Steve Shovlar

Drodz is new so 5.0 seems right. Don’t think he’s a 6. Poole’s 2 poles both have official averages. If Poole wanted Drodz do you think we would be able to get him on a 4? Of course not.

Yep, neither can I. 4 easy points.

Exactly. Kurtz won every heat he finished in. Had an EF and fell in the final. By Gavans comments Tungate is a better rider than Kurtz. I don’t believe for one second Kurtz will finish bottom of the number one riders either. He could easily stick a point on his average. The Aussie championship is pretty meaningless. Even the British championship is better supported. Just a testing gear event and to remain race fit in the winter.

Who cares. Peterborough didn’t give Swindon permission to steal Batchelor. About time their pathetic oneupmanship was exposed.

Very good looking and strong team. Best so far by a mile.

Why don’t you approach Matt, tell him you will do your magic, and ask him to give you a code so that when the code is presented at the gate it gives the customer £2 off entry or a free program. Code can only be used to first time visitors, to stop regular fans from using it. Then after 3 months Matt can assess how well you have done. If it has been worthwhile you continue on a percentage of money for the new fans you have brought through the gate.

Jack Holder was booted out at the end of the season for disrespecting his boss on a couple of occassions and having a bad attitude in the pits. Calling his boss a see you next tuesday is never good thing to do. And I heard he did have a couple of warnings. Problem then moved to Chris wanting to ride with his brother over here and tried to get Jack back in the Poole team but Matt was having none of it. So when Jack went to Somerset, Chris said he will ride with him there. But Matt wanted Chris in the Poole team so the only way he could do that is if So erset stumped up 25 grand for his contract. Somerset declined and that was that. So now it seems Chris Holder has a choice. Either ride for Poole, or try to get fixed up at another club who are willing to buy his contract. Rumours are about that Chris Holder will now not ride in the UK in 2018. I hope that’s not true as he has been a very good servant to British speedway over the years. I would rather see him at another club than miss the UK altogether. Matt has played hard ball over Jack Holder and rightly so. The lad is still young but has some growing up to do. Perhaps in the future they can patch things up but not at the moment. Chris Holder is still very populat at Poole and I for one would very much like to see him in Poole colours next season. But only if he is committed to the cause and not going through the motions like KK last season.

Last I heard Holder didn’t want to ride for Poole as his brother had been booted out, and preferred to give the UK a miss.

You clearly know what you are talking about with social media. But if attracting new fans to attend a meeting was so simple, why is it not being exploited to the hilt and the grandstands packed out with 6 deep on the bends? Clearly what is currently being done on Facebook and twitter isn’t working. Seriously, why don’t you give Matt Ford a call and arrange a meeting with him to demonstrate what you can do to pack out Wimborne Road next season? If you can bring in hundreds of new fans, I am sure Matt Ford would reward you very well.

Although its not going to happen, for the life of me I fail to see how such an idea is terrible. Hundreds of thousands of holiday makers visit the area during the summer months and the major majority would have no idea who or what Poole Speedway is. A coffee shop/cafe in a popular area of the town could introduce new people to the sport. The opportunity to witness some racing on large screens whilst enjoying a frapachinno and the opportunity for the club to make a ticket sale or sell a piece of clothing (clearly it would have to be very stylish for a non speedway fan to purchase but those retro designed shirts look bloody cool) Having a good online presence is important but it won’t bring in many or any new bums on seats on race night. Mostly it is preaching to the converted when there is a mass of untapped potential customers walking about aimlessly wondering what they are going to do when Pirates are riding just up the road. just my opinion.

Average please

Thanks. Updated.

Thanks.

So back to the 70’s and riders rolling into the tapes and trying to jump the start? Can’t believe that.

