Oxford v Aces

[geoff100]

 No takers for a lift gutted 

[Col]

Anyone traveling from Manchester today has my sympathies! The M42 is terrible and I hear there have been M6 problems between Stoke & Stafford

[Col]

And it's a bit nippier here!

[Rob B]

44 minutes ago, Col said:

Anyone traveling from Manchester today has my sympathies! The M42 is terrible and I hear there have been M6 problems between Stoke & Stafford

Quite straightforward, bit slow around Wolverhampton as usual but I never use M42, M5 and M40 was fine.

[Rob B]

42 minutes ago, Col said:

And it's a bit nippier here!

Yep left Manchester it was warm and sunny, get to Oxford it’s cold and overcast. 

[Col]

4 minutes ago, Rob B said:

Quite straightforward, bit slow around Wolverhampton as usual but I never use M42, M5 and M40 was fine.

M6 is always rubbish from where the M54 joins to where the M5 begins.  It was worse by Star City / Villa Park today.

Had thought about going down the M5 instead.

[ouch]

Not unexpected despite the good natured wind ups about The Aces away form. The fact is in their hunt for league glory they have won 5 out of their last ten away meetings. Ipswich could well match this on Monday with their trip to Birmingham but having said that if it wasn’t for the rain gods seeing our fixture there cancelled, we could have been looking at 6/10. More amazingly one of those loses was due to a narrow last heat defeat at Leicester. Happy away days as usual for The Aces, bring on the next one

[PhilTheAce]

Great win from the lads. Didn’t expect that. Easy from start to finish. 
 

where do Oxford go from here tho. 

[bellevueace]

Not bad for throttle jockeys 😉

[AceBelle]

23 hours ago, stevebrum said:

Oxford should take a 3rd win. 

oops 🤣

[chun]

37 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said:

Great win from the lads. Didn’t expect that. Easy from start to finish. 
 

where do Oxford go from here tho. 

Oxford need to sack tungate and bring in a big hitter.  Whether this is possible or not….

[Fromafar]

Tungate is just taking the p#ss,anybody watching him in Poland can see that.No lack of effort there.Nicki keeping him wound up though😂

[racerback]

Janowski was poor

kildeman showed what he should be doing

wright been best rider so far this season

tungate yet again poor

Riss ok

cook been a good signing for us at reserve

Killeen poor tonight but as a rising star he gets a pass from me

shreok it’s ok saying it’s not up to standard now’s the time for words to stop and action to be taken 

[geoff100]

Big thanks to ron for the lift good meeting and good crac all night,met some good blokes from reading aswell,good to see present and ex comets doing well so glad i made it.

[Col]

Aces won that at a canter, never looked in any doubt really, Spires had only three heat wins all night if I recall correctly.  Heat 2 C Cook and Wright in heats 12 & 15?  Janowski & Tungate looking anything but heat leaders in this league, that's Oxford's problem the other 4 experienced riders did adequate (just about) jobs tonight.   Kileen had a night to forget.  C Cook was passed by Z Cook in heat 14 when he wasn't quick enough to be going wide as there was little dirt on the outside and Lidsey passed TS Kildemand in heat 12 when he was quick enough to go wide and there was a modicum of grip there as the track had just been graded.
I think Blodorn must have passed C Cook in one heat but I missed it.
Blodorn went backwards in his first to heats and didn't look at all comfortable with the track, especially the exit of turn 4 when there seemed to be build up of loose material in the middle of the track early on.  Mulford also made a few decent starts but wasn't quick enough.
It got very close between Kildemand & Z Cook in one heat.
And that about sums up what racing there was!  Bewley & Kurtz were far too quick all night and Aces were gating better.
TS was used correctly by Oxford team manager, only thing he could have done really.
Crowd seemed a bit lower & fewer visiting spectators than I'd expect, only saw about 6 people in red, back & white on the home straight.
Definite blue groove on turn 3, yet got covered in dust while standing on turn 4.

Plane sailing all the way home, thought I may get home before 11:00.  Then the M6 intervened, which I was only on for about 15 miles, down to a single lane on three occasions!

I do wonder how long Zischke will get, it's mid season and he's not scoring well.  If Cairns is brought in as Aces RS when he comes of age at the end of June, I still don't see it being enough to better the Witches in the playoffs unless Zischke improves.
As for Oxford, something is not right with Janowski and hasn't been for a few years, why a rider of his ability is riding how he is is  mystery.  I don't recall him having a serious injury.  And he's 33, there is noting to him, it can't be an age thing. I have less expectation when it comes to Tungate but I thought he'd score better than he did.

