weatherwatcher 664 Posted July 31, 2014 Nice to see that Chris Widman is looking for a place in the PL. His Mum must be proud of him. By the way as anyone read the thread about Kings Lynne by David Helmsley. It seems for the article that the Lions den is one of if not the best track in the whole of the British Isles. He even put it in print in the local paper. So now we know. After a long debate on the track that we hseem to have got it wrong. Any Comments.. <a href="http://www.omniture.com" title="Web Analytics"><img src="http://metrics.thelocalpeople.co.uk/b/ss/andlocalpeopleprod2/1/H.21--NS/0?[AQB]&cdp=3&[AQE]" height="1" width="1" border="0" alt="" /></a> Finally, I would like to say although qualification to the final is good for British speedway, it did mask what was once one of the greatest race tracks in the country. It is no more! Whether it is track preparation, the style of racing or technology of the bikes I am not sure, but on wide open circuits such as King's Lynn the racing is simply flat out. Though this may be good for the riders, the entertainment value is far lower than for circuits such as our own Jordan Road Surfacing Stadium where you have to be technically competent and as a result entertainment is guaranteed. Read more: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/David-Hemsley-Great-Leicester-Lions-pair-star/story-22016161-detail/story.html#ixzz393f816vXRead more at http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/David-Hemsley-Great-Leicester-Lions-pair-star/story-22016161-detail/story.html#72ovTgVUKpK7Q7hm.99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TMW 533 Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) Nice to see that Chris Widman is looking for a place in the PL. His Mum must be proud of him. Thank you..... and I am. For the record i'm not sure he is quite PL standard yet but he will never know unless he tries. By the way as anyone read the thread about Kings Lynne by David Helmsley. It seems for the article that the Lions den is one of if not the best track in the whole of the British Isles. He even put it in print in the local paper. So now we know. After a long debate on the track that we hseem to have got it wrong. Any Comments.. <a href="http://www.omniture.com" title="Web Analytics"><img src="http://metrics.thelocalpeople.co.uk/b/ss/andlocalpeopleprod2/1/H.21--NS/0?%5BAQB%5D&cdp=3&%5BAQE%5D" height="1" width="1" border="0" alt="" /></a> Finally, I would like to say although qualification to the final is good for British speedway, it did mask what was once one of the greatest race tracks in the country. It is no more! Whether it is track preparation, the style of racing or technology of the bikes I am not sure, but on wide open circuits such as King's Lynn the racing is simply flat out. Though this may be good for the riders, the entertainment value is far lower than for circuits such as our own Jordan Road Surfacing Stadium where you have to be technically competent and as a result entertainment is guaranteed. Read more: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/David-Hemsley-Great-Leicester-Lions-pair-star/story-22016161-detail/story.html#ixzz393f816vX Read more at http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/David-Hemsley-Great-Leicester-Lions-pair-star/story-22016161-detail/story.html#72ovTgVUKpK7Q7hm.99 Clearly the definition of 'entertainment' is relative. As the way he words it does seem to read "as it is a technical track and people will make mistakes on it" and that is the entertainment It's all a matter of opinion I guess. Edited July 31, 2014 by TMW 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherwatcher 664 Posted July 31, 2014 TMW as you say your son will never know unless he tries. I all depends if any PL promoter decide to take him on board. I hope so you never know it may just be the making of him if he has enough faith in himself and his bikes are running well. Pass my best wishes on to him and hope we see him next year in the PL. Let me know how he goes on please. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TMW 533 Posted July 31, 2014 TMW as you say your son will never know unless he tries. I all depends if any PL promoter decide to take him on board. I hope so you never know it may just be the making of him if he has enough faith in himself and his bikes are running well. Pass my best wishes on to him and hope we see him next year in the PL. Let me know how he goes on please. Thank you & Will do and will do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,643 Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) Thank you..... and I am. For the record i'm not sure he is quite PL standard yet but he will never know unless he tries.:He 's certainly improving, and a PL spot in the near future is a commendable and achievable ambition. If he doesn't go for it we'll never find out. (But it may not happen overnight. cf Paul Starke) Edited August 1, 2014 by arnieg 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TMW 533 Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) : He 's certainly improving, and a PL spot in the near future is a commendable and achievable ambition. If he doesn't go for it we'll never find out. (But it may not happen overnight. cf Paul Starke) That's the problem you don't know until you try but it is so nice after so long to see him enjoying himself. It would be such a shame if anything spoilt it but that is my opinion and obviously doesn't match his. We didn't think we'd see another season like the BV Colts but this could match that and even surpass it but thank you for the positive comments. They are generally few and far between :-) Edited August 1, 2014 by TMW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justathought 374 Posted August 1, 2014 I think it's perhaps the right time now to have a go. You need to step up to develop any further, he's always looked pretty quick to me, just needs to develop his skills a little more. I've seen him at BP lots f times and I saw him ride at Sheffield a few seasons ago where he looked particularly good. So fingers crossed and good luck. