TheWellBehavedWorrall

Quality racing has compensated for a disappointing season at Ashfield in 2024. Heats thirteen and fifteen this evening were of the absolute highest standard and wouldn’t have looked out of place in Riga last night. Absolutely remarkable that Ashton Boughen only turned seventeen around two or three weeks ago. World champion material. Hopefully Glasgow begin planning for 2025 quickly. I know the points limit is TBC, but retaining Harris isn’t just critical; it’s essential. Regarding the other eight riders (including Starke and Pijper), I wouldn’t be disappointed to see them move on. Pearson, I’d entertain the return of at a push, but the rest have flattered to deceive, big time. Looking forward to the play-offs on BSN, but gutted I’ll have no vested interest. Last season was incredible.

What’s the deal with Jack Holder? I’ve saw a couple of comments enjoying his struggles. Is he an arse?

Definitely. I hope my post didn’t seem in any way critical; he comes across incredibly well and was the only one to credit his opponents. His accent is interesting though.

Why isn’t Laguta in the GP?

Where’s Bewley’s accent from? Is he born-and-bred in the UK? It’s a strange accent. Almost like he’s bilingual. Classy interview nonetheless, crediting Lindgren and Zmarzlik.

From that horrific crash in his first heat to top of the podium. I suppose that’s why he’s world champion, isn’t it? The way Kelvin Tatum was going on, you’d have thought he was rock bottom of the standings. His frequent references to difficulties and testing times had me wondering.

That’s the difference between class and world class. Lindgren and Zmarzlik have had largely unspectacular evenings while Lebedevs and Lambart have arguably been the stars of the show. Yet, when it matters, it’s the Swede and the Pole who do the business. Lebedevs and Lambert must be spewing in the pits.

That’s remarkable from Lambert. No idea what happened at the start, but that’s a tremendous heat of speedway.

How much roughly is a ticket for a GP like this one?

Glad to see Holder and Madsen back in their feet. That was a horrific looking crash. A nightmare evening for Holder.

Best regards to Michelsen. That was a horrible crash. I can’t agree or disagree with the referee’s decision to exclude the Dane and retain Zmarzlik; it was such a close one and there’s an argument to be made for both parties. Robert Lambert, by the way. Wow. I’ve only recently returned to watching speedway. Is Lambert regarded higher than Bewley? Who is considered the stronger of the two? Not really sure why, but I thought Bewley.

Really? Strange. He looks so far off it, it’s incredible. At Ashfield against Redcar, he was two or three bike lengths behind the other three riders before they’d even reached the first bend on at least two occasions. Even entering the bends during races, there’s no intent from him.

A 15-point maximum away from home at the track of the reigning CLRC winner at less than two weeks older than 17 years-old to book his side a place in the KO Cup final is remarkable. He wasn’t great on the two occasions I saw him at Ashfield last season, but you could tell he was special. I’ve never saw a 16 year-old with such style or enter a bend so emphatically. Future world champion material, in my opinion.

Congratulations to the Monarchs on a well deserved win, but from a Glasgow perspective, more frustrating disappointment. Chris Harris must be the most frustrated of all. His individual input to the team has been remarkable; he deserves to the in the play-offs. Three paid four from Smith, Pearson and Perry’s ten rides is absolutely woeful. You’re never winning speedway matches with three contributions like that. Yet, the most underwhelming was Ivacic, again. This is reigning Slovenian national champion; a vastly experienced professional who participated with credit in this season’s Speedway of Nations. How on earth is this man only scoring six points across five rides from reserve? I could take or leave Cami Brown, but he was absolutely correct in expediting Max Perry’s three rides because Ivacic at reserve should have been printing points, but yet again, he let Glasgow down, badly. As I said elsewhere, after factoring in visas, flights, work permits, accommodation, transport, etc., he’ll go down as one of the worst signings in the history of Glasgow speedway.

Ivacic must be the, or one of the, most disappointing and underwhelming signings in the history of British speedway.

That’s outrageous. Proper tinpot from Leicester.

Hang-on… Masters might be riding in Poland, so may not make it… Nicholls is at the GP, so at best will be hungover… Jenkins is injured.. Heeps is injured… Call me mad, but hear me out: taking the above into account, I fancy Ivacic to score more than three, you know.

No idea. I simply think Edinburgh’s guests are stronger than Glasgow’s. I’m not suggesting Glasgow have made the wrong choice or Edinburgh picked-up the phone quicker; they simply have the advantage of better guests.

Gutted I’m missing this. A lot at stake, so it should hopefully be a good meeting. Based on the May encounter and Edinburgh utilising the guest facility much more effectively than us, I can’t see past another Monarchs’ win. What’s the latest with Armadale? Will Edinburgh be there next season?

Oh, well. Always next season.

What’s the maths with Glasgow’s play-off aspirations? Do they need to win at Armadale and hope Plymouth win at Workington?

What did he say?

I’m not taking sides here, but why would it be an issue if he was or wasn’t new to the forum? I don’t know who R*****go is, but unless the member was banned and has returned in disguise, I’m confused by what the problem is.

Tigers versus Monarchs meetings used to be half-speedway, half-UFC in the early 2000s. I remember James Grieves clashing with Robert Eriksson, Frede Schött and Christian Henry, all in the space of around three seasons in Scottish derby meetings. Nothing will top Craig Boyce’s right hook on Tomasz Gollob at the 1995 British GP in Hackney. Nicholls versus Sayfutdinov at a later British GP in Cardiff was also a bit mental. What happened with Carl Stonehewer at Reading in around 2004? I remember reading reports about him scrapping with track staff, but can’t remember exactly what’s happened. Hancock on Pedersen a few years ago was tremendous. I love them both, but that whole situation was mental. Greg Hancock attacking someone is on par with David Attenborough being charged with breach of the peace.

Gutted. Unlikely I’ll make this. Is it likely to be on BSN?