Jump to content
British Speedway Forum

Swindon V Kings Lynn : KO Cup S/f 1st Leg. Mon 10-09-2018


g13webb

Recommended Posts

5 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

So they just did it to make the return leg more interesting.

They just done it because was a joke of a meeting almost like a friendly ..as I said no one cares about the ko cup ..the crowd itself was one of the lowest I have seen at Swindon for many a year .

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Definitely the best meeting of the season racing wise. Can't believe Tobi wasn't Robins rider of the night. Perhaps it was decided before heat 15. Very honest interview by Nick saying he has lost a bit of confidence in the track.  Not surprising considering the number of crashes he has had at home.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, orion said:

They just done it because was a joke of a meeting almost like a friendly ..as I said no one cares about the ko cup ..the crowd itself was one of the lowest I have seen at Swindon for many a year .

 

Did you see Zagar Racing or Reading Racer ,he said the crowd was better than average! Or does this mean he may not have attended.

  • Like 1
  • Haha 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Good racing ? heat 15 was really good and then we had one pass by Morris ..the rest was dross from the gate with riders spread out .There again maybe it was the best meeting of the  season :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, foreverblue said:

Did you see Zagar Racing or Reading Racer ,he said the crowd was better than average! Or does this mean he may not have attended.

Zagar racing ? you should  have said ...I must have been mistaken :D

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, orion said:

I was at the meeting, they were bad decisions but quite clearly done on purpose ..when you have toff at reserve your are  hardly going let him not replace riss and let him go off 15 instead  ,,as I said there attitude was one of not  being to worried about result heat 14  showed you that as well 

Got to agree. Just going purely from the updates site I expected Toft to replace Riss. When you have a reserve that looks to be on fire why not use him when you can.I'm sure Riss wasn't 15m quicker than Toft at any point in the meeting. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

56 minutes ago, Anzum said:

Definitely the best meeting of the season racing wise. Can't believe Tobi wasn't Robins rider of the night. Perhaps it was decided before heat 15. Very honest interview by Nick saying he has lost a bit of confidence in the track.  Not surprising considering the number of crashes he has had at home.

That backs up rumour he's been talking to a team in Midlands ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

An awful crowd i can't ever remember a crowd as low as that in all my time and how many of those had the rain off discount tickets.The Belle Vue meeting is worrying surely they will run that meeting at a huge loss and common sense should prevail just give Belle Vue the points and postpone.The meeting last night was half decent after some of the poor racing we have endured this year  the Morris pass of Lambert superb and heat 15.But looking at last night King,s Lynn are a very strong side some of there team had off nights yet they still hung in there and stayed strong.The second leg looks a huge task for the Robins but they have a squeak but i think the Stars will be to strong in the end good luck to them in the playoffs.

Edited by Sidney the robin
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Dale is normally on the case  and  don't usually miss opportunities to strengthen his hand.   With MPT  going so well and some of the others  struggling,  I too had pencilled in changes that didn't happen.   Which leads me to believe   MPT  had problems with himself or his machinery  that restricted him from further rides.   But no doubt the truth will come out....

I was some-what  disappointed to finish up losing by 6 after leading with 3 to go.  but still feel confident of progressing through to the final.    Lamberts scores  are so important for Lynn,   and this showed last night.  Cant remember the last time him have 5 rides and not winning a race.    Jorgensen and  Simon were also off the pace,  but  then again  I suppose everybody has an off night...   sometimes....

I  had thought this 1st leg was winnable,  but hats off to the  Robins   who fought back brilliantly.....       It sure makes the second leg more interesting....

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I’d argue that Robert’s scores aren’t as important as people might think based on last night, the other five scored 37 and we have a nominal deficit to overturn. Encouraging that he can have an off night and others are able to step up to the plate.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, Bagpuss said:

I’d argue that Robert’s scores aren’t as important as people might think based on last night, the other five scored 37 and we have a nominal deficit to overturn. Encouraging that he can have an off night and others are able to step up to the plate.

King's Lynn lost. If Lambert had scored as expected they would have won. Seems pretty important to me.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 minutes ago, Grachan said:

King's Lynn lost. If Lambert had scored as expected they would have won. Seems pretty important to me.

I can see your point but it’s a two legged tie so IF we go through then others have stepped up and covered his off night,  job done.

Also worth pointing out that he scored 14 last time at Swindon and we didn’t score 40. It’s not about individuals for me, it’s a team effort and a little disrespectful to the others to put too much emphasis on Robert’s scores.

Edited by Bagpuss
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Every other KL team member has had more than a few off night's this season inc. Niels. This is only Robert's 2nd blemish in a season where he has been an exceptional rider for the Stars. And for GB. We were lucky to have him in the team as it appeared that he was happy to go elsewhere before the season began. He has given his all in a professional way. I don't think he is yet over the hill.

Edited by waytogo28
additional point made
  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nobody is being disrespectful to the other team members, they all have a place to fill and a job to do.      My comment about the importance of Robert's score  was made illustrating when  he has an off night,   any team would miss his contribution, and last night we suffered from his low score,  more than the ones from Jorgensen and Simon Lambert.    

We have a strong team and could easily cover when someone has an off night,  but when we had 3 rides scoring low,  that included Robert , we were always going to struggle..  

That not being disrespectful to anybody...….       

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Privacy Policy