Pollyanna Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Not from Cornwall? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well done Team GB and a special Congratulations to Eddie Kennett. You proved you CAN ride Coventry and you did yourself, your country and the Pirates proud tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Just watched the replay (I get on tele a couple of times, so anyone wanting an autograph in the next few only has to ask ) and how lucky was Jonas when eh was on his joker? Firstly he was 3rd when all hell broke lose to get the re-run and secondly, he crashed as Kerr crashed yet got back in the re-run. I wonder if those at the trakc who look at me in astonishment when I pointed out only Chris Kerr was excluded will realise I was right with the benefit of the same replay?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Not a totally surprising result TBH even though it looked like being close in the beginning with Richardson coming last and Stead second in the opening heats. In the end, it was never any doubt on who were winning...unfortunately. Happy to see Jonas Davidsson in that kind of form once again on the international stage after his reserve rides in the Eskilstuna Grand Prix earlier this season. Great work Jonas! Also happy to see Lee Richardson coming back strong and finishing with a credible 11 point, not giving all the Rico bashers on this forum a reason to gloat. A huge well done to the Russians as well, I actually found myself to be cheering them as much as the Swedes sometimes! They had more riders troubling the opposition than the Americans, and I'm looking forward to seeing them once again on Thursday. Gizatullin and especially Saifutdinov are just so exciting, Darkin mixed it better than expected based on his early season results and (Roman) Ivanov tried hard for his 4 points. Gafurov can do much better, hopefully he will show that in Leszno. Roll on Thursday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 (edited) I thought it developed into a very good meeting after a few processional races at the start. Good crowd too. One in the eye for all you forum pessimists. Great result for GB, and we needed it with Poland and the Aussies in the race-off. Like others I can't understand why Magnus Karlsson was reserve for Sweden, but maybe his Swedish form is better than his British form. It was great to see all the British team doing well, especially Stead and Kennett, and I think we can challenge for the title in Poland. Ain't gonna be easy though. Oh, those Russians! Loved them and was rooting for them to get through even if they do murder our citizens in sushi bars. Fantastic entertainment. Whoever thought that Renat Gafurov would be the quiet man of the Russian team. Not sure how they'd go round Eastbourne though! I warned you about Jonas, did I not? International Jonas has shown on several occasions that he's a different kettle of fish to EL Jonas. He'll probably be in the GPs soon! Edited July 17, 2007 by Grachan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beesboybert Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 (edited) Just watched the replay (I get on tele a couple of times, so anyone wanting an autograph in the next few only has to ask ) and how lucky was Jonas when eh was on his joker? Firstly he was 3rd when all hell broke lose to get the re-run and secondly, he crashed as Kerr crashed yet got back in the re-run. I wonder if those at the trakc who look at me in astonishment when I pointed out only Chris Kerr was excluded will realise I was right with the benefit of the same replay?! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I said the same about Jonas at the time of the heat. Apart from that he was very impressive though. Must've been on his Swedish league bikes. as For GB I was delighted to see Eddie do as well as he did, the boy looked like he was pooping his pants when interviewed before the meeting, but he knuckled down and did a very good job for his country, well done son! And as for Scotty - Captain fantastic! That ride against Hancock was brilliant, the way he chopped down on the last bend was excellent and it looks like the boy is back and hopefully proved some knockers wrong last night Edited July 17, 2007 by beesboybert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyderd Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Excellant result,poor racing to begin with,with very little passing but as the meeting progressed the racing did get a little better,oh do i wish the meeting was on a weekend,we left straight after work,after an hour of nose to tail driving,it was obvious we would not make the start time so we turned back and got home just in time for the parade lap on the Harleys,(mind you,it did mean we could have a curry whilst watching it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFI THURSDAY Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Well done Team GB you all did what was asked of you no matter whether it looked processional or not at the beginning!!! I cheered for every one of you in every race,just because i am a premier league supporter and none of you ride for my team it made no difference what so ever,you are all british and have been asked to do a job, which you all did and i for one are very proud of you all and very proud to be British!