Speedway28 Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Looking forward to this. Is Ellis available for Eastbourne? Lost out to Halsey in heat 1 at West Row last time but can't see that happening again. Anyway know the reserves for both sides? Would be good to see Brennan and Jenkins head to head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Ellis is available but aren't Peterborough riding and hasn't Halsey signed for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway28 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I presume that means Peterborough get first call then? Doubt there'll many guest options with a lot of meeting scheduled for Sunday. I presume that means Peterborough get first call then? Doubt there'll many guest options with a lot of meeting scheduled for Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I presume that means Peterborough get first call then? Doubt there'll many guest options with a lot of meeting scheduled for Sunday. I presume that means Peterborough get first call then? Doubt there'll many guest options with a lot of meeting scheduled for Sunday. you would be strong enough with r/r but is Hughes back yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway28 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Nope, no Hughes for the rest of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunters Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 I presume that means Peterborough get first call then? Doubt there'll many guest options with a lot of meeting scheduled for Sunday. I presume that means Peterborough get first call then? Doubt there'll many guest options with a lot of meeting scheduled for Sunday. Should not be a problem, Bewley, Perry, Shanes, Chessell, Priest and Wilson all free but my money would be on Bewley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 It's Ben Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Now they wouldn't use Chessell would they 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 How does Wilson go round Mildenhall? Think Eastbourne could be on for a 4 point win here maybe second place is in touching distance if Kent don't get a win at Stoke todag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Apparently mildenhall currently have no reserves either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Sam Woods is at reserve for mildo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Well it was my first trip to a speedway meeting and though Mildenhall lost I thoroughly enjoyed the event. Some spectacular incidents including a rider and bike vanishing from view under the air fence and an Eastbourne rider winning on his backside not on his bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Mildenhall lost by some margin. Hope that means less nonsense coming from mouths of those i/c at West Row. It was a very understrength Mildenhall team that started the meeting yesterday, matters being made worse by Danny Halsey's 3 falls in 3 rides. To be fair to Eastbourne, they ruthlessly exploited those weaknesses with Ellis Perks, in particular, impressing. I am not such what 'nonsense' you are referring to but Kevin Jolly's honesty on the Fen Tigers facebook page prompted me to travel to this meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Given up on making trips to Mildenhall this season. Inconsistent tracks, drawn out meetings & far to many injuries occurring there. If Halsey who is in top form at present fell three times on home soil there must have been something wrong. I will be chuckling a plenty when Jenkins signs elsewhere over the winter after being left out to keep his average down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Given up on making trips to Mildenhall this season. Inconsistent tracks, drawn out meetings & far to many injuries occurring there. If Halsey who is in top form at present fell three times on home soil there must have been something wrong. I will be chuckling a plenty when Jenkins signs elsewhere over the winter after being left out to keep his average down I'm not placing any bets but he will be going to a club beginning with a B.... No that's not Buxton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) Take your pick of the nonsense that has come out of the Fens this season Aside from Kevin Jolly calling that meeting off against Cradley I haven't seen any. Perhaps you can point me in the right direction as there has been so much ? Given up on making trips to Mildenhall this season. Inconsistent tracks, drawn out meetings & far to many injuries occurring there. If Halsey who is in top form at present fell three times on home soil there must have been something wrong. I will be chuckling a plenty when Jenkins signs elsewhere over the winter after being left out to keep his average down The track wasn't brilliant yesterday by any means but the meeting took just over 2 hours. Too long, but pretty much par for the course everywhere. According to updates, aside from Halsey there were just 3 further fallers. That suggests it was down to him. If I were a Mildenhall fan, I'd find a Kent supporter slagging off their track pretty hard to stomach. There was a blue groove on bends 3 & 4yesterday at West Row, but in my visits to Central Park (which, admittedly, are pretty rare)the blue groove on every bend has been yards wide. Edited September 5, 2016 by Halifaxtiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countershaftcounter Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 You would think the Cradley debacle was enough