Peterborough v Ipswich Sunday 5th August

[Super Blue]

I wasn't in a position to attend this meeting but was very pleasantly surprised by the result. Was expecting to get a thumping which didn't turn out to be the case. And as others have said with scoring reserves we might have gone one better. 

Also was expecting a backlash about comments from myself and others ref Mr Ostergaards riding tactics. 

Its amazing how much better Nico Covatti can be when he's not having to watch his back and can be confident of completing a full quota of laps without being shoved into the first available fence! 

What does Ostergaard have against Nico anyway? 

[jim3751]

 Excellent meeting IMO but I'm a neutral. 

That will bring me back to speedway after over 2 years away but a sunny Sunday afternoon at the showground can be more pleasurable that a weekday somewhere else. I left Arena on Friday before the end because it was boring - and my team were winning. I reckon newcomers would have enjoyed this meeting.

As for Scotty. He knows the Arena track well so when Panthers visit next expect a good score. But I won't be there.

Thanks also for holding up proceedings. Last minute decision and roadworks so I was late.

[Baldyman]

The thing with the showground is the racing a lot of the time can be so good it makes an average meeting there look poor, when at other tracks that average meeting would be classed as a really good one. On its day the showground really can be one of ties world's best tracks.

[Gemini]

1 hour ago, Baldyman said:

The thing with the showground is the racing a lot of the time can be so good it makes an average meeting there look poor, when at other tracks that average meeting would be classed as a really good one. On its day the showground really can be one of ties world's best tracks.

For various reasons ~ one of which is Coventry usually riding on Sunday's ~ this was our first visit this season and I thought the racing was a lot poorer than it has normally been. It livened up towards the end and heat 12 was brilliant but otherwise mostly gate and go, although the scoreline kept it interesting. 

Edited August 6, 2018 by Gemini

[Baldyman]

That's sort of my point...some will say it was a great meeting, when it was average, cos they are used to watching mainly rubbish on other tracks. 

[scoobydoo]

2 hours ago, Super Blue said:

What does Ostergaard have against Nico anyway? 

And what has Danny King done to his team mates! 

[Super Blue]

51 minutes ago, scoobydoo said:

And what has Danny King done to his team mates! 

Don't you mean what have they done to him? Last year Greaves took him out and Haertel this year! 

Ostergaard has fenced Covatti on more than one occasion! 

[New era Panthers]

43 minutes ago, scoobydoo said:

And what has Danny King done to his team mates! 

Some Ipswich fans are still harping on about a racing incident between Ostergaard   and  Covatti  that happened at the fours  final 2/3 years back  they actually think Ostergaard took Covatti  out exiting the second bend deliberately and don't see it as a racing incident . Then they make silly statements like  Covatti  was able to get a decent score at the showground because  Ostergaard  wasn't fit to race. Only idiots would make those sort of suggestions unless they can prove malice was intended.

[wealdstone]

IMO Scott Nicholls has looked nowhere near a number 1 all season.

[Super Blue]

They are all racing incidents when it's your rider doing doing the damage NEP! 

 

[Bash]

So you didn't read the article in the Speedway Star what Nico said about the incident this season in the Championship Shield meeting, and the Peterborough Management stopping the Star contacting Ostergaard.

[New era Panthers]

8 minutes ago, Super Blue said:

They are all racing incidents when it's your rider doing doing the damage NEP! 

 

Are you suggesting that Ostergaard  made a deliberate attempt to cause harm to your rider,  I don't think there are any riders that would purposely try to fence opposition riders , and quite frankly I find your accusation  sick that riders would attempt to do this to one another. You have to face the facts that riders are there to race and incidents will occur from time to time,  Nothing to do with being biased  towards any riders or teams .

[BluPanther]

When did speedway supporters become such snowflakes. Racing incidents have always happened and will continue to happen, even sometimes between team mates. That's the nature of the sport...

[Super Blue]

42 minutes ago, New era Panthers said:

Are you suggesting that Ostergaard  made a deliberate attempt to cause harm to your rider,  I don't think there are any riders that would purposely try to fence opposition riders , and quite frankly I find your accusation  sick that riders would attempt to do this to one another. You have to face the facts that riders are there to race and incidents will occur from time to time,  Nothing to do with being biased  towards any riders or teams .

Ostergaard only falls marginally short of Mr Pedersen in my book when it comes to win any cost , last year he seemed to make a b line for Covatti as well in one of the meetings between the teams! 

I'm obviously not the only one with this opinion or others wouldn't have mentioned it. 

But hey, it's all about opinions and ours differ. 

[Baldyman]

Oystercard also threw himself at the fence in that accident..so I doubt he meant to purposely do it, although he did mean to stop nico run around him, and got it wrong. Oystercard does seem to like blocking runs without leaving his opponent racing room, but as most riders say..what goes around comes around. 

[New era Panthers]

2 hours ago, Bash said:

So you didn't read the article in the Speedway Star what Nico said about the incident this season in the Championship Shield meeting, and the Peterborough Management stopping the Star contacting Ostergaard.

If I wanted to buy a comic I would buy the beano other than that other than that if Covatti  has a problem with Ostergaard's  riding he should keep it in house not go running to the press and Peterborough  management are correct by not allowing Ostergaard to respond  to the speedway soap magazine it's not the way to do things.

[crazyb]

3 hours ago, New era Panthers said:

Some Ipswich fans are still harping on about a racing incident between Ostergaard   and  Covatti  that happened at the fours  final 2/3 years back  they actually think Ostergaard took Covatti  out exiting the second bend deliberately and don't see it as a racing incident . Then they make silly statements like  Covatti  was able to get a decent score at the showground because  Ostergaard  wasn't fit to race. Only idiots would make those sort of suggestions unless they can prove malice was intended.

Go back twenty years and the incidents with Ronni Pedersen and idiotic Ben Howe. All caused because Howe thought, wrongly, that Pedersen had brought off Jem Doncaster. It only came out sometime later that Jem had spoken to Ronni the next day to say that the crash was due to Pedersen's bike lifting and it wasn't malicious. Shame he didn't say it at the time though.

 You don't take other riders out on purpose, as you're just as likely to get injured yourself: just ask Ully 

[Dodger Blue]

29 minutes ago, crazyb said:

Go back twenty years and the incidents with Ronni Pedersen and idiotic Ben Howe. All caused because Howe thought, wrongly, that Pedersen had brought off Jem Doncaster. It only came out sometime later that Jem had spoken to Ronni the next day to say that the crash was due to Pedersen's bike lifting and it wasn't malicious. Shame he didn't say it at the time though.

 You don't take other riders out on purpose, as you're just as likely to get injured yourself: just ask Ully 

Now ... The fencing of Petersen by Howe WAS a malicious act.

Without doubt the most obvious one I have seen in well over 40 years!!

[scoobydoo]

From the sounds of things Heeps wipes out Mcdonalds most weeks

[Super Blue]

4 minutes ago, scoobydoo said:

From the sounds of things Heeps wipes out Mcdonalds most weeks

Can't argue with that one!