Al Stewart Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Anyone know who filmed the meeting and if so where I can get a copy must have material for all Comets fans Clean Cut Sports - CLEAN CUT SPORTS 52 Claverdon Road Coventry CV5 7HP TELEPHONE: 02476 464 647 07885 221 123 FAX: 0870 442 1795 E-MAIL: Sales enquiries: sales@cleancutsports.com General enquiries: info@cleancutsports.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam 74 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Posted this on Bears forum, my views on the meeting: A very good meeting with very good racing and controversy. Very bad traffic on the way down to Somerset, came on the radio that the police were retrieving stone pillars from the road after a crash and that messed up the 'M' something for 4 junctions long. Havvy never got there until late but that was due to the traffic being so bad. He wasn't on the pace at all whilst Ty was once again very impressive. Maybe Havvy blew his engine in Heat 15 on Thursday and was on his 2nd bike, although i still would expect him to do better than 3 points. But nevermind, we beat the Geordies. The Reading vs Somerset semi brought one of the worst decisions i have ever seen. Lemmo beat Doyle by a bike length (and some) and the referee gave 3rd to Doyle! With Ostergaard winning the race, whoever came 3rd would have put his team through but the ref fixed it in Somerset's favour. Even the Somerset fans on the back straight were going mental thinking they had thrown it away, until of course the announcer gets on the mic and says Somerset were through! The final was a great race, everyone wanting Workington to win because of the previous fixed decision, and when Kramer was pushed wide everyone started cheering.........and kept cheering when Workington won. The presentation saw everyone (including me) rightly booing the Somerset riders and cheering both the Reading and Workington lads. Somerset should have owned upto the fact they shouldnt have been there. You like to over exagerate dont you?? Beat him by a bike length and more? are you being serious? i was by the start and i could hardly tell! As for Doyley admiting he lost..what planet are you on? as said above that would have put him in serious trouble.. it dosnt work quite like that! The only things you were right on, was a truly great night of speedway and Ty proctor...What a rider!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marron Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Clean Cut Sports - CLEAN CUT SPORTS 52 Claverdon Road Coventry CV5 7HP TELEPHONE: 02476 464 647 07885 221 123 FAX: 0870 442 1795 E-MAIL: Sales enquiries: sales@cleancutsports.com General enquiries: info@cleancutsports.com Who were the people stood on bend 2 on the paving outside the new bar? I am sure i saw a GRT Media sign on their equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marron Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 As for Doyley admiting he lost..what planet are you on? as said above that would have put him in serious trouble.. it dosnt work quite like that! If i were in his position i would not have admitted it, but if he is going to admit it today to everyone.........why not do it on Friday? Seems like he would have been better off keeping his trap shut and continued to let people get on with airing their own views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam 74 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 If i were in his position i would not have admitted it, but if he is going to admit it today to everyone.........why not do it on Friday? Seems like he would have been better off keeping his trap shut and continued to let people get on with airing their own views. Im not sure i cant talk for him.. Maybe he has seen a replay? Maybe he wanted to wind the Reading fans up even more? In reality he was never going to do it friday was he? no rider would.. As for the boo's, only the ref was to blame.. i can understand Reading fans wanting to boo Doyley after the incident with Madsen a month or two ago.. but for a neutral like yourself?.. think it was unfair after the entertainment himself and Emil (and most other riders) put on for everyone.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutz Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) Gotta say that the Pairs was the best meeting i've seen there. I've been to a couple at the OTA and haven't been overly impressed (that though could've been due to relatively weak opposition)... But the track stood up remarkably well.. I actually slowed down, driving to this meeting, thinking there's no way this can be on.. But about 5miles from the track, the weather cleared a little, and it seems as though it hadn't rained for a little while at the track!! Can this be another track with a dodgy weather system like Armadale??? Anyway, for our pair, I thought Matty deserved so much better. Was one of the better performers on the day and wasn't far behind catching the Sheffield boys when he started from 15 back... Willie I thought was poor. Seemed to be going backwards in each ride, and definitely expect much more on our league visit there. The way Matty rode, certainly bodes well for the league match later in the season, as Ryan, Thomas, Matty and Andrew should go well round