Guest Loose Diamond Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 11 hours ago, MD said: A welcome 4 points on the road which we almost threw away with tactical naivety in ht13 gifting the Brummies a TS ride for Ellis in ht14. The TM should have sent Cook and Vissing out knowing a 2-4 wasnt on with Cook either sitting behind Ellis or Vissing letting Shanes through. It worked in the end but may have backfired at a stronger team. Some hard worked points through the order from Starkey, Bickley and Connor Bailey with Sarj unlucky to fall in his last ride. Adam Ellis was the pick for the home side though twice got away with jumping the start in the early part of the meeting and was creeping in ht10 which drew Jensen in. Thought Birmingham would have been stronger at reserve with Hume winning ht2 and not doing much else. Excellent venue to watch speedway on a pleasant evening. Onward to Redcar at home on Friday. Hello. And Glasgow riders don't jump the start?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 48 minutes ago, Loose Diamond said: Hello. And Glasgow riders don't jump the start?? Sarj certainly doesn't . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 54 minutes ago, ruckerroo said: theres such a huge void between the best and not so good in this league. you've got sides like scunny and eastie that are gd at home and rank away. Lester,redcar and Glasgow seem good home or away. sounds like a fair effort from brum really It was a decent meeting, but Glasgow did make hard work of it. Looked a good crowd as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, Col said: Sour taste. £2.40 for a bottle of water. Had it been blessed by the Pope? At any pub or event always ask for a glass iced tap water which comes out £2.40 cheaper than you paid and I have never had anywhere refuse to supply the tap water although a few do moan! Edited July 4, 2019 by Chris116 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, GiveusaB said: Can’t win em all... did what we could with what we had available.... why Ellis Perks? Don’t think any brummies fan would’ve chose him? (Cheap...may be?) what’s the difference between the new Dane and Tobias Thomsen? Apart from Thomsen being a lot better imo??? we are considerably weaker with the new signings imo... I think last night was a great effort considering against a very good Glasgow side Hume is a better rider than Stoneman and will get useful points especially at home when he has more race fitness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 53 minutes ago, cityrebel said: It was a decent meeting, but Glasgow did make hard work of it. Looked a good crowd as well. Yep, only won by 8 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, SharpenRake said: Yep, only won by 8 points. As a neutral i don't care who wins, but throwing points away is making hard work of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeyin Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 The meeting was closer than the points suggest, Vissing was mediocre, he needs to get out of this regular mid season dip, he was gifted points when Perks retired while on a 5-1 Brummies fought hard and shouldn't be downhearted. Shanes is one exciting rider to watch and Adam Ellis was very sharp out the gate. Wish the Brummies well and thanks for the lovely welcome received to the travelling Glasgow fans. It was a long journey home but worth it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hobbit Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 12 hours ago, Col said: Yeah next time I'll make sure I take a bottle of water with me. Speaking of water, track needed more early on. Very dusty heats 5 & 6. They graded the track before heat 3 but no water. Heat 8 was probably the nail on the Brummies coffin. Poorest ride for each Brummie, only decent result for each visiting rider. Was overall disappointed with Vissing, expected more. Go in the bar and ask for a glass of soda water. It is ice cold, fizzy water and is FREE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hobbit Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Go in the bar and ask for a glass of soda water. It is ice cold, fizzy water and is FREE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 very enjoyable meeting, good racing, good atmosphere boosted by some visiting fans, best crowd possibly this season, I estimate around 650-700 mark and Brummies on and off track seem to have turned a corner which didn't look possible round time of the electical outage lies and fiasco. Credit to Peter and Dave Mason for turning the ship around, be great if they can stabilise in this League and stay in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, HGould said: very enjoyable meeting, good racing, good atmosphere boosted by some visiting fans, best crowd possibly this season, I estimate around 650-700 mark and Brummies on and off track seem to have turned a corner which didn't look possible round time of the electical outage lies and fiasco. Credit to Peter and Dave Mason for turning the ship around, be great if they can stabilise in this League and stay in it. Was there a incentive where kids could watch on the centre green for a couple of quid?? A great idea i Know Barry Bishop at the IOW has done something similar taken some of the away fans on to there centre green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: Was there a incentive where kids could watch on the centre green for a couple of quid?? A great idea i Know Barry Bishop at the IOW has done something similar taken some of the away fans on to there centre green. Kids and Adults (for £3 I think). seen it at a few tracks this season, some promotions are really trying and its great to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Loose Diamond said: Hello. And Glasgow riders don't jump the start?? Not last night anyway. Sarj must have been needing the points money, never even twitched at the gate. My gripe is with inconsistent refereeing, some pull everything back, some wait to see if the rider penalises himself, others let everything go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 I think some of the inconsistent refereeing, especially at Birmingham, seems to come from the fact that the referees box isn't quite in line with the startgate. Twice Shanes has been denied an obvious higher position because of this reason imo. Overall, another good meeting, some close racing, passing, which is fast becoming the norm at Birmingham. Glasgow deserved their win on the night but they certainly knew they'd been in a meeting. No negatives from me about last night and was brilliant to see so many Glasgow fans make the long trip South. Hope they enjoyed their evening, the ones I spoke to were a credit to their club. Hope we see them again soon! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbuck Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 22 hours ago, dorothy58 said: The meeting was closer than the points suggest, Vissing was mediocre, he needs to get out of this regular mid season dip, he was gifted points when Perks retired while on a 5-1 Brummies fought hard and shouldn't be downhearted. Shanes is one exciting rider to watch and Adam Ellis was very sharp out the gate. Wish the Brummies well and thanks for lovely welcome received to the travelling Glasgow fans. It was a long journey home but worth it.the Many thanks for the kind words Dorothy. Glasgow deserved their win and their supporters were a credit to the club. I saw a group of them coming out of their mini-bus and boy were they sweltering! They will always be welcome visitors to Perry Barr. Good Luck for the rest of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeyin Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, brianbuck said: Many thanks for the kind words Dorothy. Glasgow deserved their win and their supporters were a credit to the club. I saw a group of them coming out of their mini-bus and boy were they sweltering! They will always be welcome visitors to Perry Barr. Good Luck for the rest of the season. Thanks, I was one of those on the mini bus Edited July 5, 2019 by dorothy58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Just saw ht 12 on you tube classic example from rasmus on how to ride a team mate home on a 5-1 NOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 hour ago, geoff100 said: Just saw ht 12 on you tube classic example from rasmus on how to ride a team mate home on a 5-1 NOT! Just watched it too. Needed to see what happened, as Bickley was in 2nd place as he went by me on turn 1. Due to lots of dust, the next thing I saw was the riders shooting down the back straight with Bickley 4th! The dust really was a problem, Ok on lap 1, not so good on lap 2, and then had to wait and see who came out where by the pits after that. Shame as it spoilt a decent meeting. What on earth is going on regarding souvenirs? Very poor, even by NL standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Only been once to bham , stood on some wooden boards held up on bricks on 2nd turn my choice , grandstand looked good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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