dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 Congrats to Jason Doyle 👏👏 Lets hope we see the new WC in British Speedway in 2018 whether its at Swindon or elsewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffeboy Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 All the very best to our ex skipper Jason Doyle World Champion. Four years ago he and Cook were about level pegging, lets see how Cookie does next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReturn Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) My god Pearson went into full screaming like a demented fool overdrive when Doyley took the title. Still, at least he managed to notice when the title was won this season. Woeful commentator. Ruins the coverage, real professional commentators show excitement without screaming like demented fools. Edited October 28, 2017 by TheReturn 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) My god Pearson went into full screaming like a demented fool overdrive when Doyley took the title. Still, at least he managed to notice when the title was won this season. Woeful commentator. Ruins the coverage, real professional commentators show excitement without screaming like demented fools. turn the sound down if you dont like it . at least nigel loves and promote the sport Edited October 28, 2017 by ray c 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 My god Pearson went into full screaming like a demented fool overdrive when Doyley took the title. Still, at least he managed to notice when the title was won this season. Woeful commentator. Ruins the coverage, real professional commentators show excitement without screaming like demented fools. Surely the Pearson, Tatum knocking argument was lost ages ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) Yeah, was great to see a BRITISH rider singing the Australian national anthem!!!!!He lived his childhood there. He sang the UK national anthem at Cardiff too. Absolutely nothing to see here. Edited for spelling. Edited October 28, 2017 by stevebrum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted October 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) Video all races short version Polish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro-ZVgCp4rw Full meeting- Danish audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAl-yT6X4xs Edited October 28, 2017 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytsejam Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 My god Pearson went into full screaming like a demented fool overdrive when Doyley took the title. Still, at least he managed to notice when the title was won this season.Woeful commentator. Ruins the coverage, real professional commentators show excitement without screaming like demented fools. Agree 100% and before his fan boys start spouting on about turning the volume down, I did and HAD to as he was like a demented banshee. There's enthusiasm and then there's completely unprofessional and his ridiculous monkey noises very much falls into the latter of those two things. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 AND let's not forget the huge distances, as just mentioned by NP and KT, required to reach Melbourne from other parts of Australia. It's not exactly like Manchester to Cardiff. Wasn’t the Melbourne GP sold on the premise that people would go to watch events in the Ethiad regardless of what sport was on? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Lion Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 My god Pearson went into full screaming like a demented fool overdrive when Doyley took the title. Still, at least he managed to notice when the title was won this season. Woeful commentator. Ruins the coverage, real professional commentators show excitement without screaming like demented fools. It's such a shame that the classic races of our time are accompanied by commentary that consists of nothing better than screaming and shouting and elongating riders' surnames. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 Wasn’t the Melbourne GP sold on the premise that people would go to watch events in the Ethiad regardless of what sport was on? WELL, over 20,000 did and according to NP that was more than watched Australia v England in the rugby league World Cup the previous night in the same city. There was undoubtedly a firm hope that a SGP at the Etihad would attract non-speedway fans, and it has, but we have to be realistic about the attendance figures speedway can attract anywhere outside of Cardiff and Warsaw these days. And even you, surely, cannot deny that the distances involved in travelling around Australia are a factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Anyway, I enjoyed seeing the Aussie win and I don't think I've uttered those words before, can't help but admire Doyle for coming back the way he has, clearly made of tough stuff. This ^^. As with Crump in 2003, Doyle's huge misfortune in 2016 certainly tested whether he still had the desire. We all saw the answer to that one. Very well done to him.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) WELL, over 20,000 did and according to NP that was more than watched Australia v England in the rugby league World Cup the previous night in the same city. Well that's not saying that much. NRL attendances are struggling, Melbourne isn't a traditional 'rugby league city' and the World Cup format is such that the opening games are pretty much a waste of time. And even you, surely, cannot deny that the distances involved in travelling around Australia are a factor. Plenty of budget airlines offering regular and cheap flights to Melbourne, and Adelaide and Sydney are within drivable radiuses, which I'd think would encompass many of the active speedway tracks these days. I'd agree there's probably only a relative handful of regular speedway fans in Australia nowadays, but all the more reason to try to attract the Melbourne locals. Edited October 29, 2017 by Humphrey Appleby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrow Boy 2 Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 I should just like to congratulate Jason Doyle on not only becoming World Champion but also in the manner of his attitude after doing so. Usually after achieving the ultimate accolade riders don't have the desire to continue and just trail around like novices to fulfill their rides. Even the mighty Jason Crump and Greg Hancock eased back after winning their crowns. I was very impressed this time however and again many congratulations to a former Leicester Lion. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Tai letting people know hes EnglishWe know he's English but we want him to race for Aus, where his heart is, no probs then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds On Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 a piss poor grand prix and a mediocre world champion(yes I know he can only beat whats up against him)...if people enjoyed watching that then good luck to them, I'm hearing there was 19000 in the stadium, so how many actual paying punters?...the tv coverage made the sport look shocking with vast parts of the stadium completely empty. Maybe its just me and my love affair with the sport is all but finished but surely even the most rose tinted glassed fan must admit as a spectacle it was dire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef robin Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Well done Jase, first Swindon world champ since Briggo in 66. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr8scot Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Congratulations to Jason, Patryk and Tai and also Bartosz for yesterday, all well deserved places IMO. Commiserations to "the wee Dude" on his ef in the final Edited October 29, 2017 by Gr8scot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 I noticed there were mostly elderly people in attendance at the Ethiad - and it did not come across as if they had a lot of fun during the most part of this meeting - it all looked rather dull They should have let children in for free and youths under16 for a fiver or so, to get the families to attend and liven the place up for this speedway Showcase event. Too late now ! Nevertehless it is sad to see that Grand Prix Speedway in Melbourne did not attract the crowds to continue with this venture. For the future, if they want to return to Australia & NZ, I'd say that they should not do it for just one event, they should run a mini series of three or four SGPs down under. Don't make the mistake of going into the biggest stadia such as Sydney Olympic Stadium or now the Ethiad in Melbourne. This does not work. SGP should seek medium sized stadia, perhaps return to some of those classic old Showground venues that had so long been the cathedrals of Australian speedway, ever since it all began there. There are still some of these venues left, some even have national heritage status and are preserved, such as the EKKA up in Brisbane, just waitign to be used again. There is Adelaide's Wayvielle Showground, which hosted a world sicdecar speedway Championship meeting some years ago. In Sydney, they have built a New Showground that could be used for a SGP, as they have already held an Australian Solo Championship round there. They could widen the rather narrow race track for a SGP there if need be. That's three great speedway venues in Australia, and I am sure there are other possibilities, but I see this as the way to go for the BSI/IMG to establish the SGP outside of Europe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Doyle now needs to sit down over the winter and write the book about his transformation from speedway journeyman to - As Good As It Gets on track. That How To manual would be priceless for several young British riders who fancy their chances. And behind every Champion sportsman there is a Great Woman - Take a bow Emily. Oops - to spare my own blushes I should have added "there is almost always " a great Woman. But I acknowledge that preference of different partners is now more common. Although there are no outwardly gay speedway riders at present. Or any claiming any of the other gender choices becoming common nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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