Swc Event 2, King's Lynn, 26/7

[Cornishfisherman]

Ended up a reasonably good meeting in the end after a snoozefest first half. The track wasn't great to be honest but when you get the better riders they will try different lines. Thought heat 22 was the pick of the bunch with Lindgren coming from last to first and Ward battling at the back with Woffinden.

 

Happy we made the final. Made hard work of it around there and really the Aussies must be kicking themselves in a golden chance missed. If it had been somewhere like Monmore it would have been a hell of a lot easier for Team GB.

 

Thought the crowd was good but not perhaps as big as it should have been. Perhaps the fact that it was at Kings Lynn and on a Monday stopped many from travelling.

 

So we make the final which is great news. If it had been the race off it would have been game over for another year.

 

Really I have read some rubbish on this forum over the years but this must take the biscuit ! The problem is that you are not used to seeing racing of this quality - there is nothing wrong with KL probably the best 'racing track ' in the UK and the facilities are well up to standard as has been told by several on this forum who actually went to the meeting. My bet is that if any EL team had a crowd a third the size of this one they would be laughing all the way to the bank!

[Starman2006]

Really I have read some rubbish on this forum over the years but this must take the biscuit ! The problem is that you are not used to seeing racing of this quality - there is nothing wrong with KL probably the best 'racing track ' in the UK and the facilities are well up to standard as has been told by several on this forum who actually went to the meeting. My bet is that if any EL team had a crowd a third the size of this one they would be laughing all the way to the bank!

 

I think you are very very wrong there pal.

[orion]

Really I have read some rubbish on this forum over the years but this must take the biscuit ! The problem is that you are not used to seeing racing of this quality - there is nothing wrong with KL probably the best 'racing track ' in the UK and the facilities are well up to standard as has been told by several on this forum who actually went to the meeting. My bet is that if any EL team had a crowd a third the size of this one they would be laughing all the way to the bank!

 

 

To be fair most World cup matches in The uk have been good, last years At Boro a El track was one of the best and a lot better than tonight ....the First 14 or 15 heats tonight were some of the most boring ive seen in a long time and then it got better near the end helped to look a better because Team Gb won .

 

Kings Lynn put on a good show tonight but lets not get carried away .

Edited July 26, 2010 by orion

[Steve Shovlar]

Really I have read some rubbish on this forum over the years but this must take the biscuit ! The problem is that you are not used to seeing racing of this quality - there is nothing wrong with KL probably the best 'racing track ' in the UK and the facilities are well up to standard as has been told by several on this forum who actually went to the meeting. My bet is that if any EL team had a crowd a third the size of this one they would be laughing all the way to the bank!

 

Eh?

Not used to seeing this standard? I go to Poole every week and to be honest the racing ais as good if not better than this. Every Wednesday at Wimborne Road. You should come up and try it out. Certainly the racing is better by a distance than the first half of tonights meeting, where is was pretty poor to be honest. There was some good racing in the second half of tonights meeting but nothing to go manic about. Come and watch Harris and Holders clashes for example at Poole.

Edited July 26, 2010 by Steve Shovlar

[liverpool chad]

I think you are very very wrong there pal.

 

AGREED. Back in the hotel now. The first 16-17 heat's were poor and only the score kept people interested around where i was stood. Too much dirt on the track early on made it tricky out wide. but all that matters is the RESULT !!! and what a RESULT !!!

 

PS as for the best race track in the country! Never in the same class as Sheffield IMO.

[Steve Shovlar]

To be fair most World cup matches in The uk have been good, last years At Boro a El track was one of the best and a lot better than tonight ....the First 14 or 15 heats tonight were some of the most boring ive seen in a long time and then it got better near the end helped to look a better because Team Gb won .

 

Kings Lynn put on a good show tonight but lets not get carried away .

 

Absolutely spot on.

And by the way Kings Lynn looks a hell of a lot better than it was when I last went. A mud bath with a shed in the middle of the centre green and Bryn smoking fags like they were going to be banned at any minute!

 

Shame they don't have an EL speedway team to match the stadium.

[YorkshirePudding]

KL is far from the best racing track in the UK. its good but id have to say Somerset/Scunthorpe/Sheffield/Poole/Peterborough/Coventry are all alot better for entertainment. taking nothing away from the track staff tonight, they gave the riders a good track to race on. its a shame they dont do it like that for the premier league meetings

[liverpool chad]

KL is far from the best racing track in the UK. its good but id have to say Somerset/Scunthorpe/Sheffield/Poole/Peterborough/Coventry are all alot better for entertainment. taking nothing away from the track staff tonight, they gave the riders a good track to race on. its a shame they dont do it like that for the premier league meetings

 

 

Coventry!!! are you on glue?

