ColinMills Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 only lakeside and wolves unbeaten at home this yr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 The normal curators.. Are you one of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Are you one of them? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 If you've got a smartphone just use the Fiveone app. Available in the Android play store and probably for Apple as well. It allows team and race changes, tactical ride, substitutions etc and automatically updates the individual score chart. You have to work out how to use it but just click/tap on riders names to make changes, similarly tap on pts in order of finishing in each race and it records the appropriate points scored, 3,2,1, 0. I hope that information isn't for me. All sounds very clever but I'm still using a quill and blue ink to write the riders names down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Respectful? Not my problem if they don't have Sky. As I said - if only on updates then I understand but if generally elsewhere - absolutely nothing wrong in discussing score! I don't have Sky so I've enjoyed reading all the reports on the match. Just waiting for Starman's now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Potter 2 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Who was in charge of the track ? It's not the track its the bike's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damosuzuki Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 A terrific meeting with lots of great racing. Thoroughlly enjoyed that. However as many have said the track steadily worsened and was terrible. Brilliant entertainment though and I'm glad Zagar was OK. Nicholls was immense. I missed Middlo unfortunately as I watched the repeat. At the end of the day Craig Cook was probably the only Belle Vue rider who really didn't handle the track (not that I'm blaming anyone who couldn't). Holder sounds like he is genuinelly pissed off that Matt Ford isn't keeping his side of the bargain - I don't blame him because the track is beyond bad. In the end it was total entertainment , a real thriller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaleshifter Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Well done to the Aces on their deserved win last night. Disappointed with some of the performances from the Pirates. Clearly they weren't happy with track conditions and this was soon exploited by Belle Vue. Having said that the track was the same for both sides and did produce some overtaking mainly from the Aces. There appeared to be a problem on the fourth turn before regrading which caused both Bjarne and Hans to come down. Poole will need to step up as they have not found any consistency yet with some tough encounters to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Sounds like Holders success in the GP's is affecting his mental attitude to riding in UK.Maybe he thinking more like Tai - its got to be right for the GP's. Maybe its what Zagar will have to do if he wants to become a serious challenger for a world championship. He shows occasions when he could challenge for world champion but is not consistent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPete Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Was it really said that fans are not allowed to comment on a speedway forum during a match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Was it really said that fans are not allowed to comment on a speedway forum during a match? No - just not to give the scores (because of the updates site) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Was it really said that fans are not allowed to comment on a speedway forum during a match? Back in the 'old days' when bandwidth was limited and the forum often went down on or around the 27th of the month the 'no discussion of matches in progress' rule was probably designed to drive discussion onto the wonderful updates forum and thus preserve bandwidth on here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 I think Holders problem is he doesnt want to go all out when the track is not to his liking and risk injury. I said Buckowski would be a big miss and he was, he wouldnt have moaned about the track just got on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 I think Holders problem is he doesnt want to go all out when the track is not to his liking and risk injury. I said Buckowski would be a big miss and he was, he wouldnt have moaned about the track just got on with it. Yes agree. And that 3-3 surrenderd by Cuppacoffee would never have happened as Buk would have been out in the dirt and not hugging the line inviting the passes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurntFaceMan Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) Wow! What a meeting! Congratulations to Belle Vue for putting out a very formidable side. Mark Lemon and his team would be well deserved of a title this season. THE BURNTFACEMAN SUMMARY! Kyle Newman was a shining example of the FTR system working exactly as planned! His strong performances in the easier than premier league reserve races set him up perfectly for a role in the heat leader position. He may have only scored 2 points from 4 rides but he was definitely competing at his level. Electric out of the gate and constantly trading positions in the thick of the action. [bFM'S Rider Of The Night!] Brady Kurts proved, as expected, to be a massive trump card! His experience at heat leader level allowed him to make a mockery of his reserve berth by smashing in a scintillating 5 pt performance! Chris Holder continued his excellent grand prix form by showing that you don't actually need to win anything to come out on top. Adam Ellis produced some classic reserve racing, demonstrating perfectly that the league is stronger now than ever before. His reserve performances last night were akin to those of the great Daniel Davidsson; breathtaking. Bjarne Pedersen rode a stunningly average debut meeting. His determined and skillful performance to just about beat premier league double-upper Richie Worrall was one of the highlights of the night. Hans Andersen was pants. Edited May 24, 2016 by BurntFaceMan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) The Poole Albert Pierrepoint Pirates are back. Watt went a few weeks back for under performing. Who has Mattie got lined up on the chopping board this time ? Edited May 24, 2016 by semion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonimac Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Can I ask a question about the Elite Draft system, as I obviously have not understood a key principle? I thought the intent was to bring on British riders? Why is Brady Kurts at reserve? Is it because Kyle Newman was promoted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Can I ask a question about the Elite Draft system, as I obviously have not understood a key principle? I thought the intent was to bring on British riders? Why is Brady Kurts at reserve? Is it because Kyle Newman was promoted? Yes Kyle Newman after 6 years was finally thrust into the main team and basically was poor. Not yet on the level of Garrity and Steve Worrall but a solid reserve for Poole in the next 10 years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurntFaceMan Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) Can I ask a question about the Elite Draft system, as I obviously have not understood a key principle? I thought the intent was to bring on British riders? Why is Brady Kurts at reserve? Is it because Kyle Newman was promoted? It's quite straight forward really. The FTR system allows up and coming British riders to gain crucial experience in races that are more diluted than the premier league. After a few weeks of storming these easy races, the riders are promoted to the main team whilst maintaining their artificially high average. This forces our inexperienced (or simply not heat leader material) Brits to suffer a disastrous hit to their confidence, flap around at heat leader level for a few weeks, before returning (minus any confidence) to their original reserve position. In the mean time, perfectly good second string riders from all parts of the planet can spend a little time in the speedway paddling pool of protected FTR races. Edited May 24, 2016 by BurntFaceMan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Yes Kyle Newman after 6 years was finally thrust into the main team and basically was poor. Not yet on the level of Garrity and Steve Worrall but a solid reserve for Poole in the next 10 years Yawn Gavan just yawn. Your obsession with Starman and Kyle is very boring now! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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