but then there was the sponsor of the NL - James Easter of Mildenhall Speedway - knocking one of the league's star attractions. What about the business of letting Halsey go to Peterborough and then complain that he couldn't ride this last Sunday. Not a shining light, are they. what was Easter moaning about now then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 You would think the Cradley debacle was enough but then there was the sponsor of the NL - James Easter of Mildenhall Speedway - knocking one of the league's star attractions. What about the business of letting Halsey go to Peterborough and then complain that he couldn't ride this last Sunday. Not a shining light, are they. So I have my pick of two (or is it three) occasions. In 6 months. They were, undoubtedly, wrong about Cradley and got a deserved (if in my view lenient) punishment. I am not quite certain whom the league's star attraction is. If its Adam Ellis, he was criticised equally as much on this forum - in my view, not without some justification. My understanding of the business with Halsey is that they were at worst naïve. Pretty much the same as Belle Vue were with Dan Bewley and Edinburgh it seems, although of course Bewley is supposed to ride on the same night for both clubs, Halsey isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Aside from Kevin Jolly calling that meeting off against Cradley I haven't seen any. Perhaps you can point me in the right direction as there has been so much ? The track wasn't brilliant yesterday by any means but the meeting took just over 2 hours. Too long, but pretty much par for the course everywhere. According to updates, aside from Halsey there were just 3 further fallers. That suggests it was down to him. If I were a Mildenhall fan, I'd find a Kent supporter slagging off their track pretty hard to stomach. There was a blue groove on bends 3 & 4yesterday at West Row, but in my visits to Central Park (which, admittedly, are pretty rare)the blue groove on every bend has been yards wide. Im certainly not going to state that Central Park is perfect because it certainly isnt although there is quite a lot more dirt down this season but most of all it is becoming consistent. The issue at Mildenhall is that they have to contend with Stock cars and then try and prepare a grippy track which generally results in a patchy surface. If riders don't get a surface they trust then how can they be expected to race side by side and provide the entertainment we desire. The list of injuries occurred at West Row this season must be the highest in the NL and matched by those lucky to walk away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) Mildenhall were very badly wrong over Cradley. I said Ellis was one of the league's star attractions and few would argue with that. No problems with forum members criticising but Mr Easter as the league sponsor should have held his tongue. It did him no good nor his business. Seeing how well Ellis is going with Poole, I might suggest that his confidence is sky high because he is dominating in the NL. That is arguable but certainly a possibility. You would have felt that over Halsey, they would have kept their mouths shut after discovering the error they had made. If something similar happened with Bewley, surely they should have been on their guard. I'm sure if I dredged around I could probably find some other examples, but those were just off the top of my head. The Cradley debacle would be enough for most people, to be honest. Actually, and according to greensheets, Ellis was top of Poole's averages at the start of May and has dropped by about a point and a half since (to be fair, he's no longer at reserve). There are lots of reasons why he rides in the NL, and every single one has the Queens head on it. It suits Eastbourne, it suits him, it suits Eastbourne's fans and I'd argue strongly that he doesn't take up a young lads place. To me, though, there is something both slightly wrong and slightly distasteful about a rider who competes in a league way below his abilities (at the same time refusing to ride in a higher one) simply for the money - and, from what I have heard, a very sizeable and guaranteed amount indeed. Personally, I'd say the league's sponsor is more qualified to criticise the NL than any other person - after all, he is putting in a significant amount of money and has a right to say if something is wrong. The problem with Easter is that he is part of the Mildenhall set up so he is hardly likely to be unbiased. For that reason - and not because he is a sponsor - he should have kept his mouth shut. His comments, however, have been made by many others and I happen to agree at least to an extent with them. There's no doubt Ellis is the league's best rider but he he's nowhere near the most exciting (try Bewley or Shanes, for a start). As to whether he is an attraction, I am not so sure. In the NL, it is more about the team as a whole than an individual. Moreover, people go to see their riders take on and beat the big stars from other clubs. With Ellis, he is so far above NL standard that that is a remote possibility which means he is predictable and therefore, at least potentially, boring. With Halsey, my understanding was that Mildenhall thought they had an agreement with Peterborough but were overridden by the BSPA. For that reason, I think the worst they can be accused of is being naïve. Edited September 8, 2016 by Halifaxtiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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