arnieg 3,605 Posted July 8, 2020 That was an exhilarating watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 437 Posted July 8, 2020 Great racetrack and meeting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,133 Posted July 9, 2020 Completely different meeting to Toruń. Madsen showed his class again, not his best meeting but can pull something out of the bag when needed. The final was interesting, 2 Russians v 2 Danes, 5-1 to Denmark. In the final I was pretty sure Emil was letting Laguna get 2nd place, trouble for him was Michelson had his own agenda and I was glad to see him take the 2 Ruskies on the last bend. Robert doing well, obviously not got the experience yet that some of the other mature riders have, but he will learn a lot this season, likewise Smektala. Timo Lahti doing ok, not spectacular in any specific way, but he’s in the mix mostly. Great track, missed it these last few years, glad it’s back, want more of it. Great meeting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acef 795 Posted July 9, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 8:18 PM, stevebrum said: Years? Robert is one year older. Bewley has stalled since his injury so unless he is able to get back on track with his potential then he can’t even be compared to the level Lambert has and is already achieving. lets hope for the future of GB he does tho. He had been riding amateur meetings in Germany. He was well advanced when he arrived on the scene. Dan jumped on a speedway bike for the first time as a 16 year old and straight into the national league. It’s not about the literal age gap. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acef 795 Posted July 9, 2020 On 7/4/2020 at 9:55 PM, Daniel Smith said: Not sure on that statement, in terms of what has Robert "got years" on Dan, because it ain't age. Bewley; 20/05/1999 Lambert; 05/04/1998 See above post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted July 9, 2020 1 hour ago, acef said: He had been riding amateur meetings in Germany. He was well advanced when he arrived on the scene. Dan jumped on a speedway bike for the first time as a 16 year old and straight into the national league. It’s not about the literal age gap. That is fair enough. Same as Craig Cook who may be 30 or older but hasn't ridden speedway for many years. Experts can tell me if I am wrong with the dates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,225 Posted July 10, 2020 23 hours ago, acef said: He had been riding amateur meetings in Germany. He was well advanced when he arrived on the scene. Dan jumped on a speedway bike for the first time as a 16 year old and straight into the national league. It’s not about the literal age gap. I’m not knocking Dan,but he has had a nasty injury which obviously set him back ,but IMO opinion he has along way to go to get to Lamberts level ,age is certainly on his side ,but whether he has the full package to make it to the top, time will tell.I certainly wish him well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,863 Posted July 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Fromafar said: I’m not knocking Dan,but he has had a nasty injury which obviously set him back ,but IMO opinion he has along way to go to get to Lamberts level ,age is certainly on his side ,but whether he has the full package to make it to the top, time will tell.I certainly wish him well. At the risk of offending Belle Vue fans, from what I've seen of Dan Bewley so far, he's nothing special (yet!). Yes he can be amazing around Belle Vue, but I've seen him at many other tracks and he's never stood out as being anything special to me. He's been found out in Poland, compare him to Jaimon Lidsey, I think Dan needs to move away from Belle Vue to further his career, somewhere between Manchester and Poland. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,225 Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, iainb said: At the risk of offending Belle Vue fans, from what I've seen of Dan Bewley so far, he's nothing special (yet!). Yes he can be amazing around Belle Vue, but I've seen him at many other tracks and he's never stood out as being anything special to me. He's been found out in Poland, compare him to Jaimon Lidsey, I think Dan needs to move away from Belle Vue to further his career, somewhere between Manchester and Poland. Jaimon Lidsey is a future GP man with the bit of luck you need,very impressive IMO.Already mixing it well with the big names. Edited July 11, 2020 by Fromafar 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,863 Posted July 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Jaimon Lidsey is a future GP man with the bit of luck you need,very impressive IMO.Already mixing it well with the big names. Time will tell on that front, but he's certainly well capable of scoring points in the Polish league Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,819 Posted July 12, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 11:30 PM, acef said: He had been riding amateur meetings in Germany. He was well advanced when he arrived on the scene. Dan jumped on a speedway bike for the first time as a 16 year old and straight into the national league. It’s not about the literal age gap. That’s a better explanation then. And yes I agree Lambert is miles ahead of Bewley. Bewley will do well to match where Robert is now in his career. Hopefully for the GB future he is able to reach that level but nothing is a given. At least I’ve stopped reading posts on social media from Aces fans who have been claiming Bewley is already the better prospect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,697 Posted July 13, 2020 I was told that each GP rider could only be a wildcard once- WRONG Zmarzlik is the wildcard in Rybnik. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, racers and royals said: I was told that each GP rider could only be a wildcard once- WRONG Zmarzlik is the wildcard in Rybnik. thats daft. Even with covid and rapid cash need for the promoter, its still a sport. Edited July 13, 2020 by f-s-p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewmac 458 Posted July 14, 2020 I wouldn't be surprised if Zmarzlik himself asked to be included. He desperately needs track time to help sort out his starting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,225 Posted July 14, 2020 5 hours ago, stewmac said: I wouldn't be surprised if Zmarzlik himself asked to be included. He desperately needs track time to help sort out his starting. He certainly struggling out of the start so far this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites