NC86

Massive downpour and thunder and lightening for a good hour, standing puddles everywhere but with the heat , the track should be dry very quickly I would assume.

I think if Redcar don't want the season to drift by and fade away and be done and dusted fixture wise by the end of August , they have to find a way of accommodating both Klindt & Wright to provide heat leader power at the top end of the team , particularly in heats 13 and 15. Think the current status of a solid septet only provides the bears with only one out and out heat leader and if they have an off night your relying on the reserves scoring 15-18 points between them.

Oxford very lucky to take the points last night. Danny King lost 4 points last night due to a referee blunder and and an Engine failure.

You can’t take Klindt out of the team after his last 2 home match winning performances

You can’t take Klindt out of the team after his last 2 home match winning performances

I would like to see Wright and Klindt in the same team but don’t think Redcar are ruthless enough to do that like say Poole would , different mentality in terms of being ruthless to win matches , whether it be Allan who drops out is debatable , could be Edwards.

Needs to be absolutely fully fit and be able to make double figures from the off, otherwise it could be be a long season if we have to take Klindt out of the team for a less than fit Wright

Where have you heard this?

Hopefully Charles is back by then

Having heard the seeded riders and the draw for the British Semi final on BSN last night it looks really week British final compared to years gone by, years ago you were lucky if your No.1 in the National league made it. Even recently we had Bewley, Lambert and Wuffy battling for the top prize , now those three won’t be there plus Nicholls and Lawson which makes it a really open but weaker field , I’ve booked to go on the 15th but was hoping to see some of the British big guns, will this meeting determine the shape of the World Team Cup Squad ?

I think Jake Allan would expect to reach an 8 point average if you asked him and Edwards isn’t progressing and has stood still, I get we should always have a strong reserve partnership but we should be expecting more than 0 for Edwards at home or 5 points between Klindt and Allan, simply not good enough I’m afraid.

So frustrating to lose this tie particularly when your two heat leaders have vastly under performed in Klindt and Allan. Even more frustrating is that if it wasn’t for this stupid 8 point man rule at the start of the season we all know Danny king would have been a Bear this season. But our 3 young guys emerged with great credit , Mulford, Scott and Piper. Good luck to Plymouth but sadly like most teams I think you will get beat fairly easily by Poole.

Is the return leg streamed ???

Scott rider of the night followed by Klindt who showed king and nicholls the way home in the vital heats 13 and 15.

Hopefully Klindt is ok to race and shows what he is capable of on Friday and Saturday. Needs support from the rest of the boys , a close tie anticpated.