Coventry Storm 2014

[dj350z]

So who rates the Storms chances this year? If im honest I dont know an awful lot about some of the NL riders but this side looks very good to me.

 

Yes, like you woz, not sure how they compare with the other NL teams but it does seem to be a pretty decent team. The promotion have a done a good job.

Nielsen, the Sarj and Greenwood look to be a strong top 3. Glad to see there is a place for Martin Knuckey again this season.

[TesarRacing]

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[Main Man]

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[21st century heathen]

I've been over to Brandon to check out the opposition this evening.

 

Nielsen - Had a bit of a stop-start practice. Some quick laps, some 'meh' and some time in and out the pits. I'm sure overall he'll do his job but I suspect nights where he look unbeatable and nights that he frustrates (probably with bike problems) may predominate rather than steady form throughout.

 

Crang - Did plenty of laps and seemed to be slipping in to gear quite nicely. I don't whether he's done many/any laps yet this winter/spring but he didn't look rusty.

 

O Greenwood - Seemed, to me, to be a bit quicker as practice wore on. Perhaps a sign of a bit of 'getting to know you' again if he's not had much practice yet. Dumped himself on his ass once but there didn't seem to be any harm to rider or machine. Having had most of last season to shake off his couple of injuries I think this could be his season to really step up.

 

D Greenwood - I can pretty much ditto the above. Dan certainly got quicker as the laps went by. He also had a little sit down in the shale, and again not obvious harm to rider or machine. And although not looking to move on from the type of injuries Ollie had Dan should also be targeting a big step up this season after consolidating his form toward the end of 2013. I look around the league and there aren't too many teams that can boast a rider with Dan's potential as their fourth in averages, Potentially the Storm's key rider.

 

Sarjeant - Sarj looked very good and wasn't really outshone when he lapped with his EL team mates. He certainly looked the part as a NL heat leader. Storm are not lacking 'punch' at the top end that's for sure.

 

Knuckey - He looks like he needs laps to me. I don't that to sound like a negative as such I just mean he needs to get going. I think he can do a commendable job for the team but he is, in my opinion, targeting 3/4 points a meeting rather than anything too spectacular. That's his job and if he does it then fair play to him as he'll have played his part in whatever Storm achieve.

 

Terry-Daley - I couldn't work out what I thought to be honest. Sometimes I was thinking he looks quite smooth and reasonable on pace and other times not so much. He's a bit of a dark horse and might randomly score good points that could even prove the difference on any given night. If he beats most reserves at home and the odd weaker 2nd string then he too will have done his job. Storm will need him to chip in away too if they're to prove one of the favourites for silverware, as I expect. I do think it will be hit and miss from RTD though.

 

Overall I'm sure the feeling amongst the Storm team was a positive one and that they're very much looking forward to testing themselves in a week's time.