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Is Jordan Palin ready for Championship speedway?


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1 hour ago, DC2 said:

 

Chris Holder stayed down an extra season with the IOW before moving up to Poole.

He seemed convinced that the extra experience, even in a league he had already mastered, was better for him.

Very few riders master a league and are ready to move up in just one season.

 

Jason Crump advised Chris to do another season at IOW before moving up

Anyway, apologies for deviating, back to thread topic...

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17 hours ago, CottonOn said:

What's wrong with 16 year old Palin riding in the 2nd division.

16-year-old Peter Collins, Chris Morton, Michael Lee, Kenny Carter, Andy Smith, are just a few riders I remember riding in the 1st division.

 

Gordon Kennett, Dave Jessup, Martin Dugard. David Norris, from an Eastbourne perspective. Im sure we can name a few from our own clubs..

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2 hours ago, False dawn said:

An interesting debate. A couple of us were having a similar discussion about the Thompsons recently. The defining argument was that they would probably be racing against the same riders next years as this. We all know that "going up" a year (or 2) early is worse than staying down a year too long. But these kids are ambitious and we should do everything to make their progress possible. 

I'll tell you this. Seeing Jordan and the Thompsons racing at Leicester on 23rd October certainly made me think they were all the real deal.

Am I correct  in thinking you have to be 16 to ride in the Championship ? If so, the Thompson twins aren't 16 until 22nd April, anyone signing them would mean having a late start to the season, by 22nd April this year Leicester had already ridden 8 meetings. Could anyone signing either of them run with guests until they are old enough ? I doubt that would be allowed. So presumably a team would have to sign another rider then replace when they were old enough.

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The Thompson twins case is an interesting one as others have said they don’t 16 until late April so which clubs sign them will have to go with other 3pt riders to start the season.

Also both of the twins are  very intelligent with one wanting to be a Vet at some point in his life. The family are keen for them to get good formal qualifications at school so ideally they were looking at doing NL only in 2020 until exams were over in June but with the future of that league in doubt this may not be an option.

Both Joe & Dan are very skilful motorcyclists and can have a good future in Speedway and I know Tai is going to help them further later in the winter once he is back and is keen to get them out to Poland at Wroclaw practising once 16 to practice with the Wroclaw juniors 

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6 minutes ago, Gringo said:

Gary Havelock was 16 y-o when he rode for Middlesbrough in 1985.

How old was Kenny Carter when he rode for us at Newcastle. Must have been about 16.

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22 hours ago, DC2 said:

 

It’s pretty alarming that a 15 year old lad who turns 16 next February and who has completed just one season in the NL has been signed for Scunthorpe next season?

Is he old enough? Is he experienced enough? Will he lose confidence? Will he put other riders at risk?

It’s crazy, isn’t it? Surely it’s at least a season too soon?

How does his progress compare with Chris Holder, Tai Woffinden, Lewis Bridger and Drew Kemp?

Shouldn’t riders complete at least two seasons in the NL?

http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.37681

 

 

Shut up 

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On 11/2/2019 at 5:36 AM, DC2 said:

 

Possibly.

But then again there’s older young riders who have found it too much:

Jack Smith, Parkinson-Blackburn, Wajtknecht, Jacobs, Bailey, Knight, Thomas, Wood and Atkins. 

Something has gone wrong for these lads and I’d hate to see Palin get the stuffing knocked out of him and disappear.

Is one year’s NL experience really enough?

The only problem with the Championship (AKA 2nd. division) are the riders allowed to ride in it @ the top end of the teams. This will slow the natural development of young talented riders progressing & of course cost the teams £££££s.

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