ch958 2,393 Posted September 6, 2019 Eastbourne have the upper hand - Heat leaders making the difference Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruckerroo 792 Posted September 6, 2019 For the neutral thats about the best score possible. If somebody put a gun to my head i feel woods absence at home may just tip the scales redcars way. Be a corking atmosphere down in the woods tomo night tho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ch958 2,393 Posted September 6, 2019 without Wright, no - with him, yes. So its a no from me. Could have done with more from the guest and MPT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yearbyred 1,098 Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) Bears obviously missed Charles - Allen gave it all he had but didn't get the points haul that Wright would have. Eastbourne were down a couple of riders too and that may affect them more tomorrow on their home track. Tense meeting where gating was at a premium but still a few good races. Lawson good and Kennett & Kerr blew hot and cold. Phillips will be more popular in Eastbourne than he is on Tyneside. For the Bears nice to see Jordan back to better form and Riss had 4 good gates out of 5. All the rest battled well. Should be a nail biter tomorrow. Edited September 6, 2019 by Yearbyred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boz 315 Posted September 6, 2019 45 minutes ago, Yearbyred said: Bears obviously missed Charles - Allen gave it all he had but didn't get the points haul that Wright would have. Eastbourne were down a couple of riders too and that may affect them more tomorrow on their home track. Tense meeting where gating was at a premium but still a few good races. Lawson good and Kennett & Kerr blew hot and cold. Phillips will be more popular in Eastbourne than he is on Tyneside. For the Bears nice to see Jordan back to better form and Riss had 4 good gates out of 5. All the rest battled well. Should be a nail biter tomorrow. Agree with all of that to be honest. Allen was working his socks off, but no-one was realistically replace Charles scoring around the MPA. A lot of close, fast racing but not a great deal of passing. Good to see Stewart back to his best. Lawson was again excellent for the Eagles, and Kennett started superbly. Kerr and Newman had their moments, and have to say probably best I have seen Phillips ride. Slightly disappointee in Edwards who has rode well here previously. Tie is on a knife edge - good go either way. I think Eastbourne must now be favourites but you never know! Good to see a good sized crowd again as well. Last note, great to read the programme notes from Jitendra about the recent fan survey. Four pages of notes going into some detail around issues around facilities/rules/fixtures/press coverage. Great to have some transparent communication. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redlead 104 Posted September 6, 2019 Shout out to Tom Wooly who did a great job in ht 11, leading Kennet for almost a lap, giving Riss a chance to build up a lead. Not afraid to mix it, and can hold his own. As to the rest of the team, all battled well good to see Jordon back on form, but we badly missed Charles. Would have liked a few more points, I was hoping for 14, so it could be a close finish. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taylorj 1,000 Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Yearbyred said: Bears obviously missed Charles - Allen gave it all he had but didn't get the points haul that Wright would have. Eastbourne were down a couple of riders too and that may affect them more tomorrow on their home track. Tense meeting where gating was at a premium but still a few good races. Lawson good and Kennett & Kerr blew hot and cold. Phillips will be more popular in Eastbourne than he is on Tyneside. For the Bears nice to see Jordan back to better form and Riss had 4 good gates out of 5. All the rest battled well. Should be a nail biter tomorrow. Dig deep Bears !!! You can do it ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sidewinder 189 Posted September 6, 2019 2 hours ago, M.D said: 50-40. Game on.. Sure is. I always thought, Eastbournes top 4, would score well enough, around Redcar, to keep it close. Eastbourne must be favourites now, with their home advantage, (not much of that at Redcar). Should still be close though. I have always said, that race track, against trick track (sorry technical track), trick track wins, on aggregate. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justgotmecpc 1,056 Posted September 7, 2019 9 hours ago, redlead said: Shout out to Tom Wooly who did a great job in ht 11, leading Kennet for almost a lap, giving Riss a chance to build up a lead. Not afraid to mix it, and can hold his own. As to the rest of the team, all battled well good to see Jordon back on form, but we badly missed Charles. Would have liked a few more points, I was hoping for 14, so it could be a close finish. Thats all T W needs a confident ride or 2 & he could be the key to Redcar winning team silverware this season,, well done kidda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northyorksbear 610 Posted September 7, 2019 We all said 10 points was the benchmark - any more made Bears favourites, any less Eagles on top - so all to play (ride) for in second leg. I'm hoping Edwards poor form continues (can improve after tonight) that might just be the deciding factor, but ultimately I think it will be how the big boys do against each other Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian 63 Posted September 7, 2019 Sorry to disagree with most here but 10 points is too many to make up. Eastbourne not scoring enough at reserve and running R/R will be too much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coraldon 54 Posted September 7, 2019 http://Hope I am wrong but believe the injury to Charles has swung the tie to Easrbourne. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,331 Posted September 7, 2019 Would love to see a Bears/ Diamonds final, would be a boost for the North East. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted September 7, 2019 Sunny here in Sussex, should be a good meeting tonight. It's gonna be tight! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites