SCOTLAND1314 Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Another good crowd, another meeting with excellent entertainment and another opponent sent home with a bloody nose. Last night saw lots of great racing with close racing and passing abundant but the highlight for me was the absolute belter of a race in heat 12, the three man battle 'tween Pijper, Tabaka and Bjerre. Pijper led off the start with Bjerre looking very fast behind him and Tabaka a little adrift in third. Theo came under constant pressure for the first couple of laps from Bjerre with the Dane trying inside and outside to get passed and almost getting there. This tussle seemed to allow wee Joe Tabaka to gain ground and begin to challenge Lasse, with the hard charging Hungarian generally taking the inside lines..... the young Dane finally succumbing to wee Joe and his bike wrenching last turn... with the home crowd roaring him to the finish line. Wow. I hope this race makes its way to Edinburgh Monarchs TV on the club website. So far this season we've had two meetings and in both we've seen races that would easily win race of the season. Roll on next Friday... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmuncie Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Up on em:tv now http://www.edinburghmonarchs.co/emtv/player.asp?cat=Racing_2013&id=100049 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george.m Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Up on em:tv now http://www.edinburgh..._2013&id=100049 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTLAND1314 Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Courtesy of Edinburgh Monarchs Speedway http://www.edinburghmonarchs.co/news/article.asp?id=1300&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchopper Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 "fantastic battle between the two wee men" quality commentating. excellent performance from the monarchs and it could have been better. vissing in ht11 made the gate and it should have been a 5-1 had he not locked up. joe should never have excluded in ht14 shocking decision. i'm sure he would have won that as well sending monarchs through the 60 mark. loved ed the monarch with the "should have gone to specsavers" moment at the ref 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Lion Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Wouldn't read to much into that if you are a Lions fan most teams will come to Armadale this season and take a hammering. Think the tie is over can't see the Lions beating us by 28 tomorrow night. Monarchs Cook - miles above the rest Sneddon - done as expected Pijper - poor first ride then great from then on after Fricke - slow out the gate but that will improve but apart form that was looking quite quick Vissing - was good tonight unlucky to be excluded but right decision Helfer - if he makes the gate fine if not rides like junior Tabaka - well what can you say fantastic! his ride in heat 12 was out of the top drawer with Bjerre trying to pass Pijper and then joe reeling both them in then dive bombing bjerre going into the last bend was just great to watch! hope he is not to sore after he cleaned out the boards after trying to go around doolan in the first bend and clipping his back wheel, shame that his bikes a right off only his carb and engine in one piece after it hit the tractor. Lions Nieminen - poor was expecting more from him Graverson - no comment Bjerre - probably the most entertaining and best rider for the lions tonight and probably deserved more for for his efforts Doolon - Always rode well at Armadale and scored steadily Karlsson - was okay Nielsen - no comment Blackbird - was really slow and when he was infront in heat 14 doolan was having to shut off going down the straights so he could stay along side him School reports aren't what they used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neb Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 I think Nightshift said it in the last thread but by replacing Roynon with Karlsson we've ended up with pretty last years squad with the addition of Doolan. I can't see how we can expect last years dismal away performances to be improved on all of a sudden. I know lots of people like Karlsson but his inclusion has unfortunately completety changed the dynamic of this years team in my eyes. fair play to magnus for stepping in at very short notice that short in fact he has had to borrow a bike i for one are very pleased he agreed to help out and we all know he is only here until roynon is fit so what would you have done then volty stuck with r/r or did you have a better plan? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandersome Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) fair play to magnus for stepping in at very short notice that short in fact he has had to borrow a bike i for one are very pleased he agreed to help out and we all know he is only here until roynon is fit so what would you have done then volty stuck with r/r or did you have a better plan? Don't disagree with anything you say Neb, and no, i can't think of a better plan. I was only pointing out that as i see it the dynamic of the team suffers with Karlsson in the team. I don't blame Karlsson for this as it's a team thing. With him in the team though we end up with lots of tracks where everyone in the team struggles, much like last year. That's all the point i was trying to make. the intention wasn't to have a dig at Karlsson, although i accept it may appear such, in which case my bad. Edited April 14, 2013 by volty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young51 Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) First time on here in a while for one reason or another,but i must say that i'm really impressed with the Monarchs so far this season After the trials and tribulations of the close season (when we could easily have folded) there not only seems to be a really good team spirit between the riders,but the feelgood factor has spread to the supporters too which is great.After my initial concerns about the startline being moved back to it's original 1997/1998 position i'm now getting used to it.The standard of some of the racing despite the weather not being too kind to us so far has been top drawer..Heat 12 on friday being a classic between as Mike H puts it 'the wee men'.This can only bode well for when some sort of summer breaks out,and the best trackman in the bizz the Doc can work his magic without worrying about damage limitation (i can only hope for all Speedway tracks the weather is kinder to us after last years washout) All in all i really enjoyed fridays match,and to my slight surprise we gave a strong looking Lions team a right tonking..dont worry Leicester fans, on this form i don't think you'll be the first to suffer a doing! We just have to steer clear of injuries and i feel we should be up there challenging for all trophies available.Most importantly though,let's hope we're all in for a really good year of speedway..let's face it when our sports at it's best there's nowt tae beat it! Edited April 15, 2013 by Young51 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george.m Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 First time on here in a while for one reason or another,but i must say that i'm really impressed with the Monarchs so far this season After the trials and tribulations of the close season (when we could easily have folded) there not only seems to be a really good team spirit between the riders,but the feelgood factor has spread to the supporters too which is great.After my initial concerns about the startline being moved back to it's original 1997/1998 position i'm now getting used to it.The standard of some of the racing despite the weather not being too kind to us so far has been top drawer..Heat 12 on friday being a classic between as Mike H puts it 'the wee men'.This can only bode well for when some sort of summer breaks out,and the best trackman in the bizz the Doc can work his magic without worrying about damage limitation (i can only hope for all Speedway tracks the weather is kinder to us after last years washout) All in all i really enjoyed fridays match,and to my slight surprise we gave a strong looking Lions team a right tonking..dont worry Leicester fans, on this form i don't think you'll be the first to suffer a doing! We just have to steer clear of injuries and i feel we should be up there challenging for all trophies available.Most importantly though,let's hope we're all in for a really good year of speedway..let's face it when our sports at it's best there's nowt tae beat it! Hi Young51, don't leave it so long before making your next post - always good to read your take on things! I too sensed a very real feel good factor at the opening meeting which was more than the norm you'd expect for season kick off. A lot of positive things going on in Scottish speedway right now, let's hope it brings the success deserved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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