Swindon V Lakeside Thursday 5th May 2016

[Crazy robin 2,963]

I would've lost a lot of money on Nillson & Lawson being Lakesides top 2 points scorers tonight.

How good is it to have a No 1 who can win races😀.

 

A good result & well done to all the boys & hope Stefan's bad luck is due to change.

 

Fair play to Rosco giving him 4 rides as it would've been easy to give Rohan one of his rides.

Edited May 5, 2016 by Crazy robin

[damosuzuki 696]

Shame this one wasn't on Sky by the looks of it!

[remembertheracers 171]

Good meeting, Jason Doyle superb. Found a half decent route to J16 of theM4 for the journey home. Also well done to Swindon and the ref for keeping the meeting moving.

[orion 7,615]

Enjoyable night ..nice weather a decent crowd and some good racing ....fair play to lakeside who put up a good fight . Doyle done what I thought he would do most this season scoring a max without seeing another rider . felt sorry for Aj from the outside it like he was poor but the guy put in 100 % effort but just could not get out the gate all night .

[hagonshocker 1,956]

Enjoyable night ..nice weather a decent crowd and some good racing ....fair play to lakeside who put up a good fight . Doyle done what I thought he would do most this season scoring a max without seeing another rider . felt sorry for Aj from the outside it like he was poor but the guy put in 100 % effort but just could not get out the gate all night .

 

Enjoyable night ..nice weather a decent crowd and some good racing ....fair play to lakeside who put up a good fight . Doyle done what I thought he would do most this season scoring a max without seeing another rider . felt sorry for Aj from the outside it like he was poor but the guy put in 100 % effort but just could not get out the gate all night .

Mind you when AJ did hit the front he was taken care of with some pretty spectacular riding from JG and Nick

[Grachan 7,362]

Mind you when AJ did hit the front he was taken care of with some pretty spectacular riding from JG and Nick

Best move of he match. Both passed him at the same time - one either side. Classic.

Edited May 5, 2016 by grachan

[Guest]

LAKESIDE HAMMERS PRESS RELEASE

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LAKESIDE put up another brave fight on their travels before eventually slipping to a 50-40 defeat against Swindon at the Abbey.
The Vortex Hammers battled valiantly throughout and were always in the mix against the Robins before eventually leaving Wiltshire empty handed.
It was a disappointing result for the Purfleet outfit as they gained no reward to show for their determined efforts – but coach Kelvin Tatum was once again encouraged by what he saw from his side.
Said Tatum: “We are a little frustrated in truth, because we competed very strongly and we’ve done that on a few occasions without picking up any points.
“I’m sure if we continue to do that then we’ll start to get our rewards, but right now it feels a little frustrating because we got within two and then it just slipped away from us.
“I’m encouraged by the fact that we have a team that come and race hard wherever they ride, and we’ll be looking to bounce back when we take on Coventry home and away in a couple of weeks.” After a nip-and-tuck start, the Hammers found themselves eight behind and on the back foot after a second consecutive Swindon 5-1 in heat six.
They fought back with Richard Lawson and Lewis Kerr bringing them within two with a maximum of their own in heat nine.
However, the hosts came on strong in the closing stages, with Grand Prix star Jason Doyle striking a faultless 15-point maximum to see them over the line.
Swedish ace Kim Nilsson top scored for the Hammers with a classy display, whilst Richard Lawson bagged paid nine to join him in heat 15.
Reserve duo Robert Mear and Lewis Kerr also put in encouraging displays, but No.1 Andreas Jonsson endured a rare off night as he failed to record a race win.
With Piotr Swiderski also struggling and Lewis Bridger earning little reward for his battling efforts, they were unable to add to their Elite League points tally.
The Arena-Essex Raceway side nonetheless remain top of the Elite League table after an action-packed two days.
They will now face a break of just over a fortnight before travelling to Coventry on Friday, May 20 then hosting the Bees the very next night.
SWINDON 50: Jason Doyle 15, Rohan Tungate 10, Nick Morris 8+1, Justin Sedgmen 7, Josh Grajczonek 6+2, Charles Wright 3+1, Stefan Nielsen 1.
LAKESIDE 40: Kim Nilsson 11+1, Richard Lawson 8+1, Robert Mear 6, Andreas Jonsson 5, Lewis Kerr 4+2, Lewis Bridger 3, Piotr Swiderski 3.
Elite League points: Swindon 3 Lakeside 0

[A ORLOV 8,628]

Good meeting and some good action from the robins, especially heat 10 with Nick and Josh getting past AJ at the same time.

Brilliant max from Jason.

Charles started ok but then had bike trouble, a few were testing and looking at his bike after the meeting.

Stefan had bad luck in heat 12 when running a 5-1 with Rohan, with Stefan suffering a blown engine.

 

Kim Nilsson was the main opposition for Lakeside

 

Swindon move up the league to 4th position but equal 2nd on points with Poole and Wolves.