BELLE VUE 1. Steve Worrall 6.77 2. Rohan Tungate 6.18 3. Craig Cook 8.45 4. Damian Drozdz 5.00 5. Max Fricke 7.39 6. Dan Bewley 4.71 7. Jye Etheridge 3.89 Team Total: 42.39 Remaining: 0.11 KING'S LYNN 1. Niels Iversen 9.04 2. Robert Lambert 7.38 3. Ty Proctor 5.5 4. Lewis Kerr 5.06 5. Thomas Jorgensen 5.93 6. Lewis Rose 5.25 7. Kasper Andersen 5.00 Team Total: 42.16 Remaining:0.34 LEICESTER 1. Martin Vaculik 8.00 2. Krystian Pieszczek 6.5 3. Danny King 6.66 4. Josh Bates 5.52 5. Kyle Newman 4.86 6. Hans Andersen 7.75 7. James Sarjeant 2.56 Team Total: 41.85 Remaining: 0.65 POOLE 1. Brady Kurtz 8.08 2. Josh Grajczonek 7.34 3. Kacper Woryna 4.65 4. Linus Sundstrom 7.22 5. Chris Holder 7.16 6. Mateusz Szczepaniak 4.54 7. James Shanes 2.88 Team Total: 41.87 Remaining: 0.63 RYE HOUSE 1. Krzysztof Kasprzak 6.86 2. Ben Barker 6.0 3. Eddie Kennett 6.39 4. Scott Nicholls 7.48 5. Chris Harris. 7.63 6. Stuart Robson 5.72 7. Max Clegg 2.00 Team Total: 42.08 Remaining: 0.42 SOMERSET 1. Jason Doyle 9.69 2. Jack Holder 5.82 3. Richard Lawson 6.43 4. Charles Wright 6.69 5. Bradley Wilson Dean 4.67 6. Jake Allen 5.07 7. Jonas Jeppersen 4.00 Team Total: 42.37 Remaining: 0.13 SWINDON 1. Nick Morris 8.87 2. Troy Batchelor 7.63 3. David Bellego 7.37 4. Tobiasz Musielak 7.37 5. Adam Ellis 5.56 6. Zach Wajtknecht 3.21 7. Mitchel Davey 2.00 Team Total: 42.01 Remaining: 0.49 WOLVERHAMPTON 1. Jacob Thorssell 8.64 2. Sam Masters 7.92 3. Rory Schlein 7.72 4. Kyle Howarth 6.64 5. Cameron Heeps 5.25 6. Ashley Morris 3.75 7. Nathan Greaves 2.54 Team Total: 42.46 Remaining: 0.04

The problem is, if a rider touches the tapes but the race continues, and he team rides to a 5-1 with his partner, blocking every attempt for the opposing rider to pass, then get excluded after the race, he would had an influence on the race by team riding. Rather he was excluded, with riders having to go immediately around to the start, with no reserve replacement in the heat.

But the difference is you would actually have to actively search for Poole Speedway. Pointless preaching to the converted. A coffee shop would bring the club to the attention of litterally thousands of new people.

Why not both? Fashionable clothing branded with Pirates would sell. Thousands of holiday makers walk aimlessly around town on any given summer day. Social media won’t bring in these holiday makers. But watching exciting video clips and the chance to buy tickets for that weeks meeting might bring extra people through the gate. ”that’s two decafs, two toasted bagels. 10.40 please. Oh and have you purchased your tickets for this weeks big meeting at the stadium? Its going to be a real thriller.”

You have tens of thousands of holiday makers in Poole walking about that have never heard of the pirates. Sitting in a high st cafe watching footage of a meeting on a loop, with the cafe selling tickets for that weeks meeting makes it very enticing. A nice coffee and cake, some speedway merch and tickets for a meeting has more chance than a family turning up blind at the stadium on race night and buying merch from a metal container on the 4th bend.

It would have to be a cafe / coffee shop showing speedway videos on big screens with merch section. Opportunities abound.

Well he has just had a hugely successful popupnshop in Poole with tons of new merch, plus employed the same designer that Man City use, plus a new company for internet promotions/ twitter/ facetime/ etc. This years team looks like its going to be the team to judge others by and be very exciting. So I disagree that Matt is losing interest. I think Pirates will be back with a vengeance next season.

How many times does it have to be said that Pooles track was smoothed out last season?

Not talking about Dolphin center but down the high street.

I believe that the club could benefit from a permanent shop in the town.

Hancock replaced an injured rider. Woffinden replaced a rider who was performing to his ability.