Decent meeting some of the lesser light put in a lot of effort every race and some good scraps, thought Nicol was impressive as was Covatti. Smektala obviously had wrong set up and was really poor in 1st 2 races and probably found the track a bit technical compared to what he is generally used too.. Aspgren went really well and looked good.Holder was ok but never looked that fast. Well done to Cook.
I would give Nicol most entertainer on the night.Some tremendous outside lines he was riding.
Harris is well past his best ,happy to pick points without to much risk these days ,plenty Teams and Long Track stuff to bring in the cash, and make the sport pay ,which he said he was struggling to do in recent seasons.
Good gesture by Promotion, if it is a success the only answer is to continue it for the rest of the season.I personally think it was a mistake to up the admission at the start of the season and also charge kids ,but appreciate they were trying to balance the books and be financially viable.Tough times in the sport.
Tai having a little moan about lack of practice for this meeting,did Zmarslik not miss practice too.They knew the rules before season started so should have told their clubs where to go but money rules even for aWorld Champion.Poles have the sport by the “short and curlies”.
Sad day,Jim was a gentleman and a fabulous servant to the Bandits over many many years.He did a lot or work getting Berrington Lough built and at Shielfield.Had many great bus tours with Jim and Geoff at wheel, great days and memories.Condolences to Lacey, and RIP Jim.
It is surprising the Pijper never attracted aTeam over the winter ,he maybe has other priorities ,or just not seen as an improver which is the secret of a good season given the low average to build team.
If there has to be criticism the only rider that would be exempt would be Flint due to his 1st season at this level and has generally done well ,the rest have been up and down( usually when it mattered )especially away from home.
If you hypothetical thoughts were to happen ,who would be in the top 5 ,Garcia or Flint ,how would that strengthen the Team.Averages don’t lie.We have a Team carrying injured riders and main men riding all over the place probably no money to invest in anything, that’s the state of play IMO