jenga Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 crazy speedway @ redcar . last heat dee cider . hic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yearbyred Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Bit of everything in that meeting - some excellent racing, a few falls, some mechanical failures, some interesting refereeing decisions and a last heat decider. Comets fans were complaining that the Heat 8 exclusion of Jensen (which lead to the missing point) was a mistake while , as a Bears fan, I think Proctor was very lucky to be allowed back into Heat 13 (and subsequent 5-1 to the Comets) when he went down untouched on the first turn. Bears were inconsistent as usual - Thomas doesn't seem to be able to recreate his KL form (or his visiting rider form) for the Bears and the Andersons blow hot and cold. Excellent debut for Lunna and Berge looked better tonight despite his fall and mechanical issues. Bewley is a class act and Proctor was good generally (but not in Heat 15 fortunately). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkendlass Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 I couldn't make the MPA tonight, but I predicted a close run thing on the Bears Fans Forum. Sounds like a very entertaining meeting with a bit of everything as Yearby Red said. As a Bears fan, I'm glad they got a result. The Comets will make the playoffs no trouble I reckon. Perhaps even more. Who can tell in speedway ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 seems like a good meeting went on @ redcar tonight . as yearbyred . says , a bit of everything . well done to wucky on gaining a point when it seemed a lost cause . well done to all involved for getting the meeting on and a safe journey back to the promised land . see you all saturday and poss sunda ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 54 minutes ago, Yearbyred said: Bit of everything in that meeting - some excellent racing, a few falls, some mechanical failures, some interesting refereeing decisions and a last heat decider. Comets fans were complaining that the Heat 8 exclusion of Jensen (which lead to the missing point) was a mistake while , as a Bears fan, I think Proctor was very lucky to be allowed back into Heat 13 (and subsequent 5-1 to the Comets) when he went down untouched on the first turn. Bears were inconsistent as usual - Thomas doesn't seem to be able to recreate his KL form (or his visiting rider form) for the Bears and the Andersons blow hot and cold. Excellent debut for Lunna and Berge looked better tonight despite his fall and mechanical issues. Bewley is a class act and Proctor was good generally (but not in Heat 15 fortunately). Have to admit - agree that Jensen was very, very unlucky to be excluded but by the same token Proctor went down on his own and was lucky to be allowed back. An entertaining enough meeting, not the best racing I have seen as the track was a bit one-line due to the weather but the scoreline and decisions kept the meeting alive. Bewley is a joy to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Well done to the bears great win it takes 2 teams to battle so well done worky as well hopefully avoid the wooden spoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 We was robbed ht 8 was a joke gated twice on a 5-1 only for rene whose head was allready down after 2 pointless rides made a mess of turn 1 to get excluded but worse was the 3rd rerun razza was clearly taking out on turn 1 and left in the fence to be excluded even redcar fans near me said wrong decision, still a good fightback rene was.poor mason not a lot better but a special word for kyle 2 last good races and points which nearly won us the match. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Well done to Worky on the point...another point in the right direction 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) Left this meeting with mixed feelings. Would have been more than happy if someone had offered me a point when 13 points down after 10 having lost our top 'reserve' but ultimately i found myself a little disappointed after we missed the opportunity to register an away win, especially after believing we had the impetus and riders to bring all the points home. Over the first 4 heats we were clearly second best as some of the boys looked like they didn't fancy the track conditions which incidentally improved markedly after just a few heats. After finding ourselves 8 points down after 4 we pulled it back to 22-20 after 7. Heat 8 ultimately turned the meeting back in the Bears favour. After gating on a 5-1 Rene suddenly got straightened up and ended in the air fence leaving Rasmus as the only Comet in the re-run only for the battling Dane to be unjustly excluded following a first bend incident in which Lunna gave him nowhere to go and took him to the fence. The Bears were now 7 up but it was to get even better for the home team as a subsequent 4-2 & 5-1 in heats 9 and 10 which included a Comets tac sub put them 13 points up with 5 heats remaining. From 13 behind i thought the meeting had slipped away from us but the lads responded really well to outscore the Bears over the last 5 heats by 21-9 . A draw would have been a fair result but the missing point precluded that outcome. The