Endeavour Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 19 minutes ago, eric i said: With Cookie missing out, I think Lambet will get a wildcard. Why? If folk are playing the age card Max Fricke should come into equation. Robert had great World Cup, overshadowed Cookie BUT Cookie has now outscored him in Cardiff and Landschut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnus Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Hopefully Cookie goes on to prove in the rest of the 2018 GP series that he deserves a wildcard in 2019. Especially having just missed out in the qualifying series of meetings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, Ghostwalker said: It is a one off-final event. Riders do one qualifier then there is the single final . Points does not carry over from the qualifier. There are no multiple qualification and/or semi-rounds. One dodgy exclusion or two could determine the outcome of the entire GP-challenge. Thanks. You said exactly what I meant and saved me saying it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Endeavour said: Why? If folk are playing the age card Max Fricke should come into equation. Robert had great World Cup, overshadowed Cookie BUT Cookie has now outscored him in Cardiff and Landschut Because the age factor is relevant. Fric ke could be considered but unlikely if holder gets a wildcard.Drabik would get one if the Poles didnt have so many qualified. Lambert is more likely than cook to be competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, Ghostwalker said: With tonigh't result and current GP-standnings i think BSI will pick Doyle+C. Holder+Lambert+? for wild cards. If Holder doesn't make top 8, I am not sure they will give him a wild card again. Fricke must stand a good chance of getting one. Didn't make the challenge but for a few years now Leon Madsen's form on the continent has been right up there with the best, plus a second Dane would be welcomed by organisers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 minute ago, waiheke1 said: Because the age factor is relevant. Fric ke could be considered but unlikely if holder gets a wildcard.Drabik would get one if the Poles didnt have so many qualified. Lambert is more likely than cook to be competitive. If people are saying Pedersen shouldn’t get a wildcard neither should Holder. Age is hardly relevant when you have the Grin still circling at speed nearer 50 than 40. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 57 minutes ago, JCookie said: Quite possibly the worst challenge result for many a year. None of them have or will add much to the GPs. Yes, BSI must be wincing at that result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 20 minutes ago, Endeavour said: Robert had great World Cup, overshadowed Cookie BUT Cookie has now outscored him in Cardiff and Landschut One can't use two meetings as merit to pick this or that rider. One could also your argument to claim that Cookie have only been good at two meetings (Cardiff and tonight) but Lambert does well in both Poland (1st division) and Sweden (Elitserien) while Cookie doesn't ride in those leagues at all. IMO Lambert has a much higher capacity then Cookie and also much higher potential. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 32 minutes ago, Endeavour said: Why? If folk are playing the age card Max Fricke should come into equation. Robert had great World Cup, overshadowed Cookie BUT Cookie has now outscored him in Cardiff and Landschut Take your point but Lambert had a good World Cup, has won a round of the Euros, tops the British averages, is performing well in Sweden and Poland on a regular basis and is the best non Polish U21 in the world at present. Cook has been poor in the GP's other than Cardiff so if it was a straight choice between the two right now Lambert would have to get the nod. Might all be different come October of course. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 If Cook wins a couple of GPs before the end of season he might get a pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 21 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Take your point but Lambert had a good World Cup, has won a round of the Euros, tops the British averages, is performing well in Sweden and Poland on a regular basis and is the best non Polish U21 in the world at present. Cook has been poor in the GP's other than Cardiff so if it was a straight choice between the two right now Lambert would have to get the nod. Might all be different come October of course. Agree with you re Poland and Sweden Bagpuss. Don’t even know if Craig tried to get a spot in Sweden. Financially made sense to go to Land of Milk and Money and sign for Cashflow Tiggers when he wasn’t getting picked for Polish team but perhaps doesn’t send out the right message ambition wise in sport though he is desperate to succeed on world stage. Feel he is unjustly knocked a bit by folk south of Midlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, Endeavour said: Agree with you re Poland and Sweden Bagpuss. Don’t even know if Craig tried to get a spot in Sweden. Financially made sense to go to Land of Milk and Money and sign for Cashflow Tiggers when he wasn’t getting picked for Polish team but perhaps doesn’t send out the right message ambition wise in sport though he is desperate to succeed on world stage. Feel he is unjustly knocked a bit by folk south of Midlands. Cook needs to do less talking though,excuses don't go down well ,its tuners that is the subject again,think financially he has thrown lot of money away trying to keep up with the big guns.His Polish form was mediocre, he might get another chance who knows.Lambert has stepped up this season and certainly has more potential.The GP Challenge always throws up funny results on the night we just have to except that.Put that same meeting on Polish track and Cook would be lucky to be in the Top 10 IMO . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, JCookie said: Donald Trump was voted in as per the rules, doesn't mean he isn't a tw4t. I agree, as with Brexit no one thought it would happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Cook needs to do less talking though,excuses don't go down well ,its tuners that is the subject again,think financially he has thrown lot of money away trying to keep up with the big guns.His Polish form was mediocre, he might get another chance who knows.Lambert has stepped up this season and certainly has more potential.The GP Challenge always throws up funny results on the night we just have to except that.Put that same meeting on Polish track and Cook would be lucky to be in the Top 10 IMO . Cookie does engage a lot on Twitter with fans. Has got caught with the Glasgow publicity gig too. Perhaps needs to keep his powder dry a bit. Not techy at all but he has changed his set up a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Interesting times ahead re wild cards. Especially if 3 former world champions finish outside top 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Would like to think Dan Bewley would be in GPS in 2020 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Endeavour said: Cookie does engage a lot on Twitter with fans. Has got caught with the Glasgow publicity gig too. Perhaps needs to keep his powder dry a bit. Not techy at all but he has changed his set up a lot. 1 minute ago, Endeavour said: Cookie does engage a lot on Twitter with fans. Has got caught with the Glasgow publicity gig too. Perhaps needs to keep his powder dry a bit. Not techy at all but he has changed his set up a lot. If you look back the last few seasons he has always blamed his tuners for his engines.Now Johns is the best for a few weeks.Perhaps he is overthinking it and just confusing himself.Personaly don't think he is good enough but admire his ambitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Fromafar said: If you look back the last few seasons he has always blamed his tuners for his engines.Now Johns is the best for a few weeks.Perhaps he is overthinking it and just confusing himself.Personaly don't think he is good enough but admire his ambitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Endeavour said: Heard Dan using Cookie’s engines abroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway28 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Gutted for Cookie tonight. Whether you like him or not, the way he has tried to involve his supporters in his Grand Prix journey should be admired hugely. Really hope Cookie can bang in at least two semis in the last five GP's to give himself a chance of a wildcard. I think he'll struggle to do it but you never know. Either way, he qualified by right last year and has got so close to pulling it off again, hopefully that will be recognised. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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