sidewinder Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 I don't know where this myth, about Ryan Douglas, not being able to get to grips with Redcar, comes from. I have seen him show some great rides, around the MPA. The fact is (and Boothers may bare me out here), Ryan has never participated in a meeting there, either for Scunthorpe or as a guest and not won a race in that meeting. He has been there at least half a dozen times, does that sound like someone who cant ride the track. He has had a couple of decent scores, but in some matches he has been very unlucky, with mechanical issues, or he has had a fall when handily placed. Ryan is a rider for me who blows hot and cold and goes through phases, but when he is hot, he is very watchable. As for MPT, he is pretty quick around Redcar, he just doesn't gate well enough to be in contention, in most races. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpandroid Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Ryan Douglas, it's all in the mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Ryan Douglas, it's all in the mind. I certainly would not disagree with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 With Ryan, it is nearly always a confidence issue as he always gets an injury to knock him. As he has proved before, when he is confident he is buzzing & gets decent scores regularly but I hope he is not putting too much on himself because of his visa issue. Starting out this year on different engines has not helped with his inactivity in the winter. His 3 year visa expires this year meaning he has to attain a 7 point average or, when he returns home, a top 4 finish in a State Championship. By having a look at the amount of meetings left, he would have to average about 9 which is more than what Lewis Kerr is achieving. I hope he does not try too hard to achieve this & gets another injury. I think his best option is to ride within himself, confidently, scores the points which will give him the confidence to target the top 4 finish back home in Australia, which will then see him achieve his goal to return in 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothers Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 The fact is (and Boothers may bare me out here), Ryan has never participated in a meeting there, either for Scunthorpe or as a guest and not won a race in that meeting. He has been there at least half a dozen times Err...like to help out but basically statistically Ryan is very average around Redcar. 9 matches, 45 points for a STMP average of 4.09. He's had 8 matches here for Scunny and had 6 heat wins, so I'm afraid he must have had 2 meetings without a win. One will probably have been the 'mare of a meeting he had here (last year?) where he rode the same day that he'd arrived from Australia, ended up with 7 rides but don't know if he scored a point? Still I know what you mean, he always seems to be on the pace and in the mix and you always think he's scored the points his efforts deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 He had a very good meeting there last year scoring 11 + 3 from 5 rides in the no1 position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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