RedcarRacer

Can you move the conversation - this is for 2018 teams only...

But Scott Nicholls is allowed to ride in the Championship - thought he was Newcastle-bound? #dreamon

That is the thing with Redcar, can anyone name a good rider who doesnt ride the STMP well? No. That is the point. Should be a cracking meeting if the riders turn up.

I was referring to Newcastle...

CVS had very little input? Shows how little you know...stick to the Greyhound stadium

Because they are my predictions - and I can write what I please, oh dear - the nurses not keeping up with the medication? never mind - be bed time soon....

So let's open this up.... I am going with Scotty Nicholls at Peterborough with maybe someone like Bukhave to complete.... 1 Ipswich - Barely a weakness for me, on paper the best team - as it stands, the one to beat, I give them the edge on Glasgow as I think they will get more away points 2 Glasgow - Cracking looking side, wouldn't surprise me if they win - they need Vissing or Starke to step up to third heat leader, if one of them does then they will be impressive indeed 3 Sheffield - Defending champion look good, and will be very hard to get near at home - as ever - will take some beating 4 Lakeside - Great looking team and very strong and impressive top-two - best in the league for me, and that will take them a long way 5 Scunthorpe - Best rider in the league in Worrall but just not convinced Auty and Garrity can do it for the whole season, if they do then they could push for play-offs 6 Workington - Solid rather than spectacular team, missing power at the top end, but will be good at home 7 Edinburgh - Need someone to step up to third heat-leader role, but they will make changes so could easily go better than this initial team 8 - Redcar - All down to newcomers Stewart and MBA - if one of those is a gem, they could go really well given they have strongest reserve pairing in the league - if not, could be a struggle 9 Peterborough - Even with Nicholls, don't fancy the Panthers to trouble the better teams - his average will drop massively too, don't think he will be as dominant as they hope 10 - Berwick - Solid enough, Summers is solid enough at 1 and reserves will be good but the rest look average at best 11 - Newcastle - Barring Nicki Pederson coming back at number one, this could be worst Newcastle team in years, poor heat-leaders, average second-stringers - the fact they have had to wait to build team has cleared hampered them - mid-season changes could help them a lot Everyone says the teams are level - but I think the top-five in this list are some way ahead of the rest IMO

Everything is barring injury obvs.....all in all, Poole aside I don't think there is too much between them all - could be very competitive. 1 - Poole - No brainer, they will be doing something wrong if they don't win 2 - Belle Vue - Good team with improvement to be had, think they will do well 3 - Wolves - I like the look of Wolves, strong and will trouble some teams away from home 4 - Leicester - Nice balanced team, but new boys will be the key - they could very well finish higher than 4th 5 - Swindon - Solid unit and will push for play-off spot 6 - Somerset - Hard to see them pushing for top-four 7 - King's Lynn - Could be stronger than some think but they have to go here for now 8 - Rye House - Poor side IMO, will get some good spankings away from home - not convinced

Haven't I read before that Edinburgh were hopeful on a venue near the airport a few years ago?

- what a side!

Newcastle and Carl Wilkinson are perfect for each other....

Don't get me wrong I never said the Fours at Peterborough was bad - I just don't think it will be any worse, racing wise, for going to Redcar - far from it.

Having attended a number of fours events at Peterborough - there is no reason to suggest that Redcar won't be better, the EOS track is not lightyears ahead of any track (Newcastle granted), especially Redcar.

Decent 1 to 7 - will be ok at home, but will get some drubbings away, but same can be said of a number of sides. Think we have the strongest reserve pairing in the league, but the fact we have wasted nearly a full point says a lot... 1 - Barker - Good number one, but lack of support from rest of team could pile pressure on - hope not 2 - Stewart - Always nice to have a new face, did ok in Aussie champs and looking forward to seeing him 3 - JBA - Really good rider, came on a lot last season, but big ask to ride as a heat-leader 4 - MBA - Could be the ace in the pack - if anyone is going to step up, could be him - again exciting addition 5 - Kus - Tough call to make him ride as second heat-leader, hopefully he maintains his average 6 - Busch - Great to see him back - should push for top-5 spot 7 - Pijper - Not a huge fan, but at reserve and on that average could and should be adding more than a point So as has been said, solid team - should entertain at home - Good number one, great reserves and two new additions - won't be making the play-offs but should be decent value.

That is the point, he could only give a ball park figure - but clearly you know more than him...time for your bed, the nurses will be around soon....

It is not opinion, it is fact he refused to ride for Redcar - no matter who promotion was - but that is a side issue and his past decisions have nothing to do with us signing him now - totally agree. But the main problem with him I have is, he is simply not good enough to be number two heatleader - but as I have said that isnt really his fault, he has been signed to fill that role - but I don't believe he is good enough - I hear people saying what a great racer he is, well yes if he gates - otherwise he is not bothered. I sincerely hopes he proves me wrong and does a Micky Dyer and becomes one of the stars of the season - I just can't see it, as - as I have said - I don't rate him as a rider, nothing to do with what he has or hasnt said or done in the past.

I have seen enough of Matey Kus to know exactly what we are getting and in his defence it is the managements fault he is being signed as a second heatleader, which he clearly isnt good enough to be....

At the end of the day he wanted out of Redcar - plenty of better riders than him stayed around, he refused to ride for us - for me, I would never have him back - but he is here now so we just have to get on with it.

I support Redcar - doesnt mean I have to like all 7 riders - he is a professional and will get on with it, good look to him but I don't have to be happy about it. Oh and the fact I help pay his wages, is more than enough support...

Of course over that many fans could - the whole back straight, a massive two tiered hill - nobody knows how many people came through the gates that night - CVS has told me there was close to 5,000 that night - and safe to say he knows a tad more than you...

Quite a distance away, less than 10 minute walk...but given you were counting every person to enter that night you will have been busy....

Matej Kus, Jordan Stewart and Tobias Busch confirmed - that is Redcar complete Kus 7.64 Stewart 5.2 Busch 4.66

Unfortunately Matej Kus will be back with the Bears in 2018...

Not a Bears asset...

Why does everyone think Konopka...other Bears assets available