hammer1969 424 Posted March 19, 2016 I'm feeling more optimistic now for this season after seeing tonights meeting. It's a shame that most of the crowd had left the stadium before the team went round on their 'victory walk' but I can understand why as I still haven't warmed up, hopefully it won't be so cold on Easter Monday and we can get another good result. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gatwick Rocket 53 Posted March 20, 2016 Really enjoyed the start of the new season last night, and Stuart Robson was a joy to behold. Plymouth have a very tight compact team with five different heat winners last night. Todd Kurtz not being one of them. The start line girls need a few weeks to get dialled in. Anyone else notice the riders were off the wrong gate positions from about heat six onwards? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,136 Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Really enjoyed the start of the new season last night, and Stuart Robson was a joy to behold. Plymouth have a very tight compact team with five different heat winners last night. Todd Kurtz not being one of them. The start line girls need a few weeks to get dialled in. Anyone else notice the riders were off the wrong gate positions from about heat six onwards? Yes, a few of us noticed the gate positions. Perhaps that was another typo and they were off the correct gates? Not everything the promotion try is going to work for everyone, but at least they're attempting to drag the club into the 21st century from where it's been languishing somewhere around the mid 70's. The whole place has been held together by sticky tape for years. It's gonna take more than a few weeks to transform it to a modern sports stadium I'm sure we'll see improvements week by week Edited March 20, 2016 by Shads 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,249 Posted March 20, 2016 Was a reason given why Perks wasn't present? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,136 Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Was a reason given why Perks wasn't present?Van broke down Just seen the official referee scorecard. It seems the riders were off the correct gates. The programme had the gates for the EL format Edited March 20, 2016 by Shads 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reviresco 708 Posted March 20, 2016 The start line girls need a few weeks to get dialled in. Anyone else notice the riders were off the wrong gate positions from about heat six onwards? Yes, a few of us noticed the gate positions. Perhaps that was another typo and they were off the correct gates? Was this due to the Heat format in the programme being the Elite League version when it should, of course, have been the Premier League format? Early days of course, but good to see Cam Heeps and Mr Lanham posting some decent scores and showing signs of a strong home partnership. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,662 Posted March 20, 2016 Notwithstanding the cold, the delays and the programme layout howler, what struck me about last night was how upbeat and positive the crowd was. A marked contrast to the grumbling on here over the winter. Still think Rockets are one of the weaker teams, but Stuart Robson illustrated the importance (often under estimated by promoters) of having entertaining riders that the fans can identify with. I'm glad I chose this over Belle Vue! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian 63 Posted March 20, 2016 Really cold last night, but a very enjoyable meeting and a positive start to the season. Never realised Robbo could make 5 starts like that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waco 1,026 Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Had to work last night so was not there ,but great to see the team making a promising start..Robson may well prove to be a better rider round here than he has been in recent seasons elsewhere.. So with the exception of Karger who may need time to get dialed in ,,and Kasper who must have had problems last night,a good all round showing from the team...The winter negativity on here seems to be giving way to some positive expectations which can only be good for Rye House Speedway..... Edited March 20, 2016 by waco 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudflaps 664 Posted March 21, 2016 well done the rockets! a promising start!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted March 21, 2016 Couldn't make it but a win over a decent looking Plymouth side is encouraging. Hopefully Robbo can keep up that kind of form going forward. One point from the Danes is a concern, Lykke has been around long enough to be doing better than that. Haven't seen Karger ride but it's imperative he scores to his average, if he carries on in the vein he started then there's a danger he's going to be another Maassen. Good scoring from Morley and Lanham, if Heeps can chip in with paid double figures every week he'll prove a very good signing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barraider 55 Posted March 21, 2016 Really enjoyed sat nite first time in a few yrs and went home feeling very positive with things going on down at stadium Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,136 Posted March 22, 2016 Now Plymouth have gone to the wall Robbo loses his maximum from Saturday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan_Jones 1,005 Posted March 22, 2016 Now Plymouth have gone to the wall Robbo loses his maximum from Saturday ...and poor George Hunter has an injury riding for a team that doesn't exist in a match that didn't happen. But hang on, according to the BSPA site, our LC group is getting quite competitive... SOUTHERN M W D L 4W 3W D 1L L F A Pts 1 Rye House 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 40 3 2 Plymouth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 50 3 3 Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrMungo 708 Posted March 22, 2016 ...and poor George Hunter has an injury riding for a team that doesn't exist in a match that didn't happen. But hang on, according to the BSPA site, our LC group is getting quite competitive... SOUTHERN M W D L 4W 3W D 1L L F A Pts 1 Rye House 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 40 3 2 Plymouth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 50 3 3 Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 One would presume that Peterborough would be moved into the Southern group if no hero can be found in Devon? Ipswich is geographically more 'southern' but would imagine moving a side who have yet to have a meeting would be easier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
