Catalan Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, lisa-colette said: But this north/south stuff his been mentioned every winter since the last 15 years or so. I'd be surprised if it ever happened. surely its a dead in the water idea as a lot if not most riders are northern based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: A win at Kent, beat Leicester on Wednesday, beat Glasgow the following week, and we will be up there. I don’t expect anything at Leicester tomorrow night though a point would be a bonus. Shame we are not riding glasgow the following wek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Looks like Ben injured guesting for Redcar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Taken away by ambulance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Taken away by ambulance. He walked off the track all be it very gingerly, then complained of feeling unwell, later. The county ambulance was called and while waiting for it to arrive, Ben's condition seemed to improve and he went to hospital in the paramedics car, I believe. Unfortunatly, after a great start, Ben suffered a bit of Redcaritis (enjoying himself a little too much) and whilst trying, an ambitious and spectacular pass, around the outside on Matty Wethers, got into the deep stuff, by the fence and came down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalan Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Looks like a nasty wound top of right leg. Might need a skin graft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) That will rule him out for a while. The one rider who was scoring big from a low average and can’t be replaced very easily. A real shame. Get well soon Ben! Edited July 24, 2021 by Steve Shovlar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 James Wright guests for Ben at Leicester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitgate52 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 5 hours ago, sugarray said: Looks like a nasty wound top of right leg. Might need a skin graft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitgate52 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Get well soon Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Head Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Yes, get well soon Ben. Has made a positive start to his adventure. More serious for Poole is how they restructure to accommodate the new averages from next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 This is probably of very little consolation to Poole fans but Cook was absolutely superb at a track I believe he has never seen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmuncie Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 With apologies if this has been dredged over already and this isn’t a snide or dig what is the ruling that allows a facility for Smetana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz9100 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 We were given an extraordinary 7 day facility which has expired. There is no facility now, we have to use a NL rider at No 2 until either Smetana can get here or another rider is approved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmuncie Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, daz9100 said: We were given an extraordinary 7 day facility which has expired. There is no facility now, we have to use a NL rider at No 2 until either Smetana can get here or another rider is approved. Cheers Bickley and Bowtell are Championship riders though so is it up to a certain average or level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks123 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 hours ago, gmuncie said: Cheers Bickley and Bowtell are Championship riders though so is it up to a certain average or level? Poole couldn't revert to their previous team due to the rider being dropped signing for another team. Sensible getting a facility (unless someone knows why the rider isn't in the country). A silly rule is when you can get a rider who has an average about 3 points higher than the rider they are replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 The rule this year is you can use a guest with an average 25% under the Riders average so Smetana is on a 5 so Poole can use anyone with an average under 3.75 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Fozzie4388 said: The rule this year is you can use a guest with an average 25% under the Riders average so Smetana is on a 5 so Poole can use anyone with an average under 3.75 I've not seen that, can you cite the regulation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 11 hours ago, Fozzie4388 said: The rule this year is you can use a guest with an average 25% under the Riders average so Smetana is on a 5 so Poole can use anyone with an average under 3.75 Correct. It was quoted by Danny Ford in his public explanation of the Smetana situation after the initial 7-day facility was finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 5 hours ago, arnieg said: I've not seen that, can you cite the regulation? Its another new rule without telling the fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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