Rockets

Knock this team at your peril. The hunger is there. This is so like the Rockets of the late seventies building momentum to a fantastic team. It makes you wonder how much PL speedway the EL bosses see that none of them are currently doubling up. Well done boys. Fantastic effort.

Plymouth are undoubtedly a better all round team than they were last year but we do have a chance None of our kids will be overawed. I take a home win but barring further injuries to the Rockets not by much. COYR

Or as I say Pontus Aspgren. Lets get some young hungry blood in. He's got a 3.15 EL average.

An email sent by the club says that is the arrangement for the Plymouth and Somerset meetings. It does not go beyond those fixtures.

I think Pontus aspgren would be a decent shout. Highly recommended by Linus or Stefan as I remember and on a 3.15 EL average. We could do much worse. X

flag rag I may just try those. a free season ticket for you if I win.

I do fear for the impact the delays had yesterday. I saw a lot ofnon regulars there yesterdayand most went after heat 8. I thought there used to be an arrangement whereby county would send a replacement or we shared with the go karts. Maybe being Easter there was a especially high demand. Its a shame because on what was a poor track there was some half decent racing and tons of incidents. A big test against my tip for the league - Somerset this saturday. We wont cope well with r/r unless we make a signing and push JG down to reserve.

yes indeed. As supporters you cheer (and moan)at riders and beckon them to go inside or outside but it must be on nights like this that injured riders find out who their friends are.

Oh and Lanham was having his conversation with the ref right by us. I like Lanham and he was as I saw it being very fair as is his way. I think he was saying there was a ridge on the third and fourth bends and it could nt be sorted by grading but needed a blade. I think that view was probably shared by others.

okay put these words in the right order - mouth in foot. Yes the track was poor as was apparent when Len felt the need to apologise for its condition before the start. However as a Rye fan I would be far happier with the form in these two matches. For Ipswich Barker is of course class and Lanham does what you want from a heat leader -Good solid scoring. Tungate and Heeps both looked bright although Heeps tailed off badly. Not sure why you put up with Risager. Ellis looks NL and Jari's injury (and I hope he makes a speedy recovery)makes you stronger. For us Allen will get better as he gets dialled in and JB looked really sharp before his injury. For those actually there (rather than those commenting from their arm chairs)Nelson, Anders and Jason G looked really good attacking the track and made several passes. Simon L was clearly going for it too. Lykke really being the only one looking a little out of sorts. If you saw the highlights of this meeting it was nt bad at all. The delays killed it. What did people think of the referee. JB's exclusion looked a little harsh from the tapes stand. He went for a gap which closed. No ones fault just racing. All four back. Thought Lamberts exclusion looked poor. He was past Tungate with momentum and it looked like Tungate saw him out. It may have looked very different from a different angle though. Thought the heat 14 decision looked weird even though it favoured us. Looked like JG went for a gap that was nt really there. Obviously wishing all the riders a full and speedy recovery. It really does remind you how dangerous this sport of ours is.

It is funny how times change. It seems like only yesterday when Ipswich fell from the EL and moaned like hell about the lack of racing after their first visit to Rye House. Now we have four of the best young racing talents in the country coming through at Rye and a track that I suspect will be prepared to display their talents . If I was an Ipswich fan I would come tomorrow just to see some decent racing. It will be a long season for them.

Thanks Waco. I must be getting old but I thought Eddie made his debut for us when he was 15. Hows Ben looking this year? I have to say he is very unlucky not to have a PL place this year. His home form at Rye was very competitive. How does he compare the shape of the track at Kent to Rye or elsewhere?

Now not to put any pressure on the lad but when would RL be eligible for PL racing? I have to say he is geuninely the most natural talent we have produced since Tai.

I have to say I cannot wait for this season to start. I am genuinely more excited about this team than any for a few years. Yes Len could and should have used the full allotment. However Everyone between Ollie and Simon has a realistic prospect of achieving a real time (as opposed to rolling) average of seven plus. Ollie might struggle to hold to his average but he will be an out and out number one. I also think Simon has a real chance to improve at reserve and if he does nt there is the shadow of Luke Stevie Boxall and others at Kent waiting in the wings. We may take the odd severe beating but I would be surprised if, barring injuries, we are not voted most entertaining team on our travels. Jason G, Anders and The wave of chaos that is Nelson will be worth the ticket money alone and I see all of them being offered double up opportunities as the season goes on. JB looked back to his best at the end of last season and seems to offer loads in terms of team spirit. The big one though may yet be Lykke - if he only he could start. Some people bemoaned the big wins at home then they moaned at the lack of excitement but credit to Len we have a team full of grit excitement and entertainment. I can feel a 1979 rites of passage forming. Come on the Rockets !!!!!

Ben on a three and a seven pointer to replace Luke?

Could nt agree more westham boy. Mellgren Nelson Garrity and Kasper should be shoe ins for next season. Happy to see how Lambert goes but cant help wondering whether it was worth taking a chance on another young Aussie instead.

Bit harsh Scarra. I think its the same story as Frampton. They both like fast big race tracks and the tight technical rye track has killed their confidence. Cant blame Len for signing them in the first place as it gave us the chance of points away. The only mystery is why (1) they were invited back and (2) why they agreed to come back. Not a fan of Lambert but pleased to see that Len will not tolerate second best anymore.

Garrity Mellgren and Lykke must be nailed on. Be good if nelson could join them. I think Lanham will be with us too. I would have thought that would leave enough points for a powerful spearhead. Good meeting last night. Roynon looks back to his best. What a shame he has had all of those injuries. Nice touch for him to do an extra lap and clap the Rye fans. He Auty and Lanham will always be welcome guests at Rye. Thought the crowd did nt look far off a sarurday night crowd. Lawson just looked down on power rather than confidence. On his tactical ride he flew from the gate but our boys were passed him very quickly.

Shadders surely if Len knew Tyson was nt coming he would just say so and sign another replacement for Luke?

I also like the way Garrity is shaping up. He will benefit from the whole season at reserve and may become a real trump card by the end of the season. I really do feel for Luke but if the team ends up as per the line up in Bens post then that is a decent team - home and away with every one of the guys being a racer and not a gating tart. Happy days.

Looking at the green sheets I wonder whether Len should redeclare now before the new ones come out. With a fairly decent month behind us I suspect some of our averages will have crept up?

Yes I did Shadders. Dudley did bring quite a few but certainly in the main stand there are a few old faces returning. It is a worry though. We are third in the league (or were when I last looked) with a team that has a good away record and likes to race and yet the crowd is maybe half that of 2007. Economics are perhaps playing their part or is it complacency that fans can just go when they want. People seem to forget the dark Ronnie Rogue years and the subsequent closure. The only link I know of to the green sheets Arson Fire is through the bspa site. Sorry.

If I read the fixtures correctly we only have scunthorpe at home before Nelson due back before 20/7/2012. Terrible shame for Luke. He had enjoyed a great start to the season too. I dont know how many more of these he can take before he decides to call it a day. Just checked green sheets. although Nelson is .5 more than Luke on green sheets issued on 7/6 he will probably be higher on next green sheets. I cant believe Ritchie Worrall still has a 4.67 average. How on earth can that be right? Shadders I dont know what you think but I think the crowd levels have started to stabilise. It was nt a bad turn out versus Somerset bearing in mind the weather and the Euro's.

Shame there is nt a club statement. Its not good for the fans not knowing. Dissilusioned fans = stay aways. X

Hope Bem and the American boy are both okay after the crash in heat 15.