Top Gun Event Sheffield

[Shoddy]

It's Thursday, it's Owlerton, it's raining.

 

Pretty wet on the ground and still a light drizzle but the sun is out and if the track is not too bad and there is no more heavy rain forecast this should be OK. I will try and post if it opens up over the stadium anytime before about 7ish.

[scribbler]

I can't find any updates for this meeting

[Bishbosh]

Neither can i....anybody help??!

[crikeythatsfast]

Its either rained off and no one bothered telling us on here, or they are having a fabulous time

[rhidassa]

Was trying to find updates and couldnt, grr! Been waiting impatiently for the result.

 

Edit: Top 3 on BSPA now - first was Adam Roynon, then Simon Lambert, then James Cockle. A result I'm pleased with.. Well done to all three, especially Simon. He's been riding pretty well lately.

Edited July 12, 2007 by rhidassa

[Fozzie4388]

Roynon 1st

Lambert 2nd

Cockle 3rd according to BSPA site.

[Greg]

Roynon is on some very fast bike now and seem to be flying where ever he goses

[Mr. Clemens]

First thing 10 out of 10 to the promotion for making sure the heats followed on one after the other in an efficient manner. The riders were out for the next race soon after those who had just finished racing went into the pits.

 

Other than that a lack lustre meeting with little passing

 

For me Adam Roynon was the worthy winner dropping only one point throughout the meeting.

 

Joe Haines was rightly declared the most exciting rider on the night

He was trying to electrify the meeting Chris Harris style - but a chain coming off - (I think) - and then falling off in another race defeated his objective but again 10 out of 10 for grasping the nettle and trying to entertain an audience - I thought - most of the riders were indifferent towards.

 

In mitigation the track hadn't been ridden on for a few weeks so perhaps it's harsh to judge the riders as not particularly prepared to get to grips with racing each other. Because the track might have needed being ridden on for awhile. The racing did get closer and more competitive as the night went on . But all in all it was a routine meeting that everyone seemed to be happy to get out of the way

 

 

Kudos to Ben Taylor for donating his evenings earnings to the Garry Stead Fund

Edited July 12, 2007 by Mr. Clemens

[spin king]

Good to get some speedway back, after the enforced absence. Some very impressive youngsters on show, one or two I would not mind seeing in Sheffield colours.

Well done to young Roynon, who looked far more faster than anybody else on the night.

Here is how I saw the riders performances;

 

(1) Ben Hopwood; Appeared to blow an engine in his first race which put pay to his riding for the rest of the night.

 

(2) Scott Anderson; Looked a bit uot of his depth.

 

(3) Shane Waldron; Started well but tailed of at the end.

 

(4) Karlis; This is what was in the programme for his name, sounds more like a wrestler than a speedway rider, again started pretty well but faded.

 

(5) James Cockle; Thisn was a meeting for him to win, and I reckon third placed will have disappointed him.

 

(6) Joe Haines; Did not score many points, but was very entertaining, has got a lovely style of riding and like some has said a style likened to Chris Harris.

 

(7) Byron Bekker; Got better as the meeting progressed, and if he had not looped at the sart of his last race he would have probably qualified for the semi.

 

(8) Adam Roynon; Rode well and was very fast, and deserved his win.

 

(9) Greg Blair; Had a stop and start kind of meeting, a win in his first heat, then two lasts, and then two wins, did reach semi, and did look as though he could be a useful rider.

 

(10) David Speight; Rode well, and made the semi, come on Conference teams somebody somewhere must be able to give this guy a try.

 

(11) Gary Flint; Looked out of his depth.

 

(12) Adam Chandler; Again out of his depth.

 

(13) Simon Lambert; My dark horse for the meeting and looked totally classy surely a Premier League place is there for him, or could I suggest to the Sheffield promotion that we get his signature for next season.

 

(14) Scott Richardson; Start with a blank which prove costly and he haad four second places, which mean't he just missed out on a smi final place,

 

(15) Jack Roberts; Fine performance, reached the final.

 

(16) Ben Taylor; Looked a little out of his class, probably needs to come to Sheffield more often.

Not the best meeting I have ever been but, was it not good to get a meeting, and see some speedway..

[M08]

For anyone that wanted the riders scores:

 

 

A. Roynon 14, J. Cockle 14, S. Lambert 14, J. Roberts 11, D Speight 9, G. Blair 9, B. Bekker 8, S. Waldron 8, S. Richardson 8, K. Ezergailis 5, J. Haines 5, S. Anderson 4, B. Taylor 4, G. Flint 2, A. Blackburn 2, A. Chandler 2, B. Hopwood 0.

