tocha Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Two very surprising names have just been added to the Rico Spring Classic on March 20th. The first is Kelvin Tatum back on a bike one-night-only basis, the second is even more surprising --- Ritchie Worrall. After all the water that has flown under the bridge between Lakeside and Worrall I really din't expect to see him in any sort of guest appearance but on the face of it , it seems they have kissed and made up. After seeing the one-time persona non grata Ed Kennett being welcomed into the Lakeside team will we one day see RW take the same route ? Will we see him guesting when Rich Lawson or Ed are unavailable ? Who knows. It's certainly a funny old sport at times. Fans favourite Ben Moreley will be in the line up for Lee''s All Stars . Ben must be another one in the frame for FTDR guest appearances. Quite an interesting line up unfolding despite Coventry v Leicester being on the same night. All we need now is a few demonstration laps by Briggo on a a two valve Jawa . Maybe Jon has risen above this. It was Vicountess Althorpe, mother of Lady Spencer (Princess Diana) who, I believe, once said: "Only common people hold grudges." Apart from that, it is very tricky to fly under a bridge unless you are an extremely skillful pilot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolnir Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Good to see that Ben Morley is the replacement reserve at Redcar - I'm sure we'll see plenty of him as a guest when needed this season! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel1 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Could be that Ben will have a busy season ahead of him! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 LAKESIDE HAMMERS PRESS RELEASE:: ::::::::: Monday 16th March 2015 HAMMERS LIFT OFF The Vortex Hammers season lifts off this Friday, 20th March, with the Rico Classic meeting at the Arena Essex Raceway. The night remembers Hammers captain Lee Richardson, who died racing in Poland in 2012 and sees the return to the Essex club of Andreas Jonsson, who will lead the team for the first time since the Play Off final of 2008. The night’s racing gets underway at 7pm with a National League Pairs mini meeting of six heats plus a final and fans booking in advance online can view part of that meeting from the Centre Green, an area normally not open to the public. At 8pm the Vortex Hammers take on Lee's All Stars made up of his former team mates Davey Watt, Richie Worrall and Justin Sedgmen plus Rory Schlein, Scott Nicholls and 2014 Hammer Ben Morley along with a return to the track of Sky Sports pundit and former World Longtrack Champion and Hammer Kelvin Tatum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 LAKESIDE HAMMERS PRESS RELEASE::::::::::::: Tuesday 17th March EARLY START FOR THE YOUNG HAMMERS ON FRIDAY The action gets underway earlier than usual at 7pm at the Arena Essex Raceway this Friday, 20th March, with a National League Pairs event involving riders from local National League clubs Kent, King’s Lynn and Mildenhall along with a Young Hammers pairing. This will be part of an action packed evening of twenty five heats of racing where all the profits raised will go to former Hammer Lee Richardson’s widow and young family. Representing the Young Hammers will be two Hammers assets in Jack Kingston and Marc Owen. The Kent King’s pairing will be Danny Ayres and Danno Verge. King’s Lynn Young Stars will be represented by Scott Campos and Tom Stokes whilst the Mildenhall Fen Tigers will have the two Connors, Connor Coles and Connor Mountain. There will be a series of six heats between the pairing whereby each team will meet each other team once with the top two scoring teams then going into a Grand Final. After this event the main event will start at 8pm involving the 2015 Vortex Hammers against a Lee’s All Stars team, which includes five former Hammers riders Justin Sedgmen, Ben Morley, Davey Watt, Richie Worrall and Kelvin Tatum, who returns to the track after a break of 10 years to honor the memory of Lee Richardson. The All Stars team is completed by regular Hammers visitors to the Raceway in Rory Schlein and Scott Nichols. Between heats of the main event four youngsters from the Hagon Shocks Academy will take part in three demonstration races to complete the full evening of entertainment. The gates for early arrivals will open at 5.30pm and tickets will be available on the night or may be purchased in advance via the Hammers website at www.lakesidehammers.co Those purchasing tickets in advance will have the opportunity of watching some of the Pairs event from the Centre Green. Admission prices for this event are: Adults - £18, Senior Citizens, Disabled, Students over 18 and Unemployed - £15, 17 & 18 year olds in full time education - £5, Children aged 7 to 16 inclusive - £2 Children under the age of seven – Free if accompanied by a paying adult. Proof of age or status may be asked for at point of entry. A full colour programme will be on sale for £3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daytripper Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Its nice to see that the three heat-leaders for the "visitors" i.e Lee's All Stars/ Rory, Scott and Davey, have not been picked randomly but were all particular friends of Lee, while Richie and Justin both rode under Lee's captaincy. Roo-boy Scott and Davey are all pretty popular with the Lakeside fans as well so a lot of us will be looking forward to this one as a nice challenge match to start the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolnir Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Its nice to see that the three heat-leaders for the "visitors" i.e Lee's All Stars/ Rory, Scott and Davey, have not been picked randomly but were all particular friends