Gavan Posted Thursday at 08:44 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:44 PM 8 minutes ago, IainB said: Let's be honest though this is pretty pish poor Speedway, yes I know it's good to give the kids a chance and they're all giving it their best efforts etc. I've been trawling through last night's Poole topic while watching this and quite frankly the Speedway tonight is no better than last night and everybody on that topic has gone into meltdown! What's on offer tonight really should be 2nd half stuff (at all senior meetings) Trouble is there is a disparity between the riders …. 7 riders who ride at championship level including Rushen and the rest out of their depth which makes it a poor spectacle Mulford shouldn’t be riding either Poole v Glasgow was shocking you can’t compare a league match to an individual where the field is anything but level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted Thursday at 08:45 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:45 PM 5 minutes ago, IainB said: Let's be honest though this is pretty pish poor Speedway, yes I know it's good to give the kids a chance and they're all giving it their best efforts etc. I've been trawling through last night's Poole topic while watching this and quite frankly the Speedway tonight is no better than last night and everybody on that topic has gone into meltdown! What's on offer tonight really should be 2nd half stuff (at all senior meetings) Yes you are right and all second half meetings should be using these riders. Take it for what it is, which is those trying to make a way in the sport. It has costs supporters nothing if you are watching the stream so I don’t see an issue. For the purist who only want league racing it is not for those followers. Credence for Ipswich and the mentors who have been on site offering help and advice and putting the meeting on. No different to some of the meetings in Poland with the junior riders. I really do not get those who criticise this level but each to their own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted Thursday at 08:51 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:51 PM That was a great rider by Cooper Rushen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted Thursday at 08:59 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:59 PM Well done to the riders and in particular Cooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted Thursday at 09:05 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:05 PM 18 minutes ago, Hawk127 said: Yes you are right and all second half meetings should be using these riders. Take it for what it is, which is those trying to make a way in the sport. It has costs supporters nothing if you are watching the stream so I don’t see an issue. For the purist who only want league racing it is not for those followers. Credence for Ipswich and the mentors who have been on site offering help and advice and putting the meeting on. No different to some of the meetings in Poland with the junior riders. I really do not get those who criticise this level but each to their own. Bear in mind if there was one big league those in the line up tonight would be the 2nd strings and reserves...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Thursday at 09:10 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:10 PM Awarded before 1 lap completed! Farce! What happened to having to finish 4 laps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted Thursday at 09:36 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:36 PM 23 minutes ago, IainB said: Awarded before 1 lap completed! Farce! What happened to having to finish 4 laps? In a pairs the one rider left would score 4 points the 2nd pair would get 5 points, yes robbing the fans of one race, but was about 22.10 when the heat ran, Ipswich might have a curfew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Thursday at 09:49 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:49 PM (edited) 13 minutes ago, Neila said: In a pairs the one rider left would score 4 points the 2nd pair would get 5 points, yes robbing the fans of one race, but was about 22.10 when the heat ran, Ipswich might have a curfew If the 2nd "pair" both finished that is Edited Thursday at 09:50 PM by IainB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanoXtra Posted Thursday at 10:06 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:06 PM (edited) The meeting was abandoned due to curfew. The pairs race does not officially stand, although Kev on the centre green said Ipswich will recognise the result. Cooper was who most people went tonight to watch let’s be honest and he didn’t disappoint, best moves made by him and best bike control when he almost ended up on the stock car track. To finish 2nd only to a Premiership rider isn’t a bad nights work. I’m sure Mr Louis will have his eye on him. Probably a crowd of 200/300? The back straight stand was almost empty with everyone choosing to stand on bends one and two which is normally underneath the cameras, or in the smaller start line stand, I was there so can’t say how it looked on TV. Ipswich held the best 2025 crowd last week (including Manchester SGP), tonight was more like our equivalent crowd for SoN 😂 Edited Thursday at 10:09 PM by ShanoXtra . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanoXtra Posted Thursday at 10:12 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:12 PM 1 hour ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Bear in mind if there was one big league those in the line up tonight would be the 2nd strings and reserves...... If there was one league these guys would be the heat leaders 😂! