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Charity Shield 1st Leg 19/03/18 - Belle Vue v Swindon


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9 minutes ago, Skidder1 said:

BTW for anyone in any doubt the team in Red/White and Black is ...........oh hang on!!!?:D:P

Will be interesting when they are on tv with Nigel trying to pick out the riders, he even gets them wrong when the colours are totally different and sometimes not even in the race. 

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3 hours ago, Aces High said:

Team photo suggests Tungate at 3 and Drozdz at 4. Bewley stays at 6 with Etheridge at 7.

This season the reserves can switch between 6 and 7 - Team Manager's choice - unlike in 2017 when the lowest averaged rider had to be at 7.

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21 hours ago, Skidder1 said:

BTW for anyone in any doubt the team in Red/White and Black is ...........oh hang on!!!?:D:P

 

I thought it was good when Swindon had "second" colours of purple race suits a few seasons back. It was linked to Excalibur sponsorship though, and soon disappeared. I like team colours, but Swindon and Belle Vue, for example, should have one side wearing different colours.

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54 minutes ago, Grachan said:

 

I thought it was good when Swindon had "second" colours of purple race suits a few seasons back. It was linked to Excalibur sponsorship though, and soon disappeared. I like team colours, but Swindon and Belle Vue, for example, should have one side wearing different colours.

I remember that too. Eastbourne also have done it in the past too when they had red race shirts going back quite a few years in the days of David Norris and co.

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Good luck to everyone for tonights meeting. With this weather, I have to say 'rather you than me!'

I hope its a safe and steady start for both teams, although I would prefer a thumping great win for Belle Vue.:D

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2 hours ago, BobC said:

Good luck to everyone for tonights meeting. With this weather, I have to say 'rather you than me!'

I hope its a safe and steady start for both teams, although I would prefer a thumping great win for Belle Vue.:D

 

You might have to wait til they come to Wimborne Road. :)

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Drozdz at 3 would suggest he’s settled to his home track very quickly in practise - can see Belle Vue a comfortable winner tonight....looking at the head to head in the lineups can only realistically see batchelor outscoring his opposite number in Drozdz at 3 around Belle Vue, maybe Wajtknecht against Etheridge

...but anything less than 15 point lead and I think Swindon will have a very good chance to turn the tie around! Makes for interesting viewing from afar and a great meeting to get the season started with! 

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2 riders (Fricke & Wajtknecht) excluded for dismounting at the starting gates to "garden".

Tungate excluded for missing 2 minutes although if he had problems with his bike in heat 3, by the time he gets off his bike in the pits, he will only have had about 2-3 minutes to sort the problem before being out again in heat 5. As the time limit between races has been reduced from 5 to 4 minutes, if there is no track grading, jump on another bike.

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