Bears look a lot more solid since the team changes and it was noteable that the reserves chipped in with 14 points between them. Of the others Barker and Lunna impressed most hence their inclusion in heat 15. Ex Comet Tommy Jorgensen who has been impressing with Kings Lynn this season will have been disappointed with his 4 from 4 . The Comets will be disappointed not taking the win after supplying 9 race winners but 10 last places ultimately tilted the odds . Dan was stand out especially in his last two races and is a joy to watch, he was well supported by Ty who frustratingly for him finished last in hard fought heats 9 and 15. Rasser continues to be one of our most consistent performers and battled hard for his 7 from 4 tonight which included the exclusion. Nicoloai improved as the meeting wore on and had really got the starts sorted to the point where i expected him coming out for 15. Mason was having his usual Redcar performance until he redeemed himself with the win in heat 14 which helped secure the point and gave us the chance of all 3. I was delighted to see young Kyle battling for points in the latter stages and he got his just rewards with two third places. Rene had a night he will want to forget at a track were historically he does very well, theres no doubt if he hadn't aggravated an old shoulder injury he may well have proved crucial. Hope the injury doesn't keep him out of what is a vital weekend in the quest to make the playoffs. Thought it was a little bit cheeky of the Bears promotion to put a folded racecard insert (containing no other information) inside a rained off Sheffield Tigers meeting program and charge £2-50. Edited August 24, 2018 by SteelShoe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northyorksbear Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 6 hours ago, SteelShoe said: Left this meeting with mixed feelings. Would have been more than happy if someone had offered me a point when 13 points down after 10 having lost our top 'reserve' but ultimately i found myself a little disappointed after we missed the opportunity to register an away win, especially after believing we had the impetus and riders to bring all the points home. Over the first 4 heats we were clearly second best as some of the boys looked like they didn't fancy the track conditions which incidentally improved markedly after just a few heats. After finding ourselves 8 points down after 4 we pulled it back to 22-20 after 7. Heat 8 ultimately turned the meeting back in the Bears favour. After gating on a 5-1 Rene suddenly got straightened up and ended in the air fence leaving Rasmus as the only Comet in the re-run only for the battling Dane to be unjustly excluded following a first bend incident in which Lunna gave him nowhere to go and took him to the fence. The Bears were now 7 up but it was to get even better for the home team as a subsequent 4-2 & 5-1 h in heats 9 and 10 which including the nullification of a tac sub ride by Dan Bewley put them 13 points up with 5 heats remaining. From 13 behind i thought the meeting had slipped away from us but the lads responded really well to outscore the Bears over the last 5 heats by 21-9 . A draw would have been a fair result but the missing point precluded that outcome. The Bears look a lot more solid since the team changes and it was noteable that the reserves chipped in with 14 points between them. Of the others Barker and Lunna impressed most hence their inclusion in heat 15. Ex Comet Tommy Jorgensen who has been impressing with Kings Lynn this season will have been disappointed with his 4 from 4 . The Comets will be disappointed not taking the win after supplying 9 race winners but 10 last places ultimately tilted the odds . Dan was stand out especially in his last two races and is a joy to watch, he was well supported by Ty who frustratingly for him finished last in hard fought heats 9 and 15. Rasser continues to be one of our most consistent performers and battled hard for his 7 from 4 tonight which included the exclusion. Nicoloai improved as the meeting wore on and had really got the starts sorted to the point where i expected him coming out for 15. Mason was having his usual Redcar performance until he redeemed himself with the win in heat 14 which helped secure the point and gave us the chance of all 3. I was delighted to see young Kyle battling for points in the latter stages and he got his just rewards with two third places. Rene had a night he will want to forget at a track were historically he does very well, theres no doubt if he hadn't aggravated an old shoulder injury he may well have proved crucial. Hope the injury doesn't keep him out of what is a vital weekend in the quest to make the playoffs. Thought it was a little bit cheeky of the Bears promotion to put a folded racecard insert inside a rained off Sheffield Tigers meeting program and charge Worky fans £2-50. Think you'll find they charged the Bears fans £2.50 aswell!