Newport Hornets ~ V ~ Buxton Hitmen

[billybikespeedway]

13, looked awesome

Young Master Kurtz would hold his own in any NL team IMO

[philcrumpisgod]

Brilliant meeting especially from a neutral perspective. Track looked good and the racing was outstanding with every heat having you on the edge of your seat. Cook was awesome and deserved his new track record hopefully they wont do so well next Friday tho definately the team to beat this season and I hope they go on to become league champions.

 

What a shame there weren't more people there, they don't what they are missing.

 

jules

 

Glad you enjoyed the meeting Jules.

 

As far as the crowd is concerned, it was down on normal but the local football team, Newport County, were playing Wolverhampton Wanderers in a friendly match not half a mile away from the track at the same time so I expect that had an impact on the crowd at the speedway. Their car park was rammed full so I expect they had real good crowd.

[CrystalCastles]

Young Master Kurtz would hold his own in any NL team IMO

Id have to agree

[CrystalCastles]

Glad you enjoyed the meeting Jules.

 

As far as the crowd is concerned, it was down on normal but the local football team, Newport County, were playing Wolverhampton Wanderers in a friendly match not half a mile away from the track at the same time so I expect that had an impact on the crowd at the speedway. Their car park was rammed full so I expect they had real good crowd.

 

1250 according to todays argus

[newportspeedwayhh]

 

 

 

For the Hornets, Tony did a captain's job again and I would definately give him the chance to defend his NL Pairs title next week. Mark Jones had a poor meeting by his recent standards as did Tim Webster who's form has slumped worryingly since his 15 point maximum a few weeks back. Todd Kurtz showed signs of a bit more grit and not just from the gate wins and Kyle Newman put in a good score again.

 

Which leaves me with the reserves. I know these are only young lads but speedway, even at this level, is tough competition and points mean prizes and they were outscored 10 to 3 by Buxton's lads. If I get criticised then so be it but I'm going to give my two pennerth anyway.

 

James White Williams consistently jumps the starts and runs the risk of a 15 metre handicap. He did it last night and found himself from 15 metres in the reserve race and doesn't have the speed to make any ground up.

 

He crumbled under pressure (well done to Jason Garrity twice by the way) and threw away points by sliding off when he should have stayed calm and held his position.

 

He is too heavy. If James has any ambition to be a rider of any note then he simply has to prove that by losing 2 or 3 stones. If he can't do that then I personally don't think he should be in the team as to me it means he is not serious about his racing.

 

PCIG

I feel your comment about James is way way too harsh. Yes he had a bad night and he and his crew are well aware of this but to make the comment you have about his weight I think is a BIG touch too personal. Everyone has their own makeup, my youngest son carried a tad extra weight when he was in junior school and because he was bullied so much about it I had to take him out of the school and move him to a different school. He suffered so much because of the insults he received and it knocked his confidence severely.

 

I dont think you are in any way shape or form qualified to make the sort of comment that you did, afterall I guess you are not going to approach James and tell him are you?

 

Regards

 

Helen

Edited July 24, 2010 by newportspeedwayhh

[philcrumpisgod]

Helen, I'm sorry your lad had difficulties in school. That sort if stuff is out of order and surely should have been dealt with more firmly by the school.

 

I have to say though that James is not a schoolboy and he has chosen to compete in a highly competitive sport where every factor counts and weight is an issue whether you think so or not. Do you see any overweight GP riders or jockeys? James is even quoted in the link as getting himself into shape before the start of the '09 season. Well, he must have let himself go since then.

 

I feel I am perfectly qualified to make this comment as I can see with my own eyes and have watched speedway for over 40 years. It is nothing personal and you are right, I won't be going up to James to tell him he is overweight because how he lives his life is up to him but in my opinion he is too heavy to be a speedway rider and it is as that that I have an interest in how he performs.

 

If James wasn't in the team that I support I wouldn't have an issue with it, but he is and I do.

[chopper]

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He crumbled under pressure (well done to Jason Garrity twice by the way) and threw away points by sliding off when he should have stayed calm and held his position.

 

Tom Young had a very poor meeting last week but started off last night with 3 from 2 rides including a very good point in holding off Robert Branford to get us a 4-2 and right back into the match after heat 7. But then he reverted to type and ran a last (excusable considering the opposition in that race) and a fall when in a points scoring position and we needed the 4-2 in heat 14.

 

 

Pretty harsh on the two reserves, i thought they were fairly handy, Tom pushed Robert all the way in heat 14 and was within a wheel length of getting under him on lap two, and if he had of got by it could have won Newport the match, so i would say great effort, lets not forget they are young kids learning the trade, i personally made the effort to give him a pat on the back.

If the other lad as you say crumbled under the pressure, i bet he learns from it, and perhaps it wont happen next time, once again all part of a learning proccess.

 

Cheers Darrell Branford