speedibee Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 There were these little lepracauns with tiny tiny saws... Got a car have you ? it must be a fairly new one as you have obviously never seen a silencer fall to pieces through vibration . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedwayStud09 Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Got a car have you ? it must be a fairly new one as you have obviously never seen a silencer fall to pieces through vibration . I'd be happy for him to be proven innocent as I like seeing him race at Kirky, but the club would not have made that statement if your theory was a possibility. They would be standing by their rider not washing their hands of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Authorised Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Got a car have you ? it must be a fairly new one as you have obviously never seen a silencer fall to pieces through vibration . IF that happens on a car, you notice it. Surely it is noticeable to a rider or mechanic? Not that I think this was the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Eddie should have suspected something was wrong when Matt Ford offered to get Shovlar to clean his bikes for him , I dont think for one minute Eddie Kennet has tampered with his exhaust , more likely to have fell apart inside on it's own through faulty workmanship or just vibration , do you really think Dave King will take one of his own exhausts apart and say oh yes bad I can see whats happened manufacture !!! guilty until proved innocent IMO And Eddie Kennet going to say i knew it was illegal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedibee Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hes been found guilty,theres no need for an admittion,but one might help him. He's been found guilty of using an illegal silencer .not of making a silencer illegal, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPH Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 The least he could of done was use it at the world cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icescot Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 As others have said it is only right and proper to wait for the full outcome of a disciplinary enquiry on the matter however I do think it would be one heck of a coincidence that if it was the only time he used a doctored silencer was the time he got caught ! the immediate loss of yesterdays points is a quick punishment but is it a deterrant? if hes been getting away with it then consideration has to be given to deleting all points for the season and that would of course hurt the team and fans. the threat of such severe action might prompt clubs to monitor their own riders equipment more closely.coventry could of course withdraw from the league as a gesture of goodwill ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 He may of used it at the world cup!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Authorised Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) The least he could of done was use it at the world cup Perhaps he did Edit: beat me to it, foreverblue! Edited August 7, 2011 by Authorised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 He may of used it at the world cup!! Like the Polish team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedibee Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 IF that happens on a car, you notice it. Surely it is noticeable to a rider or mechanic? Not that I think this was the case. Do you have any experience of speedway bikes at close quarters ? most of the time it's difficult to hear yourself think especially when all the bikes are running at the same time , when riding it's more likely for you to hear someone elses engine than your own , the difference between tis years and last years silencers is very little close up . anyway I'll wait and see before I prepare a rope for Eddie . until Dave king has assured us that his silencers last forever and could not possibly fall apart due to age vibration or use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Perhaps he did Edit: beat me to it, foreverblue! Thats a first!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANANAMAN Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 He's been found guilty of using an illegal silencer .not of making a silencer illegal, I dont know if the question has been asked before but how did the Machine Examiners come to notice that Kennetts silencer was possibly illegal ? I see from the live updates site his times were nothing special .I have spoken to a Hammers supporter who said his bike sounded no different to normal either ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPH Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Perhaps he did Edit: beat me to it, foreverblue! Going on the evidance of the race off he may as well of used the exhaust off my astra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betts Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 what have the machine examiners been doing before the meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cee the bee Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Reading Scott Nicholls twitter he's surprised Eddie is the 1 caught out but glad something has FINALLY been done & hopes it stops ALL the others. Interesting that innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Do you have any experience of speedway bikes at close quarters ? most of the time it's difficult to hear yourself think especially when all the bikes are running at the same time , when riding it's more likely for you to hear someone elses engine than your own , the difference between tis years and last years silencers is very little close up . anyway I'll wait and see before I prepare a rope for Eddie . until Dave king has assured us that his silencers last forever and could not possibly fall apart due to age vibration or use Clutching at straws if you think its a manufacturing fault,the management at Coventry,judging by their statement, seem to have accepted it was illegal and Kennet knew it was illegal. Personally i think the sound the new silencers make is totally different sound to the old ones but not having been close up or an expert on the subject i couldn't comment on the difference close up. I would imagine there will be no further statements until after the hearing and Kennet himself may have been told not to make any comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Davis Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Steve - you just cant help yourself can you Plenty, if not ALL Coventry fans on here have said Kennett should get the chop. How can you say Kennett has been riding on an illegal silencer all year? Is what you stated based on any fact what so ever? It seems from Twitter and other sources, its a kind of dirty secret that riders have and are using illegal silencers, not just Kennett! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribbler Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 On a different note, I believe there have been various checks and protests made already this year. Jerran Hart being one of them, whilst guesting for Somerset and once when riding for Ipswich. And Jerran Hart's scores went downhill afterwards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom House Kid Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) This situation is beyond petty points scoring and IMHO Coventry have acted very swiftly and fairly and we need now to see the outcome of the hearing. No doubt some on here will look on it as an opportunity to up their number of posts and wind up a few people. Edited August 7, 2011 by Custom House Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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