So... Why do Oxford fans shout "Come On Dougie" at Tungate or am I hearing it incorrectly?
Why is there a statue in the carpark of the Lidl near the stadium.
Also.... if the chap with the microphone in the stadium reads this, there is no N in Lidsey and its "ATPI" Aces not "ATP"
And finally why does Luke Kileen have a shamrock on his logo.

Edited 15 hours ago by Col

[Technik]

7 hours ago, chun said:

Oxford need to sack tungate and bring in a big hitter.  Whether this is possible or not….

He's impossible to sack.

I know his form is shocking and his average is dropping off like a stone.

But what if his form suddenly turns & he puts in double figure scores, This guy started as the number 1 would you take the massive risk when you know what he can score against what has happened in the past. He came to Oxford last season as the national champion & looking for a GP spot but so far this season he has been a poor shadow of that rider & as dissapointing as he has been he's impossible to sack.

[AceBelle]

22 minutes ago, Technik said:

He's impossible to sack.

I know his form is shocking and his average is dropping off like a stone.

But what if his form suddenly turns & he puts in double figure scores, This guy started as the number 1 would you take the massive risk when you know what he can score against what has happened in the past. He came to Oxford last season as the national champion & looking for a GP spot but so far this season he has been a poor shadow of that rider & as dissapointing as he has been he's impossible to sack.

Riding very well in Poland 🙈

[Woke23]

5 hours ago, Col said:

Aces won that at a canter, never looked in any doubt really, Spires had only three heat wins all night if I recall correctly.  Heat 2 C Cook and Wright in heats 12 & 15?  Janowski & Tungate looking anything but heat leaders in this league, that's Oxford's problem the other 4 experienced riders did adequate (just about) jobs tonight.   Kileen had a night to forget.  C Cook was passed by Z Cook in heat 14 when he wasn't quick enough to be going wide as there was little dirt on the outside and Lidsey passed TS Kildemand in heat 12 when he was quick enough to go wide and there was a modicum of grip there as the track had just been graded.
I think Blodorn must have passed C Cook in one heat but I missed it.
Blodorn went backwards in his first to heats and didn't look at all comfortable with the track, especially the exit of turn 4 when there seemed to be build up of loose material in the middle of the track early on.  Mulford also made a few decent starts but wasn't quick enough.
It got very close between Kildemand & Z Cook in one heat.
And that about sums up what racing there was!  Bewley & Kurtz were far too quick all night and Aces were gating better.
TS was used correctly by Oxford team manager, only thing he could have done really.
Crowd seemed a bit lower & fewer visiting spectators than I'd expect, only saw about 6 people in red, back & white on the home straight.
Definite blue groove on turn 3, yet got covered in dust while standing on turn 4.

Plane sailing all the way home, thought I may get home before 11:00.  Then the M6 intervened, which I was only on for about 15 miles, down to a single lane on three occasions!

I do wonder how long Zischke will get, it's mid season and he's not scoring well.  If Cairns is brought in as Aces RS when he comes of age at the end of June, I still don't see it being enough to better the Witches in the playoffs unless Zischke improves.
As for Oxford, something is not right with Janowski and hasn't been for a few years, why a rider of his ability is riding how he is is  mystery.  I don't recall him having a serious injury.  And he's 33, there is noting to him, it can't be an age thing. I have less expectation when it comes to Tungate but I thought he'd score better than he did.

So... Why do Oxford fans shout "Come On Dougie" at Tungate or am I hearing it incorrectly?
Why is there a statue in the carpark of the Lidl near the stadium.
Also.... if the chap with the microphone in the stadium reads this, there is no N in Lidsey and its "ATPI" Aces not "ATP"
And finally why does Luke Kileen have a shamrock on his logo.

Did you go to watch the speedway or complain about every little thing that has very little to do with the racing.

[AceBelle]

53 minutes ago, Woke23 said:

Did you go to watch the speedway or complain about every little thing that has very little to do with the racing.

What racing 🤷🙈

[Col]

1 hour ago, Woke23 said:

Did you go to watch the speedway or complain about every little thing that has very little to do with the racing.

What exactly am I complaining about other than the M6?