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanoXtra Posted Thursday at 10:16 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:16 PM 1 hour ago, Gavan said: Trouble is there is a disparity between the riders …. 7 riders who ride at championship level including Rushen and the rest out of their depth which makes it a poor spectacle Mulford shouldn’t be riding either Poole v Glasgow was shocking you can’t compare a league match to an individual where the field is anything but level How you including Rushen in the championship level riders? He doesn’t ride in the championship 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy cookie returns? Posted yesterday at 05:46 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:46 AM I actually thought it threw up some interesting racing. Again it looks better being there to see it live rather than on tv. The control some of those lads had for their experience level was superb. Especially as it’s the first time most of them had riden Foxhall competitively. Thir attitude & willingness to attack the track certainly shows up some of the pro riders attitude. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted yesterday at 08:21 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:21 AM Was this one of the meetings the SCB insisted senior tracks held if they didnt have an National League level side? If so what happened to the other ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted yesterday at 08:48 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:48 AM 10 hours ago, ShanoXtra said: How you including Rushen in the championship level riders? He doesn’t ride in the championship 😆 I suspect he means that he is championship standard and would be doing very well in it if he was old enough. No problem with Mulford riding, it can be difficult to get riders to commit and stay committed to these meetings. As for the racing, the range of abilities was quite big and its a circuit that many of the riders wont have ridden or don't very often. The important thing is the track time, the learning and the improvement the riders will show across the night and going into their subsequent meetings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted yesterday at 09:10 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:10 AM Ten of the riders were in the under 19 at Workington on Saturday, and that was the best meeting I have seen this season. Ryan Ingram v Ace Pijper is a far better watch than Joe Thompson v Emil Sayfutdinov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted yesterday at 10:04 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:04 AM Well done to Jake on a fine win though I question his participation in an event pitched for U19 when first advertised. Jake isn’t even the youngest Ace being fifth in age order and when you add in our Colts there where others best suited to have a shot at the “prize for winning is a sort of scholarship with Ipswich to give them a hand with advice from riders and mechanics. A one-on-one training session and that sort of thing”. Ipswich though need commending for staging an event like this and I hope it will lead to a junior team in the coming seasons. https://britishspeedway.co.uk/miscellaneous/witches-announce-u19-plan/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted yesterday at 10:56 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:56 AM 12 hours ago, ShanoXtra said: How you including Rushen in the championship level riders? He doesn’t ride in the championship 😆 No what i meant was 7 riders plus Rushen who is obviously above at national league rider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted yesterday at 11:47 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:47 AM Very impressed with Rushen Have seen plenty of reels featuring his races so already knew the sort of talent he has shown The biggest sign of his skills though was his control when he ran into trouble off turn 4 That takes an instinct that can't really be taught and is the kind of tiny margin that can make the difference between being a good rider and a great one Too early to be labelling him a future world champion but certainly has the raw potential to be eyeing tha world stage level 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted yesterday at 11:56 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:56 AM 2 hours ago, arnieg said: Ten of the riders were in the under 19 at Workington on Saturday, and that was the best meeting I have seen this season. Ryan Ingram v Ace Pijper is a far better watch than Joe Thompson v Emil Sayfutdinov. Worky is a big throttle track though doesn't take so much ability to ride, they'll not improve their technique much around there. Riding Ippo once a year also ain't gonna help much imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted yesterday at 01:05 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:05 PM 3 hours ago, arnieg said: is a far better watch than Joe Thompson v Emil Sayfutdinov. Very true and an example why there is insufficient number of capable riders available to make one league from all of the current UK teams. Not forgetting how long each meeting would take due to the number of re-runs and dare I say it waiting for ambulances to return. more curfews than final results!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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