bigcatdiary

It’s certainly deleted according to supplementary regs V2.

I think that’s a very good point and this years first ten or twelve heats have generally been a trapping competition and then follow the leader. I can understand the organisers wanting the winner to get the most points on the night, so just the give winner 25 points and everyone one else gets what they scored in the qualifying heats and semis. I am still of the opinion that when every ride counted the qualifying heats were more hotly contested.

So surely the answer is to watch the tapes rather than a rider, as a lot of the tape breaking is due to riders going through them after seeing another rider twitch. It surely is just technique, Mauger made an art form out of it, although I accept riders moved in his era.

Most riders could stay on but in the GP,s it pays you to go down because it invariably gets you a second bite of the cherry Lambert was in a great position but blew it, how hard is it to watch the tapes go up before you let the clutch go. Riders need to understand if you move before the tapes go up your excluded, none of this warning crap, they are all experienced riders and are just trying to gain an advantage. Woffinden actually made some starts last night but looked like he was on a lawnmower the way everyone went past him. If I was his in his team I would be very concerned he just isn’t riding well at all. The racing was good towards the end but the first half was very processional, the tracks all look to slick with very little passing early on.

I really don’t know why people continually bang on about one big league because it isn’t going to happen, primarily because of a lack of available riders and two the fact that quite a few clubs cannot or won’t put a competitive championship side together. Their is still a difference between the leagues but it’s definitely getting closer.

Thanks, RR or guests makes perfect sense to me.

Where ?

You mean they gave up the chance to have the NSS as their home track to ride in Poland, cannot imagine why.

Another match the Aces have lost having led by for most of the match,

What you mean like Fricke and Lidsey. Yeah right.

Excellent effort

Oh really I think Guests & RR could do us rather well to be fair.

Looking like Andersen will be at reserve

Speedway in the U.K. is run by the ACU/SCB & BSPL, if you want to play the game you really have to be part of it, warts and all. The costs are relevant to what league you are in, the higher the league the more the cost. The BSPL have always dictated things, that’s nothing new is it.

I think he will be at Peterborough next year if he wants to be, I also think he will be racing again this year as he should be back for our September matches if not some of the later August meetings. Ulrichs very popular, with his team mates, sponsors and most importantly the fans and it’s noticeable he is very fit this year and a fit Ulrich on good equipment is a match for mostly anyone. You don’t put over 3 points on your starting average by fluke or accident.

No idea on the first part. I wouldn’t disagree with the second part.

Kurtz form is very inconsistent this year, looked poor in his first 2 at Peterborough on Monday and was absolutely flying in his last 3, on the basis he is the no 1 I would have had him in heat 15 with Bewley. That was a big ask for Richie Worrall, IMO

Still waiting to read Belle Vue,s take on the match, it’s still not on the website. Mind you it must be hard to find the words after being 6 up with 4 races left and then lose.

My first visit to Owlerton for a while and it was worth it to see Panthers record a great win in the end and a very welcome 4 points. Their seemed less places to watch from the last time we were there and we ended up on the 3rd/4th bend which was cooler and had a welcoming breeze. I must be honest and thought it was a better racing track than that but the actual racing was pretty dire, most races were pretty much done and dusted by the second bend or back straight on lap one and it was follow the leader after that. Bomber was the only rider who made a decent pass early doors. For Sheffield Ellis was quick, Howarth good value and Morris was ok but the rest were pretty poor and Batchelor looks like his confidence is shot, the reserves were woeful. For Panthers Bomber was excellent and really attacked the track, Andersen and Pedersen both started well but faded and Palm Toft and Nicholls were solid rather than spectacular, nice to see Palin score a few and Ostergaard was excellent after blowing a bike up in his second. I also thought Rob Lyon did a cracking job in getting Panthers home with a full 4 Points. All in all a cracking effort after Monday’s woes at Alwalton.

I think somebody wants to tell the track curator that one. We had tracks like this the other year, the bloody racing was crap then as well. ITS NO GOOD MAKING THE WHITE LINE EXTREMELY GRIPPY, IT JUST TURNS MEETINGS INTO TRAPPING COMPETITIONS

They have in the past but not seen one this year

Will need a work permit for U.K. and equipment, sounds like a lot of aggravation and expense for what exactly. That’s of course assuming he would say yes.

Not necessarily, he could get a flat rate whatever he scores, it’s not that uncommon.

New declaration from Leicester today with Zaine Kennedy replacing Jake Knight. Leicester look a very tidy team now, it will be interesting to see just how good Kennedy is.

I knew he had crashed Theresa I just didn’t know what his injuries were until the Sheffield website did an update this morning. Scooby got it right, maybe I wasn’t specific enough.