gee jay Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 I see tom Brennan went 3 rides unbeaten again at the house on Saturday I think he'll be the one to watch now he's been worth watching for about 2 years now, we love watching the kids racing . tom seems to be getting the backing at such an early age that maybe rob lambert was saying that he hadn't and he certainly is getting in plenty of track time. a bit of a shame we're not going to see what he can really do for about 3/4 more years and he's by no means the only one but he does stand out atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 No disrespect to Robert lambert but I don't think he ever needed backing looking at his bikes from a young age he's always had the best gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee jay Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 No disrespect to Robert lambert but I don't think he ever needed backing looking at his bikes from a young age he's always had the best gear i meant backing other than the bank of mum & dad which i know both youngsters have had in spades, in tom's case the dugards are really behind him , perhaps i should have put backing for the parents rather than the riders themselves? either way it's great to have the two of them to watch, and hopefully carry on with others aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) I notice two of my friends are attending Eastbournes first meeting next week. How do I know this? Well it popped up on my facebook wall, "XXXX is attending the events Eastbourne Eagles vs Kent Kings". THIS IS WHAT ALL CLUBS SHOULD BE DOING. Well Done Eastbourne for actually embracing social media. How many people will have seen this pop up on their facebook feed and will go along one day? Edited March 29, 2015 by SCB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevec Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I notice two of my friends are attending Eastbournes first meeting next week. How do I know this? Well it popped up on my facebook wall, "XXXX is attending the events Eastbourne Eagles vs Kent Kings". THIS IS WHAT ALL CLUBS SHOULD BE DOING. Well Done Eastbourne for actually embracing social media. How many people will have seen this pop up on their facebook feed and will go along one day? Everything they have been doing over the last few months have been brilliant. they have gone from a club that treated social media and the internet as a necessary evil to embracing it and using it. They are actually caring about the fans and wanting to involve them. Not just tell them that its their fault if the club goes down because they did turn up at race meetings. This is like a completely new club now and being run brilliantly. I hope the riders back them up on track and the fans back them up track side! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Everything they have been doing over the last few months have been brilliant. they have gone from a club that treated social media and the internet as a necessary evil to embracing it and using it. They are actually caring about the fans and wanting to involve them. Not just tell them that its their fault if the club goes down because they did turn up at race meetings. This is like a completely new club now and being run brilliantly. I hope the riders back them up on track and the fans back them up track side! From afar it certainly seems like they're making an effort. The weird thing is that most of what they're doing is thing the great unwashed have suggested on this forum for years. But hey, what do we know?! Eastbourne and Glasgow both seem to be taking a whole new approach to the sport this season, I hope both have great seasons as a result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinthehat Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I love the way that the Eastbourne Club have opened up the doors to everyone, I have started to follow some of the Eastbourne team on Twitter @martindugard23 and @connordugard just to see how things are going more to see if this is all a screen to cover up something that we have seen in the past.I am amazed with whats been going on in twitter how many hours that the Dugards are putting into the sport just to make it work at Eastbourne, Workshop photos all the hard work that we have never seen before, it looks like late nights and early mornings for everyone in the Dugard house. Martins wife must have wondered whats happened to her place bikes and 100s of people, There seems to more bikes in the workshop then the Ace Café motorcycle run from London to Brighton. Hats of to them and I can see that they are going to make it work. I used to go to Kent and now I have turned away and gone to Eastbourne just because of the good feeling they have given off this winter. Also I have just seen the Bet that’s going on between then with Martin Dugard / Connor Dugard and Mr IT First the club sponsor. They have got a lot of people watching what they are doing and the coverage in the local paper this morning was pretty good too. Speedway in this Area has not been so alive for the last 20 years, So i am going to bring my mate along just to show support of the first meeting. Come on everyone lets back a speedway team this Holiday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee jay Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Everything they have been doing over the last few months have been brilliant. they have gone from a club that treated social media and the internet as a necessary evil to embracing it and using it. They are actually caring about the fans and wanting to involve them. Not