allthegearbutnaeidea 1,735 Posted October 8, 2020 Tai will ride, lets face it, im fairly confident of that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,736 Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said: Tai will ride, lets face it, im fairly confident of that There is no chance he will ride - FULL STOP he has already said himself his season is over. https://twitter.com/TWoffinden?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Edited October 8, 2020 by racers and royals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC71 205 Posted October 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, racers and royals said: There is no chance he will ride - FULL STOP he has already said himself his season is over. https://twitter.com/TWoffinden?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Hi R&R...... hope you don't mind, you seem a font of knowledge........ I clicked that link, and on it it says 4 time World Champion........ where did the 4th one come from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,736 Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, JC71 said: Hi R&R...... hope you don't mind, you seem a font of knowledge........ I clicked that link, and on it it says 4 time World Champion........ where did the 4th one come from? Not sure it has !!! Was he British champion X 7 ??- i make it 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
False dawn 2,298 Posted October 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, racers and royals said: There is no chance he will ride - FULL STOP he has already said himself his season is over. https://twitter.com/TWoffinden?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author I'm going to upset you R&R, which is not my intention.... Tai has not said clearly that he's not riding. "That's a wrap" could easily refer to his Polish league season. Tai has damaged (badly, I admit) his clutch hand. I'm sure I remember occasions in past, when riders have switched their clutch lever to the right and had both the clutch and throttle on the same side. Not ideal, but doable. So I haven't given up hope just yet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC71 205 Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, racers and royals said: Not sure it has !!! Was he British champion X 7 ??- i make it 3 Ha, dodgy keyboard on his part I reckon ....... cheers for confirming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,736 Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, False dawn said: I'm going to upset you R&R, which is not my intention.... Tai has not said clearly that he's not riding. "That's a wrap" could easily refer to his Polish league season. Tai has damaged (badly, I admit) his clutch hand. I'm sure I remember occasions in past, when riders have switched their clutch lever to the right and had both the clutch and throttle on the same side. Not ideal, but doable. So I haven't given up hope just yet. You are not upsetting me - this time at least no way will he risk it - he will earn as much being an additional studio guest for BT as he would in Lublin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
False dawn 2,298 Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) As to Tai's record, without checking, is he referring to other British Championships other than the senior one? For example the British U21 Championship. Likewise, has he won another World Championship 7 minutes ago, racers and royals said: You are not upsetting me - this time at least ..... For that I am pleased, really. I acknowledge you are the "Go to" for all things international in the speedway world. 7 minutes ago, racers and royals said: ......no way will he risk it - he will earn as much being an additional studio guest for BT as he would in Lublin At the risk of opening a can of worms, not everything is done for money. Edited October 8, 2020 by False dawn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
False dawn 2,298 Posted October 8, 2020 BTW, I like that picture of Tai on his Twitter account. [Looks like he's using his index finger to operate the clutch!] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiegal 294 Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, racers and royals said: You are not upsetting me - this time at least no way will he risk it - he will earn as much being an additional studio guest for BT as he would in Lublin Logically why should he ride ?...the money is poor...the team is dreadfully weak...there is absolutely nothing to be added to his reputation.....he will be a big draw on TV..with "Monster" getting good publicity....put your house on him not riding Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted October 8, 2020 23 hours ago, waiheke1 said: Tai wasn't really though was he? He wasnt a top rider in Poland, he was a rank outsider who was almost universally tipped to finish last... 500/1 from what I remember. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, racers and royals said: You are not upsetting me - this time at least no way will he risk it - he will earn as much being an additional studio guest for BT as he would in Lublin I IMAGINE he will be self-isolating if he comes back from Poland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted October 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: I IMAGINE he will be self-isolating if he comes back from Poland. Good point I forgot about that. Maybe he'll do a video link if he is wanted. Sky and BT are using them at the momeht. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted October 8, 2020 Could Tai be involved in the pits as a coach/mentor or are numbers still limited? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,784 Posted October 8, 2020 42 minutes ago, spiegal said: Logically why should he ride ?...the money is poor...the team is dreadfully weak...there is absolutely nothing to be added to his reputation.....he will be a big draw on TV..with "Monster" getting good publicity....put your house on him not riding But the team (ie pairing) wouldn’t be ‘dreadfully weak’ if Tai rode, you could argue they’d have a decent chance of winning with him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites