newportspeedwayhh Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Official Media Release HORNETS AIM TO KEEP UP MOMENTUM The Newport Hornets aim to keep up their recent unbeaten run when they face the Buxton Hitmen in a National League fixture at Queensway Meadows on Friday evening with tapes up at 7pm. However, there is no complacency in the camp and this is reflected by 17-year-old number one Todd Kurtz. 'We have excellent team talks from our veteran skipper Tony Atkin in which he keeps all talk of being top of the league in the background and makes us concentrate on the immediate match we are about to race. Each match at a time is genuinely how we are dealing with our season and we do not underestimate anybody.' Good advice as Buxton have the League Riders' Champion Craig Cook at number one and the experienced Adam Allott in support at the top end of the team while Nick Morris and Robert Branford are two young Australians who have made quite an impact in their first full season in British Speedway. Kyle Newman returns to the Hornets line-up after being on Premier League duty with Birmingham and so a solid one to seven is on track. NEWPORT HORNETS: 1. Todd Kurtz 2. Mark Jones 3. Tim Webster 4. Tony Atkin © 5. Kyle Newman 6. Tom Young 7. James White-Williams BUXTON HITMEN: 1. Craig Cook 2. Nick Morris 3. Rider replacement for Jonathon Bethell 4. Robert Branford 5. Adam Allott © 6. Lewis Dallaway 7. Jason Garrity The match will be followed in the Wasps Nest bar by a special fund raising event for the new floodlights. Nick Mallett and track curator David Dean will be subjected to 'THE BIG WAX' with both having bravely volunteered to have their chests waxed at £5 a strip !!!!! There is more speedway action on the Sunday afternoon when the Newport Wasps take on the Scunthorpe Scorpions in Premier League action with tapes up at 2.30pm. Full club details on www.newport-speedway.co.uk with previews and scores also on the club hotline: 09066 555 915(calls charged at 60p per minute). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Should be a good match against a Buxton side that look to have quality right through their side. All the Hornets will have to be on top form in this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalCastles Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Should be a good match against a Buxton side that look to have quality right through their side. All the Hornets will have to be on top form in this one. Definitely going to be a big challenge for the hornets everyone is as you say going to have to perform, very glad to see a strong buxton side, should make for a great match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcrumpisgod Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Official Media Release HORNETS AIM TO KEEP UP MOMENTUM The Newport Hornets aim to keep up their recent unbeaten run when they face the Buxton Hitmen in a National League fixture at Queensway Meadows on Friday evening with tapes up at 7pm. However, there is no complacency in the camp and this is reflected by 17-year-old number one Todd Kurtz. 'We have excellent team talks from our veteran skipper Tony Atkin in which he keeps all talk of being top of the league in the background and makes us concentrate on the immediate match we are about to race. Each match at a time is genuinely how we are dealing with our season and we do not underestimate anybody.' Good advice as Buxton have the League Riders' Champion Craig Cook at number one and the experienced Adam Allott in support at the top end of the team while Nick Morris and Robert Branford are two young Australians who have made quite an impact in their first full season in British Speedway. Kyle Newman returns to the Hornets line-up after being on Premier League duty with Birmingham and so a solid one to seven is on track. NEWPORT HORNETS: 1. Todd Kurtz 2. Mark Jones 3. Tim Webster 4. Tony Atkin © 5. Kyle Newman 6. Tom Young 7. James White-Williams BUXTON HITMEN: 1. Craig Cook 2. Nick Morris 3. Rider replacement for Jonathon Bethell 4. Robert Branford 5. Adam Allott © 6. Lewis Dallaway 7. Jason Garrity The match will be followed in the Wasps Nest bar by a special fund raising event for the new floodlights. Nick Mallett and track curator David Dean will be subjected to 'THE BIG WAX' with both having bravely volunteered to have their chests waxed at £5 a strip !!!!! There is more speedway action on the Sunday afternoon when the Newport Wasps take on the Scunthorpe Scorpions in Premier League action with tapes up at 2.30pm. Full club details on www.newport-speedway.co.uk with previews and scores also on the club hotline: 09066 555 915(calls charged at 60p per minute). Thanks for posting the Official Media Release Helen, can you confirm that Kyle will in fact be with us on Friday and not perhaps in Poole getting his hair dyed...........after all, last week's version had Kyle riding for us when he was in fact in Scotland on Brum's tour of that region Just thought I'd ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KN1 Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) kyle will be there, they have run out of his colour dye in poole, also we have asked both teams to liase on fixtures come the playoffs, Edited July 20, 2010 by future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickiemint Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Is Allott allowed to ride seeing he was a guest for Rye House last friday (see reg 18.3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main Man Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) Is Allott allowed to ride seeing he was a guest for Rye House last friday (see reg 18.3) Basically --yes. He is riding for his own club this Friday. This fixture was arranged only last Friday and confirmed at about 5pm --with thanks going to Jayne Moss and the Hitmen for agreeing at short notice to come giving Mildenhall , who were due in a NT meeting , more time to get their situation sorted. Therefore no one knew last Friday when the riders arrived for the Newport v Rye House fixture that Adam would be back for his own club 7 days later --so commonsense prevails!! Edited July 20, 2010 by Main Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules m Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 --so commonsense prevails!! Jesus Christ! Next thing you know Main Man will be getting a round in!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main Man Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Jesus Christ! Next thing you know Main Man will be getting a round in!!! Behave girl --you've known me long enough!! Actually bought a few select people a drink at Wolves night!