Edited May 6, 2016 by A ORLOV

[Sidney the robin 4,735]

Credit to Lakeside they really stuck to there guns and put up a real fight Nilsson went well and Mear battled very hard.Still not convinced with this Swindon side,it might sneak in the top four but win it no chance also why didn't Rohan get an extra ride.?

[van wolfswinkel 635]

Joint 2nd. now for The Roobins...this Doyley bloke can be the next Leigh Adams, should walk the Elite Riders league and can go one better than Leigh did in GPs. Was untouchable last night. Average meeting, average crowd. Why when you put on 2 layers at home you get to The Stade and need an extra 3!

Good tribute to Lee Richardson, almost 4 years since his tragic death, fitting tribute with the road named after him on Blunsdon Mead development.

Robins by 10

Spot on son

10 - 12 point win for the Robins for me.

Only AJ to ruffle the birds feathers tonight.

Nearly, AJ couldn't ruffle his own hair tonight. Lawson and Nilsson pretty good, Swiderski awful apart from 1 heat.

Edited May 6, 2016 by Downsman

[dump that clutch 630]

to be fair to AJ, he was on the pace but just got well and truly beaten up in 3 of his rides, Morris and Josh either side of him down the back straight was a blinder of a move, even Sedgy and Josh passing AJ was a sight to see as well.

To be fair, I was impressed by Lawson and Nilsson, even Mear was putting himself about.

 

Felt sorry for Stef with his last ride, he didn't deserve that at all.

 

Doyley---- different gravy

Charles--- not outclassed at all, he would have done AJ in heat 1 as well but for lifting

Josh------- always in the mix after changing bikes

Sedgy----- looking a different rider after the Wolves match

Nick-------- putting himself about but not looking that quick

Rohan----- (see Sedgy)

Stefan----- battling away with not much reward, it'll come.

 

AJ---------- on the gas but well and truly beaten up

Swidders- shocker

Kim-------- looked quick all night

Barnet---- scored what EK would have done so a pretty good night for him

Lewis----- looked aggressive on the bike and completed the meeting, more than he's done on previous occasions at the Abbey

Mear------ in the mix

Kerr------- good to see him back on the bike, got better as the evening went on

 

Overall a good meeting to watch and the right result for the Abbey faithful.

[hagonshocker 1,956]

to be fair to AJ, he was on the pace but just got well and truly beaten up in 3 of his rides, Morris and Josh either side of him down the back straight was a blinder of a move, even Sedgy and Josh passing AJ was a sight to see as well.

To be fair, I was impressed by Lawson and Nilsson, even Mear was putting himself about.

 

Felt sorry for Stef with his last ride, he didn't deserve that at all.

 

Doyley---- different gravy

Charles--- not outclassed at all, he would have done AJ in heat 1 as well but for lifting

Josh------- always in the mix after changing bikes

Sedgy----- looking a different rider after the Wolves match

Nick-------- putting himself about but not looking that quick

Rohan----- (see Sedgy)

Stefan----- battling away with not much reward, it'll come.

 

AJ---------- on the gas but well and truly beaten up

Swidders- shocker

Kim-------- looked quick all night

Barnet---- scored what EK would have done so a pretty good night for him

Lewis----- looked aggressive on the bike and completed the meeting, more than he's done on previous occasions at the Abbey

Mear------ in the mix

Kerr------- good to see him back on the bike, got better as the evening went on

 

Overall a good meeting to watch and the right result for the Abbey faithful.

Spot on pal!

[E I Addio 15,845]

Thanks to you Swindon fans for giving us what seems to be some pretty fair and unbiased reports. We appreciate that. I wish more people woukd post like that instead of the usual rubbish we get from the likes of Shovlar and a few others that just want to praise their own side and knock the visitors all the time.

 

Interesting to note orions comment about AJ struggling to get out the gate , it good for those of us that weren't there to get these sort of details. Sounds like AJ was struggling with set ups, yet Kim who often struggles with set ups on away tracks was doing well.

 

Thanks also to those who mentioned Rob Mear battling well. He was well off the pace at the start of the season, especially away so it seems he might be starting to pull it together.

 

It must be a good few years since the Hammers went to Swindon and kept the score as close as 10 so from a Lakeside perspective it almost feels like a moral victory. Glad most people seemed to enjoy the match which is the main thing.

[Sidney the robin 4,735]

I have to say Lakeside really look like they will have a massive say this year wherever they finish.At home they are nearly unbeatable, most teams doing well to keep it to damage Limation and the scores close.To ride the Robins close with A J only scoring 5 says alot Kelvin helping has to be a massive plus done it all a brilliant speedway/Longtrack career.

Also Kelvin must be great to be able to ask for advice and is very astute on the mechanical side as well.

Edited May 6, 2016 by Sidney the robin

[milney 10]

It needed a couple of outstanding rides to stop AJ from picking up a win and a second, which would've made it very interesting. Kim gave chase to Doyle in heat 15 and looked very quick and determined, which was a shock to me on previous form. Bobby Mear was impressive, battled very hard and looked tidier on the bike than Kerr for the most part. Swiderski truly was the epitome of gating tart, had to check it wasn't Klindt in as guest.