FishersGate 518 Posted December 17, 2021 33 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Doesn’t look as good as last seasons .IMO It's a good team , what I will say is compared to last year's towards then end as much as we looked good on paper the balance seemed all over the place. Hans Anderson never really got going and Douglas got a little inconsistent. Couldn't fault kennedy but Dan struggled riding at 2. This year's team isn't as strong but the balance is spot on .play offs but not winning the league for me 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Al 708 Posted December 17, 2021 36 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Doesn’t look as good as last seasons .IMO Last season's included Ty Proctor and Josh Bates. Many were talking up that team as if it had already won the league, with supposedly five heat leader calibre riders. Well, we all know what happened to that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 2,991 Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: Doesn’t look as good as last seasons .IMO Leicester finished 2021 on 42.35 for 6 riders, so were always going to look weaker, having to pick a 7 man team under 42.00! Edited December 17, 2021 by szkocjasid 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,334 Posted December 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Big Al said: Last season's included Ty Proctor and Josh Bates. Many were talking up that team as if it had already won the league, with supposedly five heat leader calibre riders. Well, we all know what happened to that Agree,things are not won by Teams on Paper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pirates Of Poole 761 Posted December 18, 2021 Rowe from official figures on BSPA minus British reduction should be 3.99 but is listed on a 3.69? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JanAndersen 821 Posted December 18, 2021 Was there a practice at Leicester today? Is that usual for this time of year? Seems odd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teromaafan 586 Posted December 18, 2021 52 minutes ago, Pirates Of Poole said: Rowe from official figures on BSPA minus British reduction should be 3.99 but is listed on a 3.69? You are right but the ‘official’ figures probably don’t include Eastbourne expunged scores which the averages on the Lions website appear to allow for. If that’s the case it says a lot about the sports governing body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 368 Posted December 18, 2021 39 minutes ago, JanAndersen said: Was there a practice at Leicester today? Is that usual for this time of year? Seems odd. http://www.leicesterspeedway.com/_mobile/news.php?extend.31857.1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,624 Posted December 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Pirates Of Poole said: Rowe from official figures on BSPA minus British reduction should be 3.99 but is listed on a 3.69? 3.69 looks correct. Remove his 9 from 6 against Eastbourne and replace it with 0 from 4 against Newcastle (4.8.19) and you get 3.78. Then deduct 2.5% and you have 3.69. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teromaafan 586 Posted December 18, 2021 38 minutes ago, JanAndersen said: Was there a practice at Leicester today? Is that usual for this time of year? Seems odd. I wasn’t there but I understand it was just the twins and Rowe practising. Josh Bates was apparently due to join them (in an attempt to impress team managers yet to complete there 1 to 7) but apparently fell off his bike in the pits and on the advice of medics decided to call it a day despite luckily landing on his head. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JanAndersen 821 Posted December 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Teromaafan said: I wasn’t there but I understand it was just the twins and Rowe practising. Josh Bates was apparently due to join them (in an attempt to impress team managers yet to complete there 1 to 7) but apparently fell off his bike in the pits and on the advice of medics decided to call it a day despite luckily landing on his head. What a bizarre incident! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teromaafan 586 Posted December 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, arnieg said: 3.69 looks correct. Remove his 9 from 6 against Eastbourne and replace it with 0 from 4 against Newcastle (4.8.19) and you get 3.78. Then deduct 2.5% and you have 3.69. Spot on (but I do think you need to get out more). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljriley90 47 Posted December 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, Teromaafan said: I wasn’t there but I understand it was just the twins and Rowe practising. Josh Bates was apparently due to join them (in an attempt to impress team managers yet to complete there 1 to 7) but apparently fell off his bike in the pits and on the advice of medics decided to call it a day despite luckily landing on his head. Thats a good idea really, should be a pooling together of riders looking for a team spot doing an open training session with a couple of heats maybe to get in the shop window, though i giess the pickings are slim given the pool of british based riders without a club this time kf year will be small Could work for NL though where some promoters might not necessarily know about new riders Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambo 1,338 Posted December 19, 2021 Thompson twins looked well at home and I must add that Anders Rowe really attacked the track, despite his lesser experience at Leicester and the damp conditions. Track held up well and there were around 20 or so, with ages ranging from 4 - 50+ there for a skid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W9 Lion 219 Posted December 21, 2021 On 12/19/2021 at 12:14 AM, Gambo said: Thompson twins looked well at home and I must add that Anders Rowe really attacked the track, despite his lesser experience at Leicester and the damp conditions. Track held up well and there were around 20 or so, with ages ranging from 4 - 50+ there for a skid. Thought the most impressive rider of the day was Max Perry. He looks like he is going to the top. I think he can do the NDL in 2022 and would be a great signing for any club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites