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  1. Posted

    Brilliant to see Tai and it's a start for Cook, could've gone worse at least! You could see the difference in experience out there last night, he just needs time which admittedly, the GP's are not a place to learn! Hopefully he'll get better over the season though. I do think some people should realise how well he has done to get where he is and actually applaud him for his efforts so far.

    Laguta was the big surprise, definitely looks a decent contender for a top 5/6 place on the basis of last night, entertaining to watch too. Lindgren was strong as expected, also impressed with Holder, looked very fast at times. 

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    What did James Easter say about Danny Ayres today? I hope Danny turns up safe and well and all is ok. There must be more to this than meets the eye and I hope the club take the time to support Danny, whatever has happened. A brilliant character within the sport and seems like a thoroughly decent bloke. 

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    dontforgetthefueltapsbruv- Oh I see, that makes sense! Not a slight on Kyle at all, he's more than entitled to celebrate a paid win, especially beating Schlein. 

    Baldyman- Fingers crossed he does come on, would be a hell of an asset for the Witches if so. I was more speaking about his confidence in that it can't be good for him if he finds Foxhall a struggle. But after everything that happened last year, you can clearly see he has a good head on his shoulders and I'm sure many are highly supportive of Connor.

     

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  4. Posted

    A few late observations from Thursday's meeting.

    Delighted to see Danny King not suffer any breaks, the one's where riders don't hit the air fence always look worse and it's amazing to see him somehow get away lightly. Hopefully Haertel isn't too badly hurt and will be back soon. 

    Heat 1 obviously ruined the tie as a contest but the win for the night was still up for grabs and Lakeside ran away with it. Ellis and Lawson were both superb out of the gate and faultless from there. Enjoyed Newman taking a lap of honour after two paid wins! However, I think the reason Ipswich let him go was his injury track record rather than his points scoring. Bowtell impressed, taking a few thirds. Not sure if he's quite ready for this level yet but he's certainly improving, hope Lakeside stick with him, he has potential. 

    For the witches, a pretty poor evening clearly. Heeps tried his best and did well. The number of rides in succession must be taken in account but he's looking better. Schlein's ride in heat 1 was superb, best ride I've seen round Foxhall for a while, less said about the rest the better. Sure it's a one off poor night for Rory though. 

    Connor is a real enigma. Big fan from Connor from his Mildenhall days but something just isn't right with him and Foxhall. With all due respect to Morley, Clegg and Bowtell, Connor should be beating those 4 times out of 5 round Ipswich now. A bit of an off night for Connor but I do wonder whether he would be better off moving elsewhere. It's clear to see from his away performances that he can do well elsewhere but there is definitely something about Ipswich for him. Hopefully Connor turns it round though. 

    Hard to judge Hume at the minute as it's still early days in his comeback, but like Connor, there's definitely a good rider there. 

    On a different note, I hope Ritchie Hawkins and Chris Louis have got Jordan Jenkins and Drew Kemp lined up for next season...

  6. Posted

    1. Woffinden

    2. Doyle

    3. Zmarzlik

    4. Dudek

    5. Zagar

    6. Emil

    7. Lindgren

    8. Hancock

    9. Laguta

    10. Vaculik

    11. Janowski

    12. Pawlicki

    13. Pedersen

    14. Holder 

    15. Cook

     

    Think Woffinden will be back this year to his best and pip Doyle. The two poles will go close but ultimately slip away. Next four speak for themselves. Laguta to go close, Vaculik or Janowski to be close to top 8. Pedersen and Holder nowhere near their best and it will be the last year for both in the GP's. Hope Cook can do himself justice but just can't see him challenging. Hopefully he does the qualifiers and qualifies for next year and gets a year experience on the continent to have a real push in 2019. Would love to see him do well though. 

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  7. Posted

    Disagree about Connors comments. Lets get our 15 year olds competing against each other. How the hell are they going to get better if they're not setting targets and if the target is a moving one because the opposition are getting better.... Do you think the young Poles think, "Just nice to be good" or do they think, "damn, I have to beat the others around my age of I won't be in the U21 SWC team" and then of course that carries on when they hit 22 and they want to be in the SWC team. A bit of rivalry is a good thing.

