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JJ is primed and ready to go, can’t imagine it’ll be long before he gets a Premiership spot. Would be the best reserve in the league if he were to replace Hellstrom-Bangs. A good hard rider who won’t shy away from a first bend tussle.

3.66 so could replace Vinnie until he’s fit

I posted them above, Tate and Batch’s both drop a bit. Jamie only scored 1 point for Buxton today in an NDL level meeting, I’d imagine he will be given the Berwick KOC weekend and then will be replaced.

Rolling averages should be set now for May as KO cup matches won’t count. Jeppesen 8.48 Cook 8.35 Batchelor 6.75 Zischke 5.23 Jakobsen 5.00 Foord 3.89 Etherington 2.00 39.70 Max Perry would be 2.29 so would come in at 39.99 if Max came in for Jamie.

Walked the track before the meeting yesterday and it has a new mix of Grano dirt in it, which hasn’t been used before. Used to absorb the moisture in the track and avoid future rain offs. Could see it working yesterday by how dry the track was in the end. The imminent move away from afternoon racing will help massively by keeping the sun off it, as the track gets no shade.

He came out on Jamie Etherington’s bike yeah, which is a shame as he probably had a decent chance of doing something in that race

Yeah I thought this too, think the predictions beforehand didn’t take into account this, plus it being the Comets first home meeting. They are all well on the pace including Ryan Ingram, who looks a great 2 point reserve.

Was it the same issues with the first bend as last week when the Comets were there? Dan Thompson had some words to say about it on social media. “Average night - the track was dangerous and not enjoyable to ride early on. Onto tomorrow.”

It’s a fractured knee for Vinnie 😪 Would imagine he’ll be out for a couple of months maybe, but doesn’t require surgery

Hope Vinnie gets sorted soon, was a nasty fall, heard his knee had swollen massively. Will be no doubt waiting for the swelling to go down before getting a scan. If Vinnie is sidelined for months there won’t be many options at all with 5.95 available for 2 reserves. Best option would have to be a redeclare with Ben Trigger (3.26) and Max Perry (2.29) to make us at least have champ experience at reserve.

Good showing from the Comets in the end, on other day we may have won but we will be very competitive on the road this season for sure. Hope Vinnie is okay, plenty of positives there.

Lineups Redcar Bears Nicolai Klindt 8.36 Ace Piper 4.28 Jordan Jenkins 5.75 Jason Edwards (C) 6.53 Jake Allen 6.44 Jake Mulford 4.24 Jody Scott 3.93 Workington Comets Jonas Jeppesen – 8.20 Niklas Holm Jakobsen – 5.00 Craig Cook – 7.99 Tate Zischke – 5.76 Troy Batchelor (C) – 7.10 Vinnie Foord – 3.69 Jamie Etherington – 2.00 Livestream - https://live.redcar-speedway.com/ Preview - https://workingtoncomets.com/preview-comets-start-campaign-at-redcar/

Ain’t gonna happen if you go by Godfrey’s interview on the 360 podcast before the season. He mentioned it was bizarre that clubs are bringing in foreign riders in when some British riders don’t have a contract signed. Don’t think Rob Godfrey would pay for a box to be able to think outside of it to be honest!

Exactly this, away from Scunthorpe that team is Pickering and 5 reserves. Don’t know what Palm Toft is.