there... It'll be Aaron's first match, and I'm not sure it's a track that suits Derek all that much... Just hope Willie can support a lot more than Friday showed... From the rest, as stated, Ty Proctor was very impressive considering it was his first visit there, Jason Bunyan also used his knowledge of the track, and I thought Craig Watson was also quite impressive (well moreso than in the PL match at Perry Barr against us a couple of weeks ago:) )... Sheffield confuse me... Both are very talented riders, that I thought would have been big dangers on this track, but they seemed more set on racing each other??!! The semi, was wrongly called by the Ref. Doyle was beaten - gotta say it was a superb 4 lap battle that deserved to be called correctly. It wasn't. Though a previous poster said it was the worst decisions he'd seen by a referee... Obviously only needed to wait another 24hrs till the GP at Cardiff for that title to be taken:-) The final was a belter. Can't agree with anybody that says what Doyle did was downright dangerous in the Final. He tried what any rider would've done in the final and slow the Workington boys to allow his partner a chance. Don't think he deliberately cut Nieminen up, as he was trying to slow both Comets down. If anything, I think Nermark got in Kauko's way at times, with his fast into the corner then turning tightly in the middle style. Nermark definitely had the chance on every corner to get past Doyle, but Rode as a pairing - showing the rest how it's done. Superb race by all... But it can't be easy trying to team ride behind a slower rider in front and resisting the temptation to overtake...!!! This I think was the main problem... Final word was for the half dozen Workington supporters at the start finish straight during the presentations. Why boo the riders? And moreso, why also chant all the time during the presentation of your own riders? I never heard a word either of the Comets said at the end... It was all light hearted until a woman started with the fingers to the Somerset supporters shouting obscenities to them... Why? Totally uncalled for... However, I thought better of it, when the war of "We are top of the league" chants started flying... I was about to say that both sets of supporters are kinda forgetting about Edinburgh - sitting nicely in 3rd with matches in hand on both teams... Thought it wise, just to have a wry smile to myself... Congrats to Worky.. Let down by some supporters off the track, but otherwise worthy winners. Edited June 30, 2008 by Nutz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jamie Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 The way Matty rode, certainly bodes well for the league match later in the season, as Ryan, Thomas, Matty and Andrew should go well round there... It'll be Aaron's first match Aaron made his Monarchs' debut at the OTA last season. as for Matthew, he beat that Zetterstrom chappy round there so i would guess Friday wasn't a fluke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutz Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Aaron made his Monarchs' debut at the OTA last season. Oops!! as for Matthew, he beat that Zetterstrom chappy round there so i would guess Friday wasn't a fluke Matty Certainly looked good round the OTA so here's looking forward to watching a decent league match down there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Well if there was any arguement in anybodies mind about Somerset being the best racetrack in the country , i think Friday night proved that beyond any doubt. If you survive the trials and tribulations of the M5 , then you are rewarded with speedway heaven . There are just so many lines on the track and you just couldn't take your eyes off the meeting for a second there was that much happening . Without doubt the best meeting i have seen for many a season , even if the referee made one hell of a mistake in the semi-final . I was on the back straight and could clearly see Lemon got up and even filled my programme in accordingly . Even the centre-green announcer was congratulating Reading . But that aside the best team on the night deservingly took the title and roll on next year . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTL Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Well if there was any arguement in anybodies mind about Somerset being the best racetrack in the country , i think Friday night proved that beyond any doubt. If you survive the trials and tribulations of the M5 , then you are rewarded with speedway heaven . There are just so many lines on the track and you just couldn't take your eyes off the meeting for a second there was that much happening . Without doubt the best meeting i have seen for many a season , even if the referee made one hell of a mistake in the semi-final . I was on the back straight and could clearly see Lemon got up and even filled my programme in accordingly . Even the centre-green announcer was congratulating Reading . But that aside the best team on the night deservingly took the title and roll on next year . Have to agree with Paulco - without the benifit of ale this time. Was on best behaviour this time (all weekend ) since she who must be obeyed was on annual pilgrimage to Cardiff. We battled through the wind and the rain and