Foxes vs Lions PL R1 21/05/2026 19:30

[1 valve]

9 minutes ago, paulnolan said:

Exactly what happened in heat 2? Gilkes seemed to be pootling round, then was on the infield, and then the red lights came on! What did I miss?

He fell, quickly picked his bike up and got to the infield wth the leaders more than half a lap away. Then the ref put the red lights on! Absolutely no need to do so. As it turned out it was the only bit of luck that went the Lions way. 
Congrats Foxes on your first win. Well deserved . 

 

[IainB]

59 minutes ago, 1 valve said:

He fell, quickly picked his bike up and got to the infield wth the leaders more than half a lap away. Then the ref put the red lights on! Absolutely no need to do so.

... and then thanked other riders for getting off the track in subsequent races!

Edited 11 hours ago by IainB

[LisaColette]

1 hour ago, 1 valve said:

Yes.
Next two meetings to prove he’s capable otherwise & subject to JT or similar being available, he’s gone. 

Could they re-sign JT? There was a rule a season or so ago but not being able to re-sign riders you already dropped? Or is it different for RS? 

[flagrag]

3 minutes ago, LisaColette said:

Could they re-sign JT? There was a rule a season or so ago but not being able to re-sign riders you already dropped? Or is it different for RS? 

Joe was only signed as a 28 day injury replacement, If they had signed him as a replacement then dropped him he cannot be introduced.

I tend to agree Dan Gilkes seems to have lost some of his confidence on the bike and am sure the falls tonight will not have helped. I don’t think he can but Gilkes could probably do with some NL meetings to get his confidence back 
 

Northampton at present is a difficult track to ride and is very inconsistent as Nick Morris and Ryan Douglas found with holes and bumps appearing 

[Colinspeedway]

Good to see a home win to keep the home fans happy. Nki still got it! Klindt doesn't seem interested with the track. Batchelor is Batchelor- doing about as expected.

[szkocjasid]

3 hours ago, TB1 said:

As I stated before it's a controversial point, only ex riders in charge of official matches. A non rider simply cannot simulate a racing situation.

Not sure if agree with that because 1) what of no ex-riders want to become referees & 2) when I see an ex-rider on commentary they often excuse falls & blame the track, rather than the opponent, I feel this could lead to multiple all four re-runs because they side with both riders?

I'm not sure the answer to poor refereeing, even with video footage, you often see bizarre decisions made.

Edited 10 hours ago by szkocjasid

[gjcone44]

even if it was a 60/40 fault i would prefer all 4 back, and to include coming out of second bend. 

[Leicester Lion]

Interesting first experience of Northampton. The stand is impressive. Viewing from the grass banks less so; I wish they were higher. Everyone is looking for the best vantage point. The outside gents' urinals were a tribute to the gross toilets at Cradley Heath. I estimate the crowd at 2,500.

After a confident start, Leicester threw away several points to allow Northampton to take victory. To lose to a team which includes the woeful Klindt and Batchelor takes some doing.

On Douglas's first bend slide off, he did it unassisted so the exclusion was fair. Gilkes was half a lap or so behind the leader when he came off, so I think the ref erred on the side of caution to stop the race while Gilles was still leaving the track.

Edited 2 hours ago by Leicester Lion

[GeneralMelchett]

Congrats to the Foxes - i do hope to make it there myself. For this season they need to focus on winning at home to keep these decent crowds interested. 

[Fortythirtyeight]

So far the crowd has been estimated as anywhere from 1,200 to 2,500….

Wish they would publish attendance figures !

[arnieg]

15 hours ago, InTheDeepStuff said:

Lindsey’s home average is 4.44 (10 from 9 rides) and Klindt 2.28 (4 from 7 rides) which is where the problem is 

Two matches is not a large enough sample to provide meaningful data. Remind me what Lidsey scored last night.

[You won't find me arguing about your assessment of Klindt though]

[SJA]

First of all well done to the Foxes.

Now for the not so good bits.

