WembleyLion Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 I'm looking forward to this having been to the previous four at Sheffield, Rye House, Scunthorpe and Birmingham! First rider announced is Ben Barker who has appeared in all previous Ben Fund meetings and won last time out at Perry Barr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady s Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Was thinking of going to this but waiting to read which other riders are going to be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luluthetiger Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Was thinking of going to this but waiting to read which other riders are going to be there I think Paul Ackroyd will find you enough GP riders, etc, to keep you happy. Who will it take to get you there?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backless Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I'm sure it'll be easily the highest calibre meeting held "up north" probably since Day One, irrespective of the actual line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Booked the day off work as soon as I'd heard the date announced. It's irrelevant who's riding, such a great cause needs supporting. East Coast Trains are taking the p*ss asking £125 return for each of us . Looks like we're driving up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I think Paul Ackroyd will find you enough GP riders, etc, to keep you happy. Who will it take to get you there?. In the case of Lady S, she'd like Craig or John Branney. I'm sure Paul Ackroyd will do an excellent job with the line-up as in previous years. Looking forward to it already!! All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyfivetoes Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Just had a text to tell me Richie Worrall is second name to be announced. Good one to bring Diamonds' fans up the A1. Paul Ackroyd's been doing this for a while, he's good at building things up -- he'll start drip-feeding names every few days between now and the end of February. Worrall must have had a good bung from the Fund this past year, so he's a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Was coming anyway but will be nice to see Richie back in action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 You can bet there`ll be at least a couple of current GP rider as well as a few who have been in the GPs,as well as a few EL stars,add to that a couple of Berwick riders plus riders from the local tracks,you can bet be there will be a good attendance. Anyway given the cause Id be hoping those who can make it will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamber Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Wonder if Nikki Pedersen fancies a blast aroung shielfield?? He is riding at Kings Lynn on the 8th.march in "Tommy the Tinkers" meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgcumming Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 It's a real shame that Lee Complins retirement means we won't see him tackling some real top class opposition around Shielfield. Hopefully Seb Alden fancies a pre season spin. The prospect of Seb taking on the likes of Harris, Pedersen et al is very exciting! Who else can we expect to see? Only Barker and Worrall so far.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luluthetiger Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Wonder if Nikki Pedersen fancies a blast aroung shielfield?? He is riding at Kings Lynn on the 8th.march in "Tommy the Tinkers" meeting. Probably not. The Danish national team have hired King's Lynn for a work-out that weekend as well, so he'll be there, he'll do Topinka's meeting and Freddie Lindgren's on the Sunday. No way will he find time to haul himself 300 miles north to Berwick and then another 250-odd miles back down to Wolves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyfivetoes Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Rick-eeeeee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luluthetiger Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Bomber Harris in the field now. Building up nicely. Seven weeks and two days to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Booked the day off work as soon as I'd heard the date announced. It's irrelevant who's riding, such a great cause needs supporting. East Coast Trains are taking the p*ss asking £125 return for each of us . Looks like we're driving up! Tickets are now available at £57 return!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch Me If You Can Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Probably not. The Danish national team have hired King's Lynn for a work-out that weekend as well, so he'll be there, he'll do Topinka's meeting and Freddie Lindgren's on the Sunday. No way will he find time to haul himself 300 miles north to Berwick and then another 250-odd miles back down to Wolves. You probably right. Must say am surprised at Tom Topinka Meeting being on before Ben one. Thought it might be following Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) You probably right. Must say am surprised at Tom Topinka Meeting being on before Ben one. Thought it might be following Friday? I think it is somewhat disappointing that Tomas Topinka's meeting is allowed to take place before the Ben Fund meeting, the traditional season opener. I wish Tomas all the best with his meeting, but it doesn't seem quite right that it is somewhat stealing the thunder of the Ben Fund meeting. Looking forward to the Ben Fund meeting - less than two months to go All the best Rob Edited January 22, 2013 by lucifer sam 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) I'm not convinced that an event which has been held three times can be described as 'traditional'. Nevertheless I hope and expect there to be a huge crowd at Berwick for this great cause despite a meeting taking place the night before 275 miles away. I certainly don't see any thunder being stolen, or it a competition to stage the first meeting of the season. If it is then Somerset will win Edited January 23, 2013 by Bagpuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch Me If You Can Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'm not convinced that an event which has been held three times can be described as 'traditional'. Nevertheless I hope and expect there to be a huge crowd at Berwick for this great cause despite a meeting taking place the night before 275 miles away. I certainly don't see any thunder being stolen, or it a competition to stage the first meeting of the season. If it is then Somerset will win Looking at this I think riders riding in Topinka meeting and then Lindgren meeting will not travel to Berwick in between. That could mean several top boys opting out of Ben Meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 On the other hand some will ride Fri & Sat or Sat & Sun, or just Saturday. I can't imagine the whole of Tomas' line up will be top, top riders as I expect most of the Stars to get a run out plus some riders Tomas rode with in his career (eg he was very close to Stuart Robson from their days riding together at Coventry). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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