bigeddiechek Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Neither can I mate and they all chipped in which was even more pleasing... This team will give us some excitement through the season for sure Great buzz felt tonight Lookin forward to seeing Claus taking on Cookie next week It was probably 2005, Sarah, love the look of the team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 First night stuff good result for Bandits,have to say that Redcar Team do look poor though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I can't remember the last time we won so convincingly. June 7th last year v Scunthorpe. You finished the season in 10th place 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Berwick looking good at this stage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one arm bandit Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Good win for the boys, looking good but let's not get carried away yet. Who was the young boy in the second half?, someone Atkinson did I hear dick say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilali Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Promising start against a rubbish Redcar outfit. Hope they can keep it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 A more than reasonable way to start the 2014 season, and on a bitterly cold night it was pleasing to see the meeting run at a good pace with all 15 heats done and dusted at 8-30. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 A decent performance by all 7 riders that saw all of them picking up a win or a paid win , but I'm sure there will be far tougher tests to come , but for now let's enjoy the win and look forward to next weekends meeting with the Monarchs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Promising start against a rubbish Redcar outfit. Hope they can keep it up. blunt but true, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 REDCAR Bears will have to overturn a yawning 20-point deficit if they are to get their hands on the Tees Tweed Trophy. They're also going to have to look a whole lot sharper if they are to open their League Cup account at Newcastle this evening. It's true that early season matches such as last night's at Shielfield Park, the Ecco Finishing Bears' first for the year which they lost 57-37, are primarily an exercise in blowing away the cobwebs. After all, many of the riders haven't raced since October. But it was Berwick's first match of the year too and they dealt out a lesson in gating, leading from the moment they clocked up a 5-1 in heat two and were never seriously under threat from their visitors. New Bears No 1 Richard Lawson won his first race as a Bear, as well as the last race of the evening and was never out of the top two all evening. If he can keep that up all year he'll be a cracking spearhead for the team. But Carl Wilkinson was their only other heat winner, swooping round Steen Jensen to take the chequered flag in heat eight. Hugh Skidmore did his job as a second string and would have increased his five-point return but for an uncharacteristic fall in heat seven while third with the Bears on course for a 3-3, while skipper Aaron Summers was hampered by clutch problems but always looked up for it and snatched a dramatic second place on the line while on a tactical double ride, inflicting Matthew Wethers' only defeat of the night. But Jan Graversen had a stinker of a meeting, falling in heat two and retiring with bike problems before he'd even reached the first bend next time out. That said he was all over the Berwick pair in his first race and fell looking for a last gasp way around them. One more lap and he'd have had them, for sure. Richard Hall will be disappointed with his debut for the club while Luke Crang managed only one point on his first appearance at Premier League level although the former spent some time out injured last term and the latter is still very much a newcomer to the sport and is still on a learning curve. Crang in fact was second in his second outing when he hit the deck. So while the Bears were very much second best on the night and, with their home leg of the TTT lost to the weather will have to get dialled in fast, a big defeat isn't the end of the world by a long stretch - the Bears were brushed aside by Newcastle in their first match last year, remember, but went on to reach the play-offs and the KO Cup semi-finals. "My main observation is that we weren't making starts," said team manager Jitendra Duffill. "Berwick showed us the way into the first corner in every heat, but after that we matched them for pace. "I think every rider showed some promise in at least one heat so we just need to take that and build on it. "Berwick are a strong side and I think a lot of people will be turned over there this year but all over our riders showed glimpses of promise. "A couple of daft engine failures cost us points to but that's what these meetings are all about - getting the gremlins out of the way. A lot of the lads were on new equipment. I'm not going to read to much into that. "Tonight at Newcastle is where it starts for real and that's when we have to get it right." For Berwick Claus Vissing scored a four-ride maximum while former Bear Matej Kus clicked into gear after a sluggish start and won his last two races. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Bandits will get far tougher tests than against that bunch of throwouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Berwick have a decent side this year, thats a fact... Redcar's frame work is similar to ours of previous years a lot of pressure on the three heat leaders, with little or no improvement in the engine room and reserve slots. Constructed on the cheap, Redcar unless swift changes are made will be down the drain with Plymouth, Newcastle will not show them any mercy today.. Richard Lawson is a class act though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Good win for the boys, looking good but let's not get carried away yet. Who was the young boy in the second half?, someone Atkinson did I hear dick say Looked at the rider list on the website , think he's called Ronan Atkinson , no other info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 rider that was looking quite impressive in 2nd half was Aaron Fox of Edinburgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandits4eva Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 rider that was looking quite impressive in 2nd half was Aaron Fox of Edinburgh Kind of our promotion to let a member of next weeks opposition come for some track time. Obviously no worries then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Promising start against a rubbish Redcar outfit. Hope they can keep it up. WHO? Berwick or Redcar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spittalbandit Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 thought was good work out for bandits . redcar might have had off day but at the end off the day was still impresssed by the overall team performance of bandits. a few kinks to iron out still but thats what these challenge matches are all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear_Bottom Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Looked at the rider list on the website , think he's called Ronan Atkinson , no other info If it had been Rowan Atkinson then Redcar would have signed him to go with the other comedians in the team 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeddiechek Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 June 7th last year v Scunthorpe. You finished the season in 10th place Ha ha! So, my memory isn't very good then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Ha ha! So, my memory isn't very good then! Join the Club. :rolleyes: The main problem I have in my life is my memory. :sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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