Countershaftcounter Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'd have put Ellis in heat 15, he was the only one who seemed to do any overtaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 If it's prepared better than anywhere in the country, why do we see, time after time such poor meetings and racing there each time sky visits? Gone are the days when "good preparation", meant lots of dirt on the track. The bikes have changed, the riders have changed and the prep has to change accordingly. Sky may be the clue?? Almost every meeting on Sky is generally pretty bad is it not?? Track was smooth & slick, exactly what else are we supposed to do to make this an entertaining meeting. Start 15m back every heat?? I will admit and said many times the track hasn't produced top draw racing week in week out but tonight was pure and simple. The visitors added nothing. Lakeside were the only reason for a poor televised meeting. They looked like they weren't even trying 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummiestormer Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Oh how glad i am we are out of the EL lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy swindon pete Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Sky may be the clue?? Almost every meeting on Sky is generally pretty bad is it not?? Track was smooth & slick, exactly what else are we supposed to do to make this an entertaining meeting. Start 15m back every heat?? I will admit and said many times the track hasn't produced top draw racing week in week out but tonight was pure and simple. The visitors added nothing. Lakeside were the only reason for a poor televised meeting. They looked like they weren't even trying Smooth and slick? Ask Kerr what he thinks about that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Lakeside were bad but did you miss one of your guys going off in an ambulance after turn 2 threw him off?And it nearly had a few others off too, including AJ. I agree Lakeside didn't help but the track was still pants. Good to see a young Brit gating his way to a paid maximum in the EL though, regardless of the opposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Going to be hard for Kings Lynn to find a guest for Kerr on Friday with so many other teams riding (weather permitting) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy17 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Going to be hard for Kings Lynn to find a guest for Kerr on Friday with so many other teams riding (weather permitting) Can we get Tatum in? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) Lakeside looked poor KL ripped them a new one and were two riders down hope they get better as soon as the riders that is. Oh and a special mention to Lambert great performance really enjoyed watching him tonight very tidy young lad real potential if given time. Edited March 31, 2015 by Pirate Oliver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naffer Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Big congratulations to Mr lambert superb display from him , a right little pocket rocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Seen more passing in a Post Office queue. Saddlebow used to be a great race track back in the day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Lakeside looked poor KL ripped them a new one and were two riders down hope they get better as soon as.Oh and a special mention to Lambert great performance really enjoyed watching him tonight very tidy young lad real potential if given time. In English please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Lakeside were bad but did you miss one of your guys going off in an ambulance after turn 2 threw him off?And it nearly had a few others off too, including AJ. I agree Lakeside didn't help but the track was still pants. Good to see a young Brit gating his way to a paid maximum in the EL though, regardless of the opposition. Think we could argue all night about it Regarding Kerr's crash it clearly showed on the replays he over cooked the backend. Those crashes happen week in week out around the world. Blaming the track for Lakeside's incompetence is taking the argument over the top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 The second turn looked like there was a hole or summit a few got court out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Can somebody please confirm whether the track was slick or grippy? And how much rain did the stadium have during the afternoon and evening? Nice start to the season. Genuinely thought Lakeside would be better than that, expect things to be different on Friday. Hope the two injured lads are ok, is Boxall available on Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammag Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 What on earth do some of you expect. Kings Lynn gated superbly all night. Lakeside didn't turn up tonight. They were not even getting close enough to make a race of it. The track had nothing to do with that performance from lakeside so to blame the track is hilarious. It actually takes 2 teams to race. Falls happen in every speedway meeting auty had a similar issue in the elrc at Leicester this season. Early doors you will get moisture coming through and giving riders too much grip hence why Kerr crashed, it was just unfortunate it caused injury. Lynn were meant to face Poole tonight but it was decided racing the same side 3 times in 6 days was ridiculous for fans so decided to switch the fixtures. Well done lambert superb from the gate. Showing something you didn't do last year. I hope you keep your head and carry on learning. Also special mention to Ashley Morris, being the only new lad can't be easy and to score well tonight was very pleasing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I am no track guru but i have been to Kings Lynn many times over the last few years and just isn't the same as it used to be,very few riders seem to be able to overtake and it wasn't much better last week when Poole were there. My own track gets a lot of flack most of which is fair but if your going to claim it is the best track then there should be some passing in a meeting. I haven't been to Peterborough lately but i bet they get more passes in one race than we had tonight. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Well if that track tonight was acceptable of the self-proclaimed best track in the country you have your answer as to why I cant rarely be bothered to travel the 50ish miles to my local track. Riders struggling around one of the bends all night, thats riders from both teams, certainly suggests there was an issue with the corner to me. As for blaming Lakeside for the lack of passing, well the Lynn riders were hardly flying past the Lakeside riders were there Bjerre was pretty pants all night but once he got out the 2nd bend in front of AJ, AJ could do nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMungo Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Can somebody please confirm whether the track was slick or grippy? And how much rain did the stadium have during the afternoon and evening? Nice start to the season. Genuinely thought Lakeside would be better than that, expect things to be different on Friday. Hope the two injured lads are ok, is Boxall available on Friday? King's Lynn is always grippy - at EL level at least. It may not always look that way though, that's what often catches riders out. A very disappointing start to the SKY season. I honestly can not recall seeing a worse EL match on TV. I'm sure there have been some. Right? You know it's bad when the Pearson-Tatum comedy duo provides the highlights of the night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I am no track guru but i have been to Kings Lynn many times over the last few years and just isn't the same as it used to be,very few riders seem to be able to overtake and it wasn't much better last week when Poole were there. My own track gets a lot of flack most of which is fair but if your going to claim it is the best track then there should be some passing in a meeting. I haven't been to Peterborough lately but i bet they get more passes in one race than we had tonight. Your track gets flak when it has holes in it and is dangerous. You are right, Lynn is nowhere near what it was and not a patch on Peterborough but it is smooth and consistent more often than not. Tonight and last week when there was heavy rain around on both days probably aren't the best meetings to judge the track on, especially with such poor opposition tonight. I accept though that we haven't had a decent televised meeting from Lynn for a bloody long time. Forgot to say well done Robert Lambert, the boy has that in his locker when he strings a few starts together. Superb stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I am no track guru but i have been to Kings Lynn many times over the last few years and just isn't the same as it used to be,very few riders seem to be able to overtake and it wasn't much better last week when Poole were there. My own track gets a lot of flack most of which is fair but if your going to claim it is the best track then there should be some passing in a meeting. I haven't been to Peterborough lately but i bet they get more passes in one race than we had tonight. I've said and agree, our track isn't what it was & it hasn't been for some time but it had nothing to do with tonight. An NL side would have put up a better battle than Lakeside tonight. The reason we win 'track of the year' year on year is down to it's consistency & riders trust in it. It certainly doesn't win race track of the year and it hasn't been a racing circuit for a good 7-8 years. At most, we get 2-3 good races a meeting and probably 1 great 1 amongst those of we're lucky. But the showing tonight can only lay blame at 1 teams door. They never even got close enough for rear wheel chasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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