SCB Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 How good is he? 7 in his first SWC meeting passing the current World Champion, one silly mistake aside touching the tapes aside he didn't get flustered when he found himself in traffic and just slowly and steadily made his way through it. Having a great season at EL level and every time he is interviewed he comes across as a decent, level headed guy. There are many things wrong with British Speedway at the moment but Robert is so far from being one of them things. He's one of the few thing we all have to look forward to. I for one love watching his race and continue to be impressed by him all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yeah,,, comes across as nothing seems to phase him, just gets on with it, Nick Morris must have give him a fright but just kept on and didn't seem to let it bother him :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Yeah,,, comes across as nothing seems to phase him, just gets on with it, Nick Morris must have give him a fright but just kept on and didn't seem to let it bother him :-)Impressed everytime i see him race ,by racing in Germany has really helped him not phased at all his manoeuvres from the back outstanding.As for the British Final all of us have been robbed what a joke,onwards and upwards for Robert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioness Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Agree SCB and his whole attitude was first class, came across well off track and very honest. A few of the prima donnas in GB speedway could learn a lot from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 One of Norfolk's finest. Its not all about sugarbeet and Turkeys down here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Yeah,,, comes across as nothing seems to phase him, just gets on with it, Nick Morris must have give him a fright but just kept on and didn't seem to let it bother him :-) I thought there was a touch of unfair riding by Morris. Had Lambert fallen because of Morris hitting him I reckon Morris should have been excluded. There is 'hard' riding, 'fair' riding and 'hard fair' riding. I don't think what morris did was fair or hard - I thought it was bordering dirty. Lambert was terrific last night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Lambert was lifting before Morris asked him to move over. He is very good though. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Other than his mastakes at the start, which you can put down to nerves on a big occasion, for a very young rider, he rode well, he is a talent in the offering and he will make his way up the world ladder fast, if he continues to ride as he does, I hope that he dosen't lose his head and change his whole attitude, he comes over as a very nice level headed young man, no I am going to be world champion, in a couple of years time, or I will be the No 1 rider in the EL and the world, he just gets on with things and say all I can do is try my best. Really like him, he should go a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I thought there was a touch of unfair riding by Morris. Had Lambert fallen because of Morris hitting him I reckon Morris should have been excluded. There is 'hard' riding, 'fair' riding and 'hard fair' riding. I don't think what morris did was fair or hard - I thought it was bordering dirty. Lambert was terrific last night. 'Hard, fair, hard-fair, dirty-hard',,, all down to opinions ;-),,, I agree if Lambert went down, Morris would've gone, but we'll never know ;-) I think Morris was 'firm but fair', not dirty, just one of those things and, no-one was crying or got hurt :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I thought there was a touch of unfair riding by Morris. Had Lambert fallen because of Morris hitting him I reckon Morris should have been excluded. There is 'hard' riding, 'fair' riding and 'hard fair' riding. I don't think what morris did was fair or hard - I thought it was bordering dirty. Lambert was terrific last night. dont think Morris was unfair Robert pulled a slight locker which scrubbed his speed Morris looked to have the room coming of the bend .lambert did not seem think anything about it when interviewed some great riding from him throughout the evening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruiser McHuge Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I think at that age he is better than what Woffinden was on the world stage.....a long long way to go but Woffinden made it so there's no reason why Lambert can't with the right backing.....the only issue is that so much depends on gating to make that final push...hopefully that will get better with experience... What were they thinking of with the British final ?....Adam Roynon !.......anybody would think the authorities didn't want British speedway to progress or to entertain the public ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Lambert is a talent, no doubt about that, which makes the decision not to seed him through to this years British Final all the more crazy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Reminds me a little bit of a young Andy smith in terms of physique, way he is not overawed by reputation, and way he works his way through