blue witch 46 Posted April 30 https://ipswichwitches.co/raceday-preview-leicester-rowe-motor-oil-premiership-r1-a/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badge 5,154 Posted April 30 Excellent meeting for Dan, moving into the team proper, however we'll miss him being able to take 7 rides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,225 Posted April 30 Not sure I understand the logic of moving Ellis to 5? Riding with the reserves looks a weak pairing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishersGate 534 Posted April 30 With king missing we have a great chance of winning here. Seems like Dan moving into the main side and woth King missing the speedway gods are showing us abit of luck. I think we will win this now 50-40. Masters has hit form along with fricke. Big night for Joe T and Kemp, you can add becker to that as well. He needs to show some form! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishersGate 534 Posted April 30 39 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Not sure I understand the logic of moving Ellis to 5? Riding with the reserves looks a weak pairing. I agree. Doyle and Emil at 1 n 5 in heat 13 is when they usually kill the oppositions hopes of a victory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MP78 21 Posted April 30 It does seem a strange one putting Ellis at 5, I can only assume they want to pair Dan T up with Doyle to take the pressure off a bit in 3 of his rides perhaps? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,282 Posted April 30 (edited) 17 minutes ago, FishersGate said: I agree. Doyle and Emil at 1 n 5 in heat 13 is when they usually kill the oppositions hopes of a victory. You'd think that "Smiler" Hawkins might try a "Dickson" Emil/Doyley partnership at 1 and 2 to potentially get 4 5-1's, potentially worth 16 race points 11 minutes ago, MP78 said: It does seem a strange one putting Ellis at 5, I can only assume they want to pair Dan T up with Doyle to take the pressure off a bit in 3 of his rides perhaps? Edited April 30 by iainb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoubleJ 4 Posted April 30 Thing is though, if Emil and Doyley rode at 1&2 the most they could get in their three rides is 15 points between them - where as if they don’t ride together, they could potentially get 18 from three rides Where as 5-1s are always great to see, they could contribute more separately Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,282 Posted April 30 10 minutes ago, DoubleJ said: Thing is though, if Emil and Doyley rode at 1&2 the most they could get in their three rides is 15 points between them - where as if they don’t ride together, they could potentially get 18 from three rides Where as 5-1s are always great to see, they could contribute more separately Good point... there are only so many points to be scored in every meeting. But it's how and when you get those points, having your other big hitter at 5 means they're riding with a reserve and are only likely to get a 3-3. R/R at 5 may well do a similar job... it's all a matter of opinion of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,225 Posted April 30 1 hour ago, DoubleJ said: Thing is though, if Emil and Doyley rode at 1&2 the most they could get in their three rides is 15 points between them - where as if they don’t ride together, they could potentially get 18 from three rides Where as 5-1s are always great to see, they could contribute more separately But it's not just Doyle & Emil's points that count. For arguments sake Doyle & Sayfutdinov get a 5-1 in heat 13, Ellis finishes second in heat 12 (losing a 2-4) Ipswich have gained 2 points. If Doyle wins heat 12 (3-3) but Ellis is last in heat 13 (3-3) Ipswich don't gain those 2 points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,225 Posted April 30 5 hours ago, MP78 said: It does seem a strange one putting Ellis at 5, I can only assume they want to pair Dan T up with Doyle to take the pressure off a bit in 3 of his rides perhaps? Could've done that by partnering Dan with Emil? Doyle normally meets a reserve once a match, this time he's meeting a reserve twice, seems a waste if a superstar rider to me 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,151 Posted April 30 20 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Could've done that by partnering Dan with Emil? Doyle normally meets a reserve once a match, this time he's meeting a reserve twice, seems a waste if a superstar rider to me I think Chris louis knows what he is doing, Ritchie Hawkins would not be allowed to make such a decision! I think Ipswich reserves are very capable of beating the Leicester reserves, the form he is on and at his favourite track, Dan T will be on fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,225 Posted April 30 (edited) 2 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Could've done that by partnering Dan with Emil? Doyle normally meets a reserve once a match, this time he's meeting a reserve twice, seems a waste if a superstar rider to me 2 hours ago, foreverblue said: I think Chris louis knows what he is doing, Ritchie Hawkins would not be allowed to make such a decision! I think Ipswich reserves are very capable of beating the Leicester reserves, the form he is on and at his favourite track, Dan T will be on fire. I don't understand the point you are making? I said I think it's a waste of a rider of Jason Doyle's calibre to meet a reserve twice (as I think he has the beating of all the Leicester riders) but you replied with you think the Ipswich reserves can beat the Leicester reserves? Wether I agree with that or not, not sure how it effects Doyle not riding at 5? I will say, if Ipswich expect to lose against Leicester & the plan is damage limitation to get the bonus point, then I can agree with Ellis at 5. Edited April 30 by szkocjasid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,282 Posted April 30 3 hours ago, foreverblue said: I think Chris louis knows what he is doing, Ritchie Hawkins would not be allowed to make such a decision! I think Ipswich reserves are very capable of beating the Leicester reserves, the form he is on and at his favourite track, Dan T will be on fire. It's all a bit safe though isn't it, it's always been done that way so that's the way we're going to do it. I think keeping the opposition guessing as regards their line-up is like Speedway's version of Bazball... Stewball if you like No disrespect to Ritchie as he does a fine job for Ippo, but it's hard to imagine him managing elsewhere for another team, I wouldn't have thought he'd be on anybody's "wanted" list unlike Stewart Dickson or Rob Lyon for example. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambo95 96 Posted April 30 4 hours ago, szkocjasid said: But it's not just Doyle & Emil's points that count. For arguments sake Doyle & Sayfutdinov get a 5-1 in heat 13, Ellis finishes second in heat 12 (losing a 2-4) Ipswich have gained 2 points. If Doyle wins heat 12 (3-3) but Ellis is last in heat 13 (3-3) Ipswich don't gain those 2 points. Maybe to try and counter Sam Masters at 3? Could be 10 Jason 11 Jason and Emil 12 Jason 13 Emil 15 Jason and Emil with no ts used. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
