JCookie Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 May aswell have awarded the title to Holder instead of running 3 meetings. What a non-event. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted January 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Another great meeting; plenty of exciting racing, anyone who didn't like it doesn't know anything about Speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollyanna Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Congratulations to Holder, Masters, Woodward and Watt!! Â Yes, hearty Congratulations to Chris,Sam, Cam and Davey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomo1 Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Yes, hearty Congratulations to Chris,Sam, Cam and Davey. Although I note the result amended to Holder, Woodward, Watt, Masters?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Although I note the result amended to Holder, Woodward, Watt, Masters?!   A Final Event 22 will be the A Final. The top three point scorer’s will go direct to the A Final plus the Winner of the B final. The place getters in this Final will determine who is 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the Championship.  B Final Event 21 will be the B Final The rider’s for the B Final will be the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th point scorer’s after 20 heats. The winner of the B final will go to the A Final, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in this final will determine who 5th, 6th and 7th in this meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted January 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Although I note the result amended to Holder, Woodward, Watt, Masters?! I think the person might just have quoted the gate selection for the final, Bomo. It was correct on Updates when I checked later, and I don't think I was THAT out of it by the end of the meeting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) Another great night's Speedway at Kurri Kurri; many thanks to all concerned.The track was perfect, just gets better every year, and I was surprised to see Campo using a Bobcat to pull dirt down from the boards on the straight to be graded by the tractor on the racing line on the turns - don't think I've seen that done before, but it worked very well and stopped any ruts developing. As the night wore on the racing got better and better - hats off to all the track crew and officials involved for a seamless event. Some wonderful performances - Harley Horwood took us all by surprise, firstly winning his first race then gaving us a four lap thriller against Sam Masters in his second: Sam finally got underneath him on turn 4 lap 4 and Harley slid off - poor reward for a great race. In his final outing he never gave up against Joey Ringwood, catching him almost on the line for third place - more to come from Harley, I'm sure. Davey Watt must have walked under a Black Cat or left his calender on Friday 13th I reckon, with an EF while way ahead in his fourth race but he came back strongly when it mattered most to take out the B Main. A great duel between him and Rohan Tungate in heat 17 was one of the highlights of the night. Another thriller was heat 19, with Taylor came from last to end up pushing Corey almost all the way before sliding off on turn 2 of the final lap. One of the lighter moments of the evening followed, with the Tadpole kicking his bike as it lay defenceless on the shale - judging by the way he limped off after that I think the bike won! For many of the lads it was a question of 'what more do I have to do?' - Sedgy, Todd, Jake, Robbie K, and James all had their moments, strong heat wins from Sedgy and James in particular, while Micky, Joey and Daine will all have learnt from their mistakes. Taylor, Rohan and Corey all put in strong performances to make the B Main against Davey, but as we all know Davey's all class when the chips are down, although Corey chased him hard all the way to the flag, The rain that had been forecast and had threatened all day finally put in an appearance, but it was only a sprinkle and freshened the track up beautifully after a light grade; I reckon Campo had a word with Him Upstairs after Boxing Day's downpour ended the meeting before the finals - don't rain on our parade, OK, Huey?. The A Main field was as most of us expected - all four finallists had been consistently good all night, but Chris just cleared out from the start, although Cam made him work hard for his victory, while Sam and Davey fought it out for third. On the social side it was a pretty big crowd; a fine selection of souvenirs with Ivan Mauger's Travelling Bookstall present as well, plenty of good tucker (The Steak Sangers are the Best! - with the continued absence of Mildura from the Championships they could be in the running for a Signature dish, although I favour the Kurri Kurri Curry Puff, if and when it eventuates!) plus copious cold drinks to wash it down, and all in all the facilities for us fans just keep improving: everyone I talked to both during the meeting and afterwards in the carpark (waiting for the traffic to move throughthe bottlenecks!) thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and will be back for sure. Â Next Stop Gillman - bring it on! Edited January 15, 2012 by BigFatDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 NBN News. Â http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2012/01/16/jason-crump-eyes-move-to-kurris-loxford-park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Thanks for posting that, Clint. The clip gives you a good idea how much the riders like the track; Kurri is rapidly becoming one of the best racing surfaces World-wide, and a stockpile of Shale due in April will ensure it continues to improve. Jason Crump, who tested four new GP engines here on Boxing Day, has the right idea in using it as a practice base before the Auckland GP, and I'm sure he won't be alone. The four main Speedway clubs in the Hunter have united here; it's always been a significant nursery for Australian Riders, dating back to the birth of Australian Speedway at Maitland in 1923 - Todd Wiltshire, Adam Shields, Wato, etc - the list keeps growing. All youse mob over there could do a lot worse than head Downunder next Northern Winter: TravelPlus's 2013 Australian tour is already looking like two coachloads-full, or you could plan your own tour as several already do. Really looking forward to returning there on Jan 28th for the Under-21s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Next Stop Gillman - bring it on! Forgive my ignorance but who are the home riders or track specialists for the last round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 TV Ad for this week's third and final round of the Championships, featuring the silver tongue of Wade Aunger, Australia's No 1 Speedway Commentator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 http://www.gillmanspeedway.com/release.asp?NewsId=42724 is the news for tomorrow night at Gillman. Forecast is 18-33C and sunny, good fluid-replacement weather. Lunchy's texting and I'm doing expert commentary and concentrating on staying upright, so feel free to join us on Updates for what promises to be a hoot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Updates on the 3rd round will be available on the following link from approx 9am UK time  http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=aus&action=display&thread=9811&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Bruv said Holder looked very fast at Gillman, just half a second outside of Adams track record. Tungate, an Ipswich rider this season, looked pretty handy. Gathercole poor. Had good chops with Holder and Watt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 BFD any news on Damien Koppe has he got a trade? is that why he wont commit to England.Been watching his progress,and his races with Auty at Pioneer were brilliant on you tube.Whats your take Dave do you like him i think Sheffield would suit him? His old man was no mug either National league riders champ and i saw a year of him at Swindon a very good rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 BFD any news on Damien Koppe has he got a trade? is that why he wont commit to England.Been watching his progress,and his races with Auty at Pioneer were brilliant on you tube.Whats your take Dave do you like him i think Sheffield would suit him? His old man was no mug either National league riders champ and i saw a year of him at Swindon a very good rider. Damo would walk into any PL team on a five point average and put at least a point on that no worries; personal reasons are the only things stopping him going to the UK. He's having heaps of fun in sunny North Queensland anyhow; fishing, pigging and generally enjoying life with his girlfriend - - why would he want to freeze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Damo would walk into any PL team on a five point average and put at least a point on that no worries; personal reasons are the only things stopping him going to the UK. He's having heaps of fun in sunny North Queensland anyhow; fishing, pigging and generally enjoying life with his girlfriend - - why would he want to freeze? Thanks BFD and for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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