stevebrum Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Tai may have great potential, but is he in that group of fifteen on merit? Racer Dave is right. Tai is in the GP series, so he should be supported. I will be supporting him, but reserve the right to query the decision that got him in there. The same could be said of Darcy Ward. Tai had and has my backing 110% Spot on. I like Tai but he does not deserve his place in SGP. Jury may have been out, but is it now? Because he's not going to have many riders behind him, just the 3 in front each heat Quack quack oops <p><br /> </p> Lets hope he gets a fast engagement ring,might be quicker in the gp next year. Quack quack oops 2. Heard Tai is set to be sponsored by Audi as his GP scorecard is highly likely to resemble their logo. Just plain Quack. My take on it: He is British. He has no chance of making a gp final. He will finish 15th On top of that i hope i am proved wrong and he makes finals and finishes higher up. Is he better than Bomber? Maybe Does he have Bombers experiance? No This years field is far superior to last years. Put Bomber in this line up and he to would be 14th or 15th. just shows how bad we have become over the years. Thankfully Tai looks like we finally have a Brit capable of putting in a challenge then! Ok, so which four or five riders will he finish ahead of then? Just the 8. He's proved it, won't be World Champ but he IS ready for the GP challenge. Correct choice for the Brit Wild Card Spot on. Great start for the lad who looks like he completely belongs in the top 15. No doubt the whingers will say it was a one off, wont repeat it etc etc. Or they may sensibly just stay quiet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comebackkings Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Good start to the GP's for Tai. Let's hope some of the doubters were choking on their cereal this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Fair play to the lad, 1 GP down and he did well. 9 points each GP wouldn't be a disaster. It thought ti was a good 9 points too, often hasling the guy in front. 1 more point in the heats would have meant a better gate in the semis and then who knows. Looked fast, confident and rode sensible lines well. I may be wrong - that said, one GP doesn't make a series.... I was happy to being wrong this mornning/last night though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTLAND1314 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Nice effort from Woffinden. By the looks of things he may have got one of the fast engines he was hoping for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Great effort from Tai to be fair. I thought he would struggle in nearly all the GP's so to see him well on the pace was good. His whole approach seems to be more professional and I'm delighted to be wrong about his chances. Really hope he can keep it going and be a Brit that qualifies for the next series without the need for being seeded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGT Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Very impressed with young Mr Woffinden, I must say, more please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelsinline Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Very impressed with young Mr Woffinden, I must say, more please. Totally agree, was on the pace all night and looked every inch a GP rider. Nice one Tai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgowmicktiger Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Well done tai looked fast and cant wait till round 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) Tai was excellent but its a little early for 'I told you so' or rubbishing people's predictions. With such a strong field I'd be keeping quiet for a few rounds yet. Very much hope he can maintain that standard though. Edited March 24, 2013 by Bagpuss 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Davis Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Agree with Baggy, one swallow doesn't make a Summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj69 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Agree with Baggy, one swallow doesn't make a Summer! Makes a very good night tho 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Tai was excellent but its a little early for 'I told you so' or rubbishing people's predictions. With such a strong field I'd be keeping quiet for a few round yet. Very much hope he can maintain that standard though. With some saying that he is expected to be stone last before a wheel has been turned, perhaps those comments shouldn't have been made in the 1st place! A top 8 start is a good way to start, lets concentrate on that instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Why shouldn't they? Just like with the EL, somebody will finish top and somebody bottom, and while there's no speedway happening people on here like to pass the time and have a bit of fun by predicting who might finish in those positions. I really don't get why you take predictions so personally. And if you really have to take the mickey out of what people have predicted, at least wait until the end of the season when everything has been decided! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Why shouldn't they? Just like with the EL, somebody will finish top and somebody bottom, and while there's no speedway happening people on here like to pass the time and have a bit of fun by predicting who might finish in those positions. I really don't get why you take predictions so personally. And if you really have to take the mickey out of what people have predicted, at least wait until the end of the season when everything has been decided! The only predictions i think are harsh are the ones that say a rider/team will/wont do this or that. To say Tai will only see back wheels is harsh and has already shown that not to be the case. Sometimes its fun to rubbish such claims! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Brum piping up after one round. Hardly surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The only predictions i think are harsh are the ones that say a rider/team will/wont do this or that. To say Tai will only see back wheels is harsh and has already shown that not to be the case. Sometimes its fun to rubbish such claims! He has shown it in the first round, if he can do so over twelve then he'll have proved people wrong and I for one will be delighted. I have him down as fifteenth going by my pre season prediction. Not because I think he is crap but because I struggle to name one rider in the field who looks weaker than him over twelve rounds. Who do you think will finish below him? Just to re-iterate I'll be over the moon if he proves me wrong. If he can replicate yesterday across the whole series he'll finish top eight and that would be an incredible achievement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I was very impressed with him,fair play to Tai he was competetive my advice to him for what it's worth ( nothing!) is go and enjoy it don't put loads of pressure on yourself.The ability is there and his aim for me firstly is to get his hands on the British Championship he will surprise many i believe this year good luck for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguest Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 It was good seeing Tai ride so well. He won't always make the top 8, but as long as hes learning and not getting too beat up when things dont go to plan, he'll come out of the year with a lot of positive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedwaysliders Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Fair play to Tai,rode well on the pace all night,just out of interest unlike previous years he doesnt have a lot of sponsors on his kevlars,anyone know why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 He has shown it in the first round, if he can do so over twelve then he'll have proved people wrong and I for one will be delighted. I have him down as fifteenth going by my pre season prediction. Not because I think he is crap but because I struggle to name one rider in the field who looks weaker than him over twelve rounds. Who do you think will finish below him? Just to re-iterate I'll be over the moon if he proves me wrong. If he can replicate yesterday across the whole series he'll finish top eight and that would be an incredible achievement. My point is that some are happy to write him off as beating no-one and is only in to get the British vote hence why its ok to slate him before a wheel is turned. He has ALREADY shown in one round that he his more than capable of doing just that. Do i expect him to make the top 8 season end? I think you would struggle to find anyone that thinks that. Will he have some stinkers along the way (or as its known `doing a Harris?`) i would expect so yes. Will he win the odd heat and make another Semi? On Saturdays showing more than possibly. Think most people will have him down to finish 15th in what is perhaps the best top 15 in quite a while. For me the likes of Kasprzak, Zagar have just as good a chance of 15th as Tai as neither have consistency in their tank. Like you say, lets see season end. If Tai continues to take the odd win and makes the odd semi he wont be all that much adrift even if he does finish 15th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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