wealdstone Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 16 minutes ago, Flappy said: Did NKI ride for Lyon at KL? Yes he did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Lukas said: Surely if Crump is coming back then it suggests Seth may be giving it a go? I thought he races road bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Iversen over Crump any day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambpanther Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Gasser90 said: It’s a big risk though, what if Bjerre gets injured ? Just makes no sense. Surely you would want a 1-7 who all want To ride with the team for a while season, I’m not expecting much from these last 2 signings He may get injured but then u could say why sign any rider incase of injury.. What if doyle or pedersen get injured 1st meeting of season... Would leave their teams in same position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Lukas said: Surely if Crump is coming back then it suggests Seth may be giving it a go? Seth does road racing over here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Lukas said: Surely if Crump is coming back then it suggests Seth may be giving it a go? Think Seth has got a spot in one of the support classes in the superbike championship,,he done a couple of rounds last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) Ah ok...makes sense now...despite the ridiculously high average they have given Crumpy..I can't help thinking Panthers have missed a trick...at least there's 2 big characters back in the British league this season...am I the only one who finds the "big hitters" in the GP's these days kinda boring? Edited February 18, 2020 by Lukas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acef Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 If it is Iversen and Wells then that is a tidy looking team. Ive gone on record saying I just see NKI coming back, given his GP and other league commitments, but I’d love to be wrong. A league with him, Crump, Pedersen, Killer back etc. Perhaps the brightest our league has looked for a while. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Does anybody have the slightest clue as to what Panthers management are playing at ? Other than the vendetta against Blue Badge holders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 28 minutes ago, wealdstone said: Does anybody have the slightest clue as to what Panthers management are playing at ? Other than the vendetta against Blue Badge holders. Taking their time to put the best possible line up they can together working within budgetary constraints and rider availability would be my guess. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 I always thought Crump was a points scoring machine and would have enjoyed seeming him ride at Peterborough this year. Having said that being out for 8 years will undoubtably affect his confidence, certainly at least until he gets up to speed and that’s without mentioning his age, his current weight and his fitness. He always had good equipment and I don’t see that changing but his assessed average is high and it’s difficult to see him achieving that. Nevertheless he will undoubtably draw the crowds but will his style suit Foxhall, certainly not as much as Alwalton, where he was always very good. His return is certainly a gamble and whether it works or not could determine the Witches chances. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 36 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said: I always thought Crump was a points scoring machine and would have enjoyed seeming him ride at Peterborough this year. Having said that being out for 8 years will undoubtably affect his confidence, certainly at least until he gets up to speed and that’s without mentioning his age, his current weight and his fitness. He always had good equipment and I don’t see that changing but his assessed average is high and it’s difficult to see him achieving that. Nevertheless he will undoubtably draw the crowds but will his style suit Foxhall, certainly not as much as Alwalton, where he was always very good. His return is certainly a gamble and whether it works or not could determine the Witches chances. He has 2 new Ashtech engines waiting. But as you say, age, inactivity, and fitness maybe against him. It will affect him to some extent, but I guess we will have to wait and see how much. Gating could be the key for him. After 8 years he will be trying to find all the setups again as quick as he can. Might hinder him away from Foxhall. I was surprised with the high average he was given. 7-7.5 would of been fair I think. Great for British speedway that he's back, and I wish him the best, but I would rather NKI if I had a choice out of the two.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor... Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Lukas said: Surely if Crump is coming back then it suggests Seth may be giving it a go? Seth is already deep in some superbike discipline... not sure of the name tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappy Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 If it is NKI and Wells it looks a strong enough team to me with only possibly MPT on an inflated average. Will need a bit of luck with injuries etc but I feel it could do some damage. BWD at reserve should clean up, he though is in dire need of an injury free season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, The Doctor... said: Seth is already deep in some superbike discipline... not sure of the name tho This article is from 2019. Might be of interest to someone. https://amcn.com.au/editorial/grid-talk-seth-crump/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/17/2020 at 2:38 PM, bigcatdiary said: If the get the number 1 that’s rumoured I don’t really mind who rides at no 7. 1 hour ago, bigcatdiary said: I always thought Crump was a points scoring machine and would have enjoyed seeming him ride at Peterborough this year. Having said that being out for 8 years will undoubtably affect his confidence, certainly at least until he gets up to speed and that’s without mentioning his age, his current weight and his fitness. He always had good equipment and I don’t see that changing but his assessed average is high and it’s difficult to see him achieving that. Nevertheless he will undoubtably draw the crowds but will his style suit Foxhall, certainly not as much as Alwalton, where he was always very good. His return is certainly a gamble and whether it works or not could determine the Witches chances. Strange you didn’t seem to go in to any negatives in a previous post when it looked like Peterborough were signing him. As for his style not suiting Foxhall, he rarely dropped a point there and has often labelled the track a favourite of his. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 7 hours ago, phillipsr said: Stevebrum strikes again!! Well done you, the first one to make a point that hardly anyone believed anyway. BTW you will see I’ve already commented my surprise on the Ipswich thread. But nice try all the same. It seems everyone knew that Pedersen, Crump and Kildemand would be gracing our league in 2020 said no one, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Steve Irving said: Strange you didn’t seem to go in to any negatives in a previous post when it looked like Peterborough were signing him. As for his style not suiting Foxhall, he rarely dropped a point there and has often labelled the track a favourite of his. Hence the first line, I would have loved him to have signed, he rarely dropped a point anywhere his last UK GSA was 11 plus. I will say it’s more of a challenge at Foxhall, it’s certainly not as open to passing as Alwalton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 12 hours ago, bigcatdiary said: Hence the first line, I would have loved him to have signed, he rarely dropped a point anywhere his last UK GSA was 11 plus. I will say it’s more of a challenge at Foxhall, it’s certainly not as open to passing as Alwalton. It could be argued it takes more skill & courage to pass at Foxhall Ha, anyway I think that will suit him because I think he'll stay in the same position he gates in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: Could see Crump line up in the 50th anniversary meeting? A sort of heres what you could of signed but didn't moment. Chris Holder will get an invite as he cant get paid if he rides in the UK hes perfect for the Scrooge Panthers Edited February 19, 2020 by scoobydoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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