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Steve Shovlar

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  2. Posted

    Expected a much tighter meeting but when it came to it, Pirates just blew the comets away. The visitors had no answer and apart from Batchelor were pretty woeful. Craig Cook was his usual ignorant self in the pits before the meeting, ignoring Poole fans who were congratulating him on his scoring at Plymouth the night before with grunts. Glad I didn’t approach him. Tate Z on the other hand was chatty and the exact opposite. Seems a likeable lad and I hope he goes far in the sport. Tried all night but was a baptism of fire for him and Vuolas on their first visits. 

    Only Batchelor can hold his head high. The rest were well beaten. Plymouth next week in the BSN.  Can’t believe they can be any worse. Hearing Covatti is back for it. Hope they can put up a better fight.

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    Just watched this and Ipswich probably just deserved the win but a howler from Stead in heat 15 putting Woffinden off four and giving the crap gate to Chris Holder. Holder would have had every chance of gating off the outside and Woffinden was fast all night, so there would have been a chance of his doing something from two. But the result was done before the tapes went up in the final heat. 
     

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    Heat 14 at Oxford and I said before the heat Zach would fail to come up with the goods and Oxford would outgate him, and in doing so he won’t get past them. So it proved. His form is poor compared to last season. 

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    Decent meeting last night once the track dried out. A bit too much overwatering before tapes up made it a gating competition, and Oxford were far superior at it in that regard. 

    Some very good racing in the latter part. Highlight was Brennan’s pass of Masters on the last bend. Excellent and Brennan is now showing the potential we knew he had. Consistency is king and he is now showing it. Other highlights were Tobias holding Nicholls off for a surprise 5-1. Tobias showing why Matt and Dan Ford went for him this winter. Does come across as a confidence rider. And of course Nicholls ride in heat 15 which salvaged the win on the night for Oxford after Pirates had gated and led for 2 laps. 

    But frustrating to have an interval after heat 11 when we had a long delay to get heat 8 finished, and a late 8pm start on top. By the time the meeting had finished it was well past 10pm when we got back to the car park. Many Poole fans then had major detours with road closures on the A34 and A31 meaning trips along the A303 and down to Salisbury, meaning many didn’t get through the door until 12.30 ish.

    Pirates team looking good. Not all firing yet though. The Cooks have not started the season like they ended last and there’s room to step it up. Plus we can see the potential of Hagon and as the season goes on he will no doubt improve. Going to be the team to beat.

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    Track was superb against Oxford. The extra banking on the first and second bends opened up new racing lines which Oxford couldn’t handle. 

    A shame it was off last night. No speedway for me until 15th May v Workington due to holidays. :neutral:

    At least I can purchase the Poole stream which is excellent value for money and recommend for opposition fans who can’t make it live.

  21. Posted

    It was probably the final downpour that did it. Was drizzling for a while but an active and very heavy rain cell developed just north west of Poole and soaked the stadium. Promotion we’re thinking if it stops by 4pm there’s a chance but it was not to be. Stopped now and a dry evening forecast as predicted but the 2-3 hours of rain stretched to 4 and a half hours and was heavier than forecast.

     

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