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whippy Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 GB even got a showing on the BBC sports news this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfromcov Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 my only complaint after waiting 50 minutes to get in... open some more bloody gates, just got inside for the first heat! i agree they should bring it down to m20 heats finishing at 11pm just too long! i'm alright as im local but anyone travelling and then getting up to work this morning musty be shatered! loved the russians, can we have one please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 my only complaint after waiting 50 minutes to get in... open some more bloody gates, just got inside for the first heat! i agree they should bring it down to m20 heats finishing at 11pm just too long! i'm alright as im local but anyone travelling and then getting up to work this morning musty be shatered! loved the russians, can we have one please <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe if they had opened more gates, they wouldn't have had to delay the start, therefore it would have finished earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jasper Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Worst track at brandon for a long time, well done to the boys, some of the gates they made were excellent. Nicholls was fantastic, Swedes were very very lucky with the amount of stoppages when they were in poor positions. Well done to the gb boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Ridgeon Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 (edited) I know that there has been much questioning of the inclusion of Mikael Max in the Swedish team last night but as a blinkered Wolves fan I have to say I enjoyed seeing him back in action Not so sure about the inclusion of Magnus Karlsson though (even from a blinkered Wolves fan point of view ) Does anyone else think that when AJ dropped out and Max came in the Swedes thought they'd save themselves a few bob and select a reserve who wouldn't have far to travel Anyway, enough of this Sweden natter. Much as I enjoyed Wolves taking on Team GB, Russia and Greg Hancock last night ( ) and cheered them all the way, big congratulations to Team GB on a very professional performance and big thumbs up to the Russians too for being very entertaining Edited for time travel Edited July 17, 2007 by Vic Ridgeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 (edited) I know that there has been much questioning of the inclusion of Mikael Max in the Swedish team last night but as a blinkered Wolves fan I have to say I enjoyed seeing him back in action Not so sure about the inclusion of Magnus Karlsson though (even from a blinkered Wolves fan point of view ) Does anyone else think that when AJ dropped out and Max came in the Swedes thought they'd save themselves a few bob and select a reserve who wouldn't have far to travel well there are other riders who are in a better form and they have equipment in Britain as well, Zetterström, Kim Jansson and Stefan Andersson who all are better then MK and possibly also MM. Edited July 17, 2007 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Ridgeon Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Totally agree. Just nice to see the Max again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Blue Bee Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Well done to the GB boys - excellent performance from the inspirational skipper topped by his fantastic pass inside Greg. Particularly pleased to see young Kennett ride so well and did he look like he really wanted it after that first victory. I for one was a little worried before hand as for some reason he has really struggled in the past at Brandon on a track not that dissimilar to Poole. If the boys can ride like this on Saturday perhaps they can just pull of a surprise??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSR Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Agreed it was not the best racing track at Brandon this year, however does everyone realize that only 4 or miles away the Heavens opened and had that happenened over Coventry Stadium the match could not have continued have it been heavily laid in shale. Whether it was Olsen infuence or not it was shrewd not to make it too deep and to ensure that the meeting could complete without many people being sent home some long distances following a rainoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Good crowd, nice and noisy...great sweets, nice and juicy...good friends, nice and stupid. Right back at ya!! Unfortunately I then had my night ended by an articulated truck removing the left hand side of my van, fortunately no-one was sat there ! ...never mind, it didn't ruin the night <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Firstly he was 3rd when all hell broke lose to get the re-run and secondly, he crashed as Kerr crashed yet got back in the re-run. I wonder if those at the trakc who look at me in astonishment when I pointed out only Chris Kerr was excluded will realise I was right with the benefit of the same replay?! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called that on the terrace. Mr Turner didn't agree!