Sidney the robin Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 I dont know the full line up yet, but i am personally really looking forward to Sunday.I really hope there is a decent turn out as i would love to think in the future it could be viable to have some NL fixtures.We heard on Monday that young Palin, Danyon Hume, Thompson twins, will be riding which will really spice the meeting up.Also it will be great to see young Swindon asset Anders Rowe get a few laps around the new circuit he is progressing brilliantly and he is a rider i look forward to see ride for the Robins in the near future.Also after the fixture we have the youth championship which should be great , young Palin going strong guns this year he will be hard to beat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 After the events in Glasgow i do wonder if the British Youth round may get postponed as a mark of respect. I know Luke Bowen rides in place of Anders who rides for his parent and hometown club but Drew Kemp has been called up to the championship 4's so I imagine Luke will now ride at number 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted June 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 hour ago, teaboy279 said: After the events in Glasgow i do wonder if the British Youth round may get postponed as a mark of respect. I know Luke Bowen rides in place of Anders who rides for his parent and hometown club but Drew Kemp has been called up to the championship 4's so I imagine Luke will now ride at number 1. I think that would make sense to pospone the youth event Teaboy, be interesting to see if maybe Spooner/ Jenkins ride really looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 Spooner didn't look fully fit on monday Sid. I'll be giving this one a miss, like Drew Kemp i'll be at the fours on sunday!. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 The curse of these challenge matches can be that the NL select sides can be built a bit strong and with no rules (the Swindon side averages 40.86) and should have enough to see off Kent however the bigger aim is to provide an entertaining match that encourages fans to back a NL venture based from Swindon and from that perspective the Sprockets teams has been well assembled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 Think I read somewhere there is 55 heats of action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 minute ago, teaboy279 said: Think I read somewhere there is 55 heats of action. They'd better get a move on. It's meant to turn a bit stormy in the west on sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) On 6/19/2019 at 7:25 AM, teaboy279 said: After the events in Glasgow i do wonder if the British Youth round may get postponed as a mark of respect. I know Luke Bowen rides in place of Anders who rides for his parent and hometown club but Drew Kemp has been called up to the championship 4's so I imagine Luke will now ride at number 1. It has been confirmed that the British Youth round will take place, so we have 50+ races. so need to take plenty of food and drink. Edited June 21, 2019 by A ORLOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper11 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Morley in for kemp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellioth4 Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) Speedway Updates site are looking for a texter to cover updates of the main event and youth Meeting afterwards. If anyone can support, please send me a private message with your mobile number. Thanks Edited June 22, 2019 by ellioth4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Good stuff from the Thompson twins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) Good meeting, with a last heat decider Sprockets 45 Kent 44, also enjoyed the close racing. Hope it was viable and we can have more, Sprockets against Reading would be good. Edited June 23, 2019 by A ORLOV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted June 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Really enjoyed today some good racing, Palin for me looks a class act a great riding style reminds me of a young Joe Screen.The Thompson twins were great value different to Palin but tenacious give everything classy as well.Rowe,Palin Thompson (2) will be Premiership riders in the future i think young Ablitt to looks promising and young Sam Mcgurk in the 250 class.I don't know the crowd i recon about 3/4 hundred is that anough who knows??? a good day out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueboy Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Not a bad meeting for your ‘cock’ and a fair smattering of away fans making the sizeable journey. Morley was the best rider on show, as he should have been, and a last heat decided to keep everyone interested. In the Youth Championship McGurk and Hagon for me were the riders that grabbed my attention. Immaculate styles for young lads and a shame the final was curtailed just as a decent battle looked to be happening. Difficult to gauge the crowd but somewhere around 350 I would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted June 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Going by a statement made by Lee Kilby the future of the Sprockets looks in grave doubt.500 was the figure mentioned to cut even and if i hazarded a guess i recon there were 3/400 there.Such a shame a bloody good day out and i would of paid 18 quid to watch it some good racing and a slick presentation of races in general.Some great young talent on show who give everything and you can ask no more.Hopefully Lee might not give up on it entirely but it has to be viable it really worries me that the crowds are dwindling a real shame. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Sidney the robin said: Going by a statement made by Lee Kilby the future of the Sprockets looks in grave doubt.500 was the figure mentioned to cut even and if i hazarded a guess i recon there were 3/400 there.Such a shame a bloody good day out and i would of paid 18 quid to watch it some good racing and a slick presentation of races in general.Some great young talent on show who give everything and you can ask no more.Hopefully Lee might not give up on it entirely but it has to be viable it really worries me that the crowds are dwindling a real shame. I have to admit im slightly surprised by the figure but Lee Kilby is switched on and i suspect he is basing those numbers on a strong side rather than just a team featuring in the league? I would think there would need to be additional sponsorship to make it work? Perhaps CFS will throw behind the project like they do the youth rounds and generate a real production line of British talent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Sidney the robin said: Going by a statement made by Lee Kilby the future of the Sprockets looks in grave doubt.500 was the figure mentioned to cut even and if i hazarded a guess i recon there were 3/400 there.Such a shame a bloody good day out and i would of paid 18 quid to watch it some good racing and a slick presentation of races in general.Some great young talent on show who give everything and you can ask no more.Hopefully Lee might not give up on it entirely but it has to be viable it really worries me that the crowds are dwindling a real shame. Going up against the fours at Peterborough didn't help Sid. Most of the neutrals would have headed for the showground. 35 races for £20 helped pull in a very good crowd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 28 minutes ago, cityrebel said: Going up against the fours at Peterborough didn't help Sid. Most of the neutrals would have headed for the showground. 35 races for £20 helped pull in a very good crowd. Very good point. Also not always aided when the senior team is doing well plus as it was a standalone challenge i would say the 350+ figure is pretty encouraging. I hope there are other attempts later in the year as weekend racing will likely appeal to a broader audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted June 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) 52 minutes ago, cityrebel said: Going up against the fours at Peterborough didn't help Sid. Most of the neutrals would have headed for the showground. 35 races for £20 helped pull in a very good crowd. The NL has improved no end City a mix of different talent of all ages.Ledwith aged 46 was great value his gating was electric he would of scored even more but for a fall whoever said NL was full of wobblers.?? Edited June 24, 2019 by Sidney the robin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 I think that for this level of racing to be a success at Swindon they need to have their own riders and not just be a NL Select side. Apart from Anders Rowe there's no real association with Swindon from the side, and even he was a guest who actually rides for the opposition in the NL. I think if a batch of riders came through that were proper Swindon juniors like we had before - Chessells, Smarts, Broadbank and so on - it would catch on a lot more because the crowd could get more behind them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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