bruno 1,790 Posted October 7, 2015 I remember seeing Charles wright at Buxton when he was 15 I think.altho he's no world beater he's turning into a decent pl rider.saw him at Somerset this year pull off some amazing moves and thought back to 10 years ago or so at Buxton .better than watching johnny foreigner who means nothing to anyone 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIRKYLANE 537 Posted October 7, 2015 Boxall at his best and on good machinery is good enough for number 2 or 4 in the EL. Absolute Kent legend and a must have in our side at any level above NL. Problem is he hasn't been at his best.. A successful team needs a good blend of experience and young riders who are on the way up in the Speedway world and are eager to improve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flipper11 134 Posted October 8, 2015 Problem is he hasn't been at his best.. A successful team needs a good blend of experience and young riders who are on the way up in the Speedway world and are eager to improve. Its also good to have local riders & Boxall was born and lives within 30 mins of the track. Everyone knows he is not the best at the mechanical side of speedway but he is a 100% racer & has posted something like 7 out of the top 10 race times + the track record at Kent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted October 8, 2015 Lambo reached his level?! He is arguably PB rider of the year lol. On a five point average, which is about the best he has ever achieved in 10+ years of racing. Spending a year as the Kings number one and beating NL riders at home is all well and good but Lambert is not a small track rider generally. Stick him in the Kent team as a reserve and he'll be struggling to score upwards of two at home. Boxall at his best and on good machinery is good enough for number 2 or 4 in the EL. Absolute Kent legend and a must have in our side at any level above NL. No way, as someone who has watched most of Boxall's career his ship has sailed. For many years we've thought "Steve's gonna do well this year if he's got some good bikes" and it never happens. As a reserve he could do a job, a better one than Lambert IMO. But In the interests of the draft being used to improve young/inexperienced British riders I'd be annoyed to see his name on the draft list for next year. It may sound harsh but it's got to be about building a winning team, not giving the old guard another go two divisions up from when they last wore a Kings race jacket. Morley/Shanes/Ayres at number 7 keeps the link and utilises a rider that can develop further in their career while keeping the NL side means riders can be developed and over time the Kings may be tracking a side containing 3+ riders who have raced for them from the bottom up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teaboy279 1,038 Posted October 8, 2015 Has sittingbourne still got 5 turns lolYour 5 thinking of Iwade mate, the training track a couple of miles up the road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted October 8, 2015 Your 5 thinking of Iwade mate, the training track a couple of miles up the road. Such an expert that he doesn't know the difference between Central Park and Iwade.....Laughable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TMW 533 Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) Well i'd pay good money to watch Boxall any day when they have a helmet on who cares how old they are lets face it bringing a succesion'young' through has hardly made the UK world beaters. We are relying on the likes of Hans Anderson, Peter Karlson, Greg Walasek to keep our EL going. Even Jason Doyle had 'reached his level' and should have been left for dead but now look. Who would have thought top 6 in the GP at 30. Shock horror Edited October 9, 2015 by TMW 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIRKYLANE 537 Posted October 10, 2015 If Britain is going to get back to the top then it needs to breed a batch of young talented riders who will go on to be world class. At present , we allow young European riders to get valuable experience in the PL and EL which allows them to develop in to world class riders. It is time to reverse this and give our lads a better chance. I agree Britain has had a thin time of it lately.... but is time to change this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gee jay 234 Posted October 14, 2015 No he didn't confirm that! He said the aim is to run both in the EL and PL but clearly stated that, "it's not yet cast in stone." i thought it was E.L. & N.L. ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex2000 266 Posted October 14, 2015 i thought it was E.L. & N.L. ? So did I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevH 257 Posted October 14, 2015 So did I It is.......take no notice of the poster, he has his own agenda. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan_Jones 1,005 Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) It is.......take no notice of the poster, he has his own agenda. It was, think it's just NL again now. Edit: Having just read the Roger Cearns article in Speedway Star it seems that not only were Lakeside not the only EL team looking into moving to Kent but there are other prospective EL promoters, so ignore my previous comment! Edited October 14, 2015 by Alan Jones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryn 413 Posted October 15, 2015 It is.......take no notice of the poster, he has his own agenda. No agenda on my part, purely and simply my typing finger pressing a P instead of an N by mistake! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) No agenda on my part, purely and simply my typing finger pressing a P instead of an N by mistake! Bryn used to have an agenda but it ran off with his life Edited October 15, 2015 by rmc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 16, 2015 How will the welcomed decision by Lakeside Hammers to continue in the EL in 2016 affect the suggested interest of Kent Kings applying for Elite League status - especially as it was suggested Kings would race on Fridays? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
