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I have made the claim time and time again, hat the fencing of riders, wheter they get hurt or not, must be stopped. The refs need to step up to the mark and the rules need to be changed, before someone is badly hurt. Any rider who fences another rider should be banned from the meeting. He should also face at least another 2 match ban.

Hopefully with some hard rules in place, the riders will think hard and fast about, putting other riders into the fence. We see it happen time again in the sport and it needs to be nipped in the bud.

Nikki does put bums on seats, do we need to have him threaten the saftey of fellow riders though from his dngerous and over hard riding practices though.

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It's not the move last night that was to blame, it's pedersens attitude, disregard for fellow riders and inability to try and pass fairly. This has been brewing and it was just a matter of who and when. Opinions vary but you can't keep putting riders in the fence, Greg got hurt big time last year with a nasty injury.

 

It has become far to common to say that was a hard Pedersen move, how many times can you push riders in the fence and expect to get away with it, Greg was wrong but not without good reason. If it finally makes him think again before making a move then it's job done., rather that than next time out somebody gives pedersen a good old shove down the back straight and he's in the fence. That would be getting even. Scott never got a ban so with gregs history I expect the same, I was at Coventry when Wayne Carter and pedersen started, he on the track is a complete liability towards other riders if it's not going his way.

 

A lot of riders have respect and time for Greg, most wouldn't pee on pedersen if he was on fire.

 

The powers that be need to step in and get them all together before the next GP.

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cant believe Rory Schlein has turned into a key board warrior now, seems he has plenty to say about NP on social media.

 

That idiot Ward mouthing off on Twitter too. You would think someone with his reputation would be quiet and staying out of things like this.

 

 

By the way NP done something to me last year that not many people know about. But I do. That is all.

 

So what did NP do to Ward?

 

 

Other Ward snippets on the subject.

 

I say what you all thinking. I'm sticking by it.

 

NP blocked me. Scared

 

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Like many people , I imagine, I find myself in two conflicting minds.

 

Should we condemn the act of violence committed by 'The Grin' this evening.

Conduct prejudicial to the Sport, terrible role model, and all the Politically correct tosh.

 

Or

 

Jump and cheer and rejoice.

In one single act he quadruples the interesting things he has ever done.

 

And, after all, he has clobbered Nicki Pedersen.

And who wouldn't want to do THAT given half a chance!

 

I am a big Hancock fan and can't stand Nicki although he is great to watch out on the track.

But Hancock should be banned for that.

 

What he did was really dangerous. And yes what Pedersen did was also dangerous but two wrongs don't make a right as they say.

 

Hancock should have waited until Nicki got in the pits then belted the little coward in the mouth before he could hide behind his pit crew as he did with Zagar.

I cannot condone what Greg did at all.

Worst thing is he should know better.

 

He has to be banned for that it's a simple no brainer.

Should Pedersen be banned as well?

If someone can receive a ban for Nicki's tricks then by all means but whatever punishment Pedersen got Greg should receive at least twice that :(

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All these gullible fools (riders) that fawn over Hancock

 

Hancock has them right where he wants them.

 

They don't push him on track, must give the nice old guy all the room in the world.

 

Net result? Greg wins World Title/s.

 

Rickardsson, Crump etc wouldn't give him so much respect.

 

It was interesting that in the World Cup some of the younger kids didn't pay him so much heed.. and breezed past him.

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The problem is that if Greg is punished with a ban then it opens a can of worms. Basically that you can send fellow riders, I'd go as far as team mates that close to the fence you have to bail off. I'd rather Greg do what he did after a race than riders sorting it out on track.

Pedersen has been lucky with injuries, holder, Greg and hamper are proof that nasty injuries are seconds away without nutters trying to put you in a fence.

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All these gullible fools (riders) that fawn over Hancock

 

Hancock has them right where he wants them.

 

They don't push him on track, must give the nice old guy all the room in the world.

 

Net result? Greg wins World Title/s.

