Marksman Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I wonder what happened to Cookie?, won his heat in a quick 60.8, then dosen't ride again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king junior Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I wonder what happened to Cookie?, won his heat in a quick 60.8, then dosen't ride again? had a crash with howarth, seemed to be ok so it must have been a mechanical problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheff Tigers Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I wonder what happened to Cookie?, won his heat in a quick 60.8, then dosen't ride again? Had quite a bad crash with Kyle Howarth i think it was. Looked good in his 1 and a half races aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I wonder what happened to Cookie?, won his heat in a quick 60.8, then dosen't ride again? Very good first race, but I think that he had to lay down the bike to avoid the fallen Kyle Howarth and damaged his bike, not too sure as I was busy trying to sort out my texting at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Ok thanks, just about Comets luck every year, hope he's ok for Sat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Ok thanks, just about Comets luck every year, hope he's ok for Sat. I don't think he picked up an injury, just a case of bike problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Hmm, never before seen the 'Updates' describe riders by their age rather than a club or whatever. Taylor is of course VERY good..: but he ain't 15, folks. Born in August 1991, he's 18 years of age!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Whats the latest on Kyle ...anyone know what injuries he has? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The~SAINT Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 I pray to god its a move to Sheffield, Pure class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Very good first race, but I think that he had to lay down the bike to avoid the fallen Kyle Howarth and damaged his bike, not too sure as I was busy trying to sort out my texting at the time. Kyle hit Cookies back wheel and took him with him when he crashed. Craig was OK but has around £600+ damage to his bike along with a wrecked knee brace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Kyle hit Cookies back wheel and took him with him when he crashed. Craig was OK but has around £600+ damage to his bike along with a wrecked knee brace. Glad to hear that the lad is okay, but sorry to hear that the faces a massive repair bill, I really do think that it was not wise to run a meeting like this via a handicap format, it encourages young riders to over ride, I hope in the future they revert back to a normal format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Glad to hear that the lad is okay, but sorry to hear that the faces a massive repair bill, I really do think that it was not wise to run a meeting like this via a handicap format, it encourages young riders to over ride, I hope in the future they revert back to a normal format. According to the 'officials' at the event none of the crashes were caused by the handicap system. Talking to a few of the riders they were concerned but they were overruled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 According to the 'officials' at the event none of the crashes were caused by the handicap system. Talking to a few of the riders they were concerned but they were overruled. I think that saying the crashes were not caused by the handicap format is very debatable, all I will say is that I don't like the handicap format for me encourages over riding, it is bad enough asking top riders to do it but to ask young riders to do it is not a very good idea, these are riders who are at the start of their careers and maybe don't have the control and the track craft of a more experienced riders, and if something goes wrong as it did for Craig Cook they can be left with a big repair bill, and at this stage of their career they can ill afford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pits bend Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 According to the 'officials' at the event none of the crashes were caused by the handicap system. Talking to a few of the riders they were concerned but they were overruled. I must admit that I thought the crash with Cookie and Howarth was caused by the handicap. Cookie was nearly around Howarth on turn 3 but then Howarth seemed to just pick up some grip and T-Boned Cooks' rear wheel. If Cook hadn't virtually been around him I dread to think of the outcome of that one. Later in the meeting Ben Taylor nearly got collected by another slower rider that he was in the process of passing on turn 3-4. After the Howarth / Cook incident there was a massive meeting in the pits, which included ref. Tony Steele, Eric Boocock, and Neil Machin and I was almost certain that the outcome of that would be to scrap the handicap system there and then. I couldn't believe the damage to Cook's knee brace - god only knows what would of happend to the lads' knee without that on! The track was quite patchy (probably due to the very cold weather last night) and it caught many of the lads out, and I'm sure that this format with these lads would have worked better in the middle of summer with higher temperatures and a more consistent surface. Not sure if Taylor Poole would have won the thing if Cook hadn't had to withdraw though, but fair do's to the lad, he looks a special talent. Well done to Jade Mudgway and Ben Taylor too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFI THURSDAY Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Hmm, never before seen the 'Updates' describe riders by their age rather than a club or whatever. Taylor is of course VERY good..: but he ain't 15, folks. Born in August 1991, he's 18 years of age!!! http://www.taylorpoole.info/profile.html This says that Taylor is indeed 17 and 18 next July. No matter how old he is, he is another great Australian talent!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerowl Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Taylor Poole looked the real deal to me. He reminded me of Sayfutdinov with his style and his back wheel chasing! It was my first look at Craig Cook last night and it was a shame he pulled out, he looked very quick and will be a great three pointer in the PL next year. Jade Mudgeway was very entertaining and steadied off towards the end. I also liked the look of Ben Taylor and Richie Franklin looked good for such a tall lad. Watch out for Jamie Rodgers if he continues his comeback next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerowl Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) Just another quick thought. When Greg Blair pulled out, why wasn't Jamie Rodgers given his place. He is looking at making a comeback after several years just racing on the grass and would have benefitted from five rides. If the Tigers are needing a three pointer at reserve next year then Jamie could perhaps do a job and he's a local lad. I couldn't see the point in giving the last place to Scott Meakins ahead of Jamie and, with all due respect to Scott who did improve as the meeting went on, I could have given him a race on my Rayleigh Grifter in his first two rides. Edited October 9, 2009 by tigerowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The SAINT Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) 'junior handicap' = recipe for disaster (from ht.4 onwards) Edited October 9, 2009 by The SAINT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Taylor Poole looked the real deal to me. He reminded me of Sayfutdinov with his style and his back wheel chasing! It was my first look at Craig Cook last night and it was a shame he pulled out, he looked very quick and will be a great three pointer in the PL next year. Jade Mudgeway was very entertaining and steadied off towards the end. I also liked the look of Ben Taylor and Richie Franklin looked good for such a tall lad. Watch out for Jamie Rodgers if he continues his comeback next year. Unlike most of his opposition who have been riding for a No of years, Cookie had until this year very limited time on a Speedway bike he didn;t get to ride one until almost the end of last season. What he has achieved this year is remarkable and I look forward to watching his progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Glad to hear that the lad is okay, but sorry to hear that the faces a massive repair bill, I really do think that it was not wise to run a meeting like this via a handicap format, it encourages young riders to over ride, I hope in the future they revert back to a normal format. I agree spinking..I don't like handicaps for any speeadway racing, plus a meeting with the youngsters over 5 heats each, should start earlier to allow for mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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