My Uber from the station was not allowed to drop me off by the turnstiles & basically told I had to be dropped off once he was parked in the car park causing me to have a painful walk to get entry on an uneven surface.

Yet again a club that advertises a 7:30 start time yet the first race was 7:44 because the crowd was outside. I have never been to another sporting event besides speedway that does not start on time. If meetings started on time the crowd would soon understand that they have to arrive earlier.

The late start meant that my prebooked return Uber to the station would not wait so I wasted £22 as had to book a second ride. I know their were some on track events that caused a slow meeting but for the love of god please start on time. You charge the best part of £30 to sit in the grandstand. I consider this to be the fee of a professional sport. Please behave like one.

1.  Have a drop off point for people getting lifts to the stadium.

2. Start on time so you do not appear like an amateur sport.

 

[Baldyman]

2 minutes ago, SJA said:

First of all well done to the Foxes.

Now for the not so good bits.

My Uber from the station was not allowed to drop me off by the turnstiles & basically told I had to be dropped off once he was parked in the car park causing me to have a painful walk to get entry on an uneven surface.

Yet again a club that advertises a 7:30 start time yet the first race was 7:44 because the crowd was outside. I have never been to another sporting event besides speedway that does not start on time. If meetings started on time the crowd would soon understand that they have to arrive earlier.

The late start meant that my prebooked return Uber to the station would not wait so I wasted £22 as had to book a second ride. I know their were some on track events that caused a slow meeting but for the love of god please start on time. You charge the best part of £30 to sit in the grandstand. I consider this to be the fee of a professional sport. Please behave like one.

1.  Have a drop off point for people getting lifts to the stadium.

2. Start on time so you do not appear like an amateur sport.

 

Not sticking up for them, but was it a case of meeting start time 7.30 and first race 7.45, as some other tracks are 

[IainB]

4 minutes ago, SJA said:

Yet again a club that advertises a 7:30 start time yet the first race was 7:44 because the crowd was outside.

Because there weren't enough turnstiles open. 👍

[kevin bass]

4 minutes ago, Baldyman said:

Not sticking up for them, but was it a case of meeting start time 7.30 and first race 7.45, as some other tracks are 

Same as Ipswich, start time states 7.30 but that's the start of the meeting, ie riders announced, first race is always 7.45.

[GeneralMelchett]

22 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said:

So far the crowd has been estimated as anywhere from 1,200 to 2,500….

Wish they would publish attendance figures !

the Grandstand holds about 700? so if thats full thats a decent start at estimating.

Agree tho once step towards better professionalisation would be publishing attendances. Can't see it ever happening.

[IainB]

13 minutes ago, Baldyman said:

Not sticking up for them, but was it a case of meeting start time 7.30 and first race 7.45, as some other tracks are 

 

5 minutes ago, kevin bass said:

Same as Ipswich, start time states 7.30 but that's the start of the meeting, ie riders announced, first race is always 7.45.

If only there was something such as a Premiership CEO to make sure all tracks started at their advertised start time, whether that be rider parade or tapes up 🤔

[InTheDeepStuff]

28 minutes ago, arnieg said:

Two matches is not a large enough sample to provide meaningful data. Remind me what Lidsey scored last night.

[You won't find me arguing about your assessment of Klindt though]

Lidsey has the ability he just need to dial in to his home track as well as he did at NSS if he continues like he did after his first one tonight he’ll be able to be a 1 or 5 after being a 3 for seasons at Belle Vue.  As for Klindt well he just Klindt, first or last seems to be his mantra 

[TB1]

7 minutes ago, IainB said:

 

If only there was something such as a Premiership CEO to make sure all tracks started at their advertised start time, whether that be rider parade or tapes up 🤔

Shall we send out a search party?

[arnieg]

10 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said:

the Grandstand holds about 700? so if thats full thats a decent start at estimating.

Agree tho once step towards better professionalisation would be publishing attendances. Can't see it ever happening.

816. Probably about 700 last night