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifaxduke Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Basically --yes. He is riding for his own club this Friday. This fixture was arranged only last Friday and confirmed at about 5pm --with thanks going to Jayne Moss and the Hitmen for agreeing at short notice to come giving Mildenhall , who were due in a NT meeting , more time to get their situation sorted. Therefore no one knew last Friday when the riders arrived for the Newport v Rye House fixture that Adam would be back for his own club 7 days later --so commonsense prevails!! WOT a rule that says "you can use commonsense", Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) Behave girl --you've known me long enough!! Actually bought a few select people a drink at Wolves night!! I sincerely hope you'll be shouting me mate Chopper a drink on Friday night, Laurence? He's been over there that long now he'll have forgotten what a decent beer looks like! Better keep Dietbowers away from him - don't want him to come back a Scrumpy Addict! Go Team Branford!! Should be a ripper match with two top teams lining up; not sure if Robert or Nick have ridden Newport yet so far this season but they're coming to terms with most tracks pretty quickly. PS Just heard that a certain close relation to Nick Morris is on his way over; answers to 'Its your shout, Lee'. You'd better get another Carton ready, he'll be thirsty! Edited July 21, 2010 by BigFatDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 I sincerely hope you'll be shouting me mate Chopper a drink on Friday night, Laurence? He's been over there that long now he'll have forgotten what a decent beer looks like! Better keep Dietbowers away from him - don't want him to come back a Scrumpy Addict! Go Team Branford!! Being Australian he'd probably not tasted a decent beer before arriving in the UK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Being Australian he'd probably not tasted a decent beer since arriving in the UK! (Edited for Accuracy) I did hear he was at the Walkabout in Cardiff for the GP, whether he was lucky enough to afford a Crownie at the inflated prices they charge is anyone's guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Pro Tip: European Beers > Australian Beers. Fact. Perhaps we should start a thread in GD about the merits of both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcrumpisgod Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Basically --yes. He is riding for his own club this Friday. This fixture was arranged only last Friday and confirmed at about 5pm --with thanks going to Jayne Moss and the Hitmen for agreeing at short notice to come giving Mildenhall , who were due in a NT meeting , more time to get their situation sorted. Therefore no one knew last Friday when the riders arrived for the Newport v Rye House fixture that Adam would be back for his own club 7 days later --so commonsense prevails!! I'm sorry Lawrence, I just don't get this commonsense prevails stuff. Nothing personal against Adam of course but you are saying that at 5pm last Friday, the fixture with Buxton for this Friday was confirmed after which Adam then rode for Rye as a guest from 7pm meaning he would be due to ride at Newport twice within 7 days. If this is not against the rules then please say so but if it is then Adam should have be barred from guesting for Rye last Friday as it was known before the start of the meeting that he would be back within 7 days. I'm not advocating that we stop a bloke from earning a living or that we don't see a competitive match but what about the glaring inconsistencies here. The Wasps can't use r/r for Mellgren because it's against the rules but Rye can use Allott against the Hornets because "commonsense prevails". What is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribbler Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 I'm sorry Lawrence, I just don't get this commonsense prevails stuff. Nothing personal against Adam of course but you are saying that at 5pm last Friday, the fixture with Buxton for this Friday was confirmed after which Adam then rode for Rye as a guest from 7pm meaning he would be due to ride at Newport twice within 7 days. If this is not against the rules then please say so but if it is then Adam should have be barred from guesting for Rye last Friday as it was known before the start of the meeting that he would be back within 7 days. I'm not advocating that we stop a bloke from earning a living or that we don't see a competitive match but what about the glaring inconsistencies here. The Wasps can't use r/r for Mellgren because it's against the rules but Rye can use Allott against the Hornets because "commonsense prevails". What is going on? What is going on indeed... It looks as if 'commonsense prevails' for Rye House only...given the situation with Saints and Rye House the other week...but I'm assuming that Newport didn't 'ride under protest'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcrumpisgod Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 What is going on indeed... It looks as if 'commonsense prevails' for Rye House only...given the situation with Saints and Rye House the other week...but I'm assuming that Newport didn't 'ride under protest'... I had temporarily forgotten about the Tyson Nelson saga, the one where a team gets to keep the race and match points gained by fielding an ineligible rider . Rye's use of Adam last week could have had implications for the result if he and Kyle Hughes hadn't of been 5-1'd by Atkin and Jones in heat 15. A reversal of that result (which wouldn't have been a fluke as they got a 5-1 together in heat 13) would have meant the Hornets losing and the Cobras gaining match points with implications at the top of the division. Given that Rye, at the moment, appear to have been able to keep their 4 points from Scunthorpe, it's just as well for the Hornets that Tony and Mark did the bizzo when required! Anyway, looking forward, as always, to seeing the Hornets on track and especially with Kyle Newman restored to the team. Let's knock out the Hitmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
father jack Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Maybe with hindsight the best thing to do would have been wait until half an hour before the start of the match against Buxton then protest against Adam Allot riding in the meeting. The sort of thing Ian Thomas or Matt Ford would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squall Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 And because it's Buxton and British Speedway is against them, we'll have to field 5 raw novices, R/R and no rider at number 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcrumpisgod Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Maybe with hindsight the best thing to do would have been wait until half an hour before the start of the match against Buxton then protest against Adam Allot riding in the meeting. The sort of thing Ian Thomas or Matt Ford would do. father jack, did you mean against Rye with hindsight or that we should do it just before the Buxton match coming up? Personally, I think Adam should have been barred from riding for Rye. I would be against the idea of stopping him riding for his own team even though that would seem to go against the 8 day rule. Hey squall, you shouldn't be so paranoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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