Mildenhall V Hackney - Nl Ko Cup

[PhilK]

A fantastic win for Mildenhall with 3 riders on tip top form (Jacobs,Blackbird & Baseby). But having said this as a spectacle it was very poor and completely one sided. Hackney seemed to have very little stomach for the action and tailed off at the back many a time. Barrie Evans at no1 and an ex-Mildenhall rider expert was awful and only produced one ride of note and that was when jumping the gate and should have been a re-run.

 

Certainly wasn't a poor spectacle! Mildenhall simply outrode Hackney, with a mixture of fast gating and clean passing. It is easy to blame Hackney's riders but it is more appropriate to credit the excellent efforts of the Mildenhall team without their Number One.

 

As for your comments re Barrie Evans, it should be remembered that he has rarely in his time at Mildenhall experienced a track like yesterday, that is a lot different than the blue groove roads he had to ride on in 2009/10. His last two rides showed what he was capable of once dialled into the track.

 

Plaudits have been given by others but I must also mention Aaron Baseby who was sensational, paid 17 was fully deserved.

 

For Hackney Ben Morley was very competitive and sadly Shane Hazelden's injury prevented us from seeing this much improved youngster, hopefully he will be back quickly!

 

Another good crowd, excellent track and a brilliant result!

 

Oh yes and Uncle Len going ballistic when the first Hackney TR went very wrong

[semion]

Did the new Aussie Heaps have a spin aftert he meeting, if so does he look the dogs swingers, as some have been saying ?

[2ndbendpostie]

Did the new Aussie Heaps have a spin aftert he meeting, if so does he look the dogs swingers, as some have been saying ?

Yes and yes !

[westhamboy66]

Whilst I respect Len Silver for his attempts to support young british riders in some respects he does them a disservice in that as soon as they encounter a track with any amount of grip they are somewhat lost.They are mostly very good riders but unless their stay at Rye is only a short one they never seem to step on to the next level.Eddie Kennett is the most obvious example,on small slick tracks he can beat anybody on his day but anywhere else and he flounders.

Extended time at Rye did nothing to stop the likes of Kevin Smith, Marvyn Cox from becoming very good riders at International level. You could even argue that starting off in places like Peterborough Workington Berwick Sheffield etc has the same effect where the big track kids simply can't adjust to the many smaller tighter tracks. Put them on a tight slick track and they can't do four laps. But surely if you are the real deal you will become good enough on all tracks. It's a pity there are only one or two other Promoters who give the kids a chance in a similar way to Len Silver.

[shippy22]

Extended time at Rye did nothing to stop the likes of Kevin Smith, Marvyn Cox from becoming very good riders at International level. You could even argue that starting off in places like Peterborough Workington Berwick Sheffield etc has the same effect where the big track kids simply can't adjust to the many smaller tighter tracks. Put them on a tight slick track and they can't do four laps. But surely if you are the real deal you will become good enough on all tracks. It's a pity there are only one or two other Promoters who give the kids a chance in a similar way to Len Silver.

 

Kevin Smith and Marvyn Cox rode for Rye House on the old track, which was slightly more of a normal track, it didnt have the camber, and generally wasnt so smooth and slick as the track is now, although it was sometimes even dustier than nowadays.

I agree that most tracks over the years have had riders who scored heavily at home, but struggled on away tracks.

Any track that is a "bit different" tend to have more one track riders. In the past Exeter ( big track) and Crayford ( small track), used to have a lot of riders like this. Sheffield have also had riders like Scott Smith and Jamie Birkinshaw who were often very good at home, but struggled on most away tracks

At Rye House we have also had Luke Bowen and Tommy Allen in particular, who struggle on any track that is different to Rye House.

[NeilWatson]

Whilst I respect Len Silver for his attempts to support young british riders in some respects he does them a disservice in that as soon as they encounter a track with any amount of grip they are somewhat lost.They are mostly very good riders but unless their stay at Rye is only a short one they never seem to step on to the next level.Eddie Kennett is the most obvious example,on small slick tracks he can beat anybody on his day but anywhere else and he flounders.

 

You've obviously never seen Eddie Kennett around Peterborough.......