the field after missing the gate, though clearly he has a much more polished style and far less wild than smudger was. Hopefully will kick on to be a world class talent, must be a chance of world u21 champ at some point and hopefully in GPS in 3-5 years time. I think its almost unanimous that he should have got a wildcard - really can only be explained by pettyness on the part of those making the decision that he hasn't been given one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Reminds me a little bit of a young Andy smith in terms of physique, way he is not overawed by reputation, and way he works his way through the field after missing the gate, though clearly he has a much more polished style and far less wild than smudger was. Hopefully will kick on to be a world class talent, must be a chance of world u21 champ at some point and hopefully in GPS in 3-5 years time. I think its almost unanimous that he should have got a wildcard - really can only be explained by pettyness on the part of those making the decision that he hasn't been given one? Coincidentally Andy Smith's son made his National League debut last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruiser McHuge Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Coincidentally Andy Smith's son made his National League debut last night. Coincidentally Andy Smith's son made his National League debut last night. Like Woffy, another that has learnt his riding in Perth and lived a lot of his life there......wonder if he'll be called an Aussie by everybody ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I think at that age he is better than what Woffinden was on the world stage.....a long long way to go but Woffinden made it so there's no reason why Lambert can't with the right backing.....the only issue is that so much depends on gating to make that final push...hopefully that will get better with experience... What were they thinking of with the British final ?....Adam Roynon !.......anybody would think the authorities didn't want British speedway to progress or to entertain the public ! Once again, if 8th place in one Semi Final is good enough for Garrity to be given a wild card , why is 8th place in the other Semi not good enough for Roynon to go through ? If Lambert is good enough for a wild card is everyone on higher average, ie King, Kennett, Lawson,Bomber, Cook etc also deserving of a wild card if they don't qualify, if not why not ? If Lambert is good enough for a wild card why make him go through the charade of him going through the qualifiers in the first place? Why not put straight through and take the competitive element out of it. Apart from the fact that the wild card system is a nonsense in the first place it won't do Lambert any harm to be subject to the same rules as everybody else and wait til next year. As. Sam Ermolenko has pointed out riders who come half way round the world to ride here have to learn to stand on their own two feet (well all except one of them, currently under suspension )Brits have home comforts and tend not to maintain their hunger . If Lambert turns out to be as good as people are predicting there will be plenty of other British Championships to come. Let him do it the hard way, it will do him good in the long run. In the meantime lets recognise that Adam Roynon is not exactly without talent and he needs to be rewarded for his efforts. British Speedwáy needs Roynon as much as it needs Lambert and your disparaging comments about him are really quite distasteful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandorum Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Very impressive so far but long way to go yet. Seems to be doing the right things so hopefully he gets good advice and support. His pass of Greg was an eye opener for his rivals. How the imbeciles in the BSPA can reconcile NOT putting the lad in the British Final is beyond a joke. He was probably the only one in the field apart from the top 3 who could have actually won it. Simply from a spectator and business POV he was essential. No wonder the sport is dying faster than a squad of depressed lemmings Edited June 11, 2015 by pandorum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruiser McHuge Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Once again, if 8th place in one Semi Final is good enough for Garrity to be given a wild card , why is 8th place in the other Semi not good enough for Roynon to go through ? If Lambert is good enough for a wild card is everyone on higher average, ie King, Kennett, Lawson,Bomber, Cook etc also deserving of a wild card if they don't qualify, if not why not ? If Lambert is good enough for a wild card why make him go through the charade of him going through the qualifiers in the first place? Why not put straight through and take the competitive element out of it. Apart from the fact that the wild card system is a nonsense in the first place it won't do Lambert any harm to be subject to the same rules as everybody else and wait til next year. As. Sam Ermolenko has pointed out riders who come half way round the world to ride here have to learn to stand on their own two feet (well all except one of them, currently under suspension )Brits have home comforts and tend not to