JamieE Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Good meeting that one, am a bit gutted the Bees couldn't hold onto their lead in the semi but Andersen did a brilliant team riding job, as did Holder in the final, so well done Poole! Also, how nice it was to see that the stadium looked packed in front of the sky cameras, as other people have mentioned, any newcomers who may have been watching would see a big crowd like that and think they were missing out on something and then want to go along and see it for themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Shaleman Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Clever tactics help Poole win Elite League Pairs. http://uckfieldnews.com/speedway.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikec Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Congrats to Poole, Andersen doing the bulk of the scoring to see them through to the final, then Holder coming good in the final to help Andersen through, great teamwork. Hard luck on the Eagles, would have been nice to see them win some silverware despite their recent troubles. Hope your future's sorted out soon & you're still racing next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Nice one guys! Something to finally smile about in this season. Decent meeting, some good racing and it'd have been a brave man to call the result from the 4 teams in the semis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 WooooooooHoooooooooooo!!!! Just watched it now on SkyPlus due to being at a wedding all day. Didn't have a clue of the result so it was a real nailbiter. So Pirates win one of the major trophies this year after all. I must say I didn't think we would do it early on with Holder struggling on a tricky track but cream always rises to the top and Poole rightly deserved the title in a truly dramatic final. Commiserations to Eastbourne who battled hard all night. Really they should have won it after gating, but Holder had other ideas and once he had worked out the track helped Hans t get that vtal third. Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Panda Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Thoroughly enjoyable to watch and some good passing which I have rarely seen at Eastbourne on TV or when I have been there..................... Any one of the top 4 deserved to win it but I am pleased that Poole did................. RP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 just watched it and thoughrly? enjoyed it.well done poole unlucky eastbourne.another lesson for lewis but it will do him good in the end. unlucky freddie and pk. what are the chances of bringing back the world pairs now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollyanna Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 At last something to cheer about - there hasn't been much this season! Well done to Hans and Chris, bad luck to Davey and Lewis, but second place is not so bad, in view of the line-up. It was a great meeting and good for TV. Hope Eastbourne are still with us next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollyanna Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Racecards for the EL Pairs can now be downloaded from the KanDysoft Web Site at:- http://www.kandysoft.com/speedway_files.htm Click on the link above, scroll down the page past the list of Speedway Files to find two pdf versions. Both have the same race format, just slightly different layouts. If you do not have Adobe pdf reader, you can download a free version from:- http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ ATB Dave Thank you so much for the race card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Thank you so much for the race card. Glad to be of service! Although there was an error in the gates for heat 3. ATB Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcat Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 (edited) Thoroughly enjoyed that. Congratulations to Poole on the win. Good speedway and a great crowd there to watch it. Only downside was the Belle Vue pairing. Not being nasty to the Aces, but that was the weakest pairing I have ever witnessed. Poor Leigh Adams came a right pearler again I see, hope this isn't going to become a trend with him... Some excellent examples of team riding going on there, specially the Hans and Noddy pairing, way to go guys and well done for riding in the spirit of the competition. As has already been said, what a refreshing change to see some proper speedway, rather than the Gate and go stuff we see all too often. Agreed, it doesnt need a rider to ring the throttle off the handlebars to provide entertainment, as was proven last night, (written early hours of Sunday morning). Edited August 9, 2009 by tomcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Good Meeting and well done to Poole, great moves by Holder to slow down Lewis on the last lap so Hans could get past. Thought Wolves would have been in the mix, but PK was moved out in one and Freddie made a nightmare gate in the other. Those mistakes cost and to be fair, Eastbourne, Coventry, Lakeside and Poole rode well all night. FORMAT - That really needs looking at. This is all about not coming last and team riding ! ...... So had say Ipswich team rode in 2nd and 3rd place in each of their 4 qualifying heats, they would have svored 20 points .... not enough to make the semi finals. This really needs cutting down to 8 teams (Belle Vue would have been the odd one out last night - sorry Aces fans). Then you draw two groups of four, all riding against each other with the top two from each group going through to the final. As good as the settings were, think this meeting would have been even better at Monmore Green with more racing lines and loads more grip or hold it at a Premier League track like Kings Lynn, Somerset or Birmingham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 As good as the settings were, think this meeting would have been even better at Monmore Green with more racing lines and loads more grip or hold it at a Premier League track like Kings Lynn, Somerset or Birmingham. If this was held at monmore we would have had no reason to ride the meeting. Just give the title to Wolves and go home without getting the bikes dirty. Riding this at Monmore would have been farcical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Panda Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 If this was held at monmore we would have had no reason to ride the meeting. Just give the title to Wolves and go home without getting the bikes dirty. Riding this at Monmore would have been farcical. Thats a bit negative..................however I agree that holding it at a PL cicuit would be better and more neutral.................and gives the fans a chance to see the top stars in action RP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colincooke Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 WooooooooHoooooooooooo!!!! So Pirates win one of the major trophies this year after all. In a meeting that apparently was a nothing meeting in 2008 Steve. Well done to the Pirates, particularly Hans who has shown this year & last that he is a superb team man. Enjoyed this meeting alot, had alot of fun in the sun,some excellent races & a really good crowd to witness it. As a footnote,hope this is The Eagles saviour, despite all that has been said & done nobody wants to see a club become defunct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 (edited) Congrats to Poole!! Easily the best pair in the league so a fair result! A pretty decent meeting in the end too!! The commentary did annoy the hell out of me though and it bordered on disrespectful at times towards the Belle Vue boys. Yes we were understrength Nigel - very nice of you to force it down our throats every time the boys are on track and profess that the team against us "must surely be looking for maximum points from this one" I hope he felt very stupid when Morten beat Holder!!! Edited August 9, 2009 by Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Well i really enjoyed that meeting! Good track, good racing and a good outcome. Even the drunk bees fans didn't spoil it, well they decided to support Poole in the final, so they have must have some sense!! Still can't get over that we did it from the back twice! Well at least we have some silverware to show for the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Bee Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Excellent meeting with plenty of decent racing and pssing on a wonderfully prepared track. Top job, Bob. Atmosphere was very good, helped all the more by Eastbourne making the final. Gutted we didn't make it through ourselves, Kennett seemed to panic when Holder was alongside him going into bend 1 then had no answer coming off the turn before his fall but difficult to see from where we were stood. Well done to Bomber though, who only dropped points on his 2 minutes exclusion - superb job Couldn't decide who I wanted to win the final, in some respects if this is to be Eastbourne's final season, but it took an excellent bit of team riding from Holder to win it for Poole so credit to him for that. Biggest cheer of the night was easily for Risagers last bend cut back under Holder to get the second. Excellent stuff that brought the house down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Any reason Bridger wasnt wearing his Eastbourne kevlars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Any reason Bridger wasnt wearing his Eastbourne kevlars? Probably sold them to pay for his fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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