sommelier Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: Smektala didn’t take the qualifier seriously,didn’t practice at Glasgow and look like junior for half the meeting.Don't think Drabik is long way ahead of Fricke ,I would suggest the other way round. Cant agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 24 minutes ago, sommelier said: Cant agree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 19 hours ago, Fromafar said: By the same token,Should Bjerre ,Harris and Cook be allowed to enter again they have been there before and would add nothing to the GPS if they qualify.Imo everybody has the right to try and qualify again and if the do fair play to them Should be open to all. But ...... Surely likes of Bomber should take stock and call time on GP aspirations. Said before and will say it again riders who compete in div 2 of British Speedway will never be world champion and would struggle to be in top 8 GP riders. Easy money but does not enhance GP chances when you don’t ride abroad. Woffinden was spot on when he said that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Endeavour said: Should be open to all. But ...... Surely likes of Bomber should take stock and call time on GP aspirations. Said before and will say it again riders who compete in div 2 of British Speedway will never be world champion and would struggle to be in top 8 GP riders. Easy money but does not enhance GP chances when you don’t ride abroad. Woffinden was spot on when he said that. I think Bomber entered to stick 2 fingers up to his critics. Good for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Mark said: I think Bomber entered to stick 2 fingers up to his critics. Good for him. As is his right but must have been hugely out of pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 He’s great is Bomber, watching him win at Cardiff was possibly the most enjoyment ever had at a sporting event. However seeing him last night the length of the straight behind the others was very sad. I hope he concentrates on making some money and enjoying his racing going forward 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 6 hours ago, Mark said: Codswallop. The Challenge is a legimate way of finding the top 15 riders in the world and should be open to every rider. Those who finish 1-2-3 deserve there spot in next years series. Riders do not know if they are performing poorly in the GP series before competiting in challenge qualifiers so your theory is flawed. Vaculik doing very well, Iversen not far off top 8 so Zagar the only one in danger but he is only 13pts off top 8. Agree but not if they are currently in the GP series. Qualify on your current form or forego and go through the challenge series the following year if you do not make it. It seems failure is to be awarded. No wonder success no longer has any credibility and you see the same old faces. Hence the one off finals gave everyone a chance but today you can be piss poor and get two bites of the cherry. Everyone has an opinion and I respect yours but i do not share your view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 29 minutes ago, Hawk127 said: Agree but not if they are currently in the GP series. Qualify on your current form or forego and go through the challenge series the following year if you do not make it. It seems failure is to be awarded. No wonder success no longer has any credibility and you see the same old faces. Hence the one off finals gave everyone a chance but today you can be piss poor and get two bites of the cherry. Everyone has an opinion and I respect yours but i do not share your view. Last sentence agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 53 minutes ago, Mark said: I think Bomber entered to stick 2 fingers up to his critics. Good for him. Well he did get picked for a SON place and he is going to Cardiff, albeit as a "track reserve". I respectfully suggest that he should take himself out of the international scene, get himself a shirt sponsorship and take it from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Mark said: I think Bomber entered to stick 2 fingers up to his critics. Good for him. Well, he certainly showed them... I'm sure none of them could find anything to criticise in his performance last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Hawk127 said: Agree but not if they are currently in the GP series. Qualify on your current form or forego and go through the challenge series the following year if you do not make it. It seems failure is to be awarded. No wonder success no longer has any credibility and you see the same old faces. Hence the one off finals gave everyone a chance but today you can be piss poor and get two bites of the cherry. Everyone has an opinion and I respect yours but i do not share your view. Bit like teams that drop out of Champions league qualifier and have safety net of Europa league. Saying that most current gp riders are a lot better that majority of GP qualifiers in Croatia, hence their right to compete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 People should be thankful Pontus Aspgren didnt qualify! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Pinny said: People should be thankful Pontus Aspgren didnt qualify! Why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) You have to admire Bomber's resilence. A great servant to GB speedway and I hope that he has made a fortune for his family. Edited August 26, 2019 by Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 52 minutes ago, RPNY said: Why People want fresh faces yet after a GP of him scoring nothing everyone would be saying hes out of his depth blah blah blah ... dont agree with Gavan much if at all but he is actually right here ... whilst well passed their best , Zagar and Iversen are probably in the top 15 in the world still , will still win races and make semi finals and even the odd final , and theyve qualified by right. Iversen and Zagar got in ahead of a guy currently sat 4th in the standings , so they can still mix it. From where I can see, next year their wont be a Harris who trails in way way adrift in the standings. Unless of course Harris gets a wild card , which obviously he wont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Understood and I also agree with him on that as you will see from my previous posts. But PA was probably the best rider on the night in the challenge and if he (or anyone else) had qualified fair and square you can’t take that away from them. I think I just felt so sorry for the guy after he was a relatively easy ride away from qualifying and his bike packed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreso Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, RPNY said: Understood and I also agree with him on that as you will see from my previous posts. But PA was probably the best rider on the night in the challenge and if he (or anyone else) had qualified fair and square you can’t take that away from them. I think I just felt so sorry for the guy after he was a relatively easy ride away from qualifying and his bike packed up well, he was also lucky to even be in positon for a GP spot. he won heat 7 from second start. at first he was easily last and then start marshall finished the race after 3 laps. so yeah I would´t say that he was the best rider of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 9 points from 4 rides including 2 race wins, he was doing ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 12 hours ago, Mark said: You have to admire Bomber's resilence. A great servant to GB speedway and I hope that he has made a fortune for his family. Hope he doesn’t waste on GP Challenge, he is always moaning that he is finding it hard to make money from the sport. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 In fact he has made it clear that "it's just not worth it" unless he is allowed to Double Up / Down / Sideways and will likely be the only rider ( as a real National Treasure ) who is allowed to double up or get first choice of all and any guest bookings in One Big league ( should it ever come ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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