maintain their hunger . If Lambert turns out to be as good as people are predicting there will be plenty of other British Championships to come. Let him do it the hard way, it will do him good in the long run. In the meantime lets recognise that Adam Roynon is not exactly without talent and he needs to be rewarded for his efforts. British Speedwáy needs Roynon as much as it needs Lambert and your disparaging comments about him are really quite distasteful. The question of whether there should be a wildcard is a completely different argument...the fact is that there was a wildcard option and it was there to cover the possibility of one of the better riders missing out....if Woffinden had crashed out then he would have got a wildcard, same with Harris...and rightly so.........Lambert crashed out and if it had been the top 8 in both qualifying then that's fair enough....but it wasn't...there was a wildcard to cover a situation like that....to put in a rider that the majority of fans want to watch, one that will be the future of British speedway if things work out... Yes there will be many more finals for Lambert but that's not the point.....if the wildcard option is there then it should be used properly ...and that's to put in a rider who will add greatly to the meeting and one that most fans would want to see. My comments were not offensive to Roynon....my brother in law rode top level speedway so I'm aware of the risks riders take and I wouldn't be offensive to any of them..but it was my opinion and a fair one I think that Lambert deserved a wildcard over anybody..it so happened that person was Roynon but it could have been anybody to be honest 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Once again, if 8th place in one Semi Final is good enough for Garrity to be given a wild card , why is 8th place in the other Semi not good enough for Roynon to go through ? If Lambert is good enough for a wild card is everyone on higher average, ie King, Kennett, Lawson,Bomber, Cook etc also deserving of a wild card if they don't qualify, if not why not ? If Lambert is good enough for a wild card why make him go through the charade of him going through the qualifiers in the first place? Why not put straight through and take the competitive element out of it. Apart from the fact that the wild card system is a nonsense in the first place it won't do Lambert any harm to be subject to the same rules as everybody else and wait til next year. As. Sam Ermolenko has pointed out riders who come half way round the world to ride here have to learn to stand on their own two feet (well all except one of them, currently under suspension )Brits have home comforts and tend not to maintain their hunger . If Lambert turns out to be as good as people are predicting there will be plenty of other British Championships to come. Let him do it the hard way, it will do him good in the long run. In the meantime lets recognise that Adam Roynon is not exactly without talent and he needs to be rewarded for his efforts. British Speedwáy needs Roynon as much as it needs Lambert and your disparaging comments about him are really quite distasteful. Never should include 'wildcard' entries, top 8 from each semi full stop which is what they have done in actual fact. If a rider crashes or is ill/injured, bad luck, always next year ...... unless they want to do it like BSI then u give wildcards to who you think will bring in most punters, most sponsorship etc. I'd expect Rob would bring in the punters so they haven't really used their wild card to this effect instead erm doing the "fair" thing and taking top 8 from each semi lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Once again, if 8th place in one Semi Final is good enough for Garrity to be given a wild card , why is 8th place in the other Semi not good enough for Roynon to go through ? If Lambert is good enough for a wild card is everyone on higher average, ie King, Kennett, Lawson,Bomber, Cook etc also deserving of a wild card if they don't qualify, if not why not ? If Lambert is good enough for a wild card why make him go through the charade of him going through the qualifiers in the first place? Why not put straight through and take the competitive element out of it. Apart from the fact that the wild card system is a nonsense in the first place it won't do Lambert any harm to be subject to the same rules as everybody else and wait til next year. As. Sam Ermolenko has pointed out riders who come half way round the world to ride here have to learn to stand on their own two feet (well all except one of them, currently under suspension )Brits have home comforts and tend not to maintain their hunger . If Lambert turns out to be as good as people are predicting there will be plenty of other British Championships to come. Let him do it the hard way, it will do him good in the long run. In the meantime lets recognise that Adam Roynon is not exactly without talent and he needs to be rewarded for his efforts. British Speedwáy needs Roynon as much as it needs Lambert and your disparaging comments about him are really quite distasteful. I get the feeling you have a problem with Lambert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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