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherwatcher 664 Posted August 3, 2014 I have just been looking at the Lion Cubs scores from the last race that they had at BP. What beats me is that Max Clegg, came away from that meeting scoreing a 8-1, against riders that he is riding against in the EL as FTR. When it come to racing in the EL he usually scores around 0 to 3 points a meeting. I can't see what it is with him, is that he has some sort of mental bloke whan he comes to race in the EL, because he is a far better rider than he shows when he turns out for the Lions. He is also doing great with Cradley Heath. It is not BP that he is having problems with because his Cubs meetings prove that. I think that he needs to be sat down with the management and the older riders to try and sort out what ever is going on with him, because given the chance he has a graet future in the sport of speedway. I would hate to see him be so demorolised, with not being able to win his meetings for the Lions that he it puts him off the sport. He is the youngest rider in the EL, and he should be here to stay and learn his trade. I think he can do so much better with a bit of encouragement. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrall 11 Posted August 3, 2014 I feel that Max Clegg has really been thrown in at the deep end this year and whilst he's finding it a struggle in th Elite league, he's come on leaps and bounds with Cradley and The Lions Cubs. We must remember that itwas only a couple of years ago he was riding 250's. I think Max needs to ignore the negative comments and just keep plugging away at it and he will carry on improving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Al 708 Posted August 4, 2014 Well he is highly unlikely to be replaced in the team for the rest of the season, if only because the alternatives for Leicester are very limited indeed. So, if he is given assurance to that effect, he might just relax a bit more (but not too much!!) especially if he's also told there's no massive expectations on him. Maybe just focus most on keeping his front wheel closer to the ground out of the gate, and not much more than that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherwatcher 664 Posted August 4, 2014 I am sure that he is so scared of losing his place in the team that it is affecting what he does on the track. His biggest problem as Big Al say is keeping his front wheel on the track from the tapes. I think in every race so far I have seen him in at BP his bike is up in the air with no control what so ever. The other riders are usually getting to the first bend by the time he has come down to ground. If he relaxes a bit I sure he will make a good rider, he has proved what he can do with the other teams he races for he got 10-1 last night for Cradley, so the lad has it in him. Hope he is still with us next year end that he can get better as the season goes on. In the interview at the last home meeting after the racing he just sounded so down in the mouth. Even after the crowd gave him a big round of applause he still never managed to smile. Shame because I know he can be so much better. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrall 11 Posted August 4, 2014 Maybe all Max needs is a masterclass on gating, clutch set up and technique from one of Leicester's top five. I did see Peter Ljung helping him earlier in the season after a meeting. Given time I'm sure Max will be an excellent rider at this level and become a firm favourite with the fans. Go go Max! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherwatcher 664 Posted August 5, 2014 I saw a couple of riders on the first practice setion giving him advice on the start line and also talking to him and his machanic when he came out of the pits and he just came onto the track. I think the top 5 should spend a bit of time with him but with riders racing with so many differnt clubs over here and abroud. I don't think that they ever get a chance to practice together as a team. I would be a great help if they could all get together once a week at BP to practice together, but the way things are the riders are now so busy I can never see that happening. But there must be someone within BP that can give him some advise and help him out. It is the same story with most young riders these days they are just left to plod on by themselves that any rider that has the slightest big of making things work, just carries on and then fails to make the grade in the end. Hope soon that things will change and the young riders will get all the help they need. I just hope that they get some support from Phil Morris and his set up but we don't seem to hear to much about what his happening with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flagrag 704 Posted August 24, 2014 I see Lakeside have released Mikael Bech due to missing meetings that clash with Denmark on Fridays.i know he has had some injury problems but says he is fit again now Would he fit average wise as a replacement for Krystof ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevethelion 192 Posted August 24, 2014 I see Lakeside have released Mikael Bech due to missing meetings that clash with Denmark on Fridays.i know he has had some injury problems but says he is fit again now Would he fit average wise as a replacement for Krystof ? No,Buckowski is 6.83 , Bech 7.39 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
