Guest Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) KENT KINGS PRESS RELEASES (1) http://www.kentkings.co/news.php?extend.937.1 (2) http://www.kentkings.co/news.php?extend.938.1 Edited June 21, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) KENT KINGS PRESS RELEASES (1) http://www.kentkings.co/news.php?extend.940.1 (2) http://www.kentkings.co/news.php?extend.941.1 Edited June 25, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 KENT KINGS PRESS RELEASE http://www.kentkings.co/news.php?extend.942.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Think I'll make one of my occasional trips down the A2 to Sittingbourne this evening to see the Americans. Looks like they did very well at Mildenhall yesterday so must be worth watching. Our team ( The Hammers) look to have a good chance and will be interesting to see how Alfie gets on, he's been steadily getting better and is one of the reasons that we will make the Play-Offs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Think I'll make one of my occasional trips down the A2 to Sittingbourne this evening to see the Americans. Looks like they did very well at Mildenhall yesterday so must be worth watching. Our team ( The Hammers) look to have a good chance and will be interesting to see how Alfie gets on, he's been steadily getting better and is one of the reasons that we will make the Play-Offs.. Thought about this after the positive reviews from Mildenhall yesterday but the opposition was stronger which made it a better spectacle i suspect. I did initially think the Hammers would do ok if they fielded there top 4 but as they are not and theres no Bowen i suspect the Dream Team will run riot so going to save my pennies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marko Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Saw pictures posted of the track, it's a disgrace, massive blue groove after just a few heats of racing, but it seems this is the norm for this track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Well, Claret73, I was present at the track for the USA 4TT as opposed to looking at pictures. Plenty of shale about as I could see and a blue groove appeared, like on many tracks, because the riders were using full throttle on the inside line which, of course, moved the shale to the outside which became very grippy indeed. All the Americans seemed to love it as did Jack Thomas and Ben Hopwood for Kent, and in the later races by our own Ben ( Morley). The USA team were too good for most of the opposition but were worth watching simply because they were spectacular. Caught sight of Jon Cook in the stadium, so he was obviously keen enough to support the Hammers quartet even though it was not the strongest 4 we could have sent. On paper to start with we looked to have similar strength to all except the Americans, so it was fair enough I suppose. Wish Lakeside was as plush as Sittingbourne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawks 1975 Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 What a shame that the very attractive USA quartet were not given the respect of having decent opposition from the Lakeside or Kestrels fours. With all due respect to William O'Keefe, another national League rider of heat leader quality was needed, and although Connor Locke and Jamie Couzins tried hard, they were never going to be on the pace with any of the USA World Team Cup lads. Jack Thomas certainly gave them a run for their money, and would have had a maximum had Tom Brennan not fallen. Ben Morley got a little bit of a nudge on the outside of Luke Becker out of bend two in heat 5 and lifted alarmingly into the boards - thankfully he was able to continue. As for the Americans, Dillon Ruml was worth the admission price alone just for way he attacked the track in his first two rides; Gino was smooth and classy; Broc Nicol lost out to Jack Thomas and was behind Ben Hopwood in his first when he slid off on the last bend last lap, and Luke Becker looked good, losing out only to Ben Hopwood. These lads are obviously progressing, and look to have decent equipement and support. Gino and Ruml on this showing are Championship standard - lets hope they don't get beaten up in the World Cup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Actually the Americans were far better than I had expected, but I must admit that I had not done any homework before going to the meeting to find out about them. Pity that Kent's missing injury riders almost certainly lowered the standard of opposition to them. None the less, the riders who attacked them gave us some excellent racing. Agree with Hawks 1975 on his comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 my pictures from the 4TT on Monday >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_womble/albums/72157685624406405 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 KENT KINGS PRESS RELEASE http://www.kentkings.co/news.php?extend.945.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex bulldog Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 It seems Connor Coles replaces Nathan Stoneman for Kings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 It seems Connor Coles replaces Nathan Stoneman for Kings. Really? Thought Coles was declared in the IOW side? Unless there are changes on the Island also? I might not be a huge fan of Stoneman but would hardly be enthused about this move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesno1 Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Really? Thought Coles was declared in the IOW side? Unless there are changes on the Island also? I might not be a huge fan of Stoneman but would hardly be enthused about this move. It was meant in terms of a guest as Stoneman has now signed for Sheffield and Sheffield have a meeting on Saturday so Coles is guesting for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 It was meant in terms of a guest as Stoneman has now signed for Sheffield and Sheffield have a meeting on Saturday so Coles is guesting for him. Penny drops. However another team of guests is hardly inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Actually, for me, it's the guests who make this meeting worth watching. Ayres is always entertaining and Coles has something to prove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Actually, for me, it's the guests who make this meeting worth watching. Ayres is always entertaining and Coles has something to prove I guess it depends on your point of view. For neutrals like us, it looks like the guests even it up a bit more with 2 riders who know Arlington. But for a Kent fan you want to see Kent riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Well, while the BSPA have the policy of priority of riders going to the senior club, National League sides will always have to use guests from time to time. That's a fact of life. It at least enables teams to retain their power at a more or less comparable level to normal, so although guest riders are condemned by all and sundry ( including myself in the pure sense), no one has ever come up with a better solution. The heavy injury rate in our sport has to be taken into consideration. We take for granted that riders stick their necks out, but, because they do so, they sadly get hurt. We all applaud the air fence introduction ( should have happened years earlier when Bouncy Castles were first invented) but, although they clearly help in some situations, injuries are still part and parcel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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