Team Gb V Australia Test Series

[WembleyLion 413]

Well done Bomber & Co!

[JCookie 753]

Surprising performance from Bridger, thought riding against all his mates would spur him on.

[BigFatDave 258]

From reading updates it looked like a thriller; all down to the last heat - can't complain about the result. Doyley's off and subsequent exclusion seemed to be the turning point of the meeting; hopefully someone who was there can throw some light on the subject. Incidentally I read a preview on the Poole Site yesterday; wasn't too hard to find.

 

Onwards and upwards - here's hoping for an OZ fightback in the Second Test at Lakeside on Friday.

[gypilgrim 0]

Sounds like an exciting finish. Well done to the Lions, hard luck to the Kangaroos. Nearest thing the Aussies will get to a home match in the Northern Hemisphere.

[CrystalCastles 292]

Awesome well done to the Lions.

[Steve Shovlar 10,439]

Good entertaining meetng tonight played out in front of a pretty decent crowd. More there than I expected to be honest.

 

Some very good racing in a fairly deep track with plenty of dirt down. Team GB rode their luck but nearly everyone in the stadium was happy with the result of a GB win.

 

I thought it would be an easy win for the Aussies but a couple of non decisions from the ref helped GB over the line. In heat 5 I think, Ward and Kennett clashed at the first bend sending Ward right out of it, and then Watt played his part by blocking Ward making an attempt at the brits by blocking him at every bend! Ward finally got through on the last lap and missed out on second by half a bike. Should have definately been all 4 back.

 

A similar thing happened in heat 11.

 

Heat 12 was the turning point. Doyle led for a lap but Woffinden dived under him into bend one lap two and Doyle flew into the fence still with his bike. After a lengthy delay he was off to hospital. The delay of 40 minutes changed the meeting with a 5-1 in the same heat, Schlein unable to do what he did first time of asking. In heat 13 the Poole pairing smoked the Brits and Batchelor got between the Brits to make a last heat decider. Harris, flying all night bar one race, gated on a track that had gone dusty due to the long delay and we all cheered him home for a team GB win.

 

A good meeting and worth the admission money. If it's as good on Friday the fans are in for a treat.

[Dietbowers 522]

SS,any news on Doyle before you left?

[BWitcher 12,453]

Well done Team GB.

 

Makes Lee Richardson's comments look all the more stupid.

[Wildcat 3]

To anyone who didnt go Steve Shovlar's explanation of "some very good racing in a fairly deep track with plenty of dirt of down" is Poole speak for 'not much passing and slick as a Tarmac road!' for a meeting with so many racers; Nicholls, Harris, Kennett, ward, holder, etc you would expect more overtaking! But with a decent race track..

[red5 14]

Very well done to the Cornish Cousins and all of Team GB, some inspired riding and a credit to British Speedway.

Unable to attend but watched on the forum but guess it was a good event.

Sad points are again the BSPA, from all the chat it seems the press office again are failing to deliver the goods, no information out there, nothing in national press all the little bits that could do us the fans better. Very little promotion, will there be anything in the papers today ? very much doubt it.

Again the BSPA dont seem to be putting any effort to making Speedway better in the public domain such a shame.

Gripe 2,

Poole and Mat Ford should know better,a regular meeting has an ambulance on call why was there only one for an International meeting, is there not a minimum requirement for internationals.

Whilst injury is not what we want and wishing Jason well for recovery, a forty minuite delay was not what looks good to the fans, spectators and the travel home was very off putting and un necessary delay wise.

 

Lets hope a lesson was learned and for Friday there will be two ambulances on call and a safe meeting where they are not required, potentially giving the attandants an evening to remember for the right reason.

 

WELL DONE TEAM GB

[semion 2,192]

Lee Richardson said in last weeks Star that Speedway is a business to him. Was he riding elsewhere last night, or has he just lost out on a payday ? If so, not much of a business call, that one.

[Bagpuss 10,794]

I think Richardson has more than one gripe with the BSPA over Team GB, one of them being our dire youth development principles highlighted by the failure to enter a side into this year's U21 WTC. My interpretation of the financial side is the cost to him to represent Team GB in the SWC.

[chris4gillian 1,832]

To anyone who didnt go Steve Shovlar's explanation of "some very good racing in a fairly deep track with plenty of dirt of down" is Poole speak for 'not much passing and slick as a Tarmac road!' for a meeting with so many racers; Nicholls, Harris, Kennett, ward, holder, etc you would expect more overtaking! But with a decent race track..

 

 

On this occasion Steve is 100% correct. There was plenty of dirt on the track, especially around bends 2 and 4 and it only got slick in mid track half way through the meeting. There was grip on the inside and outside throughout the meeting even after the delay when it got a tad dusty. Oh and there WAS a fair bit of overtaking too so

[dabbsjoe 149]

Good entertaining meetng tonight played out in front of a pretty decent crowd. More there than I expected to be honest.

 

Some very good racing in a fairly deep track with plenty of dirt down. Team GB rode their luck but nearly everyone in the stadium was happy with the result of a GB win.

 

I thought it would be an easy win for the Aussies but a couple of non decisions from the ref helped GB over the line. In heat 5 I think, Ward and Kennett clashed at the first bend sending Ward right out of it, and then Watt played his part by blocking Ward making an attempt at the brits by blocking him at every bend! Ward finally got through on the last lap and missed out on second by half a bike. Should have definately been all 4 back.

 

A similar thing happened in heat 11.

 

Heat 12 was the turning point. Doyle led for a lap but Woffinden dived under him into bend one lap two and Doyle flew into the fence still with his bike. After a lengthy delay he was off to hospital. The delay of 40 minutes changed the meeting with a 5-1 in the same heat, Schlein unable to do what he did first time of asking. In heat 13 the Poole pairing smoked the Brits and Batchelor got between the Brits to make a last heat decider. Harris, flying all night bar one race, gated on a track that had gone dusty due to the long delay and we all cheered him home for a team GB win.

 

A good meeting and worth the admission money. If it's as good on Friday the fans are in for a treat.

 

Can you really call that back. Nobody jumped the start, if ward had gone down after contact in first bend then it would be all 4 back

[beesboybert 95]

Lee Richardson said in last weeks Star that Speedway is a business to him. Was he riding elsewhere last night, or has he just lost out on a payday ? If so, not much of a business call, that one.

 

Rico was riding in Germany last night.