johnyson66 40 Posted October 4, 2019 Sky's looking brighter note rain now , hopefully it stays dry from now and we can get it onĀ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted October 4, 2019 Eight points sadly not enough I fear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnyson66 40 Posted October 4, 2019 Happy with 8 points lead but could have been better , would have taken any lead before the match startedĀ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperBear 9 Posted October 4, 2019 Wright shoved Riss into fence in 13 would of been a maximum if that didnāt happenĀ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parkendlass 102 Posted October 4, 2019 Eight point lead for the Bears, it's going to be a real task to get a result in the return, but not beyond the Bears by any means. UTB !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnyson66 40 Posted October 4, 2019 Tie is still alive for the second leg , can't ask anymore than that , don't forget Leicester were 14 points above us in the table , Leicester are a top team I'm over the moon with that result and for a bit of bad fortune we could easily be 12 to 14 points upĀ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yearbyred 1,107 Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) Advantage Leicester you'd have to say now after a strange night at the MPA. Bears stormed to an early lead, it was up to 14 points at one stage, but then a lot of shared heats and a Leicester "fight back" due inĀ a large degree to Redcar dropping points from scoring positions (Lawson e/f when second and Greaves spinning off when second). Not much racing as the track was very wet and gating was at a premium. All the Bears chipped in, Lawson was an excellent guest. For the Lions ,Douglas was the expected excellent top man, Nicholls faded after a good start and Mountain rode well after a shaky start. Think the Bears will regret those dropped points but at least they take a lead of some sorts. Edited October 4, 2019 by Yearbyred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SharpenRake 1,505 Posted October 4, 2019 Surprised Lawson not in heat 15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Al 708 Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, foamfence said: Eight points sadly not enough I fear. We dodged a big bullet there, and with unpredictability of weather and track conditions its a one-off match coming up on the 12th with Redcar up by 8 points at the start, and anything can happen in these far from normal circumstances to cause a decisive shift to one side or the other. Not over by any means!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
comet49 314 Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) Just looked at updates, Ht 14 Greaves fell bend 2 lap 2, race awarded. I thought 2 lapsĀ had to be completed before a race could be awarded, has this changed? Not easy, good luck Redcar! Edited October 4, 2019 by comet49 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnyson66 40 Posted October 5, 2019 Looking at the result at Leicester earlier in the season when we lost by 8 points after 12 heats I think we have a good chance of winning the tie on aggregate, Ā we are a lot stronger than we were in that match , we had r/r and Nicol was withdrawn after a crash in his first race add to that we have Riss who looks on form and we get a good replacement for MPT I'm happy with the 8 point lead , all it takes is for one of their top 3 to have an average meeting and Grieves to hit a bit of form then I think we are right in it and personaly I think we are favourites to go through , C O T BĀ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted October 5, 2019 8 hours ago, comet49 said: Just looked at updates, Ht 14 Greaves fell bend 2 lap 2, race awarded. I thought 2 lapsĀ had to be completed before a race could be awarded, has this changed? Not easy, good luck Redcar! Heard before, that the leading rider was approaching his 3rd lap, (bend 4 lap 2),,, so race awarded. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheekycobra 159 Posted October 5, 2019 29 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: Heard before, that the leading rider was approaching his 3rd lap, (bend 4 lap 2),,, so race awarded. Still lap two though. Wasn't there, but following the updates I thought it strange to give a 1-5 on second lap. Was Stewart that far behind the Lions pair? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,022 Posted October 5, 2019 My first visit to Redcar last night and what a nice tidy setup you've got up there. The track looked a bit like the Leicester track (with it's weird banking on the bends) but with better proportions, the racing wasn't much cop maybe that was down to the weather? 8 points the diff keeps the tie alive. One thing that puzzles me though, and it may have been gone through before on other threads... but why are you called Redcar, when you are quite clearly nearer to Middlesborough and would probably be better off (media wise) being called Middlesborough? Is it a rights issue of some sort? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,022 Posted October 5, 2019 Just now, cheekycobra said: Still lap two though. Wasn't there, but following the updates I thought it strange to give a 1-5 on second lap. Was Stewart that far behind the Lions pair? The ref had already ballsed up by calling it back for Stewart jumping the start when Lions were on a 5-1 going into the first bend... probably just seeing out justice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites