Championship Of Gb

[Dekker]

Doubt Kennett had any say in the decision, but tbh Eddie isnt likely to be much better than a good EL 2nd string despite the silver spoon treatment.

 

Why should we get behind eddie chris? do you get behind other young riders or is this just a club bias?

Edited June 10, 2006 by Dekker

[Chris]

Club bias

[salty]

Move on fella. You have already mentioned him pulling out of the mickey mouse under21 world cup and should not get rewarded due to that fact on many other threads. Methinks he would have got more benefit from a good performance in the EL on Monday rather than face the might of Germany B.

 

Anyway he won the qualifier so he has as much right to be there as anyone.

 

Get behind our young riders instead of having a dig.

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Two other threads actually, which I don't think qualifies as many. Do you actually think he would have got more benefit from riding at Arlington than travelling to a foreign track to represent his country?

The late withdrawal of the Latvians has unfortunately cast doubt on the validity of the World Under 21 Cup but the young Danes and Germany 1 were no mean opposition.

Don't know who took the decision for Eddie and Lewis to withdraw from the event, but surely international experience on foreign tracks is all important.

Can you not see a lack of consistency with the way Loram has been treated?

[TwoMinuteWarning]

Dean Barker has withdrawn from the meeting

[shingle]

i think joe screen will put on a good show, home track and he is riding well

[seanisnumber1]

Is Carl Wilkinson riding for Dean Barker then??

Anymore changes??

[crazysue]

Updates on this meeting will be available Here

[Vincent Vega]

Has anyone any updates on the injuries sustained to Floppy and Paul Hurry? Thanks people.

[Rob B]

Dean Barker has withdrawn from the meeting

 

Couldn't be arsed you mean, we knew he wasn't going to turn up before last nights Eastbourne meeting, he didn't even tell anyone at Belle Vue that he wasn't turning up.

 

Has anyone any updates on the injuries sustained to Floppy and Paul Hurry? Thanks people.

 

I think Floppy will be fine, just banged his leg I think. Hurry was taken by ambulence, off the track, looked a bit more serious.

[crazysue]

FIM World Championship Qualifying Round

British Championship

No Semi-Final - TOP FOUR IN GRAND FINAL

Nicholls beats Screen, Stead, Harris

NICHOLLS SCREEN STEAD HARRIS

13= Harris, Nicholls 12= Screen 11= S.Stead

11= Smith Lanham

 

 

1 Edward Kennett

3 2 0 1 2 = 8

2 Lee Richardson

2 0 2 2 2 = 8

3 Carl Wilkinson

F F 0 2 1 = 3

4 Simon Stead 3rd

1 3 2 3 2 = 11

5 Oliver Allen

1 1 1 3 0 = 6

6 Joe Screen 2nd

2 2 3 2 3 = 12

7 David Norris

3 2 N N N = 5

8 David Howe

0 1 2 1 3 = 7

9 Chris Harris 4th

3 3 3 1 3 = 13

10 Garry Stead

0 1 X 1 1 = 3

11 Scott Nicholls CHAMPION

2 3 2 3 3 = 13

12 Andy Smith

1 2 3 3 2 = 11

13 Ricky Ashworth

2 M 3 E E = 5

14 Leigh Lanham

3 3 1 2 1 = 10

15 Paul Hurry

1 1 - - - = 2

16 Chris Neath

0 0 1 X 1 = 2

17 Benji Compton

- 0 1 0 F = 1

18 Jonathon Bethell

- - 0 0 0

 

 

HT01;

KENNETT, Richardson, S.Stead f.rem, Wilkinson fell.

Wilkinson fell after Richardson made contact and he fell. Stead leading well clear until he lifted off turn two and fell.

HT02;

NORRIS, Screen, Allen, Howe.

Howe was leading until picking up extra drive and nearly fell. All three went through. Track looks well dicey

HT03;

HARRIS, Nicholls, Smith, G.Stead

Harris ny a mile but close for second with a few passes on each other.

HT04;

LANHAM, Ashworth, Hurry, Neath

Ashworth leading but struggled on track and Lanham gets through on last lap to win

HT05;

HARRIS, Kennett, Allen, Compton fell. (Ashworth ex 2 mins)

Harris by a mile again while Kennett had to pass Allen off fourth bend lap one.

HT06;

LANHAM, Screen, G.Stead, Richardson.

Screen from last to second and Richardson does the opposite.

HT07;

NICHOLLS, Norris, Hurry, Wilkinson fell.

Wilko third on first lap but falls on his own this time.

HT08;

S.STEAD, Smith, Howe, Neath

Smith got close, but nearly lost control. Track now very dusty.

6= Harris, Lanham 5= Kennett, Norris, Nicholls 4= Screen, S.Stead 3= Smith

HT09;

SCREEN, Nicholls, Neath, Kennett

Laurel and Hardy bring up the rear.

HT10; Hurry injured in original staging

SMITH, Richardson, Allen, Bethell.

From the gate

HT11;

HARRIS, Howe, Lanham, Wilkinson.

Harris last out of gate but is leading by end of first lap. Track very very dusty.

