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Everything posted by Daniel Smith
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Not opinion but fact. Speedway is an individual sport and being the greatest rider individually is based on world individual titles. Opinion is having a favourite rider that you believe to be the best without statistics to back it up. My all time favourite rider has always been Nicki Pedersen from his time at King's Lynn onwards. He's my all time favourite rider, 'the best there's ever been' but I know and understand that he factually isn't the greatest of all time. Factually, Tai Woffinden is the greatest ever British Speedway rider. The numbers don't lie.
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The best and fair way to say which rider's were better than others is by individual titles. Even over generations. Mager and Rickardsson are the best of the best and can't possibly be disputed. They're very much at the top for everyone because of the number of world titles. So, to be the best British rider it also has to be judged on the world stage individually. Tai Woffinden tops the chart of the greatest ever British rider.
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How many of Collins 10 titles were individual? How many of Collins 10 titles were as a team and his partners score 0 points?
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We're very good away from home from heat 10 onwards as that's where we have a higher concentration of heats including Robert and Niels. Unfortunately most of our away defeats have been because our middle order are to weak. Poole could have their home meeting wrapped up by heat 9. I just don't think Riss, Jorgensen and MPT will deliver to keep the meeting close enough in the early heats.
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You massively underestimate the quality in this Poole team and the poor form of Riss and Jorgensen away from home. You've also got to remember that R.Lambert has got us out of plenty of brown stuff by having 6 rides away from home. That option isn't available in the Play-Offs. I hope you're right and we can keep it as close as 5 points but the truth is, we'll do very well to keep it within 10-15 points. We're not as good away from home as some seem to think.
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That's your opinion but please tell us what Peter Collins has won?
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Jim Lawrence appointed chairman of the SCB
Daniel Smith replied to racers and royals's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
So actually, Keith Chapman's promise to "dumb down" the rule book isn't actually part of the BSPA responsibility. He has no rights to rule amendments but only the make up of league structure? -
Correct, the Poole track has ruts and bumps but produced brilliant racing last night. The fact rider's like King's Lynn isn't a good review. Rider's like it because there's not much danger of being passed so is perfectly safe for them. Smooth as a babies backside does not make King's Lynn a great race track. Passing and repassing is what makes a great race track.
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One way to build a team with strength in depth. No R/R in future and if a rider gets injured the guest has to have an average the same or lower than the lowest averaged rider in the team. Every other rider moves up a position. If 2 or more rider's injured then it's the same as above plus guest with the same or less average than 5th in the averages.