 

Semi Final: 1. Lambert, 2. Roberts, 3. Blair, 4. Speight.

 

Final: 1. Roynon, 2. Lambert, 3. Cockle, 4. Roberts.

 

 

Taken from Sheffield site

[tigerblues]

(10) David Speight; Rode well, and made the semi, come on Conference teams            somebody somewhere must be able to give this guy a try.

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You must be joking. The amount of laps he's had at Sheffield he should have won the thing! Tried, tested and unfortunately proven to be no good

 

I do tend to agree with some of your other comments though SK. My rider of the night was Joe Haines, classy style and looks comfortable on the bike. I think he is only 15, is that correct? If so, the minute he turned 16 I'd be getting him signed up ready for us. Another one was Greg Blair, to say he's 16 he can definitely ride the bike, not ready for PL yet IMO so I'd agree with his decision to turn down Redcar, but he is definitely one to watch. I'll be watching out for these 2 young riders' results in the future, definitely.

Another thing that impressed me was Ben Taylor. Dunno how much he got on the night, don't really care tbh, the fact he gave it to Garry Stead was absolutely fantastic. Well done Ben

[spin king]

You must be joking. The amount of laps he's had at Sheffield he should have won the thing! Tried, tested and unfortunately proven to be no good 

 

I do tend to agree with some of your other comments though SK. My rider of the night was Joe Haines, classy style and looks comfortable on the bike. I think he is only 15, is that correct? If so, the minute he turned 16 I'd be getting him signed up ready for us. Another one was Greg Blair, to say he's 16 he can definitely ride the bike, not ready for PL yet IMO so I'd agree with his decision to turn down Redcar, but he is definitely one to watch. I'll be watching out for these 2 young riders' results in the future, definitely.

Another thing that impressed me was Ben Taylor. Dunno how much he got on the night, don't really care tbh, the fact he gave it to Garry Stead was absolutely fantastic. Well done Ben 

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I still think that David could do job for a Conference team,

[MattyHart]

But he has had CL teams in the past and still no-one has signed him up this year like a lot of riders about ATM,they aren't youngsters anymore and want to start thinking about retirement as they are/were no good at any level

[seanisnumber1]

But he has had CL teams in the past and still no-one has signed him up this year like a lot of riders about ATM,they aren't youngsters anymore and want to start thinking about retirement as they are/were no good at any level

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Quite right the conference league should be for young riders only mainly under 21 to help them get started in their careers not for 16 year olds to get demoralised by being beaten by the likes of Seemond Stephens and Buzz Burrows!!

[spin king]

How old do you think that David Speight really is, and how the hell can you compare hin to Stephens and Buzz Burrows.

[pjplymouthdevil]

Quite right the conference league should be for young riders only mainly under 21 to help them get started in their careers not for 16 year olds to get demoralised by being beaten by the likes of Seemond Stephens and Buzz Burrows!!

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The older riders in the conference league play leading roles and are extremely valuable. These riders have a lot of experience and in Seemond’s case, I know that he spends a lot of time with the Plymouth riders on bike set-ups and riding styles e.t.c. How do you think that riders like Woffinden, Auty and Roynon would progress without having to compete against top riders who have 'been there, done that'.... these riders are irreplaceable because of their experience and if the likes of Seemond and Buzz did not ride, the CL wouldn’t prepare riders for the move up to PL racing.

[seanisnumber1]

How old do you think that David Speight really is, and how the hell can you compare hin to Stephens and Buzz Burrows.

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A wasn't really comparing him to them two but it may have sounded like that...i understand what you are saying 'pj' but perhaps they should be employed as rider coaches at clubs like that then!!

[godmother]

I think Dave Speight is about 25 and to be honest is only riding speedway as a hobby. He is also a resonable grasstracker. He doesn't need the money by any means(don't be fooled by his appearance!)but the lad has been called upon to travel all over the country with Conference teams when other riders either could'nt or would'nt.Don't knock him too much and don't be so judgemental. Not every second halfer thinks they will be the next World Champ!

[tigerblues]

How old do you think that David Speight really is, and how the hell can you compare hin to Stephens and Buzz Burrows.

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He's got to be at least Birko's age, come on the guy's been around forever and he's no more than a 2nd halfer, and no offence intended but his hobby is basically beating kids.

[MattyHart]

I beleive that the likes of stephens and burrows are fine to ride in the CL as they provide much needed experience/knowledge to younger lads,but the likes of speight,birkinshaw etc are never going to get better than CL really and are taking the places of these young lad.