Shadders 4,135 Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Second Rocket debut for temporary signing Robert Mear at an unfamiliar day and time... I'm not a fan of afternoon racing, especially at Rye House. You don't get to see the track at it's best in my opinion... Plymouth don't look to pose much of a threat, but could spring a surprise if they catch us off guard, but with Jason Bunyan back we should have enough to see the Devils off... Looking forward to a great BH weekend of speedway with the Peterborough/Coventry double header on Monday, my first visit to Brandon. Long range weather forecast looks promising with heavy rain on Friday, but nothing after that. Plenty of time for the track to settle down... Can't wait! Edited May 22, 2013 by Shadders Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted May 22, 2013 Is Mear a temp signing? He has today been 'rested' by Lakeside being replaced by Adam Ellis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,135 Posted May 22, 2013 Is Mear a temp signing? He has today been 'rested' by Lakeside being replaced by Adam Ellis. Yes, According to the Rye website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,135 Posted May 26, 2013 Wells in for Proctor http://www.ryehouserockets.co/news.php?extend.584 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted May 26, 2013 Kling not there. Will operate R/R for him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cliffeboy 577 Posted May 26, 2013 Another battering coming up for the Devils I fear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ragbag67 0 Posted May 26, 2013 Is there a link for the updates for this meeting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Blindman 20 Posted May 26, 2013 Another battering coming up for the Devils I fear. Wrong CB :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyE 822 Posted May 26, 2013 Another battering coming up for the Devils I fear. Life can throw up the odd surprise or two! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cliffeboy 577 Posted May 26, 2013 Wrong CB :-) Just seen the result on updates,incredible,if I had a hat I take it off to them, well done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewy 2,329 Posted May 26, 2013 not many "opinionated" views on this performance from the devils! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,135 Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Track terrible. Dry and dusty, set up nicely for the gating Devils, not for a team of mostly racers which the Rockets are these days. Wells was a great guest, but the meeting was won at reserve, 4-16. Shockers from Lambert & Lykke, Also, two riders returning from injury and another who hasn't ridden competitively at Rye for 4 years to my knowledge. Meetings like this is why I dislike afternoons at Rye when it's not wet. Special mention to Jake Anderson who surprised me with how competitive he was. Thankfully the result was irrelevant. A chance to put things right in the next home meeting, ironically against Plymouth again when it will matter, hopefully on a decent surface. One to forget for us today, but with a lesson having been learned. Edited May 26, 2013 by Shadders Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devilspoet 41 Posted May 26, 2013 Well done the devils and by all accounts they will be an even better proposition next time the sides meet :-) only saying like :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Selby 10 Posted May 26, 2013 Disappointing display by the Rockets today. May have been a 'dead rubber' but the players still have to earn a living. 11 zeros in 15 heats in a home fixture is not really good enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC! 142 Posted May 26, 2013 Track terrible. Dry and dusty.... Meetings like this is why I dislike afternoons at Rye Totally agree. Absolute botch up today, and a stark reminder of just how bad Len is at staging afternoon meetings (not that I should need reminding after all these years!!!). The meeting only had 2 small incidents, a loop at the start and 2 riders colliding on 4th bend, neither of which affected the fence yet the meeting took just on 2 hours to complete. There were a number of stoppages for riders having to take 2 rides in a row, which is unavoidable, but, if anyone had an ounce of organizational skill, track watering could have been done to coincide with this rather than at points where there should have been no need for delays. The additional delay for the water to 'permeate' being a low point as it was obvious was that it would just dry out meaning the whole delay was a waste of time. Add to this some other random irritations, announcer - 'it's the return of super mear-io', the first aider not arriving again (once understandable, twice.....), 2 Rockets who appeared clearly unfit, Mellgren nowhere near his form of last year, and this was a day to forget. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
