terrythetan Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Erm.....Tai Woffinden? Magnus Zetterstrom? 2010 GP riders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellers101 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Would he have won it anywhere else? Come on be honest! Of course he had home track advantage. Yes he did very well to win it but come on! How many times have Workington won the 4's at Workington? This is getting boring now please BSPA give your heads a shake and give us something neutral. Yes some of the PL boys double up but the don't ride on their EL tracks every week. After nearly 25 years following this sport I am becoming more and more frustrated by the lack of fairness. Major PL events on PL tracks and the double point joker in league matches. What a farce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondgurl Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Well done to ricky ashworth yes he was on his own track but still had to beat top class riders, had the top score after 5 heats and rode really well so deserved his win....congratulations. Secondly was on the third and fourth bend and the people booing ashworth when he won want to be ashamed of themselves, dont know who was doing it but ricky did nothing wrong, he won fair and square so what the booing was for i dont know. Well done to kenni, thought he was going to make the semi's after his first two rides but the last place in his fourth ride cost him....still a good effort from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Well done Ricky Ashworth. The 2 most entertaining riders on the day, Ricky and Darcy Ward. Would Ricky have won it anywhere other than Sheffield, probably not, but he really rocked today and was full value for the win. Sheffield should always be the home of the PLRC, great venue. ps I am not a Sheffield fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vog Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Not the best meeting in the world...infact, not the best meeting I have seen at Sheffield this season. Track seemed to dry out pretty quickly, which made passing pretty difficult unless you got lucky or the rider in front messed up. From a Stoke perspective, felt sorry for Bunyan, not the best gater in the world, and when the track is that dry, he was always going to struggle. Congratulations to Ashworth, top scorer in the heats, and won the final, but I can't help thinking that he wouldn't have won it anywhere else. This just proves that, on a given day, he was the best rider around his own track. The averages over a season don't lie, he is still the 3rd lowest number 1 in the league (Ahead of Larsen and Fisher) Still, congratulations to him, but can we please get it on a neutral track that isn't down south! Coventry would be ideal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJC71 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 What people need to remember is that neutral track has been tried and was a disaster money wise,so looking at the geography of the Premier League and the stadia and infrastructure Sheffield is the obvious choice for the PLRC, so at the end of the day the BSPA are always likely to award the meeting to Sheffield. Coventry held the PLRC for years without problems so saying a neutral track was a disaster is not true. A good win for Ricky but let's be honest, would he have won had it been held at a neutral track? Almost certainly not. It's very much like Workington winning the PL 4TT. It really doesn't mean anything. That's just a fact I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtobeat Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 but can we please get it on a neutral track that isn't down south! Coventry would be ideal! Definitely a good idea. Central and easy to access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJC71 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Would he have won it anywhere else? Come on be honest! Of course he had home track advantage. Yes he did very well to win it but come on! How many times have Workington won the 4's at Workington? This is getting boring now please BSPA give your heads a shake and give us something neutral. Yes some of the PL boys double up but the don't ride on their EL tracks every week. After nearly 25 years following this sport I am becoming more and more frustrated by the lack of fairness. Major PL events on PL tracks and the double point joker in league matches. What a farce! For the first time ever I agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Pretty much an ok meeting, far from a classic though. Well done to Ricky, performed well on the night. As far as staging the meeting at a neutral venue...unsure..sheffields fine by me..but then again I only live 45 mins away. Shame we can't make better use of Cardiff while we have it, GP on the Saturday, PLRC on the Sunday...would make a great weekend even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Kev Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Well done to Ricky Ashworth, totally deserved the win I thought he was awesome. Not a bad meeting expected better but there were some decent races. It dragged on but I thought they pushed the heats through very well its just they decided to hold the innterval after heat 12 rarther then the end of heat 20. What was that delay about after heat 20 it took them about 15 mins to come out and pick the gates for the semi, they should have had the interval then. Really a mixture of good and Bad from Lyonsy. he rode a great race to beat proctor in heat 19 after he was all over his tail. His other win over Ashworth and Compton in heat 12 was very good but he struggled for pace in his other rides. Would have loved to have seen Tomasz ride but thanks to the Polish autorities he didnt, which was a shame as Tomasz has been our number 1 for most of the season. Wernt surprised to see Darcy and Ty on the Rostrum but slightly to see David Howe there but he rode well so deserved it. Bit shocked with Makovskys performance thought he would have done much better then that. Good showings from Lawson, Compton and Larsen early on. Another big crowd the PLRC belongs at Sheffield no doubt about that. Although the car park is giving the Swindon Car Park a run for its money as the worst car park in British Speedway took us ages to get out. Still enjoyed my day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 (edited) Well done to Steve Mc, oops I mean Ricky Ashworth, that gate one and his obvious home track advantage stood him in good stead in the final, boo, me, maybe lol One more lap and Darcy would have got him, sure of it. Some nice moves