Paulco Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Our latest attempt to get the season up and running is this Friday as we welcome the Berwick Bandits and their enthusiastic band of followers . At least we got to batter the Monarchs before Noah and his boat started sailing down Sauchiehall Street , Berwick's all singing , all dancing world famous anti rain off covers haven't been any match for the April deluge . So they're having , maybe , their first competitive fixture . Three ex Tigers return to the French motorcar arena , a two year veteran in the stripes - Aaron Summers , one from a dim and distant past before Edinburgh started winning anything - Kevin Doolan , and one who barely got his tyres worn , David Howe . Their strength is a potent looking reserve pairing , but i cant see that being enough to trouble Bomber , Richie , Claus and the rest of our 2018 Tigers in their quest to get 6 home and 6 away meeting completed this side of October . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Rain forecast from early afternoon on Friday heavy at times. This April shower myth is ripping the hole right out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Paulco said: Our latest attempt to get the season up and running is this Friday as we welcome the Berwick Bandits and their enthusiastic band of followers . At least we got to batter the Monarchs before Noah and his boat started sailing down Sauchiehall Street , Berwick's all singing , all dancing world famous anti rain off covers haven't been any match for the April deluge . So they're having , maybe , their first competitive fixture . Three ex Tigers return to the French motorcar arena , a two year veteran in the stripes - Aaron Summers , one from a dim and distant past before Edinburgh started winning anything - Kevin Doolan , and one who barely got his tyres worn , David Howe . Their strength is a potent looking reserve pairing , but i cant see that being enough to trouble Bomber , Richie , Claus and the rest of our 2018 Tigers in their quest to get 6 home and 6 away meeting completed this side of October . Sorry to correct you Paulco but is Aaron not a three year veteran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted April 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 10 hours ago, snapper said: Sorry to correct you Paulco but is Aaron not a three year veteran Train your zoom lens onto my post and see if you can find where i said he was a three year veteran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alang Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 21 hours ago, Gazc said: Rain forecast from early afternoon on Friday heavy at times. This April shower myth is ripping the hole right out of it. I suppose if it's rained off us Berwick fans can be proud that despite most people writing off our team,at least we'll have been unbeaten in our first three fixtures. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Light rain now forecast to stop by lunchtime so fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerro Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Monsoon Esque rain right now, I’ll be shocked if this is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 It is probably wetter than last week I really can't see this going ahead with the temperature to max at 8 degrees there will be no chance the track would dry out. As said above I will be shocked also if this beats the weather it is really getting to laughable stages now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerro Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 I notice we’ve just received an update on Twitter stating the meeting is still on as of 10.40am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damosuzuki Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 No worries with this tbh. Will be on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 They've posted photos on official Facebook page. Track looks OK and no more rain forecast so they seem confident it will be on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 they wont rain it off now , harris is on his way ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 That would be call it off Jenga I understood what you meant though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheggie Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Good win for the tigers - 54-35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Bit of a tick the box exercise on a bitterly cold night. Doolan, Howe and Gappmaier were in amongst the points. Summers was pretty poor for a former rider and Sarjeant sat still at the tapes all night. Time for some warmer weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Well done to the Tigers hopefully Jye will be ok for tomorrow night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Not a bad meeting considering conditions , Berwick started well outgating us early doors but we slowly got things going and ran out comfortable winners. Bomber had a mixed night but plenty to come from him whilst Starke was dogged with mechanical problems all night whilst Sarjeant was excellent. Berwick rode well especially Howe but Aaron was a major let down. Best wishes to Etheridge hopefully it was just precautionary retiring from the meeting. Still plenty to come from this team with plenty ups & downs to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damosuzuki Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Good to get a meeting under our belts. Track improved as the meeting went on. We look like a much more balanced side, whether that improves us remains to be seen but certainly looked positive. For me the standout riders were Sarge, Vissing - Gappmier and Doolan for Berwick. There seemed to be some amount of Bike problems and sliding off, so don't think this was really an indicator as to how the season will go. Can't wait for round 2 tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Entertaining enough meeting on a cold , damp evening . We took a while to get going , but were pretty dominant when we did . Seemed to be a bit of a problem with the first bend , with a few riders having problems there , notably Harris and Etheridge . We were solid throughout apart from young Jack who had major mechanical issues . For Berwick , Doolan and Howe were good before fading towards the end of the meeting , Gappmaier looked lively and got amongst the points . Who knows what kind of evening Lindman would have had , had he not taken a pearler while leading heat 3 . Jakobsen got better as the evening went on , while Summers disappointed badly on his return to Ashfield . No wonder the kids race got cancelled , would you let a kid near that Berwick mascot ? . That's the creepiest mascot I've ever seen , it looks like a Chucky doll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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