 

Rickardsson, Crump etc wouldn't give him so much respect.

 

It was interesting that in the World Cup some of the younger kids didn't pay him so much heed.. and breezed past him.

 

I think Hancock is a genuinely decent bloke......but I also think there is more than a grain of truth in this post ..

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All these gullible fools (riders) that fawn over Hancock

 

Hancock has them right where he wants them.

 

They don't push him on track, must give the nice old guy all the room in the world.

 

Net result? Greg wins World Title/s.

 

Rickardsson, Crump etc wouldn't give him so much respect.

 

It was interesting that in the World Cup some of the younger kids didn't pay him so much heed.. and breezed past him.

Greg has earned that respect, he hasn't asked for it. Crump and TR were hard but also very fair, there is a massive difference in my opinion on the ability of Crump, TR and Hancock vs Pedersen. I've not seen a rider push others so wide but on the receiving end he is the first to bail off., then the arms wave in the air, wag of the finger. Unfortunately he won't be remembered for the titles he won. Edited by Coventry_Bee
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How exactly does banning someone for running like a lunatic and launching himself like Superman at a rider sitting on a bike and barging off said bike onto the track open a can of worms?

Exactly, people need to take away the 'who' and focus on the 'what', and there is no defence for Hancock on the 'what'. The way people on Twitter are calling him a hero etc is embarrassing.

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People comparing Greg's reaction to Nikki Pedersen's move have never ridden speedway or any form of motor cycle. Facts are Nikki's move could have caused serious injury or worse, Greg's reaction was more likely to cause injury to Greg himself! remember Nikki still had his helmet on.

 

It is true Nikki is Mr Nice Guy off track but transforms in to Mr Dirty Bast##d on track, should have been banned from many a meeting!

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Exactly, people need to take away the 'who' and focus on the 'what', and there is no defence for Hancock on the 'what'. The way people on Twitter are calling him a hero etc is embarrassing.

I think Greg is a great bloke and a great rider which exacerbates his crime all the more.

 

A £400 fine is a ridiculous statement by the authorities and shows that exactly what The Return says is true.

 

Hancock is the peoples rider whilst Nicki is not.

If Nicki had done that to Greg then this board would have exploded in its indignation and would be demanding he be executed by flame thrower :)

 

A two week ban would make an example of someone who has huge respect in the speedway world and send the message that you can't do that on a speedway track.

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People comparing Greg's reaction to Nikki Pedersen's move have never ridden speedway or any form of motor cycle. Facts are Nikki's move could have caused serious injury or worse, Greg's reaction was more likely to cause injury to Greg himself! remember Nikki still had his helmet on.

 

It is true Nikki is Mr Nice Guy off track but transforms in to Mr Dirty Bast##d on track, should have been banned from many a meeting!

 

Facts are Nicki didn't cause serious injury or worse.

 

Facts are there was barely any contact.

 

Facts are there was still room for Greg.

 

Facts are Greg jumped of the bike, releasing it, hence it continuing on its way down the track and not going into the fence. ergo sum, Greg wasn't fenced.

 

Facts are Greg drifted wide, locked up twice, Nicki rode a perfect corner.

 

Facts are it was a speedway racing incident that is seen hundreds of times a season.

 

Decision to exclude Nicki, 50/50 but no qualms with that call being made.

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I haven't said don't punish him, I've said a ban says you can do what you like on track as its racing. The most you are going to get is excluded. It's all about opinions, mine is that Greg did wrong but if pedersen had been pulled up before now for his track tactics then there would be no talking point today.

 

http://youtu.be/znWAW7803RQ

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I hear that Greg has been fined 5000 Swedish Kroner.

 

Which at current exchange rates is under £400.

 

Or the price of a pint of Lager, a glass of wine and three sodas.

In downtown Hallstavik !

 

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Richard Hall got a ban for putting the boot into Josh Auty last season. I think Greg has got away lightly.

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