Hamish McRaker Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 On the Eastbourne website you can find a report on the league match at home v Glasgow back in May. Accidents galore, especially by the sounds of it during the first 5 or 6 heats, plus the serious injuries suffered by Brennan in heat 12, by which time the overall incidents rate looked to have dropped. Subsequent comments by Eastbourne management were putting the fault for the successive run of defeats at that time squarely down to riders' poor on track decision-making. But I bet that match and the number of incidents, especially early on, had lingered in the minds of Cook and perhaps also other riders and they arrived at Arlington with minds already on high alert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, ray c said: Thats good Is it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, ray c said: Thats good If that's correct, surely the other riders bans have to be lifted too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Only if they have appealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, waytogo28 said: Only if they have appealed. Vissing has appealed aswell but it was turned down, Kennett has not appealed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Chapman would have nothing to do with cook being able to ride, course not. Not like it’s rider is it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 An absolutely crazy situation to allow one rider to have his ban lifted but not the other. An absolute farce of a decision. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 What new evidence got presented to mean Cook's appeal was valid and not Vissing's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, foreverblue said: What new evidence got presented to mean Cook's appeal was valid and not Vissing's? I guess it was down to who was representing the riders' cases, and how well their case was put. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 42 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Is it craig has got the right to appeal in which he has 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, stevebrum said: An absolutely crazy situation to allow one rider to have his ban lifted but not the other. An absolute farce of a decision. Wonder if Cook's appeal will be removed 2mr .... sorry everyone I'll accept it now I've ridden for the BSPA chairman's club... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Just now, 2ndbendbeerhut said: Wonder if Cook's appeal will be removed 2mr .... sorry everyone I'll accept it now I've ridden for the BSPA chairman's club... I wonder if the SCB have lifted this or the BSPA? If so then sounds like involvement from the chairman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, stevebrum said: I wonder if the SCB have lifted this or the BSPA? If so then sounds like involvement from the chairman. BSPA can't make changes to SCB matters. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Pure speculation here, but possibly Cook had access to corporate lawyers via the Glasgow club to put his case forward, but they didn't, for some reason, put quite such a persuasive case on behalf of Vissing? And maybe Eastbourne/Ipswich have already made satisfactory alternative arrangements for Kennett? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 minute ago, 2ndbendbeerhut said: Wonder if Cook's appeal will be removed 2mr .... sorry everyone I'll accept it now I've ridden for the BSPA chairman's club... Could an appeal lead to higher penalty for the offender? that's even when one of your bosses is possibly speedway's richest club & your other clubs boss is the BSPA chairman - answers please on a postcard!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 14 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Could an appeal lead to higher penalty for the offender? that's even when one of your bosses is possibly speedway's richest club & your other clubs boss is the BSPA chairman - answers please on a postcard!!!!!!!!!! SCB have increased bans when appealed before, but this is 10+ years ago, so can't remember who the rider was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, ray c said: Thats good Nothing good about it. We all saw what Cook did. If he loses the appeal the ban should increase and he will certainly be hit with costs. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 If Cook's ban is upheld is there not a risk he could end up missing crucial play- off matches instead of the 'relatively' unimportant ones over the 12 days since the original ban. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 14 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Nothing good about it. We all saw what Cook did. If he loses the appeal the ban should increase and he will certainly be hit with costs. We all saw what all parties did. Eastbourne have got away with no penalty for there disgraceful part of the fracas. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny the spud Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Great to know that any rider can be a complete Bell end now, start a fight and get away with it now that a precedent has been set.  Or does it depend who you get on your knees for ? 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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