Lakeside Hammers V Leicester Lions - 27 May Elite 'b' Fixture

[Daytripper]

Louis B is getting there and so is Lewis K and having seen LK at Peterboro it looks as though he can cope with both types of track.

Perhaps someone in the know can tell me if Jawas are more difficult to sort/ride than GMs because AFAIK these two are a rarity. Are they works supported?

I am not in the know but my understanding is that Jawas are (or at least we're) faster but more difficult to set up right. If you remember in the early part of the season Lewis Kerr was falling off quite a lot, almost always on apex of the bend. Lewis Bridger said then that the Jawa engine rather than the rider was the cause of those falls. However the Revolution Team seem to have sorted that out and both riders are much smoother on their bikes now.

 

I believe Revolution Speedwáy are the Jawa importers. They are certainly a very professional outfit.

[jim3751]

I am not in the know but my understanding is that Jawas are (or at least we're) faster but more difficult to set up right. If you remember in the early part of the season Lewis Kerr was falling off quite a lot, almost always on apex of the bend. Lewis Bridger said then that the Jawa engine rather than the rider was the cause of those falls. However the Revolution Team seem to have sorted that out and both riders are much smoother on their bikes now.

 

I believe Revolution Speedwáy are the Jawa importers. They are certainly a very professional outfit.

Thanks that explains a lot. It would certainly help if spectators knew that it's not always the rider's fault especially someone as as controvesial as Bridger who attracts all sorts of comments. He rode well all night but had a "moment! on turn 4 that almost caught him out

[ruckerroo]

Be fair , leicester looked dreadful pre season, theyve snuck a win or 3.

 

I dont really think the promotion want to be in the top league

[KevH]

I believe the concept was that the likes of Dennis could step in to replace a missing 'second string' (hence the 4 point assessed average). Kim is averaging 8.38 around Arena this year so why replace him with a 4 pointer!

The #8 can step in to replace any rider from 2 to 5 I believe, and as you say, Dennis' average is assessed, so he could well outscore that. He needs to gain experience to aid his own development, and to benefit the club in the future.

 

Kim's average around Lakeside is irrelevant really as the meeting in question was at Leicester. Kim's average at that track in 2016 is 11.00, so whoever replaces him will have a tough job on their hands, but I believe that for the reasons already stated and one less use of the guest rule, this is the way Lakeside should have gone.

[TonyE]

OK -maybe I should not have used the word 'concept' - likelihood would have been more appropriate. There was discussion on at least one forum concerning his use in the

home meeting instead of R/R.

 

You cannot blame a team for maximising their chances of success - it has been done to the Hammers on numerous occasions.

[KevH]

You cannot blame a team for maximising their chances of success - it has been done to the Hammers on numerous occasions.

Of course not, but if they can't take a gamble when riding against the weakest team in the league, it's not going to happen is it?

 

The rule was introduced to reduce the number of guests, and for that reason I fully supported it.....at the time, Jon Cook did too! Maybe there should be no option to use a guest, and teams should be forced to name a number eight, and when circumstances dictate, use him?