Bojangles 594 Posted September 22, 2023 A big meeting in the playoffs. Kyle Howarth replaces Charles Wright for Redcar and Luke Harrison guesting again - otherwise both teams are full strength. Redcar won 48-42 in the league in July, although Oxford were missing Lewis Kerr and Scott Nicholls on that occasion. Ashton Boughen also in for Ryan Kinsley since then, so you'd think it might be a close one (especially with the loss of Charles for the Bears). Redcar: 1 Danny King, 2 Danyon Hume, 3 Connor Bailey, 4 Kyle Howarth (guest), 5 Erik Riss, 6 Jason Edwards, 7 Luke Harrison (guest). Oxford: 1 Sam Masters, 2 Cameron Heeps, 3 Lewis Kerr, 4 Jordan Jenkins, 5 Scott Nicholls, 6 Henry Atkins, 7 Ashton Boughen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted September 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Bojangles said: A big meeting in the playoffs. Kyle Howarth replaces Charles Wright for Redcar and Luke Harrison guesting again - otherwise both teams are full strength. Redcar won 48-42 in the league in July, although Oxford were missing Lewis Kerr and Scott Nicholls on that occasion. Ashton Boughen also in for Ryan Kinsley since then, so you'd think it might be a close one (especially with the loss of Charles for the Bears). Redcar: 1 Danny King, 2 Danyon Hume, 3 Connor Bailey, 4 Kyle Howarth (guest), 5 Erik Riss, 6 Jason Edwards, 7 Luke Harrison (guest). Oxford: 1 Sam Masters, 2 Cameron Heeps, 3 Lewis Kerr, 4 Jordan Jenkins, 5 Scott Nicholls, 6 Henry Atkins, 7 Ashton Boughen. Your 2 heat leader guests, Howarth & Basso scored 9 & 11 respectively. Are you expecting more from your regular 2? Kinsley did score 0, though so Boughen should score more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bojangles 594 Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: Your 2 heat leader guests, Howarth & Basso scored 9 & 11 respectively. Are you expecting more from your regular 2? Kinsley did score 0, though so Boughen should score more. Given Kerr's familiarity with the Redcar track and the fact Howarth and Basso both had five rides in that meeting, yes I'd expect Kerr and Nicholls to slightly outscore 20 points from 10 rides if comes down to that - especially with Wright not being in Redcar's line-up. Howarth also failed to beat an opposition heat leader on that occasion (bar Riss retiring twice), so he surely makes Redcar weaker than having Wright in the side in my opinion. Not saying Oxford are necessarily going to win, but it should be a close run thing. Edited September 22, 2023 by Bojangles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bellers101 347 Posted September 22, 2023 Redcar need a big result tonight as they've already forfeited the away leg at Oxford by agreeing to go there on a Sunday with so many riders unavailable! What a joke! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barbarian 4 Posted September 22, 2023 It's chucking it down up here in Newcastle just asking about weather down there see whether worth travelling down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toady 231 Posted September 22, 2023 Well done Oxford 14 points down and win by 4 great team effort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim G 512 Posted September 22, 2023 Big win for Oxford considering they were 14 points down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yearbyred 1,107 Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) Hard to win with 1 heat leader at home. 6 between Howarth in place of Charles and a hugely disappointing Riss was never going to be enough. Fair play to the others for at least battling. Probably would have been a much bigger win for Oxford if the first few heats hadn’t been ridden on a very wet track. They adapted much better (with the help of better gate positions) when the track dried a bit. Credit to Oxford they deserved their win. A damp squib in every sense. Edited September 22, 2023 by Yearbyred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bellers101 347 Posted September 22, 2023 Redcar have their super team out at Oxford on Sunday though. Keep the faith! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebaker 199 Posted September 22, 2023 Think the KO Cup semi is our only hope of making a final. Better options of guest choice for Charles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandking072 151 Posted September 22, 2023 Would anyone have the race times for this meeting please? Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boz 316 Posted September 22, 2023 41 minutes ago, Yearbyred said: Hard to win with 1 heat leader at home. 6 between Howarth in place of Charles and a hugely disappointing Riss was never going to be enough. Fair play to the others for at least battling. Probably would have been a much bigger win for Oxford if the first few heats hadn’t been ridden on a very wet track. They adapted much better (with the help of better gate positions) when the track dried a bit. Credit to Oxford they deserved their win. A damp squib in every sense. Can't argue with much of that - was one heat leader and five second strings really. Fair play to King, Hume and Edwards for battling away. Riss incredibly poor. Oxford looked strong throughout once conditions settled a bit. Have as good a chance as anyone of winning the league. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilly 170 Posted September 23, 2023 14 hours ago, sandking072 said: Would anyone have the race times for this meeting please? Thanks in advance. 1. 57.4 2. 58.5 3. 57.3 4. 57.5 5. 57.9 6. 57.1 7. 57.5 8. 58.0 9. 57.8 10. 58.7 11. 58.4 12. 58.6 13. 58.3 14. 58.7 15. 58.4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandking072 151 Posted September 23, 2023 Thank you very much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruckerroo 792 Posted September 23, 2023 It can happen to anyone but it's a bit cruel to lose your most influential rider at play off time , Redcar are a good outfit . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
