Fromafar Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, SteelShoe said: I don't like to see riders giving up and Troy does this at times. In his defence he is an experienced rider, it maybe that if he finds himself at the back on a slick track with nothing in it to help him pass then that this influences his mindset. I'm not justifying him doing this because the fans want to see riders race for 4 laps when under power. Two other notable heat leaders who couldn't pass when they didn't come out of turn 2 in front where Danny King and Anders Rowe , the latter made 3 lightning gates to go impressively unbeaten into heat 14 was beaten to the first corner by Fraser Bowes who had only scored 2 points up to that point but Anders couldn't overhaul him. Only really Charles Wright who unsettled Batch on the very inside of turns 1 and 2 in heat 15 really managed to execute a pass of note from memory. Think the riders know when somebody decent gets in front on slick track no point in thrashing your engine just wait for next race.(excluding Bomber) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragdoll64 Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, SteelShoe said: I don't like to see riders giving up and Troy does this at times. In his defence he is an experienced rider, it maybe that if he finds himself at the back on a slick track with nothing in it to help him pass then that this influences his mindset. I'm not justifying him doing this because the fans want to see riders race for 4 laps when under power. Two other notable heat leaders who couldn't pass when they didn't come out of turn 2 in front where Danny King and Anders Rowe , the latter made 3 lightning gates to go impressively unbeaten into heat 14 was beaten to the first corner by Fraser Bowes who had only scored 2 points up to that point but Anders couldn't overhaul him. Only really Charles Wright who unsettled Batch on the very inside of turns 1 and 2 in heat 15 really managed to execute a pass of note from memory. There IS no defence of this behaviour in speedway and a rider who blatantly isn’t racing could be and should be penalised. There is still a rule, I believe. Who knows what can happen up front and this dilly-dallying (and pulling wheelies in Bachelor’s case) could cost points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2ohh Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 water off a ducks back 4 Batch . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 44 minutes ago, j2ohh said: water off a ducks back 4 Batch . There are always 2 point reserves to step in to replace him... And any other riders... And this, they know... No jeapordy, nor consequence for riders, given the paucity of replacements of a similar level.. Promoters know this, yet teams still set themselves up with seven riders each season......(?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2ohh Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 6 hours ago, mikebv said: There are always 2 point reserves to step in to replace him... And any other riders... And this, they know... No jeapordy, nor consequence for riders, given the paucity of replacements of a similar level.. Promoters know this, yet teams still set themselves up with seven riders each season......(?) did you slam Tate as well ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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