lionheart Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Ah! Memories! Those were the days. The ELRC seems to have gone the way of Test Matches & the British Final unfortunately, but perhaps having it early in the season - as against in October when some of the riders couldn't be bothered to put themselves out to ride - might revive it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you know Gem I went to a few BLRCs and I can't say that I can remember many riders "Not being bothered" or perhaps my memories are through the rose-tinted spectacles that come with age. I cannot think that this ELRC will have 10% of the atmosphere of the old BLRCs. Admitted that because it was the top rider from each club, and there was sometimes quite a gap in ability between the top rider of one club, and the top rider of another club, there were sometimes heats where you knew the result. The only thing which I had against the BLRC was the fact that it was not a neutral venue. The Aces top rider(s) always had home advantage. Just wish we could make the annual pilgrimage to Hyde Road at the end of the season though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garf Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 If you haven't seen the line up yet here you go. LINE-UP (in riding order): 1. Peter Karlsson (Wolves), 2. Charlie Gjedde (Reading), 3. Leigh Adams (Swindon), 4. Chris Louis (Ipswich), 5. Hans Andersen (Peterborough), 6. Andreas Jonsson (Arena-Essex), 7. Krzysztof Kasprzak (Poole), 8. Nicki Pedersen (Eastbourne), 9. Tony Rickardsson (Oxford), 10. Jason Crump (Belle Vue), 11. Greg Hancock (Reading), 12. Lee Richardson (Swindon), 13. Bjarne Pedersen (Poole), 14. Mark Loram (Ipswich), 15. Scott Nicholls (Coventry), 16. Ryan Sullivan (Peterborough). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This line-up looks a lot more tough than any to come in the GP circus this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smug Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Hope Nichols has better luck at the end of the week than he did at the start of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest witches Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Hope Nichols has better luck at the end of the week than he did at the start of it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hope he doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Arthur_* Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 hope he doesn't <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hope he does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliv Clav Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Lets just hope that AJ does the decent thing and withdraws,and lets a true 2006 Arena rider represent their club. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It seems this will happen. Due to his illness AJ is apparently still stranded in Poland and hasn't been allowed to board a flight home to Sweden, let alone fly over here. Joonas is next in our averages. So, providing he hasn't other commitments, which may be the case, he should ride in it. If not then Johnno will be next in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cheetahhawk Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 It seems this will happen. Due to his illness AJ is apparently still stranded in Poland and hasn't been allowed to board a flight home to Sweden, let alone fly over here. Joonas is next in our averages. So, providing he hasn't other commitments, which may be the case, he should ride in it. If not then Johnno will be next in line. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well then I hope that both AJ and Joonas can't get there at least I will have someone I like in the meeting as well as David Howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Cat from Mars Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Do you know Gem I went to a few BLRCs and I can't say that I can remember many riders "Not being bothered" or perhaps my memories are through the rose-tinted spectacles that come with age. I cannot think that this ELRC will have 10% of the atmosphere of the old BLRCs. Admitted that because it was the top rider from each club, and there was sometimes quite a gap in ability between the top rider of one club, and the top rider of another club, there were sometimes heats where you knew the result. The only thing which I had against the BLRC was the fact that it was not a neutral venue. The Aces top rider(s) always had home advantage. Just wish we could make the annual pilgrimage to Hyde Road at the end of the season though <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I always thought that Hyde Road was the perfect venue for the BLRC, and I'm not being biased as an Aces fan. Hyde Road was the fairest track in the country, and this is proved by how few times an Aces rider won it! No domestic track can ever recreate that atmosphere now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazaar3 Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Great line up for this meeting but I am very disappointed why Tony wont or cant since he is the only rider who matches Crumpy for speed round Poole. Dont suppose anybody knows the prize money for this meeting do they? I will say in no particular order that the finalists will be Bjarne, Adams, Crump and Nicholls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Looks like a very busy weekend for BP. A couple of meetings for Poole today, then over to Poland for Rybnik versus Torun tomorrow, back to Blighty for the ELRC on Sunday and then off to Poland for Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scott nicholls englands no1 Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Hope Nichols has better luck at the end of the week than he did at the start of it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hope scott breaks the track record, like he did at coventry tonight hope andersen enjoys watching the gp's on the tele.hehehehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chips Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 hope scott breaks the track record, like he did at coventry tonight hope andersen enjoys watching the gp's on the tele.hehehehehehe <{POST_SNAPBACK}> at least hans has won a gp, something snottie will never do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 hope andersen enjoys watching the gp's on the tele.hehehehehehe What a stupid comment - I think Hans Andersen's absence from the GP scene in 2006 is speedway's loss. He has started the season in sensational form and is more that worthy of a GP place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottymelloty Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 anybody know the new official line up then if Rickardsson and Jonsson arnt taking part, thanks (would howe and kylmakorpi just take over rickardsson and Jonsson draw position ??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hungry wolf Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 personally i'd love to see Pepe get the nod. Started the season in superb form and would only enhance the entertainment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Whats with all these unregistered people? Mod note - They're not unregistered people, just unregistered Forum members. No need to panic. Forecast is for a warm overcast day. So the meeting is 100% guarenteed to go ahead. I think we will see some great racing tomorrow with Bjarne Pedersen the slight favourite, with Crump, Nicholls and PK also in the mix. NP could be a spoiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PanthersChamp06 Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Would be nice to see Hans and Ryan up there, but I think the Final will be Scott, Nicki, Bjarne and Crump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 after what i heard happened at Eastbourne yesterday.... Nicki, Bjarne, Kasprzak and Andersen for good measure would be a entertaining final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 From what my spies tell me the racing at Wimborne Road this season hasnt exactly been exciting. We all know the only reason it is being staged here is cos Matthew Ford is pally with the big wigs at Sky. It should have been held at a much more exciting track for racing Saddlebow Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Turner Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 To be fair though, Poole will have at least twice the crowd that King's Lynn would have got. In fact I doubt anywhere would get the same size crowd as Poole will get. And let's not forget that speedway is a sport for the paying public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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