Ipswich v Belle Vue POSF Leg 2

[MattB]

21 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

That’s a bit strong

I tend to reserve hatred for people who deserve it more than speedway riders who dont perform as well as I'd like them to

[norbold]

41 minutes ago, SUPERACE said:

Didn't a few of those riders blow an 18 pint lead in a play off final on a wet track🤔  oops. 

No wonder they blew their lead. 18 pints is a bit much for anyone!

[Pinny]

47 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

I would expect Man utd to lose whether Haaland plays or not!

Have you not been watching Man City this season?

[tyler42]

1 hour ago, nw42 said:

Yes PC did that but it wasn't a club meeting,  I'm fairly sure he missed an Aces meeting in the week prior and rightly so, he was on a quest for individual glory.

He broke his leg when he hit a drain lid in the second half of a league meeting at Hyde Road. It was a week before the world final. Even if he did have a league meeting that week. I'm sure no one would have blamed him for missing the meeting with a broken leg!. What I was trying to say, Riders were very much more of club men back then. They didn't ride in Sweden on a Tuesday and Poland on a Sunday. Yes they rode long track meetings in Germany and such, but they were individual meetings, so for the likes of PC and Mort, the Aces was their club. Yes the Aces are Bewley's and Kurtz's club, but they also have a Polish club and a Swedish club and as such their loyalties are split. No doubt the highest payers will always come first and thats not Belle Vue!

[ShanoXtra]

Unlucky Aces, started decent and thought we were in for a long night but we turned it round after heat 8 and kept the foot down to get the job done. Tough conditions for both riders early on and not as big crowd as I expect but weather might had played a part. 
 

I want to mention this though… my Polish mother in law came over and she has a close friend who was diagnosed with cancer recently, and she has an operation next month. Her favourite rider is Bewley so today after the meeting we waitied to see if he would give us a minute of his time. He was very polite and listened to the story of her friend, he put his bags down and wrote a message out directed to her, wishing her all the best and signing it. For me, it’s something he didn’t have to do especially after that meeting and not the best performance but he was still willing to be a kind human to help another out and make her day. I wished him all the best for the weekend and off he went, sometimes you can get caught up in the racing but these guys are just humans like us and whether Ipswich won or lost tonight I would remember that gesture of kindness over speedway.

Good luck Saturday Dan B.

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[tyler42]

1 hour ago, nw42 said:

It's pathetic isn't it, he is totally out of his depth, doesn't belong anywhere near a commentators mic, yet TNT just let him continue prattling on.

When you've been to a public school and its on your CV. The old boys network kicks and you end up with a nice little number for the rest of your life!!

[stevebrum]

Disgraceful (lack of) performance from the Aces GP stars. I’d be embarrassed that they let your team down but instead saved their best efforts for the weekend.

The Witches fully deserve their place in the final and hope that Emil can get his woes sorted for the final. They will face much tougher opposition in the final than the Aces tho. 

[Fromafar]

15 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said:

Unlucky Aces, started decent and thought we were in for a long night but we turned it round after heat 8 and kept the foot down to get the job done. Tough conditions for both riders early on and not as big crowd as I expect but weather might had played a part. 
 

I want to mention this though… my Polish mother in law came over and she has a close friend who was diagnosed with cancer recently, and she has an operation next month. Her favourite rider is Bewley so today after the meeting we waitied to see if he would give us a minute of his time. He was very polite and listened to the story of her friend, he put his bags down and wrote a message out directed to her, wishing her all the best and signing it. For me, it’s something he didn’t have to do especially after that meeting and not the best performance but he was still willing to be a kind human to help another out and make her day. I wished him all the best for the weekend and off he went, sometimes you can get caught up in the racing but these guys are just humans like us and whether Ipswich won or lost tonight I would remember that gesture of kindness over speedway.

Good luck Saturday Dan B.

Think Dan is a really genuine guy,like he says he just rides his bike wants to win,but it not the end of the world for him.Thats just the type of guy he is.

[Jonny the spud]

2 hours ago, BluPanther said:

I knew Adam was coming down in that one, he should have settled for the point...

Never settle for the point 

[szkocjasid]

3 hours ago, SUPERACE said:

Spot on. All tracks should be forced to get them, the weather ruins the play offs for the neutral most seasons. 

Who would pay for the track covers, where would they store them, will clubs have enough volunteers to cover / uncover a track?

It's a nice idea, but certainly not one where you can demand every track have covers.

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

200 mile round trip to Ipswich,not the most exciting meeting,currently stuck on closed M6 motorway because of accident, should of been home 45 mins ago, highways agency saying motorway reopen 3am, oh the joys 

[FAST GATER]

9 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

If Brady wins the title on Saturday he will go into the section including Muller and Szczakiel in terms of standard....

No disrespect to Kurtz ,this is my opinion as well ,he admits it's his gating but he's worked the oracle  if he wins fair enough .

IMO BZ is the most amazing rider the sport has ever had !  

[cowboy cookie returns?]

8 hours ago, JoeW436 said:

I wouldn’t say done as he’s still better than most but I agree he’s not the rider he was last year.

He has had issues with engine tuners all year. Started the season without one & hasn’t really got going.

If the league structure stays the same & he wants to come back next year I think he’ll be on a quote bargain average.

I’d love to see him back but I’m not sure he’ll be up for it.

[Hawk127]

8 minutes ago, IainB said:

It'll never happen but riders should probably be salaried, this would solve a lot of issues. 

That will not give them the flexibility of self employment and the opportunity to take on the mechanics etc that they need but I do not disagree with what you are saying.  It would solve many problems but given the fact that they ride for different teams, tax, NI and other issues would make it problem for most with them riding under different tax regimes.