HT12; Norris withdraws from re-run but will be back

ASHWORTH, S.Stead, Compton, G.Stead ex. (Norris withdrawn)

Local PL rider beats home track favourite

 

AT no INTERVAL = 9= Harris 7= Screen, Nicholls, Lanham 6= Smith, S.Stead 5= Kennett, Norris, Ashworth 4= Richardson

 

 

HT13; Norris withdrawn

SMITH, Lanham, Kennett, Bethell.

Smith passes Kennett on lap three and Kennet then stops but still coasts around for point.

HT14;

NICHOLLS, Richardson, Howe, Ashworth ef.

Ashworth was third but bike packs up and he puinches the bike in disgust.

HT15;

ALLEN, Wilkinson, G.Stead f.rem, Neath fell ex.

Neath does 360 and excluded. In the re-run, G.Stead falls but remounts for point.

HT16;

S.STEAD, Screen, Harris, Compton.

5-1 to the Aces

 

With one race left each, the top six is already decided

10= Nicholls, Harris, 9= Smith, Screen, S.Stead, Lanham 6= Kennett, Richardson, Allen

 

HT17;

HOWE, Kennett, G.Stead, Bethell.

From the gate

HT18;

HARRIS, Richardson, Neath,

Richardson gated but Bomber passed him on first lap.

HT19;

SCREEN, Smith, Wilkinson, Ashworth ef.

Track so bad times are now around 65-66 seconds. Track record 57 !

HT20;

NICHOLLS, S.Stead, Lanham, Allen

Nicholls from the back

 

 

FINAL; HARRIS - NICHOLLS - SCREEN - STEAD

NICHOLLS, Screen, S.Stead, Harris.

Harris chose gate 4 but got left for dead and Nicholls goes clear.

[Rob B]

Was an ok meeting, some decent races, few incidents.Was one of the hottest days of the year and quite breezy wasn't good for the track, there was no dust until heat 10, they were trying to damp it every 2 heats but it was practically just evaporating.

[Rob B]

Simon Stead had his shoulder heavily strapped today, meetings the last two nights, haven't done it much good.

[lucifer sam]

Could someone please confirm the World Championship qualifiers.

 

Thanks.

 

All the best

Rob

[SuzieQ]

What was the crowd like today?

[John Leslie]

Couldn't be arsed you mean, we knew he wasn't going to turn up before last nights Eastbourne meeting, he didn't even tell anyone at Belle Vue that he wasn't turning up.

I think Floppy will be fine, just banged his leg I think. Hurry was taken by ambulence, off the track, looked a bit more serious.

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Hopefully Barker will be heavily fined for his failure to turn up.

 

He was riding for his club last night and didn't get injured. In fact, although he didn't officially withdraw from the meeting, most people had heard the rumour before yesterday's meeting that he wasn't going to turn up.

 

If Barker isn't heavily fined it makes a mockery of the Mark Loram situation.

Loram didn't sign the form to enter for BSPA events as he didn't want to commit to them all.

But Barker clearly did sign and should be punished for breaching the contract.

 

If he gets away with it, Loram will think "I could have signed the form and still refused to turn up for meetings with no punishment"

[Phil The Ace]

Just got back and only 3 things to say

 

3. What da F**k was that track,awfull

 

2. Merideth as got to be sacked

 

3. well done scotty

[seanisnumber1]

Quiet a decent meeting, crowd wasn't that great, few more than a Belle Vue meeting.

Best four got to the final with Smudger and Lanham also providing some good entertainment. Bomber deserved to win the meeting on the heat performances but chose the wrong gate in yellow and was at the back from the start.

Richardson was dreadful and I would not pick him for the world cup.

 

Great effort from Ricky Ashworth at the meeting today. Was unlucky not to win his 1st heat after leading Lanham for 3 laps then catching the rut on the 2nd bend of the absolutley awful track. Second heat for Ricky was a combination of not hearing the 2 minutes and a bike problem, which wouldn't start.

Then his big heat of the night with a fine win over Simon Stead (The best Brit in the Elite League averages), with Ricky gating and Steady getting no where near. It went all quiet from the Belle Vue fans and Ricky definitley enjoyed that win.

Bike troubles in the last two rides cost him more points and a creditable finish but plenty of positives for him to take from the meeting. Good to see Ricky is getting more sponsors with Marshall Racing now a big sponsor for Ricky and setting him up with new leathers, team shirts and a pit stand, which made him look like a Grand prix rider.

 

Well done to Scotty on winning the meeting!!

 

The track was an absolute joke, with ruts on both bends and dust fling around from about heat 10!!

Edited June 11, 2006 by seanisnumber1

[iris123]

What was the crowd like today?

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Think they said 53 less than expected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not really....only 32 less.Some that signed had second thought come the day!

Edited June 11, 2006 by iris123

[Vincent Vega]

What happened with Paul Hurry crashing Rob? Will Screeny do the GP qualifiers?

[Rob B]

What happened with Paul Hurry crashing Rob?

 

Just slid off on the first bend, no one touched him.

 

Will Screeny do the GP qualifiers?

 

Who knows?