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The track was completely different to normal, and much worse for it. It was a nothing track early on with only one line. Very boring for the first half, with only Jonas providing a real race. It got better as the little bit of dirt there was started to move out. It did at least mean it was worth chasing it up to the fence. Still, the flip side is that it made the track easier to ride. That worked out well for the Russians (may not have gone so well had it been as grippy as usual), and also for Lee and Ed. Lee - Crap first ride, but did a really good solid job after that. Ed - Mostly a great performance from him, with a couple of blips. Good to see him ride well and gain confidence at this level. I hope he can take it into the final and get stuck in. Steady - Similar to Ed in that there were a couple of blips, but very much job done. On the whole a great performance. Needs more grip to come from the back because he hasn't got the outright speed that Chris and Scott displayed. Chris - Only slipped up once, but was pure class apart from that. Almost certain to have scored a maximum on a normal Brandon race surface. You have to have seen his 3rd/4th bend blasts to believe he could have done it on the last lap. Scott - Superb display. Absolutely stunning. Very few people even get near Greg once he gets clear around Brandon let alone 'do' him like Scotty did. That last race burst from the back from class as well. Is the real Scotty Nicholls back with us? Well he certainly seems to have found that little extra that's been missing all season. Well done Scotty. Greg and Billy - Below par. Greg only won two heats. That's poor by his standards when you consider other points he dropped. Billy should be scoring about 6 or 7 at this level really. The other Americans all had a go and were generally in the mix on the first lap. They just lacked speed, and couldn't stay with the pace. Denis - Superb display. The cheers/congratulations for him were almost as loud as for the maximum by Scotty. Emil - It's a shame he got a bit over-excited a couple of times. He could have easily added quite a few points to his haul. Great to watch. The rest of the Russians were there or thereabouts all night, and helped justify their place in the race-off. Really entertaining racing from all of them. Even Danil getting stuck in when called on. Freddie - Got the job done. We wondered which Freddie would turn up. Somewhere in between. A couple of dodgy rides thrown in to what was a good night on the whole. PK - Read Greg. Below his best. Will/should be disappointed. Antonio - Sorry to see him get hurt, but he hasn't improved his Brandon form much. Really did get himself in a knot when he took the knock. Jonas - You'd have long odds on him top scoring. If he doesn't start showing this form in the EL whoever he's riding for at the time should tell him to sort or quit. He showed what he's capable of, and that's should be his target every time he steps over a bike from now on. Superb display of racing from him. I've never seen him ride and race anything like that. Pepsi and Magnus - Might not have done much but I'm can't see anyone else doing any better. The Pepsi was a bit flat but still picked up some useful points. Magnus is pretty good at Brandon. He had a tough opening ride. He came in at heat 15(?) when everyone else was dialled in, and had to face Greg and Scott(?). In his next ride he took a very creditable 2nd. I don't see why he's been dis'd so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 will be funny later, everyone will be going completely over the top if GB win comfortably, and so they should ... look at the group they're in, then look at the group from Saturday, considerably easier tonight. really looking forward to seeing the Russians, there's a couple in there that could cause a suprise or two, but Team GB should get high 50's or more points. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> and so it begins .... Jonathan Green tells Nicholls rather enthusiastically that GB won more races than Denmark did in their semi ... does Green not realise the difference between Australia & Poland, compared to Sweden (minus Jonsson), Russia and USA wonder if they'll win more races than Denmark when they have to contend with Gollob & co, Crump, Adams, or even the Russians on a more suitable track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Well done to the GB boys - excellent performance from the inspirational skipper topped by his fantastic pass inside Greg. Particularly pleased to see young Kennett ride so well and did he look like he really wanted it after that first victory. I for one was a little worried before hand as for some reason he has really struggled in the past at Brandon on a track not that dissimilar to Poole. If the boys can ride like this on Saturday perhaps they can just pull of a surprise??? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yea all we need is for 3 crap teams like last night to turn up instead of poland ,oz and denmark and we got a great chance . Get a grip . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Yea all we need is for 3 crap teams like last night to turn up instead of poland ,oz and denmark and we got a great chance . Get a grip . <{POST_SNAPBACK}> well said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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