AndyM Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 I have no idea who finished 2nd, 3rd or 4th last night because I turned the tv off as soon as Rickardsson hit the front yet again. Can't we weight him down a bit like they do to racehorses? How about making Billy Janniro ride pillion with him? Not only has Rickardsson dominated the GP's this year, it seems to me that the other leading contenders have now accepted defeat & have "eased off" somewhat. Having said that, commisserations to Scotty who rode brilliantly & had so much speed. Keep your head up Scotty, your time will come. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They said the same about Schumacher. This year they succeeded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clemens Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 The way I have read it is that Rickardsson was cutting back his committments by not riding in the UK in order to spend more time with his children. Also that he cut back his backroom staff from 12 to 2 people. The indication being that he was 'winding down' and taking a more relaxed approach to his riding overall. This is not to imply that he wasn't and isn't interested in equalling or overtaking Mauger's record. Just that he might well have realised that the 'harder' he went at it the less likely it would happen. Taking a relaxed approach towards reaching his goal might pay totally unexpected dividends, which it has. The result, a more relaxed rider riding for the sheer joy of it finding himself riding better than he has done previously. Tony has been a joy to watch and it's not his fault others can't keep up with him. Off gate 3 in heat 9 TR was behind the other 3 riders cut up the inside as they drifted towards the fence and was gone!! Brilliant. As for the clash with Nicky the ref called it 'all 4 riders in the rerun'. The track was choppy early on in the meeting so he might or might not have lost some control of the bike at that time. Either way my view of Pedersen is that in due course he too can become a multiple world champion. What he has to do is concentrate on racing in a manner where he will win races and GP's. As Uncle Sam has said, in effect, that Nicky concentrates more on baulking other riders to prevent them winning rather than riding the race to win it himself. If that is true or not is the great debate. I think the decision on the Lindback / Pedersen clash was clear cut and was surprised that there was debate on it on TV and that excluding Lindback was a 'controversial decision'. As for Crump, right from the off in the 1st GP it struck me that 'the crown sat uneasy on the head of the king'. Perhaps being world champion wasn't what he thought it was going to be. I also think that Crump has issues with various folk in speedway for reasons I, and I think 'we', don't know about. In all of the GP's i have watched I thought that when he was in a leading position the way he rode was more conducive to not winning the race than it was to winning it. This is not to judge Crump harshly as he is 'my kind of rider'. I just think that he's not a 'happy chappy' at all and hasn't been from the start. I would go so far to say that he is disenchanted with speedway. I would even take that further and suggest that Crump might pull out of the GP's much in the same manner that Loram and Hamill have previously. Crump in my opinion could in fact retire from speedway altogether at some point not too far away in the future. Was it an 'omen' of things to come when he fell off of his bike riding round the track in 2004 when he realised he was in fact world champion? And yes I think that this has been a dull series of GP's I was less than thrilled watching the 1st GP despite TR's brilliant 21 point maximum. It's up to those who organise the GP's to get the formula right to ensure a competitive series. All the same look out for TR being just as dominant in 2006 as he is now. My reading of the scores thus far is that Crump can only score up to 166 points. With TR being on 145 then if he wins the next GP Tony will be world champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) . With the Lindback - Bjarne incident, yes Lindback was a bit too fast and was rightly excluded but at least he didn't try to nearly kill him, hence why there isn't 20 pages about it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I did start a thread about the incident but it was deleted , obviously you can only start fencing threads about Nicki Pedersen and nobody else:mad: Edited July 10, 2005 by Eastie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveccm Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Funny how the Poole fans are claiming Trick as one of their own, I'd have thought the Ipswich fans have more right than them <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He rode for us last for a whole month so he's definitely an Arena rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 He rode for us last for a whole month so he's definitely an Arena rider. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I dont see any Poole poster admitting to being a Hans Andersen supporter in the GP's , surely he is more Poole than Trick?? But then again Poole have convieniently forgot that lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 I dont see any Poole poster admitting to being a Hans Andersen supporter in the GP's , surely he is more Poole than Trick?? But then again Poole have convieniently forgot that lol: Until they want £50,000 for him again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garf Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Still noone having the heattimes from Prague ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROCK Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 I did start a thread about the incident but it was deleted ,obviously you can only start fencing threads about Nicki Pedersen and nobody else:mad: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The