heat 6 win a great ride. Wells Riss and Worrall very good for Monarchs along with Pickering who put in some good efferts. Heat 15 was shaping up to be a cracker until the fall, hope the lads ok. Thought they would have re run it as it was only the second lap. But well done to the Comets for the win and the Monarchs for making it such a good meeting.

Thanks for coming up bellevueace pleased you enjoyed it.

[SteelShoe 497]

5 minutes ago, geoff100 said:

Special.word of thanks must go to ben barker first out with a bike in ht 1 although rene was.also on way  think we will be seeing alot more of him in the comingweeks! Next week.could he ride for us against newcastle and then ride for redcar against us ? Stranger things have happened in this sport .

Don't think so as not guesting for injured No1.

[scaramanga 895]

rasmus really turning out to be a great rider 

fantastic tonight 

nice to see kyle looking much more competitive 

 

some really really good racing tonight 

1 thing for sure is that the dry rock hard tracks weve had recently need to be a thing of the past 

the little rain before the meeting done the track good still a bit dusty at times 

but hey the action on track spoke for its self give the riders a good race track and they will entertain like they did tonight 

 

wonder if rasmus needs to go to 3 or 4 and move dans r/r or guest to no 2 

 

rasmus and rene at 3 and 4 might work a treat

 

 

Edited September 1, 2018 by scaramanga

[Endeavour 681]

Just in from Workington.

Think we deserved the point and Monarchs were a tad fortunate with Nicolai having bike problems.

Reserves for Workington tanked our two so well done to young Kyle.

Any two from our top 4 could have been in heat 15. On reflection maybe would have put Ricky off 4.

Hope both of us make play offs, Laura deserves it.

[Carlislecomet2 304]

1 hour ago, geoff100 said:

Special.word of thanks must go to ben barker first out with a bike in ht 1 although rene was.also on way  think we will be seeing alot more of him in the comingweeks! Next week.could he ride for us against newcastle and then ride for redcar against us ? Stranger things have happened in this sport . 

I too noticed how Ben was first out with a spare bike. Great to see that sort of attitude from a guest when we have seen others (mentioning no names) guesting and appearing not to give a monkeys after scoring big points here with their own team. As already stated a very enjoyable meeting with special mentions this week to Rasmus, Rene and Kyle. Hopefully Nicolai can get his machinery issues sorted this week, as that could have easily cost us tonight.

[comet49 313]

Ben can't guest for us next week, 8 day rule.

[jenga 2,998]

8 hours ago, comet49 said:

Ben can't guest for us next week, 8 day rule.

8 day rule . does not count for the home team .

but i think no more guests . run R/R @ 2 !

RASSER WAY TOO GOOD TO BE RIDING  @ 2 ANYHOW .

oopps . sorry for capitals. too late to change as its already been quoted by comet49.. sorry again , not shouting , just tired !

Edited September 2, 2018 by jenga

[cometbaz 67]

Excellent meeting last night. Thouroughly enjoyed it with plenty of passing.

Klindt had a night to forget

Rasser was superb

Ben Barker an excellent choice of guest and always seemed to be trying his hardest 

Rene had a good night after a slow start and showed the type of determination we know he is capable of 

Ty does not seem as sharp as he did a month or two ago when he was guesting for everyone and banging big scores in everywhere but did OK

Kyle did well again and it was good to see him getting points after a brave pass down the back straight when plenty of others would have shut off. I'm so pleased he is finally getting his rewards at this level

Mason had a solid night but definitely needs faster machinery as proved by Nicolai when he borrowed his bike  He was first out of the start but struggled to hold third  

Just a thought but if a rider like Klindt last night, blows a bike up in the pits when warming up, couldn't Hoggy announce it to the crowd? If we knew what was happening it would be less frustrating for us and we would feel more sympathetic towards the rider concerned  

 

[bellevueace 912]

9 hours ago, scaramanga said:

rasmus really turning out to be a great rider 

fantastic tonight 

nice to see kyle looking much more competitive 

 

some really really good racing tonight 

1 thing for sure is that the dry rock hard tracks weve had recently need to be a thing of the past 

the little rain before the meeting done the track good still a bit dusty at times 

but hey the action on track spoke for its self give the riders a good race track and they will entertain like they did tonight 

 

wonder if rasmus needs to go to 3 or 4 and move dans r/r or guest to no 2 

 

rasmus and rene at 3 and 4 might work a treat

 

 

First thing i thought on entering the stadium was the track looks in great shape. As you say its no wonder the racing was very good. If all tracks provided good track conditions the riders would produce, then promoters might see an increase on the terraces. Last night underlined how entertaining this sport can be given the right conditions.

[comet49 313]

6 hours ago, jenga said:

8 day rule . does not count for the home team .

but i think no more guests . run R/R @ 2 !

RASSER WAY TOO GOOD TO BE RIDING  @ 2 ANYHOW .

Ok, forgot that. Rasser  brill last night, great meeting and well done Kyle. 

Edited September 2, 2018 by comet49

[geoff100 1,420]

Good to see gary stead last night still  looking well i thought and took time to say hello when approached as did ben barker top marks to them , their is a little lad about 8 yr old stands on first corner with his dad i wish u could have see  him shouting for rasmus in ht 6 the lad luvs his speedway their the future.

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,695]

7 hours ago, jenga said:

8 day rule . does not count for the home team .

but i think no more guests . run R/R @ 2 !

RASSER WAY TOO GOOD TO BE RIDING  @ 2 ANYHOW .

oopps . sorry for capitals. too late to change as its already been quoted by comet49.. sorry again , not shouting , just tired !

8 day rule does apply J - only ignored if replacing the No1 rider

[Fromafar 10,338]

1 hour ago, bellevueace said:

First thing i thought on entering the stadium was the track looks in great shape. As you say its no wonder the racing was very good. If all tracks provided good track conditions the riders would produce, then promoters might see an increase on the terraces. Last night underlined how entertaining this sport can be given the right conditions.

The track is the most important thing to make a good meeting,far too many excuses are make when track prep is poor at a number of tracks.Its no co-incidence that natural watering by God always produces a good track.