British Under-21 Final at Glasgow on Sunday 18/05/25 (2pm)

[Fromafar]

34 minutes ago, M.D said:

Technically one of the better riders in the field, mentally one of the worst.

Shame really.

He not going far in the sport if he doesn’t want to mix it,young or not!

[Fromafar]

1 hour ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Glad I gave this a miss. Really unimpressed by the standard.

Best wishes and regards to Dan Thompson. I missed the replay, so I’ve only had the benefit of one viewing, but dare I say it, Killeen turned right coming out of the gate, forcing Thompson to take evasive action, cutting back, resulting in the nudge from Foord which pushed him into Killeen.

Happy to stand corrected, but if that’s an accurate description once I watch it back, it’s frustrating that we’ve now had Howarth and Thompson involved in incidents which weren’t their doing.

Perry is doing a job, but Boughen and Hodder should be disappointed. They look like foreigners on their own track.

Another big win for Jody Scott.

 

Decent meeting IMO.some talent there.Harrison,Cairns,Scott very young.Hagon never gave up the cause and it paid off ,unlike Tigers  No2 who spent most of his heats looking at the opposition.Cairns looks class act and Harrison was very impressive.

[Fromafar]

1 hour ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Dan Thompson would have wiped the floor with this field.

Probably,but that’s speedway.You wouldn’t have pick Hagon as the winner either when they line up for the Final though.

[Fromafar]

3 hours ago, SilentLurker said:

One of the first meetings in a long time I have decided to give a miss purely down to the amount of messing about that will go on.

Almost touching quarter past 2 and heat 1 has still not started so looks like the correct decision.

Really.

[Monarchs2468]

8 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Decent meeting IMO.some talent there.Harrison,Cairns,Scott very young.Hagon never gave up the cause and it paid off ,unlike Tigers  No2 who spent most of his heats looking at the opposition.Cairns looks class act and Harrison was very impressive.

Agree. Some really good racing and great to see some very promising performances. 

[topaz325]

26 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Still moved it’s the rules.

Not always .

[tyler42]

35 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Still moved it’s the rules.

Yes but he didn't pull any other races and there was a few races where there was more movement than what Thompson did in the final.

[Fromafar]

1 hour ago, Mr Blobby said:

Still moved it’s the rules.

The Ref ignored the rules at Berwick last night let most races go when there was movement mainly from Lawson and Kerr so it must be his discretion.

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

Congratulations to Hagon who, after a last place in his first ride, did remarkably well to turn it around.

Luke Harrison must be bitterly disappointed. That trophy was 99% his, had the referee not called it back for Thompson moving. Was that the correct decision? Probably, but harsh.

Really disappointing day for our three. Perry didn’t disgrace himself, but didn’t compete while Hodder and Boughen were really poor, considering how much more exposure they get to the track than the rest of the field.

More mechanical issues for Boughen, but you can tell he’s lacking confidence. He’s hesitating going into bends. Who knows what’s going on?

 

[Fromafar]

3 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Congratulations to Hagon who, after a last place in his first ride, did remarkably well to turn it around.

Luke Harrison must be bitterly disappointed. That trophy was 99% his, had the referee not called it back for Thompson moving. Was that the correct decision? Probably, but harsh.

Really disappointing day for our three. Perry didn’t disgrace himself, but didn’t compete while Hodder and Boughen were really poor, considering how much more exposure they get to the track than the rest of the field.

More mechanical issues for Boughen, but you can tell he’s lacking confidence. He’s hesitating going into bends. Who knows what’s going on?

 

Was really impressed with Cairns very stylish and sensible rider for 15.Luke Harrison is very underrated and doesn’t get the plaudits he deserves,he is also stylish and very controlled for a 17 year old.

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

Ignore.

 

Edited yesterday at 06:14 PM by TheWellBehavedWorrall

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

8 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Was really impressed with Cairns very stylish and sensible rider for 15.Luke Harrison is very underrated and doesn’t get the plaudits he deserves,he is also stylish and very controlled for a 17 year old.

Yeah, Cairns is a huge prospect. I’m looking forward to seeing how he does in the Championship with Poole.

I don’t mean to be negative, but overall, I’m surprised by how poor the general standard is. Admittedly, I was on a lengthy hiatus from speedway, but I attended these meetings won by Scott Nicholls, Simon Stead with the likes of David Howe, Oliver Allen and Edward Kennett in amongst it. The standard was high, but today, I thought you could tell these were young boys; so much hesitancy and stiffness going round the bends.