     

    Just great that in Kyle, Tom and Jordan we appear to have 3 damn good 15 year olds who should all be looking for Championship places on their 16th birthday on merit, it's been a while since we've had a season with 3 kids doing that! Long may it continue!

     

    As for Kyle, I was always a little dubious about what he'd do when he got to 15 as having seen him in the U15 he always look great in front but the two times I saw him not make the best start he looked a little lost and unsure. But he's proving to be the real deal and having seen a couple of videos I see he's not just doing it from the start but is passing people.

     

    I was impressed by Kyle at Mildenhall. He seemed to learn very quickly. For me the best out of the three presently is Jordan but I'm obviously more likely to be biased. I'd imagine there's a good chance all three could be holding a permanent Championship place at the start of next season, clearly Bickley will. Any guesses for where the other two boys could end up? Jenkins possibly Ipswich? Not sure on Brennan.

  11. Posted · Edited by Mildenhall1965

    Good win on the road but gutted to see Luke Ruddick get injured. He's been growing in confidence all year and really turned his form around so hopefully he's back soon although the early prognosis doesn't sound great. Best wishes to Jon Armstrong too.

     

    Lee Smart to replace Luke whilst he is out now Kingsley is at Buxton?

  12. Posted · Edited by Mildenhall1965

    No I wouldn't. The track was poor at the start. Nobody can deny that.All it needed was a bit of a track grade. The tractors were going out and grading between heats. Reading some comments from their riders it would suggest that we weren't doing anything which is rubbish though. To the eye the track looked fine but it was obviously pretty patchy.

    Are you involved in the club adz_mft? I'd like to hear the views of someone involved as to why there is no consistency with the track. I understand the stock cars issue but it wasn't as much of a problem years ago and nowadays it's pot luck as to what you're going to see. One week it produces brilliant speedway and the next time loads struggle to get round.

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    Kevin Long did a sterling job on Thursday gone (1st June vs Newcastle), when he presented the meeting on his own. He kept fans informed as to what was going on during all the delays (both before and during the meeting) and also kept the crowd 'entertained' by going around the track and, basically, taking the 'p' out of people, but it was done in a light-hearted way.

    Does a fantastic job at Mildenhall.

  16. Posted

    Be farcical in the extreme to give Lambert a place

     

    I would give the place to Carl Wilkinson, the highest placed rider that was in the same semi final as Josh Auty. Wouldnt consider the 9th placed ride from the other semi final

    Anyone who moans about Schlein being in the final, can't moan Lambert isn't in. If anything he has more right by virtue of actually qualifying! You can see it happening now Auty is out however. Wilkinson and Barker should be allowed the opportunity to travel for a run up and then the loser is first reserve.

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  18. Posted

    I keep asking myself the same question but time is passing and I can see no logical reason why his new team has not announced him. Looking at his new bike covers I just cannot match them to any side, particularly with the Union Jack.

     

    Perhaps Mildenhall 1965 can throw some light after his reliable source said Connor Coles had been released.

     

    Was it just a wind up?

    Told you it was a reliable source...

     

    Although it's been obvious for ages that Knight was back and he's only ever going to go to Eastbourne in reality so just a matter of time.

  22. Posted

    Can only speak for myself...but some of the meetings this Year have been excellent.

     

    This particular meeting was not the best, but don't forget its an afternoon start and when its hot and dry passing is difficult wherever you hold it, but that's the way the fans like it at Mildy, "Sunday afternoon speedway" !

     

    We travel all the UK and still think Mildenhall is one of the best..........especially the fish & chips (def. the best tucker in any ground we've been to)

     

    Come on you guys get behind our sport

    I'm all for getting behind the sport but when a promotion is making mistakes week after week, I feel that my comments are more than acceptable.

  24. Posted

    Huge shame to see that Hampshire has taken a break. Looked to have a huge amount of promise near the end of last year but just hadn't happened for him this time out, was hardly riding his bike on Sunday. Hopefully he can return soon. I wonder if Sam Bebee's awful accident had an effect on him, they're clearly very good friends.

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