made by our Boy Wonder, he didn't disappoint although no doubt he was disappointed himself not to have got top spot! Fantastic race between TT and Darcy in heat 4, thought experience was gonna win over youth but no, the little whipper snapper snuck through The action on the 1st and 2nd bends was not for the less committed riders, pleased to see that the only faller was the winner himself! Glad to be home, could hardly keep my eyes open towards Lynn .................... Sorry I missed the pub gathering, didn't go down the road far enough and in the end wasn't in as good time as I hoped, I heard that the beer and convo flowed nicely though Edited September 27, 2009 by Trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatekeeper522 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Just read posts,,40,41 and 45 again mmm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypilgrim Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Having missed the U-18 Final on Friday (due to a late invite to a suprise party for an old relative, don't ask !) I got the pass stamped for this afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed the meeting. I thought that the track was a little bumpy and did not provide great racing. However, some exciting 1st bends and a few overtakes kept things interesting in terms of deciding the semi - /and / finalists. Top four was a fair reflection of the meeting. I thought Ashcroft was class all day long ( and only rolled at the start a couple of times!). Ward was terriffic but did not have Ashworth's pace consistently. Looked sick as a parrott at the end, Elite League for him next year, so he has missed his only shot at this title, I presume. Proctor did not have a bad ride, but only won one Heat. Howe had some super blasts around the outside of turns 1 & 2, but found the final a little too hot to handle. Yes, home advantage, yadda yadda, but Ricky was a deserving winner today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccolo Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Taking nothing away from Ricky as its still a great win for him against a top class field but yet again we see the reason I give these big events a wide berth. The home rider/team nearly always wins. For me its not worth the time, effort and money to attend. OK they are gaurenteed the Sheffield support but the rest of the fans may feel ripped off! Please lets go neutral next season. I think the BSPA would be suprised how many fans actually turn up as I would and there must be a few others out there who feel the same! If we carry on we this trend I and quite a few people I haqve spoken to will not be there. When this event was held on neutral tracks (Belle Vue, Coventry, Swindon) the BSPA were surprised how many people turned up. In fact they were astonished that all the moaning stewards that wanted neautral tracks stayed at home. EL fans did not turn out at their home track to support PL events as there was no home interest and vice versa. The last Fours at Peterborough was an absolute disaster crowd wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyHart Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Looks like one of the poorest line-ups in quite a while, especially compared to 2008. Woffinden, Barker, Doyle etc to Ashworth, Lawson and a few others in the space of a year, where did it go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister 69 Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 first massive congrats to ricky on a fantastic performance to beat some top riders out there,riders who get good scores in the elite league also which makes me frustrated at seeing a typical example of a british rider being overlooked and not backed by certain people in the sport,before the meeting most not seeing him finishing top three then he wins and suddenly he wins because they say he has home advantage ,once again well deserved rick you did us proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squall Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Looks like one of the poorest line-ups in quite a while, especially compared to 2008. Woffinden, Barker, Doyle etc to Ashworth, Lawson and a few others in the space of a year, where did it go wrong? Woffinden, Barker and Doyle went Elite, Ashworth took over as number 1 at Sheffield in a bottom heavy side, Lawson was 3rd heatleader (Parker and Grieves injured) Next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saranam Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 (edited) well done ricky moaning minnies shut up the guy stepped up his game to win yesterday and deserves it those who "GIVE THESE KIND OF METTINGs A WIDE BIRTH" you miss out and it is your loss and i suspect that you wouldnt turn out at a neutral track either, sheffield is a great home for it perhaps ole olsen could be allowed to prepare the track that would surely take away any home track advantage or perhaps you would like some more top meetings held on the south coast, especially when the best and travelling fans are all up here Edited September 28, 2009 by saranam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekycobra Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Looks like one of the poorest line-ups in quite a while, especially compared to 2008. Woffinden, Barker, Doyle etc to Ashworth, Lawson and a few others in the space of a year, where did it go wrong? Strange comment . Taking away injured riders, that was the cream of the premier league. Does the "few others" include Larsen I wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gresham Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I was able to make this one...It was nice to see a largish crowd. A really good atmosphere. The track looked well prepared with plenty of grip. Some really committed riding by all the riders. It was my first glimpse of the obvious awesome talent of young Darcy Ward. Some very intelligent & brave riding by the lad. I was expecting a better performance & result from Steve Johnson though. The racing although committed was painfully processional. In fact so processional, i left before the Semi Final, so as not to be stuck in the obvious mayhem that was the carpark. I really am at a conundrum when trying to decipher what can be done at such an event, to produce more opportunities to pass, on an obviously well prepared track. I'm thinking the bikes are just too fast & easy to control to an accomplished rider. BTW...I don't think the Half time entertainment will be invited back...although he seemed to be enjoying himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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