The SAINT Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 What he saw was a bend, that you have to turn left to go into. Konopka stayed on a straight line all the way down the straight. Bates lifted in the early part of the straight, moved across somewhat out of control, regained it but continued to DRIFT ONTO THE LINE THAT Konopka WANTED TO TAKE bates being in the lead which allows him to dictate which line he takes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Wilson Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 No E.L please. and night racing for a better atmosphere, last night's meeting was excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANSE Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 That must be quiet difficult to do being in the lead and still lock elbows with Konopka. Where i was they were side by side and Bates moved to his right end of 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 bates being in the lead which allows him to dictate which line he takes That argument is pants. Even if a rider is ahead he can't barge into another rider. Technically any time a rider rides inside another rider and his back wheel takes out the other guys front wheel he is in front, so using your theory thats a legitimate tactic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Bates's comedy show was worth the watch though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANSE Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Its nice to read all the coments on here, Facebook and Twitter re stadium improvements, presentation and marketing of the club.Still some small things to do i liked the centre green clock helped the start marshall with riders seeing the 2 minutes But guess what our no 1 fan had to come on and spoil it.I am still waiting for his second post we had all the luck.the referee was bias it rained is that right BLOBBY(. IT WAS BRILLIANT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Cross Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Well I really enjoyed the meeting. Huge congratulations to the new owners. As others have said, they have transformed the stadium infrastructure. Certainly looked good on TV. Good crowd, good racing, some interesting incidents too! Having witnessed Ashley Birks crash at Plymouth, where he broke his back, I admit to holding my breath as he fell in the Bates/Konopka coming together. Incidentally, I agree with Bates exclusion. A good advert for PL racing. Well done to all concerned. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george.m Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Some pics from last night's meeting hopefully giving a flavour for the whole event ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/glasgowtigersspeedway/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 As for PL being better. 7 of the 13 riders on show last right are EL riders. 7 of the 13 on show are PL riders riding in the EL, which just shows what a poor standard the EL must be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 7 of the 13 on show are PL riders riding in the EL, which just shows what a poor standard the EL must be Unbelievable the ridiculous statements that get made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Unbelievable the ridiculous statements that get made. Ridiculous or not it is the opinion he has which he is entitled to as you have your,s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Ridiculous or not it is the opinion he has which he is entitled to as you have your,s. So his opinion is the PL is a very low standard? As that is what is post is implying... Somehow I don't think that is his opinion though... which renders his post ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proud panther Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Special mention to Andre Compton. After his horror crash last season, it would have been understandable if he had called it a day. His form & entertainment value last Thursday & last night was brilliant. Gutted I am laid up with a prolapsed disc, because I was due to go to Owlerton tomorrow, which promises to be a cracking meeting with all the racers in both teams. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The SAINT Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Unbelievable the ridiculous statements that get made. you'd class james sargeant as an 'elite' rider or a rider who rides in that league because it's weaker than it's title suggests ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioness Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Well I thought I was a decent meeting despite there not being many 'passes'. I don't get that a race needs to have a pass for it to be any good, I've seen loads of really good races with no passing at all I agree with you. For me one of the best pieces of riding all night was heat 12 when Summers worked his backside off to protect Konopka for all 4 laps (and missing his lock ups!) No passing but excellent speedway imo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 I agree with you. For me one of the best pieces of riding all night was heat 12 when Summers worked his backside off to protect Konopka for all 4 laps (and missing his lock ups!) No passing but excellent speedway imo Totally agree with that. Very intelligent race from Summers, hard but completely fair. Yet all the commentators talked about was 'super smoooth' Konopka in the lead! Oblivious to the work Summers was having to do. you'd class james sargeant as an 'elite' rider or a rider who rides in that league because it's weaker than it's title suggests ? It's title suggests its the Elite, i.e. the highest standard league in the UK. If you can name me a league in the UK that is of a higher standard, then you would be correct that it's weaker than its name suggests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCookster Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 7 of the 13 on show are PL riders riding in the EL, which just shows what a poor standard the EL must be Ridiculous or not it is the opinion he has which he is entitled to as you have your,s. So his opinion is the PL is a very low standard? As that is what is post is implying... Somehow I don't think that is his opinion though... which renders his post ridiculous. Really? I think it would be blatantly obvious to most on here what The Third Man was implying in his post and it wasn't what you tried to suggest it implied. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) Really? I think it would be blatantly obvious to most on here what The Third Man was implying in his post and it wasn't what you tried to suggest it implied. Try following the conversation. He is replying to SCB refuting the claim that the incorrectly named PL is better. I'm also not suggesting his post implied anything.. simply stating that if you're denigrating the standard of the EL, you're doing the same to the PL as the standard is lower. Edited May 13, 2015 by BWitcher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCookster Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Try following the conversation. He is replying to SCB refuting the claim that the incorrectly named PL is better. I did follow the conversation and it is perfectly clear to me what The Third Man is implying. Whether I agree or disagree with that implication in neither here nor there, but his implication was nevertheless perfectly clear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve55 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Bates's comedy show was worth the watch though.He couldn't help himself - he's from Barnsley! Wouldn't have been so bad if he'd remembered how he took out Konopka on the third bend at Sheffield (Redcar meeting) after the Pole had just executed a superb pass on him. However if he'd walked across and helped Konopka up last night I think the ref would've excluded the Pole. From the TV replays last night Bates was leading (slightly)up to bend (didn't lift) but moved out slightly to take the one racing line there was around the third/fourth bends. Konopka could've avoided the incident by coming off the gas, but decided to go for it. Simple as that. As for the superb team riding from Summers that followed, all he was doing was the same thing, taking the one wider line around the bends forcing Birks to come off the gas every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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