[YorkshirePudding]

Coventry!!! are you on glue?

 

when iv'e been to see Josh Auty race i have enjoyed the meetings. alot more than my visits to Saddlebow road supporting the Tigers

[ladyluck]

I share Shovlar's opinion. The meeting was dreary early on, with only the close scores between Britain and Australia to maintain any interest. However, after the interval the racing was excellent.

Great Britain rode extremely well, but realistically the opposition was very weak. If Australia don't get Crump and Adams back for the race-off I can't see them in the final. Schlein just isn't good enough and Ward looked out of his depth on occasions. Perhaps a little less time spent messing around in the pits and Australia might've gone through to the final. It's fine to prance around showing off in front of the helmet camera when you've a meeting in the bag, but the meeting wasn't in the bag and the Australians ended up looking foolish.

Sweden, if they have Jonsson back will be a much tougher proposition in the race-off and I can see them as finalists, with either Australia or the Danes missing out.

Before every one gets too carried away, it's worth considering that passing Rory Schlein is one thing; passing a Gollob or Hampel is an entirely different matter altogether.

[Steve Shovlar]

when iv'e been to see Josh Auty race i have enjoyed the meetings. alot more than my visits to Saddlebow road supporting the Tigers

 

I would certainly rate Kings Lynn's track a lot higher than Brandons. A shame the management there don't have any on track ambitions to match the stadium, which they have improved no end.

[rockthedazbah]

Can't disagree with what anyone has said previously. The meeting started poorly but the climax was good as the track slickened off.

 

GB deserved it on the night.

 

I thought Lindgren was the pick of the riders on display and I fancy Denmark and Sweden to knock the Aussies out on Thursday.

[Steve Shovlar]

Can't disagree with what anyone has said previously. The meeting started poorly but the climax was good as the track slickened off.

 

GB deserved it on the night.

 

I thought Lindgren was the pick of the riders on display and I fancy Denmark and Sweden to knock the Aussies out on Thursday.

 

Disagree. I think the Aussies and Denmark will get through. Swedes are almost in as poor a position as Team GB with riders not coming though.

[ladyluck]

Disagree. I think the Aussies and Denmark will get through. Swedes are almost in as poor a position as Team GB with riders not coming though.

 

If the Australians can get Adams or Crump to replace Schlein then they have a chance. The Swedes will be much better around Vojens and Jonas Davidsson is a SWC specialist. The return of Jonsson will also make them a much harder nut to crack. I think Sweden will make the final. If Australia get Crump or Adams back, so will they. I can easily see the Danes missing out.

[rockthedazbah]

Disagree. I think the Aussies and Denmark will get through. Swedes are almost in as poor a position as Team GB with riders not coming though.

 

Thursday is a different day and all that, but I felt the Swedes picked up some momentum as the meeting progressed whereas the Aussies will be on a downer having not qualified directly to the final from a strong start.

 

Jonsson back and a replacement for Nermark and Sweden look to have what it takes to beat tonight's Aussie line-up in my opinion.

Edited July 26, 2010 by rockthedazbah

[Van Helsing]

Thursday is a different day and all that, but I felt the Swedes picked up some momentum as the meeting progressed whereas the Aussies will be on a downer having not qualified directly to the final from a strong start.

 

Jonsson back and a replacement for Nermark and Sweden look to have what it takes to beat tonight's Aussie line-up in my opinion.

 

Agreed, if the Swedes get Jonsson back, they could potentially line up like Jonsson, Lindgren, Zorro, Davidsson, Lindback/THJ/Ruud. Thats mighty strong imo and should see them qualify alongside the Danes.

 

Cant see the Aussies doing anything unless they managed to get Crump/Adams/Sullivan to ride.

Edited July 26, 2010 by Van Helsing

[tomcat]

What a cracking result for Team GB and also British speedway.

Agreed, not the best racing to start, but the scores kept the

meeting interesting and the fans on the edge of their seats.

 

Sorry Aussie boys, but thats what you get for being arrogant.

After Stead was excluded, they were all walking about laughing

and then that display in front of Holders helmet cam... what a

bunch of pillocks. As the saying goes, It Aint Over Til The Fat

Lady Sings, but you obviously hadn't heard that one.

