Gunner85 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 the Cup match provided an excellent night’s entertainment and racing . Hopefully more of the same on Thursday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldace Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Agree with you, the last match with Kent was really good and better than many of the televised matches seen this year. Hope we can get a big crowd now the school holidays are here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper11 Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Been really looking forward to returning to B Vue for this league match as the cup was just a warm up. I genuinely thought we had a chance of winning, but sadly with it looking like Kent will only have 3 of their riders fit i will be hoping for a rain off rather than the match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 I'm on holiday not too far away and am planning to go. It's been very wet where I am. How has it been at Belle Vue? Is the match likely to go ahead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 There has been flooding in the Stockport area not too far away and there are further showers today. Don't let that put you off, though. Belle Vue have a remarkable record of getting meetings on, so check their website. If you haven't been to the NSS, you are in for a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Luke Barnes? Has Chris Hunt gone mental or are Kent totally out of touch regarding available unattached riders. I can concede that Wally is coming into a little bit of form and guests who will travel / are Northern based makes sense but choosing a rider from Suffolk to travel to Manchester and take 3 rides is just barmy. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 4 hours ago, Halifaxtiger said: There has been flooding in the Stockport area not too far away and there are further showers today. Don't let that put you off, though. Belle Vue have a remarkable record of getting meetings on, so check their website. If you haven't been to the NSS, you are in for a treat. Thanks HT. I've been before so need no convincing. I am intending to take along two locals who have never been before so don't want a less than good first impression. I will keep an eye on the weather today, but I may postpone their visit until next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigACE Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) Should be a good meeting tonight. Getting a bit gloomy this afternoon here in Wigan. Probably be ok for it to go ahead tonight though. My 2nd team at our Colts. I should be going. EDIT Chucking down now Edited August 1, 2019 by craigACE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Fine at track. These are isolated showers all missing the track. The tracks getting the edge of the rain. If they get any rain at all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) 6.45pm pouring down, never stopped until 8.00pm. Waited 10 minutes then started racing. Edited August 1, 2019 by Rob B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper11 Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Fair play to all the riders for getting the meeting on The track was soaking. Great result for Kent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigACE Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 44-45 to Kent. Must have finished late. Only just found that result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Great effort from both teams, and some good racing, congratulations to Kent, deserved winners, good performance from Kemp but Gilkes really impressed me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastword Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Sitting there before the match with the rain pelting down.......................surely no chance of any racing........................announcements from the BV commentator suggesting they are giving it another 20 minutes and see how it goes. In truth we had by this time regretted turning up. (In truth there weren't that many of us anyway). And behold! They put on heat one with the rain still falling and it wasn't a bad race. (Considering!). And then, long story short, the racing continued and the track provided a fair stage for both teams. I just wonder how many Premiership matches would have gone ahead in these conditions? So credit to riders of both sides for providing racing (at times really good racing). Shame about the result from a Colts point of view but hey!. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Cracking meeting and a huge advert for both the NL and NSS. As Neil Drummond said, no other track in the country would have put that meeting on given the amount of rain and it is entirely possible that had it been a Premiership match that would have been off too. There was some high quality racing once the slush was driven off and a knife edge finish,. Massive credit to both teams We don't know the full circumstances of course, but the decisive difference to me was that Kent gave their in form reserve 7 rides, Belle Vue didn't. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 Strong result from 3 rider Kent to pinch the win o the night despite choosing under performing guests with Wally who needs to do better as a championship rider and Barnes learnt the hard way that his equipment needs far greater investment and maintenance to get near this level. An off night for a few of the home side and Flint especially let the meeting slip away but credit for all riders for completing all 15 races when higher leagues wouldn't have unpacked their vans and Jon Cook thinks this is an inferior product. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balderdash&piffle Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 Anyone got the scores, as was not on updates. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, balderdash&piffle said: Anyone got the scores, as was not on updates. Thanks Scorecard on the GB site and race results on Kent website (with times for those that like them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 With all the rain prior to the start, it is a massive credit to firstly the track and secondly the riders and staff for getting the meeting on.. The same happened last year with the Stoke Match. As I have said before , going to The NSS is like being in Speedway heaven. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balderdash&piffle Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Scorecard on the GB site and race results on Kent website (with times for those that like them) Thank you, much appreciated Taffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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