just tell them that its their fault if the club goes down because they did turn up at race meetings. This is like a completely new club now and being run brilliantly. I hope the riders back them up on track and the fans back them up track side! if i was posh i'd say HEAR, HEAR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinthehat Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 The problem with Eastbourne was that it never moved with the Times thats why i left i went to Lakeside followed John Cook then moved to Kent as Lakeside was boring to watch, Eastbourne stayed still for too many years and it was same team, same old faces, same music, and just the same old same old rubbish. I am looking forward to Friday, I no it will take a bit of time to get the amostphere up but i am 100% sure it will be alive and kicking this weekend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 The problem with Eastbourne was that it never moved with the Times thats why i left i went to Lakeside followed John Cook then moved to Kent as Lakeside was boring to watch, Eastbourne stayed still for too many years and it was same team, same old faces, same music, and just the same old same old rubbish. I am looking forward to Friday, I no it will take a bit of time to get the amostphere up but i am 100% sure it will be alive and kicking this weekend. I bet it will be the same music! Bob did have some great tunes blasting for his tractor racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Eastbourne need to move meetings on quicker. New fans dont want to watch Bob going round on the tractor every 2 heats lap after lap delaying the next race. Will this be the only season the Eagles have in the NL? If they do move back up to the EL in 2016 BD should retire keep TG away and go with young blood in the management team with these fresh ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Eastbourne need to move meetings on quicker. New fans dont want to watch Bob going round on the tractor every 2 heats lap after lap delaying the next race. Will this be the only season the Eagles have in the NL? If they do move back up to the EL in 2016 BD should retire keep TG away and go with young blood in the management team with these fresh ideas. I don't personally think bob will be there/doing anything this season. The track probably won't be graded as much because the riders won't be so fussy! Also weather we will move up is if they want to follow Kelsey or Brad up through the ranks or just keep the club running on a healthy crowd at a lower quite possibly better level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 New man on the music. As long as get Sussex by the Sea (good enough for the Albion) and Man in Motion (at the end of every meeting) - all will be well. Have to say, the music from when I was a lad is best forgotten. We all have to move with the times...unless Terry Betts is coming back. Maybe Connor has gone out today and purchased now90 to stick in the player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinthehat Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Bob Dugard won't be doing the track as we were told last year. You may see bobs input but not the track effort as before. Also a full second half with kids have been talked about so it needs to run as fast as possible. But let's see if all is true come Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Harley's confirmed for parade 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevec Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 My bet is that we will still see Bob on the tractor and I hope we do! I never have had a problem with the length of our meetings. I even like unsatisfactory starts! Fact is, we get 15 heats per meeting so the odd re-start just give better value for money. I even enjoy the 'gardening at the tapes' just build the excitement for me. I am damned if I want to go and see 15 min's of racing done in about 40 min's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven101 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Plus bit of extra entertainment stevec when bob tries to drive his tractor through the fence lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 What's this Harley parade? Think bobs got a new job doing council hedge trimming. He's got the knack of getting to close that you shave it all off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinthehat Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) I hope that he is not on the tractor, well maybe he can just do a little bit of track prep, His knowledge he has for track prep is outstanding but i hate the long meetings, with this league they already have enough races stopped because of crashes and so on, add more time on the tractor i be upset, I want a slick fast meeting with the good old fashioned second half and bring the kids along for the future. Also i see on twitter that Eastbourne are giving away 100 Easter Eggs for the first 100 kids, well done to them for thinking about the future of the younger crowd. Good news is that they will have all the Harley Davidsons bikes there, My kids will love that looking at the Harley bikes with chocolate on thier hands forward adds to all the excitment, I think that the club have done an outstanding job to get the speedway back on the map in sussex. Edited March 31, 2015 by catinthehat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Harley parade like the gp where they take the riders round on the back of the Harley's! - beautiful bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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