the traffic to get there - it make the rush hour traffic on the M8 / Kingston Bridge in Glasgow a walk in the park by comparison. It was like a mobile car park getting out of Cardiff, round Newport, round Bristol before getting on to the M5 ! Then there was the driving rain which magically cleared up a mile from the track. Absolutely brilliant meeting on an excellently prepared racing track to which the somerset track staff should be applauded and commended for. They certainly know how to prepare a race-track Mr Olsen!!! Also thanks to the car park staff who allowed us into the nearest car park so we missed less of the meeting. Congrats to Worky for winning - made a lot of Glasgow fans very happy for Kake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylinenhare5-1 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Final on youtube now: PL Pairs Final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Straight Steve Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 What a fantastic meeting this was with loads off passing lines and riders prepared to use them. Congratulations to Somerset in in creating was has to be as good a track in surface and shape as anywhere in the country Personally I was not disappointed with Sheffield reaching the semi final and the 3rd final run off give us a titanic battle between Compton and Osterguaard (who was clearly the best rider of the night) On the Lemon/Doyle race - I was on the top bend and in no position to tell but the the best way to determine the result is the riders body language after the race. Lemon was punching the air with glee and Doyle was head down back to the pits. The riders always know and it was obvious to all No one could fail to be entertained at this meeting and the only unhappy people would be Reading fans at the injustice of it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marron Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Congratulations to Somerset in in creating was has to be as good a track in surface and shape as anywhere in the country Glyn Taylor built and designed the track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Diamond Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Congratulations to Workington on winning the pairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilK Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Well if there was any arguement in anybodies mind about Somerset being the best racetrack in the country , i think Friday night proved that beyond any doubt. Certainly agree Paulco, is it any coincidence that the best Speedway racing I've seen this season has been at Somerset, Redcar and Scunthorpe? All fairly recent new tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marron Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Certainly agree Paulco, is it any coincidence that the best Speedway racing I've seen this season has been at Somerset, Redcar and Scunthorpe? All fairly recent new tracks. 2 built by the little Aussie who goes byt the name of Glyn Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelb Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 2 built by the little Aussie who goes byt the name of Glyn Taylor And none of them having to cope with being inside a greyhound track - if only all new stadia could do the same!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvyn william hemborough Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 for the matter on the booing at the end it was reading fans around 20 of them and they were disgraceful there was four of us rebels at the start line and they were really nasty to us swearing so we stood up for our team and were actually louder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 for the matter on the booing at the end it was reading fans around 20 of them and they were disgraceful there was four of us rebels at the start line and they were really nasty to us swearing so we stood up for our team and were actually louder Of course you should stick up for your team . I'm not condoning any nastiness , but i can understand the Reading fan's frustrations . If my team had been robbed of a place in final the way their's had , then i would have been upset . However the object of their disgust should have been the incompetant referee , not the Somerset riders or fans . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvyn william hemborough Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Of course you should stick up for your team . I'm not condoning any nastiness , but i can understand the Reading fan's frustrations . If my team had been robbed of a place in final the way their's had , then i would have been upset . However the object of their disgust should have been the incompetant referee , not the Somerset riders or fans . no it was us they were condemming a bloke behind us on the disabled patio with a reading falg called us dirty rebel b******s which got us really wired up if you know what i mean and also the man doing the music in the box came down and told us that the ref had it on video thatdoyle passed the line first who would you belive someone who can see a video and can replay or fans who saw it once at fast speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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