He didn’t, so it’s irrelevant, but had Dan Thompson not crashed, he’d have won that at an absolute canter this afternoon. The field used to be filled with Dan Thompson’s.

[PersonalResponsibility]

2 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Yeah, Cairns is a huge prospect. I’m looking forward to seeing how he does in the Championship with Poole.

I don’t mean to be negative, but overall, I’m surprised by how poor the general standard is. Admittedly, I was on a lengthy hiatus from speedway, but I attended these meetings won by Scott Nicholls, Simon Stead with the likes of David Howe, Oliver Allen and Edward Kennett in amongst it. The standard was high, but today, I thought you could tell these were young boys; so much hesitancy and stiffness going round the bends.

He didn’t, so it’s irrelevant, but had Dan Thompson not crashed, he’d have won that at an absolute canter this afternoon. The field used to be filled with Dan Thompson’s.

It's difficult to judge riders who've had a full career v those who have had 3/4 seasons at most. Cairns and Harrison could be top riders, as could/will Dan Thompson. Even then, Joe Thompson, Hagon, etc. I'm sure will have decent careers. It's not as though Howe, Stead or Kennett were ever truly world class riders.

I couldn't watch today but I'm pleased Luke Harrison had a good meeting. I know he's a little bit older, but he's equally as good as Cairns but never seems to get the same hype. Seems a sensible lad and is progressing nicely.

[Youhave2minutes]

3 hours ago, CTD26 said:

What on earth is going on with boughen, can see him packing it all in soon.

So can I unfortunately 

[Youhave2minutes]

2 hours ago, M.D said:

Technically one of the better riders in the field, mentally one of the worst.

Shame really.

Been talking to Craig Cook last year at Oxford and got his bad habits

[Youhave2minutes]

51 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Congratulations to Hagon who, after a last place in his first ride, did remarkably well to turn it around.

Luke Harrison must be bitterly disappointed. That trophy was 99% his, had the referee not called it back for Thompson moving. Was that the correct decision? Probably, but harsh.

Really disappointing day for our three. Perry didn’t disgrace himself, but didn’t compete while Hodder and Boughen were really poor, considering how much more exposure they get to the track than the rest of the field.

More mechanical issues for Boughen, but you can tell he’s lacking confidence. He’s hesitating going into bends. Who knows what’s going on?

 

Boughen always having mechanical issues, and he hates close contact in first bend

[Nikki]

Just looking down the field and the fact it was at Ashfield Dan Thompson would have won this easily if he hadn't crashed. 

Ashton Boughen though ...i think we all forget what age he is, so i do feel kinda bad being critical about him but surely i'm not alone thinking that at the very least he would've....won a race, outscored Max or Freddy.

I just so perplexed by him. 
 

Edited 23 hours ago by DJEuan

[Fromafar]

2 hours ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

Yeah, Cairns is a huge prospect. I’m looking forward to seeing how he does in the Championship with Poole.

I don’t mean to be negative, but overall, I’m surprised by how poor the general standard is. Admittedly, I was on a lengthy hiatus from speedway, but I attended these meetings won by Scott Nicholls, Simon Stead with the likes of David Howe, Oliver Allen and Edward Kennett in amongst it. The standard was high, but today, I thought you could tell these were young boys; so much hesitancy and stiffness going round the bends.

He didn’t, so it’s irrelevant, but had Dan Thompson not crashed, he’d have won that at an absolute canter this afternoon. The field used to be filled with Dan Thompson’s.

I think we’ll have to accept it a different game nowadays.On the Continent it’s all “throttle jockeys”as the tracks are not technical as GB.These guys today have technical skills but that doesn’t mean as much nowadays.Hopefully guys like the Thomson’s ,Cairns and Harrison will get the breaks and go further in the sport.It was entertaining today IMO.Lets face the Poles that appear aren’t exactly world beaters we expect.Some even go home!!

Edited 22 hours ago by Fromafar

[Noelinho]

4 hours ago, Mr Blobby said:

Still moved it’s the rules.

He let a lot worse go repeatedly during the meeting, particularly early on. 

[Noelinho]

I thought it was a good meeting. There was some good passing from those willing to stick it around the outside.

Bit of a weird pile up after the final, which almost became comical. Glad no one picked up an injury from that.

In terms of the standard, it will get better in line with opportunities for these riders. Compare the number of meetings today with what it used to be, and that's a good chunk of the reason it is what it is. But there was some good racing.