Silver Cheetah Snr Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 On The BSPA site it states that Charles Wright is unable to guest in the N.L. as he has achieved an average of over 4 in the P.L. What the hell are we playing at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 On The BSPA site it states that Charles Wright is unable to guest in the N.L. as he has achieved an average of over 4 in the P.L. What the hell are we playing at. That annotation on the Green Sheets isn't particularly clear, but it refers to the eligibility to guest in the Premier League. Charles is a perfectly legitimate guest for Robert Branford tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Cheetah Snr Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) That annotation on the Green Sheets isn't particularly clear, but it refers to the eligibility to guest in the Premier League. Charles is a perfectly legitimate guest for Robert Branford tonight. O/K Edited June 28, 2013 by Silver Cheetah Snr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Is there anyone going to this meeting who would be able to text updates to the Updates site? If so, could you please send me a private message including your mobile number. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Is it still on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Still need a texter for this...anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Is it still on ? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) Is it still on ? No news is presumably good news? Just had another load of rain in Leicester though. Ooops....beaten to it by Mr Watson. Don't give any forecasts Neil. Edited June 28, 2013 by Gemini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 It brightened up here mid afternoon over here west of Birmingham, but an hour or so ago, it closed in again and we now have steady rain, is it on, do i have to finish work early, or forget it ?, this is a meeting worth seeing, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyb Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) weatherwinning again Edited June 28, 2013 by markyb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdjfan Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Well possibly Coventry are missing Brendan Johnson tonight!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freshy26 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 3 heats in an hour, bit of a joke. Speedway shots itself in the foot again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bees_Man Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Lads gave it a go but generally it was a very poor and drawn out night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 COVENTRY Storm saw their unbeaten home National League record ended with a 40-48 defeat at the hands of reigning champions Mildenhall at Brandon. All twelve riders deserve great credit for completing the meeting in tricky conditions after pre-meeting rain, and in the final analysis it was the inexperience of several of the Storm team which counted against them. The meeting started with a wet track, which then generated plenty of dirt, and the Storm side suffered numerous falls and disqualifications, often when they were in positions to take race advantages, and the absence of Robert Branford and Joe Jacobs due to Premier League commitments was also felt. Mildenhall, though, were worthy winners on the night after adapting better to conditions with veteran Jon Armstrong putting on a near-perfect display of track craft, dropping just one point from five rides, whilst Ben Morley and Dan Halsey regularly put fast-gating to good use. The tone for an unusual night was set by the first race, when Morley was the only finisher after a string of incidents, and Luke Crang’s fall when on a 5-1 in Heat 2 was also the sign of things to come for the home side. The Storm found themselves five points down after Heat 6 but looked set to take points back in the next race when Josh Bates flew into the air-fence on turn two just as Crang had superbly rounded Armstrong for the lead. The re-run, though, saw Crang come to grief and as if to sum things up skipper James Sarjeant burnt a clutch out at the third time of asking, allowing Armstrong a clear run to victory. The unlucky Martin Knuckey fell at the end of the third lap in Heat 8, again when the Storm were on for a 5-1, with home debutant James Shanes very impressively taking his second win. But Shanes came off in Heat 10 in a close call with Bates as the home side were unable to make serious inroads, their last realistic chance coming when Bates scorched to the quickest time of the night to deprive Oliver Greenwood of maximum double-points in Heat 12. A Storm 5-1 in Heat 13 from Sarjeant and guest Charles Wright gave them hope, but with Armstrong controlling the final two races the Fen Tigers always had enough, and his win in Heat 15 ensured they would take maximum points from the meeting. The result essentially has the effect of cancelling out the Storm’s win at King’s Lynn, from which they took three points, whilst they do have the four-point win at Stoke to fall back upon, but they may well need to win at another away venue to compensate for this loss if they are to finish in the top four. Co-boss Blayne Scroggins said: “We’ve got three riders who are racing in their first season, some of them haven’t been riding speedway for long at all and they struggled. “Mildenhall adapted better than we did – as the meeting went on we got a bit better, but we struggled early on in conditions that weren’t raceable and I’d say were just about rideable. “We got the boys together afterwards and told them to forget about tonight, conditions weren’t ideal but we are still a top-four team and we can definitely make the play-offs. We’re good enough to do that, and that’s what we’re pushing for.” *JAMES Sarjeant and Robert Branford represent the Storm in Sunday’s National League Pairs at Mildenhall (4.30pm start). COVENTRY 40: Oliver Greenwood 13+1, James Sarjeant 10, Charles Wright 7+1, James Shanes 7, Luke Crang 3+1, Martin Knuckey 0, Joe Jacobs R/R. MILDENHALL 48: Jon Armstrong 14, Ben Morley 10, Josh Bates 8+1, Dan Halsey 8, Michael Neale 5, Ryan Terry-Daley 3+2, Aaron Baseby r/r. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj350z Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Not the best of meetings due to the weather but the experience of the Mildenhall riders was the difference in the end. Got to feel for Martin Knuckey. He worked hard to get himself into some good positions just to get caught out in some very difficult track conditions. He looked pretty dejected but he should keep his pecker up as he was very unfortunate. I thought young James Shanes was impressive. Needs to stop looking behind him entering the corners though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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