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why did you have to say that and put the kiss of death on the comets this league is very competative with many teams that either look good or have the potential to do good if certain riders click whoever is in the play offs there gonna have to earn it or have a serious run of good luck along the way i think all comets fans new matt had it but hes clicked a bit better than expected as for mason we saw last year he was better than his scores /performances sugested this year he has upped his game maybe its the fact that hes had a run rather than just a season on season away but he still needs to work at it but certainly round derwent park he can and does beat much better rated riders all the workington team look good on there day even rob shuttleworth isnt off the pace and for his relativly short time in speedway hes doing ok in my book not many others out there that id replace him with just hope hes not too bad after his tangle last night with the out of controll nathan greaves only the ref can tell you that nobody will argue but as in the past when refs make mistakes the say once they give a call they cant change it sargent was lucky to only get 2 warnings he only made 1 clean start all night and that was a rerun

justin didnt give up as easy as rorry did in his first ride gave up on first bend before rob shuttleworth hit the out of controll greaves shuttleworth was withdrawn because greaves lost it twice infront of him leaving him nowhere to go yes the track was bad tonight but workington riders were having as much trouble as ipswich 10 point lead at the time when track work was done king couldnt manage a win on tac ride after that and workington actually won by 16 i think ipswich should have took advantage of the poor track as all home advantage gets taken away from the home team when the track is bad and not what they are use to

could do with 1 at workington im pritty sure it will be very dusty tonight if the thunder storms dont come

interesting

its been raining on and off this morning but nothing heavy and im sure it will pass so for about the first time this year we might have a track thats got watter all the way down in the base but will the top be too dry if they dont water ?

thats the rub of the draw so often in speedway theres been good teams that have had so much bad luck over the season theyve finished well down the table and also some not so good teams that avoid injuries and seam to play other terams when there on a off night that they finish higher than expected

or can he be signed on his current average ? it states noone can be signed on converted avergae before end of may but as the averages were same for both leagues at start of season are they still the same before they work out a conversion ?

im led to believe there will be a conversion for riders dropping down but guess what they havnt worked it out yet ive read this on another thread there going to look at certain riders and see what there scoring in both leagues and try work a conversion rate out at least thats something like ive read here goes ive coppied this from the comets unoffical forum May 11, 2017 at 4:41pm steve said: Brindle, I may have some inside knowledge on this as I am the one who has been tasked with analysing what the conversion rate will be. There will be no official conversion rate until end of May as that is when all the Prem teams will have completed 4H 4A, but I have been analysing scores of riders who ride in both leagues in the team (ie not at reserve), this is currently 16 riders!!! the conversion rate will be considerably lower than 1.4 and I believe until that rate is confirmed no rider will be able to have a converted average.

thats the thing how do we know maybe it is tweaked a bit maybe it isnt but how many gm's go straight on track without being atleast stripped to see if there bolted up right

ill give redcar credit for telling him so many speedway riders find out there getting dropped by the fans or other clubs sometimes getting dropped can be the best thing for some riders as they relax and realise the problem wasnt there equipment but the rider themselves

think i saw him ride at 2 or 3 different tracks and he rode better than was expected to at start off season maybe upped his average a little too much and thats what cost him a team place at start off season bit of a show man aswell so something to entertain the crowd aftewrall the modern speedway era does seam to be missing a few entertainers it was clear danny enjoyed himself and i respect him for that

personaly even though i dont know too much about him danny ayres was unlucky not to get a starting place as last year at start of season he was classed as a bit of a joke signing but in my opinion he did ok and if not wrong rode like everyone knew he could proving he wasnt interested in riding for glasgow week in week out

the first averages are after 4 home and 4 away as far as im aware then they could be monthly after that

must say david howe probably surprised a few tonight didnt look too bad atall after a few meetings hell proably be knocking good points in unless he gets fed up or injured and retires again

but hes 1 off the riders that people class as the ones who should get rides rather than foriegn riders

so dirt in his fuel tank and bent frame swaping parts from 1 bike to the other why the hell did he swap the fuel tank from his bent bike to the spare ?

id love to see adam ride at his best again as he was so good to watch but i agree for the lad to walk away without more injuries would be great i can remember a piece in i think it was the sun newspaper listing all his injuries and it was sickening but hes had a few bad ones since then aswell hope adam can find something to keep him happy and provide a good income for his family

not sure what jims problems are you always know your in for a few restarts when hes intown but also in his defence nice to see him actually pulling up a edinburgh rider away from home for a change its unreal just how many edinburgh meetings he gets

not many sunny days up here in cumbria though dan so ill say hopefully see you up again on race days

i agree 12 minutes is too long but i listed what i thought should be a maximum and by maximum ive given a little leway for times when it is awkward to pick or a rider needs time to repair something or recover from a hard ht 14 unless theres track work or injurys and such like there shouldnt really be a gap of more than 10 mins between heats obviously some tracks take a intervfell for various reasons but this should be kept to a minimum

ive been saying this for years ive actually been at a meeting when it was around 20 mins between heat 14 and 15 personaly 5 mins after heat 14 results are announced the ref should have the word then MAX another 5 mins for them to be either under 2mins warning or under orders last thing you want after a cold night of speedway is to be kept waiting for last heat especially if your team has had a bad night

ah 3rd time for you at workington thought you ment this actual meeting

3rd time lucky have i missed something weve only had 1 rain off this season as far as i know

ive also wondered if adams not been able to invest in new gear it is hard when your not scoring the points and maybe not much sponsership and also remember adam has a young baby to support its catch 22 cant invest without money and cant improve/be competative without investing in new gear

im not a scorpian fan but just saying nise to see someone who looks down the list and gives credit to the ones scoring 3 or 4 points towards a result far too many judge a TEAM by how many riders score max or paid max's scunthorpe looked poor in the first 2 or 3 heats but adapted better than workington did to the very slick/dusty track they earned there point and at 1 period looked like they were in with a chance of actually turning it into a win