of Lee, while Richie and Justin both rode under Lee's captaincy. Roo-boy Scott and Davey are all pretty popular with the Lakeside fans as well so a lot of us will be looking forward to this one as a nice challenge match to start the season. I agree, it's a really well put together team and a great way to get the season going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolnir Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 A few photos are up on the website from today's practice: http://www.lakesidehammers.co/hammers-all-set/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 AJ has pulled out of ELRC due to sickness. Richard Lawson takes his place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I was both surprised and pleased with the performance of Kelvin Tatum. Obviously he wanted to contribute to his old friend Rico, and what better way then riding... They say you an never go back, but Kelvin has proved he was more then up for the task..... There's life in the Olde dog yet......... Well done mate........... Am well impressed...... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Kelvin was excellent value hasn't lost his gating prowess ... I was surprised , I expected him to be off the pace but he was competitive from the off. Take a Bow - Kelvin , take a bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 LAKESIDE HAMMERS PRESS RELEASE:: ::::::::: Wednesday 25th March 2015 THE HAMMERS AIM TO TAME THE LIONS It’s time for Elite League action this Friday, 27th March, as The Vortex Lakeside Hammers begin their 2015 League campaign with the Leicester Lions the visitors to the Arena Essex Raceway. The Lions will be led by newly crowned Elite League Riders Champion Jason Doyle, who took victory at on his home track last Saturday. Former Eastbourne Eagle Bjarne Pedersen, who moved to the Midlands based team provides the second heat leader spot, whilst former Hammer Grzegorz Walasek, who rode for Arena Essex in 2004, completes the top three. The Lions bring in Raceway specialist Ben Barker for Mikkel Michelsen, who suffered a broken foot in the Lions recent away challenge meeting against Coventry. Completing the Lions top five, and making his debut at the Raceway, is twenty-one year old Polish rider Szymon Wozniak. Josh Auty will provide strong opposition at reserve for the Lions, with Simon Lambert filling the second Fast Track position. The Hammers will be at full strength, with new Hammers Edward Kennett and Ashley Birks both making their Elite League debuts for the Club. Ahead of the Lions meeting and following on the successful Remembering #Rico meeting at the Raceway last Friday, Hammers Co-Promoter Jon Cook commented: “Last Friday’s meeting saw a fantastic crowd to remember Lee. Now it’s time to get down to the serious business of getting some Elite League points on the board. Following practice last Wednesday, Press and Practice along with the Spring Classic all the boys have had a good number of laps around the Raceway and are looking to kick off the campaign with a positive start.” The meeting starts with the parade from 7.45pm, with the first race scheduled for 8pm. Advance tickets are available via the ‘Next Meeting’ button on the Hammers homepage, or at the Raceway on the night. Teams Lakeside Hammers: Andreas Jonsson, Mikkel Bech, Kim Nilsson, Edward Kennett, Richard Lawson, Adam Ellis, Ashley Birks Leicester Lions: Jason Doyle, Ben Barker, Grzegorz Walasek, Szymon Wozniak, Bjarne Pedersen, Josh Auty, Simon Lambert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolnir Posted March 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 A statement for anyone that had been speculating about Eddie's availability: http://www.lakesidehammers.co/edward-kennett-statement/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 A statement for anyone that had been speculating about Eddie's availability: http://www.lakesidehammers.co/edward-kennett-statement/ so basically Lakeside said if Rye put the transfer through before the season starts and claim priority over Kennett they would sack him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 so basically Lakeside said if Rye put the transfer through before the season starts and claim priority over Kennett they would sack him!Plus the fact it's what Kennett himself wanted but let's ignore that a and make something up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Well at least its now confirmed that Eddie Kennet's EL average is his PL converted one!! (5.03) Not sure if/how that affects any other riders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Well at least its now confirmed that Eddie Kennet's EL average is his PL converted one!! (5.03) Not sure if/how that affects any other riders? According to Fridays programme it's 5.02 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Plus the fact it's what Kennett himself wanted but let's ignore that a and make something up.no doubt he did want it as the alternative was losing his place.I have made nothing up - the statement clearly indicated if Rye looked to claim priority Kennett would lose his Lakeside place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 no doubt he did want it as the alternative was losing his place. I have made nothing up - the statement clearly indicated if Rye looked to claim priority Kennett would lose his Lakeside place. Just sticking to the contract that was signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Just sticking to the contract that was signed.there will be plenty that signed contracts and afterwards their status has changed due to a secondary agreement and with it the priority over them.I havent seen any others threatened with the sack unless they agree to reverse the expected priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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