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 5 minutes ago, northyorksbear said: Think you'll find they charged the Bears fans £2.50 aswell!! Yeah appreciate that fact and have edited the paragraph. I was a bit surprised at this seen as the Sheffield meeting is still outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erimus11 Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 12 hours ago, geoff100 said: We was robbed ht 8 was a joke gated twice on a 5-1 only for rene whose head was allready down after 2 pointless rides made a mess of turn 1 to get excluded but worse was the 3rd rerun razza was clearly taking out on turn 1 and left in the fence to be excluded even redcar fans near me said wrong decision, still a good fightback rene was.poor mason not a lot better but a special word for kyle 2 last good races and points which nearly won us the match. So what's your view on heat 14? Bears rider leads into bends 1 and 2 but referee puts on the red light to call them back to give Bickley a warning! He wasn't even in the mix even at that stage As others have said , it was swings and roundabouts with the refereeing decisions and I thought he had a very poor night overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erimus11 Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Taylorj said: Mixed feelings leaving Redcar last night, after our fightback thought we could have took 3 points back to DP but being 13 points down with 5 heats to go and losing Rene to pull it back to within a point was a great effort by our boys. Rasmus's exclusion was ridiculous clearly first bend bunching and taken out by Berge, as with Ty , first bend bunching but yet put all 4 back in this time Hopefully Rene okay for our vital weekend fixtures On another note thank the lord for Dave Hoggart ,professional, non biased, how the hell Bears,Newcastle and Berwick fans put up with that pillock on the centre green announcing is beyond me, he has got to be the most annoying thing on a Mic... Ranting Roy is it ? Thankfully Comets fans horns drowned him out later on in the meeting . Keep it going boys, them play-offs are in sight I don't particularly have much time for Raving Roy - that said I reckon your comment about him could be perceived as inflammatory at least and possibly libelous ...I would certainly be taking you to task if you called me it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorj Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 45 minutes ago, erimus11 said: I don't particularly have much time for Raving Roy - that said I reckon your comment about him could be perceived as inflammatory at least and possibly libelous ...I would certainly be taking you to task if you called me it. Never heard of tongue in cheek quite tame to what some folk are called on this forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 33 minutes ago, Taylorj said: Never heard of tongue in cheek quite tame to what some folk are called on this forum yea , i have . but it still almost got me banned, didnt it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorj Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, StevePark said: Just to bring you up to date, Roy no longer does Berwick (and that's not because the season has ended up there, as Steve Hayward took over a few weeks ago). 12 minutes ago, jenga said: yea , i have . but it still almost got me banned, didnt it ! 1 hour ago, erimus11 said: I don't particularly have much time for Raving Roy - that said I reckon your comment about him could be perceived as inflammatory at least and possibly libelous ...I would certainly be taking you to task if you called me it. There you go I've edited my post to 'person' Dont put me in your category jenga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 hours ago, erimus11 said: So what's your view on heat 14? Bears rider leads into bends 1 and 2 but referee puts on the red light to call them back to give Bickley a warning! He wasn't even in the mix even at that stage As others have said , it was swings and roundabouts with the refereeing decisions and I thought he had a very poor night overall Just a typical reply from some Workington fans as they see things one-sided. Even previous posters mentioned Workington were unlucky in heat 8 but lucky in heat 13. He fails to mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregory peck Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 13 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: Just a typical reply from some Workington fans as they see things one-sided. Even previous posters mentioned Workington were unlucky in heat 8 but lucky in heat 13. He fails to mention it. Think we're all guilty of own team bias,are you saying you're any different? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 hours ago, erimus11 said: So what's your view on heat 14? Bears rider leads into bends 1 and 2 but referee puts on the red light to call them back to give Bickley a warning! He wasn't even in the mix even at that stage As others have said , it was swings and roundabouts with the refereeing decisions and I thought he had a very poor night overall Same decision as in ht 8 rider jumped the start bring them back with redcar man allready on a warning! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 31 minutes ago, gregory peck said: Think we're all guilty of own team bias,are you saying you're any different? Ht 13 procter was left with no room easy decision all four back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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