sickasachip Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Well done Tai, a true British champion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveace1971 Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Gavan said: Get in there Tai best British rider EVER!!! Handles the pressure better than anyone what a gate in heat 20 Well done to Woffy. Another British World Champion but best British rider ever, Ha Ha! You've no idea, he wouldn't even get in the great Belle Vue team of 1972. Collins & Craven were far better riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, stevepost said: Well done to Woffy. Another British World Champion but best British rider ever, Ha Ha! You've no idea, he wouldn't even get in the great Belle Vue team of 1972. Collins & Craven were far better riders. Yawn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 16 minutes ago, r8gdp said: Spat the dummy out earlier on when I thought smarlik should have been excluded tuned back in for semi finals go woffy pressure too much for me don t know how the riders cope lol It is a lot more stressful watching than competing. When you are competing, you do have control over what you do; when you are watching, you have NO control whatsoever! THAT is the problem... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/45774397 At least a small acknowledgement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 28 minutes ago, stevepost said: Well done to Woffy. Another British World Champion but best British rider ever, Ha Ha! You've no idea, he wouldn't even get in the great Belle Vue team of 1972. Collins & Craven were far better riders. Boring and wrong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/45774397 At least a small acknowledgement. Good old beeb, ' Scottish rider Peter Craven'. still, at least they gave Tai a mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 26 minutes ago, BWitcher said: Yawn ZZZZZZZZ!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Gavan said: Boring and wrong because he doesn't agree with you , you should be happy though .more Tai left for you to love and adore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r8gdp Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 36 minutes ago, chunky said: It is a lot more stressful watching than competing. When you are competing, you do have control over what you do; when you are watching, you have NO control whatsoever! THAT is the problem... Steve I understand you played darts at the highest level you ve obviously experienced being involved at another level you ll see things different from the common supporter woffy tonight dealt with what was thrown at him like a true champion good luck to him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway28 Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Congratulations to Tai! Fully deserved title, Bartosz pushed him close but Tai put in a fantastic year. Wonderful to see Tai dedicate the title to two special people in his life. I don't care what anyone says, Tai has grown up massively in the last two years and I thoroughly hope he defends his title next year. A true privilege to watch him win the first GP in Warsaw and I hope next year is even better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 That is true, and the important thing is that if somebody hasn't been in these situations, it is impossible to know what the participants go through. The problem is that you can't really stop things like negative thoughts or adrenaline rushes from happening; all you can learn to do is to deal with them and handle them the best you can. The more you find yourself in those situations, the better you can handle them. That is what I think Zmarzlik's downfall tonight stems from. Regarding the "watching", I hope you will appreciate my comments here. My dad was one of the top players in the 70's, and I know what I went through watching him. He didn't get it, until he started watching me in major tournaments! Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hel'n'Back Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Well done Tai! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 4 hours ago, adonis said: ZZZZZZZZ!!!!! Tai Woffinden, Three Time World Champion Britains Finest The ultra professional and a shining example to the youth of today that if you have a dream and work hard enough to achieve it you can do just that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Well done ty cant compare him with other champions from my era the 70s as they all rode in britain without trying to run the sport for their own benifit, just a tbought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactical Joker Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) Thought I’d get some meaningful insight on here, but instead have had to wade through a treacle of abuse to read anything sensible. Great night in Toruń, good atmosphere and the Poles we met were quite gracious considering what was at stake. Best heat one I’ve seen in a GP which set the tone for an exciting evening. Laguta and Smarzlik on 12 each after 4 rides made heat 19 tense. Laguta was brilliant and a shame he didn’t go through the card, but can’t deny Woffinden the glory after making life more difficult than it perhaps should have been. Pleased Lindgren got a medal, some may think he is border line but he worked hard to come back from a serious injury. Also pleased Sayfutdinov gets another go next year. Even Chris Holder won a heat to sign off with. So congratulations to Tai, to Smarzlik for making it interesting, and to all 8 who qualified for next year. Following the GPs around Europe where possible is great fun, and would encourage anyone to save up and try it. Here’s to next season. Edited October 7, 2018 by Tactical Joker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 47 minutes ago, geoff100 said: Well done ty cant compare him with other champions from my era the 70s as they all rode in britain without trying to run the sport for their own benifit, just a tbought. You can hes better... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyejay Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 11 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Lets hope he is seen on the bbc breakfast news next week or at least gets some type of mention on the bbc or itv. The least he deserves. Really he should be selected on spoty but we all know he wont even get a mention. Totally agree with everything you say Steve. It is a shame because a British World Champion being given publicity in mainstream TV could just be what introduces a new generation of followers to our sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 BBC Breakfast showed a clip of the racing, Tai's crash, and a brief interview with Woffinden this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Carter Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 30 minutes ago, Eyejay said: Totally agree with everything you say Steve. It is a shame because a British World Champion being given publicity in mainstream TV could just be what introduces a new generation of followers to our sport. I don't think a one off appearance on breakfast TV will have much of an effect on the sport. My dad said the same thing last night. It's just a good excuse for a moan. If he doesnt get invited on you can get upset. Or if he does get invited on for a brief interview with no real insight then you get another moan. I think the days if Kenny Carter on TV-AM have passed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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