beckettlion 195 Posted July 15, 2016 Think you can have r/r for a draft rider when they're in the 1-5. Starke is currently our number 4, whereas bates and Newman are both currently number 7. When there's no one lower than you in the averages, there's no one to replace the rides! Starkes rides can be covered by auty, mpt and skidmore I think. Not that I think they'll adequately cover starkes rides (he looked impressive in the British final)! Could be a cricket score this meeting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krompa 236 Posted July 15, 2016 Think you can have r/r for a draft rider when they're in the 1-5. Starke is currently our number 4, whereas bates and Newman are both currently number 7. When there's no one lower than you in the averages, there's no one to replace the rides! Starkes rides can be covered by auty, mpt and skidmore I think. Not that I think they'll adequately cover starkes rides (he looked impressive in the British final)! Could be a cricket score this meeting Skidmore can be in for either Summers or Starke, right? Only difference is that if he is in for Starke than Wozniak can get extra ride. If he replaces Summers than only Skidmore, Toft and Auty can cover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted July 15, 2016 Think you can have r/r for a draft rider when they're in the 1-5. Starke is currently our number 4, whereas bates and Newman are both currently number 7. When there's no one lower than you in the averages, there's no one to replace the rides! Starkes rides can be covered by auty, mpt and skidmore I think. Not that I think they'll adequately cover starkes rides (he looked impressive in the British final)! Could be a cricket score this meeting Bates & Newman were in the top 5 at the time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,737 Posted July 15, 2016 Indeed - surely it should be R/R for Summers and an EDR guest for Starke. So anyone know if Leicester are running an illegal line-up tonight ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan_Jones 1,005 Posted July 15, 2016 So anyone know if Leicester are running an illegal line-up tonight ? No theyre not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy robin 2,963 Posted July 15, 2016 Really shows when Palm-Toft top scores in an Elite league match how poor the standard really is!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halifaxtiger 5,318 Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) Enjoyed that Not quite the hammering some predicted, though There were a few reasons for that : Leicester's reserves attacked a wet track far more that their opposites from Belle Vue; ultra reliable Max Fricke had all sorts of bikes problems; Scott Nicholls had a poor night; there was a very impressive performance from Patrick Hougaard. Some decent racing, though - in particular heat 11, when Wozniak and Worrall went wheel to wheel for best part of 3 laps. Quick word for the track staff : when I arrived the surface was like a swamp. An hour or so later we had a good racing track - good enough for Matej Zagar to equal the track record, anyway. Only one complaint : charging full price for an insert is a rip off Edited July 15, 2016 by Halifaxtiger 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor 270 Posted July 15, 2016 I nearly didn't go, but I really enjoyed the meeting. A credit to the new track, that was derided at the start of the season, but is now proving it's worth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABS 231 Posted July 15, 2016 Brilliant meeting. Zagar is a different rider when the track is grippy, so good to watch. Leicester really deserved their point and M P-T was outstanding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyderd 1,216 Posted July 15, 2016 Echo everything that has been said, great meeting, great races, great track. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikec 412 Posted July 16, 2016 Enjoyed that Not quite the hammering some predicted, though There were a few reasons for that : Leicester's reserves attacked a wet track far more that their opposites from Belle Vue; ultra reliable Max Fricke had all sorts of bikes problems; Scott Nicholls had a poor night; there was a very impressive performance from Patrick Hougaard. Some decent racing, though - in particular heat 11, when Wozniak and Worrall went wheel to wheel for best part of 3 laps. Quick word for the track staff : when I arrived the surface was like a swamp. An hour or so later we had a good racing track - good enough for Matej Zagar to equal the track record, anyway. Only one complaint : charging full price for an insert is a rip off Well I didn't expect that outcome driving down to Belle Vue tonight. An under-strength Leicester side written off by most, on paper looked a 30 point win for the Aces, surely a formality? Fortunately speedway's not raced on paper & Lions fans should be proud of their team's efforts tonight, they really got stuck in. Palm-Toft was outstanding & battled all night, Hougaard looked like the Paddy of his early days in Aces colours, Auty & Wozniak were always in the mix too. As HT says, heat 11 was a cracker (hopefully the Speedway GB website will show it) between Worrall & Wozniak - hard fought & (just about) ended with a handshake. A bad night for the Aces skipper lacking speed & Max Fricke with rare bike frustrations in an otherwise breakthrough season for him. Matej Zagar can & does frustrate speedway fans at times, but on other occasions makes the sport look ridiculously easy, even in tricky conditions like tonight. Valuable EL points for the Aces, Lions well worth their point tonight too. Big week for the Aces on the road coming up, at Swindon on Thurs, then Cov on Friday. With still little obvious home track advantage, away points are absolutely vital. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIRKYLANE 537 Posted July 16, 2016 Really shows when Palm-Toft top scores in an Elite league match how poor the standard really is!! Michael Palm Toft rode well for Leicester in the reserve position which gives protection from the heat leaders in the programmed rides. He rode well for us at the Greyhound track... apparently his average did not fit re taking him on the next year...... he was popular with the crowd. On the same night Bjarne Pedersen got 13 + 1 for Poole from the reserve berth since his average is conveniently on 4.49 For exactly the same reason , heat leader averages are suppressed in this format due to the fact that they meet the other heat leaders far more often compared to the PL format. Looks like the present EL format will die a death this winter anyway. Leicester rode well and deserved their league point. The track staff did a marvelous job with the track considering it was saturated at 6 PM..A really good match with plenty of passing and some hard fought battles between various riders during the night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
