mudflaps Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 There lies a problem, Sheffields 3 heat leaders were outscored by Ryes and that's our strength !! but only 3 a piece at home from Albin, Koppe and Knight did nothing to help your cause - as for Joe Haines - nowhere near the rider he was a few seasons ago.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) After missing the home leg there was no way I was missing this. On the way up I was driving through heavy rain, just a few miles outside Sheffield, but from the M1 I could see Sheffield itself was bathed in sunshine. Despite a few sprinkles it remained relatively dry, until it began to rain lightly half way during the meeting, which the track soaked up well. There was never really any doubt of the outcome in my mind after Olly Allen scorched to what I was told was the fastest time at Owlerton this year in heat 1. I wasn't lording it amongst my Sheffield supporting mates on the first bend though, remembering what happened to Berwick at Redcar earlier this season. Â Jason's crash was horrible. Reminded me of Robbo's at MIldenhall which shattered his pelvis a few years back. When you saw the speed in which he went in and the state of the front wheel of his bike, almost bent over double, you knew it was gonna be a bad outcome. Took the gloss of a tremendous away win, the first time I've seen the Rockets get anything at Sheffield in the dozen or so times I've been to support them there. I was pleasantly surprised to see Simon Lambert in the pits pre meeting. You could see he was still feeling his ankle as he hopped off the track after his heat 2 fall. Not surprised to see him pull up a couple of times when well adrfit. The same could be said for Richard Hall who looked to be suffering as the meeting went on. Â Every Rocket rode their heart out. You could see they really wanted it. Would be harsh to single out any of them for special praise. They all contributed in some way. The racing wasn't great, with a few notable exceptions. Garrity chasing hard after Hall in heat 4. Nelson stalking Albin in heat 8 before getting round him on the last lap. Albin and Anders Mellgren passing and repassing in heat 10, and Nelson again getting under Koppe after missing the start in heat 11. There is no doubt though, Sheffield, on this performance, are a terrible side. Even including Simon Stead wouldn't have made much difference. With Garrity available throughout we'd have won by double figures. Â Great result, but at a very heavy price. Edited May 17, 2013 by Shadders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Excellent report sir. What was the grub like there any doner kebabs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Excellent report sir. What was the grub like there any doner kebabs? 2 mini fillet burgers & small beans from KFC over the road from the stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudflaps Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Shadders - any news on Garrity? Â Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) Shadders - any news on Garrity? Â Thanks http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Sport/Speedway/Jason-Garrity-injury-latest-from-Rockets-promoter-20130517163933.htm Edited May 17, 2013 by Shadders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Just to let the Sheffield fans know that Andre Compton has been tempted out of retirement and is riding in the David Howe testimonial at Scunthorpe this afternoon. Â All the best Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Just to let the Sheffield fans know that Andre Compton has been tempted out of retirement and is riding in the David Howe testimonial at Scunthorpe this afternoon.  All the best Rob  Interesting to see how he gets on. Doubt that he would want to do a full season unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky from Sheffield Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Â http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Sport/Speedway/Jason-Garrity-injury-latest-from-Rockets-promoter-20130517163933.htm Very best wishes to Jason for a speedy recovery. That was a very nasty looking crash. I think it is worth Mr Silver watching the DVD. Could do with GRT Media sending him a copy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Very best wishes to Jason for a speedy recovery. That was a very nasty looking crash. I think it is worth Mr Silver watching the DVD. Could do with GRT Media sending him a copy. I think I read that Silver was blaming Damian Koppe for the crash. From where I was standing on the first bend I can't see how blame can be attached to either rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 On the replay it showed that Garrity couldn't get his front wheel on the ground in order to make the corner, Koppe tried to turn and was left with nowhere to go. Definitely not Koppe's fault, just an unfortunate racing incident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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