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As with last years Newport Classic, Tim said there are not enough daylight hours to run Two meets and thus only had the four riders doing second halves.

Yes it could be run on a training Sunday but surely the riders paying £35 for the day would loose 2 hours track time whilst the acad match is run ?.Would they bother to turn up for shortened training sesion. ?.

Im not to sure if a promoter can charge the public an entry fee to watch a training session or Acad league/under 15's on its own,so how do you police the admission ?.

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Tim would have started the meeting early if need be but as I say that would take it into the new season which wouldn't be very satisfactory. Brighton might not be the ideal as it is a bit of a novelty track but it does put the lads in front of a good size audience and get the meetings completed. At the end of the day it is a good compromise solution.

Couldn't run at a training day as they wanted it run alongside a SCB / BSPA authorised meeting, that's why it didn't run at Newport with the STRA.

No problems with charging admission to a training day but you aren't allowed to charge for the U15 meetings.

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Good luck to George at the brighton event.You guys should go over and talk to Chris Kerr after the meeting.I wish I was going tomorrow. :cry:  :blink:  :D

 

 

What aren't you making a flying visit Gary??? :blink: I hope to be there but have car problems and looking for a lift if anyone has a spare seat going from the Wolverhampton area (contact me on : laurencerogers@ic24.net)

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Good luck to George at the brighton event.You guys should go over and talk to Chris Kerr after the meeting.I wish I was going tomorrow. :cry:  :blink:  :D

 

Will do Gary looking forward to catching up. George wishes he was a little older to be able to join Lewis and the lads on tour with you guys

 

Main Man Good luck with your car catch up with you tomorrow

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Texter: Sue & Sue (Hehe)

 

Updater: Triple B's & SteveP

 

 

BUFFALO = 24

 

1. Lewis Bridger -3 -3 -3

2. Joe Reynolds -F -F -Fx

3. George Piper -1' -Fx -1

4. Brendan Johnson -2 -3 -3 -Ex

5. Ben Reade -R -2'

 

COBRAS = 22

 

1. Matt Bates (G) -1' -1'- 0

2. Joe Hanies (G) -2 -2 -2' -1'

3. Ben Hopwood -3 -3 -2 -2

4. Ben Hannon -EF -2 -R

5. Ben Thompson -1' -EF,

 

 

Heat Details

 

Heat 01: Bridger,Hanies,Bates(FRem),Reynolds(Fell) 3-3

Heat 02: (Re-Run) Hopwood,Johnson,Piper,Hannon(EF) 3-3 6-6

Heat 03: Bridger,Haines,Bates,Reynolds(Fell) 3-3 9-9

Heat 04: Johnson,Hannon,Thompson,Reade(Ret) 3-3 12-12

Heat 05: Hopwood,Hanies,Piper(FEx),Reynolds(FEx) 0-5 12-17

 

Heat 06: Johnson,Hopwood,Piper,Bates 4-2 16-19

Heat 07: Franklin,Reade,Hannon(RTD),Thompson(EF) 5-0 21-19

Heat 08: Bridger, Hopwood, Haines, Johnson(Ex)

 

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Note: The Academy League Grand Final will be held at the Brighton Indoor meeting with 1 heat being run after every 4 heat of the main meeting & then it'll be the same in this evenings meeting.

 

Heat 01: Bates Fell before the finish line, but remounted for the point.

 

Heat 02: Stopped. After Piper & Johnson came togther on 1st Corenr. All4Back in Re-Run

 

Heat 03: Reynolds Fell again, just before the finish line.

 

Heat 04: Reade Fell & Remounted, but he retired to the centre.

 

Heat 6: Johnson reserve replacement.

 

Heat 8: Johnson excluded spinning almost at finish line.

 

WELL DONE TO BUFFALOS

 

Ive no idea what Taylor is doing in the meeting

Ok gets more confusing some rider with surname Franklin is in the meeting as well now

I Guess he is replacing Bridger

Anyway as confusing as this has been, Well done to all the Youngsters for riding there socks off.

 

 

Now it gets worse, Heat 8 will take place after Heat 12, in the Main Meeting and the line up is

Lewis Bridger ( ) , Brendan Johnson V Joe Haines, Ben Hopwood

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Well done to all the academy league a great time for our boys to be riding in an event like this i am sure most of them enjoyed it. Thanks to Peter Oakes for the time he has put into the under 15/16s this year, i hope he has enjoyed it as much as i have.

 

Dave Johnson

 

p.s. i think you will find Brendan scored two points in his first race coming second crazysue but hey who cares. ( i do ) :P:D

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Ben Talor was not riding and Lewis Briger was. As for heat 8 i cant belive i spun a 360 on the last bend right behind lewis my team mate, but i didnt fall and i carried on the race why was i ex ??

Brendan,the explanation was that you caused the riders behind you to take evasive action,one of whom fell.

 

He had already fallen by the time you did your donut.

 

I had completed my programme,with you in 3rd,and had to change it once it was announced!

 

One of many dodgy decisions by the referee on the day.

 

Very impressed with you.Great day out.

 

League and Cup winner in your 1st season.

 

Well done.

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Well done to all the academy league a great time for our boys to be riding in an event like this i am sure most of them enjoyed it. Thanks to Peter Oakes for the time he has put into the under 15/16s this year, i hope he has enjoyed it as much as i have.

 

Dave Johnson

 

p.s. i think you will find Brendan scored two points in his first race coming second crazysue but hey who cares. ( i do ) :P  :D

 

Ooooppsss......:oops:

 

Sorry about that, was getting rather stressed at the time (and confusing myself :rolleyes: ).

 

God knows why I texted that through , I have marked it in my programme correctly, blame old age or something, I certainly can't blame alcohol! :D

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This was a brilliant part of the Brighton Bonanza.

 

Some people were sceptical about the idea but personally I think I enjoyed the youngsters more than I did the main event.

 

And as for Coventry's very own RICHARD 'Titch' FRANKLIN - what a superstar. Still so very young but coming out to win his heat which possibly nailed it for the Buffalo's.

If you were there - We were (are) his fan club.

 

Great entertainment boys. Congratulations to Peter Oakes for a fine show from these boys and Martin Dugard and Co for allowing them to take part. :D:D

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What a brilliant day and nerve racking in the pits with a roller coaster of emotions from the Buffallo lads they were so gutted after George and Joes disaster heat 5 but they came back from the changing rooms for the evening event so positive and belived in themselves. with George and Brendan starting the come back and then poor titch he had not been in the meeting was thrown into a vital heat cold He was waiting by the pits gate with Ben Reade with the whole team round him geeing him up. he went out there with all that pressure and did the job with ben man of the match in my books. :approve:

 

Big thanks to the fairys you were great amazing support :D

nice to meet you all before the meeting by the pits

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All the heats from the academy will be included on the meeting dvd. available soon from T2TV.

 

 

Ken --need to get one for Chris Kerr. Can you contact me and we can make arrangements to get a copy over to him.

 

Well done to all the lads. Being in the pits I saw the great enthusiasm and suppport they had for each other --certainly great team spirtit already inbred by the time these boys are the England team of the future!!

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Ken --need to get one for Chris Kerr. Can you contact me and we can make arrangements to get a copy over to him.

 

Well done to all the lads. Being in the pits I saw the great enthusiasm and suppport they had for each other --certainly great team spirtit already inbred by the time these boys are the England team of the future!!

 

No problem at all.

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