TheScotsman Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 Shouldn't read too much into the Pairs result. King & covatti would have made a much better fist of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reviresco Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 Well done Rohan Tungate. Back to Back Pairs Titles with different teams and different riding partners. Good on you, ya little beauty. I just waved my Wimbledon tribute tennis racquets at Danny King on the TV after his second successive second place in the British SGP and I swear he waved back, lol. Good luck with your Massif cow girl bell octet lads. Let me know when you have tuned up and perfected the William Tell or A Walk in The Black Forest and I will come along and join you with my harmonica - if anyone can tell me they have the blinkin thing. Really fed up losing stuff at Foxhall. First the cow bell / clanger and drumsticks to the Surrey Glasgow Tigers fans and now the harmonica that I am supposed to be learning to play before my 60th so that I can do a turn at my Six Oooooh Birthday Bash at the Manor Social Club and raise money for the Air Ambulance....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 Surely Danny should be in the world cup team. Better than cook and Harris at belle vue and better than Harris again tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 Think even you might be better than Harris baldyman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Blue Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 King has got to be in the World cup team surely? Harris is rubbish, 1pt in GP, King 7pts. No brainer of a decision for the selectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 I agree. I put the same a few posts back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 King has got to be in the World cup team surely? Harris is rubbish, 1pt in GP, King 7pts. No brainer of a decision for the selectors. didn't king have home track advantage ? L.O.L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Well I thought Danny wouldnt make the SWC team and that if he did it would be Cooks place most at risk. After that GP effort to back up his British title Id say it would be a travesty if he wasnt picked. However it may be Harris that is under most pressure now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Whilst it is fair to congratulate Somerset on their success it shows what a pile of poo we have become. No disrespect to Somerset but they have been running only a few years and seem to have hit a groove whilst we have hit a rut! As has been said before the great name of Ipswich speedway is being dragged down by woeful performances all over the shop. The sad thing is that the set up at foxhall is first class, the sponsorship is first class, the press coverage is probably the most extensive of any club in the country and the rider's should be first class but something goes horribly wrong. What is it and is there anybody out there that knows the answers? Firstly, you need a track that you can race on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 The problem at Ipswich is as Shads has said , the track consistantly provides poor racing the fans then get fed up because their own riders can not put in consistant performances ,it becomes a lottery of boredom,,never seen a good meeting there in 30 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 The problem at Ipswich is as Shads has said , the track consistantly provides poor racing the fans then get fed up because their own riders can not put in consistant performances ,it becomes a lottery of boredom,,never seen a good meeting there in 30 years Only been going in the PL years, but locals say the racing was better in the top division. Has the track shape changed since then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reviresco Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Whilst it is fair to congratulate Somerset on their success it shows what a pile of poo we have become. No disrespect to Somerset but they have been running only a few years and seem to have hit a groove whilst we have hit a rut! As has been said before the great name of Ipswich speedway is being dragged down by woeful performances all over the shop. The sad thing is that the set up at foxhall is first class, the sponsorship is first class, the press coverage is probably the most extensive of any club in the country and the rider's should be first class but something goes horribly wrong. What is it and is there anybody out there that knows the answers? Totally agreed T B. And, it is my understanding that currently there is one man and one man alone who holds the key to the future of Ipswich Speedway Club and that that man is John Louis. Unfortunately for some of the bids the deciding factor appears, again currently, to be £ and we all should know by now what that may lead to in 2017. In my opinion, CL made a mistake by loaning out both Rohan and Cam at the same time that upset the balance and continuity of the team. There is no doubt that they both did need to move away at some stage and, you cannot imagine that either will be battering down Mike Smillie's back door (oh er), to return to the Heath in 2017. In defence of CL, I had been informed that the Ipswich septet were always the best remunerated £ wise in the PL and that there is no doubt that, maybe apart from this season, CL's pre-season line ups stood up to most, if not all, the other PL team line-ups put together before the start of the season. CL may be open to criticism of how many riders have not improved under his promotion, and lets face it Chris should be one of the best advisers and coaches around, but he does not ride the bikes and, his frustration boiled over at Hoddesdon during the Cup match and that will have made the end of season decision that much easier to make. Ipswich, Suffolk and the World of Speedway owes the Louis' a great deal and we should never overlook the massive contribution that the family has made. A statue to John Louis should be a formality. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Blue Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 They made the track slightly wider by going inwards (outwards never an option because of stock car track) and shortening it a bit in the process. To be honest it's been pants ever since! I can count the amount of decent racing surfaces I've seen in the last few years on one hand (actually maybe one finger) sorry Bob. The match against Rye was the first one I've seen for as long as I can remember that it was actually watered during the meeting, we all nearly fainted with shock! If only we had a really good surface to provide decent racing along with the 10,000+ capacity of the stadium we'd be in a great position to host some slightly more high profile events, but as it is we've got no chance. BTW Shads you're always welcome to join the BSF massif to help drive away the knitting/domino playing section that doesn't appreciate our cheering/noise making/atmosphere creating joviality! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 I shall try a different approach. Maybe the track is so fair and the inside line is so good that it's made the outside line a no goer. This season there have been very few genuine outside passes. The cutback on turn2 seems to be the only way passes are made now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reviresco Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) Spot on I think Baldyman. EDIT: By the By, I think the BSF Massif should claim some credit for not only Danny King's performance in Cardiff, but also for the reigning Olympic Champion's second victory in the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship earlier today. If he hadn't had a periscope of me and Junior Beer Hut smashing it to all corners on Thursday, I really don't think a straight three would have been in his mind at all. Edited July 10, 2016 by macca56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 BTW Shads you're always welcome to join the BSF massif to help drive away the knitting/domino playing section that doesn't appreciate our cheering/noise making/atmosphere creating joviality! I'll be there. Unfortunately there's no Berwick tour bus coming down, so you won't have rival noise makers to contend with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Were there rival noise makers at ippo last week? (apart from the rubbish PA system.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Were there rival noise makers at ippo last week? (apart from the rubbish PA system.) Apart from me after heat 3, no 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Hopefully the cow bells will be here by Thursday then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Blue Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Has someone ordered a job lot of the cow bells then? I'll buy one if they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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