thing is Eastie,.is that yes Lindback was rightly excluded for his NP textbook move on Bjarne. The difference being is that Lindback made an error, and NP by his own admission KNOWS what he is doing. Also NP tends to knock riders off every meeting. I believe he also knocked off Adam Shields, and rode Dave Watt up high in the Eastie Cov match last week, and sharp words were exchanged between riders. And thats in a team match . That info was taken from the sacred Eastie web site. All NP thinks about, as we all know is NP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROCK Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 I dont see any Poole poster admitting to being a Hans Andersen supporter in the GP's , surely he is more Poole than Trick?? But then again Poole have convieniently forgot that lol: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Probably the reason any Poole poster won't admit to being a Hans Andersen supporter is the fact they can't stand him, and the fact that TR has ridden for Poole for a longer period. I don't hear many Wolves supporters cheering for NP as surely he is their rider and not Eastie's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 didn't anyone hear the worst comment ever made by Millard ... 'Bjarne Pedersen will be out in the re-run IF HE'S STILL ALIVE' !!!! Far be it for me to defend the Millard, but having watched it again, I think you'll find the quote was: "Bjarne Pedersen will be out in the re-run, his hopes still alive." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12bore Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) Far be it for me to defend the Millard, but having watched it again, I think you'll find the quote was: "Bjarne Pedersen will be out in the re-run, his hopes still alive." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree with that ... and on a related point .... Personally Im getting fed up with the Millard bashing let alone the NP bashing ... try being a Rugby supporter and being forced to listen to the inane drivel we have to put up with from a truly cretinous commentary team ... give me Millard and his entertaining slip ups anyday Edited July 10, 2005 by 12bore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 The thing is Eastie,.is that yes Lindback was rightly excluded for his NP textbook move on Bjarne. The difference being is that Lindback made an error, and NP by his own admission KNOWS what he is doing. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So you are saying that Lindback not turning left was an error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Probably the reason any Poole poster won't admit to being a Hans Andersen supporter is the fact they can't stand him, and the fact that TR has ridden for Poole for a longer period. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Silly me thinking it was because TR is winning the GP. If Anderson was winning the GP standings and TR was struggling you would still cheer on the Ipswich asset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTDragons Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Far be it for me to defend the Millard, but having watched it again, I think you'll find the quote was: "Bjarne Pedersen will be out in the re-run, his hopes still alive." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sure Tony Millard said of Jason Crump on his 5th heat ride "this is his last chance salon"!! Millard also said that there was a misunderstanding in the pits with the 2 minute clock on as they weren't letting the riders onto the track - no Tony, they were the riders for the next heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROCK Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Silly me thinking it was because TR is winning the GP.If Anderson was winning the GP standings and TR was struggling you would still cheer on the Ipswich asset. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROCK Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 So you are saying that Lindback not turning left was an error. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Seems ironic really that sky tv instigate silly rulings like the T/R rule to keep league matches close for screening while their flagship the GP has become a borefest with the result barring injury sorted with 5 rounds left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 It might already be a foregone conclusion that TR will be this year's G.P. champion, but I still don't find it boring. If anything had happened to him in the last two G.P's we'd all be moaning about it being a fix so the result was in doubt until the final one. At least everything is above board and I for one still enjoy watching Tony race. It will be interesting to see who comes 2nd and 3rd and which riders are in the final 8 who qualify for 2006. It's still speedway - how can it be boring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Gem - I agree 100%. There has been some great racing, it's been awesome to watch and wonder each time if TRick is going to do it again in that particular GP, plus there are so many battles going on for the other places. The GP series far outweighs the enjoyment I get from watching mostly mediocre EL matches on Sky each week, even if it is a foregone conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Gem - I agree 100%. There has been some great racing, it's been awesome to watch and wonder each time if TRick is going to do it again in that particular GP, plus there are so many battles going on for the other places. The GP series far outweighs the enjoyment I get from watching mostly mediocre EL matches on Sky each week, even if it is a foregone conclusion. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not interested in the Poole assets then ?? more interested in a loan signing you had for a couple of years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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