Had Crump and Adams been there tonight, they wouldn't have let

that kind of behaviour happen, of that I'm sure.

Apart from that, the Aussies were pretty darned good. Roo Boy

looked out of sorts and Batchelor wasn't having one of his better

nights either, but Watt did ok, Holder the same and Ward will learn

that in any World Championship speedway meeting, the riding his

always going to be hard. They'll learn from tonight and won't make

the same mistake again with the cockiness, of that I'm certain.

 

And what about Tai...woofy woofy woofy....

Now lets see people say he isn't British... rode his socks off

all night, took a hit for the cause, stood in the pits with his

GB team mates and then was seen singing the National Anthem at

the end.... How the heck can anyone question his committment now.

Even when he realised that he had lost the point to Ward on his

slow down lap, just see the reaction.... he was gutted.

 

Just so chuffed for the whole team tonight.

Maybe we won't win the thing, but at least we're in the Final

and you have to be in it to win it.

 

Go Team GB....

[mervjankefanclub]

Agreed, if the Swedes get Jonsson back, they could potentially line up like Jonsson, Lindgren, Zorro, Davidsson, Lindback/THJ/Ruud. Thats mighty strong imo and should see them qualify alongside the Danes.

 

Cant see the Aussies doing anything unless they managed to get Crump/Adams/Sullivan to ride.

 

From what I have read I would be very surprised to see AJ taking any part in the SWC, VH. It may or may not have been a different story for them tonight if Freddie and Zorro had picked up the six points that they deserved early doors The gamble on Nermarks NA experience didnt pay off for them and they will be a much different proposition in Denmark, as will that Aussie line up, they wont be a comfy at Vojens as they were around the NA. I think the two Scandinavian countries will edge through from Thursday night.

Edited July 26, 2010 by mervjankefanclub

[Van Helsing]

From what I have read I would be very surprised to see AJ taking any part in the SWC, VH. It may or may not have been a different story for them tonight if Freddie and Zorro had picked up the six points that they deserved early doors The gamble on Nermarks NA experience didnt pay off for them and they will be a much different proposition in Vojens, as will that Aussie line up, they wont be a comfy at Vojens as they were around the NA. I think the two Scandinavian countries will edge through from Thursday night.

 

Well even if Jonsson doesnt ride Merve, they can still keep Lindback and pray he has a better night around a more "familiar" kind of track. They might want to field Thomas H Jonasson, Peter Ljung or David Ruud in Nermarks place too, That makes them much stronger imo. After his performance tonight, I just wouldnt trust him around Vojens!

 

As for the Aussies, I really cant see Sullivan being interested and I cant see Crump being fit. Boyce MIGHT be able to temp Adams out of retirement for one meeting, just to see them through to the final. Put it this way, if the Aussies field the same team as they did tonight. I cant see them beating the Swedes or Danes.

 

Just a bit gutted that Sayfutdinov is still injured, as he was excellent around Vojens all year last year. SWC and Danish League. He was superbly backed up by the rest of the Russian team last year too! They might be the spoilers for sure.

Edited July 26, 2010 by Van Helsing

[mervjankefanclub]

Well even if Jonsson doesnt ride Merve, they can still keep Lindback and pray he has a better night around a more "familiar" kind of track. They might want to field Thomas H Jonasson, Peter Ljung or David Ruud in Nermarks place too, That makes them much stronger imo. After his performance tonight, I just wouldnt trust him around Vojens!

 

As for the Aussies, I really cant see Sullivan being interested and I cant see Crump being fit. Boyce MIGHT be able to temp Adams out of retirement for one meeting, just to see them through to the final. Put it this way, if the Aussies field the same team as they did tonight. I cant see them beating the Swedes or Danes.

 

Just a bit gutted that Sayfutdinov is still injured, as he was excellent around Vojens all year last year. SWC and Danish League. He was superbly backed up by the rest of the Russian team last year too! They might be the spoilers for sure.

 

I dont believe Nermark would even have been pencilled in for Vojens, mate. I think it was obvious they used him tonight thanks to his experience of the Norfolk Arena. Not too sure if Adams could be ersed with it to be honest. One things for sure, with all the star names that are missing, it should be a tight meeting on Thursday night and the Ruskies will be in amongst it too. Not coinvinced that the racing wil be tight .... but the scores should be