HGould Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 49 minutes ago, Panthers99 said: Paul Hurry and Ben Morley complete the side Love Len a legend of the sport. When you're his age anyone under 50 is a bright young prospect. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Panthers99 said: Paul Hurry and Ben Morley complete the side Where did that info come from ? I've seen nothing about it. Must say that when Paul Hurry rode for Arena he was one of my favourites He was very unlucky to suffer some serious injuries, but when fit, he was a great racer who never gave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Morley is a good signing and certainly knows his way around Kent. Hurry will have his work cut out to reach race fitness but if he does the the point will come, just hope he doesnt get knocked around too much in a tougher league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueherb777 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Sings4Speedway said: Morley is a good signing and certainly knows his way around Kent. Hurry will have his work cut out to reach race fitness but if he does the the point will come, just hope he doesnt get knocked around too much in a tougher league. Agree really like Ben....great bloke and rides Central well. I must say I am not keen on riders who comeback after a bad injury....just hope it goes well for Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 30 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said: Morley is a good signing and certainly knows his way around Kent. Hurry will have his work cut out to reach race fitness but if he does the the point will come, just hope he doesnt get knocked around too much in a tougher league. Hope he scores more than that to be fair.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said: Morley is a good signing and certainly knows his way around Kent. Hurry will have his work cut out to reach race fitness but if he does the the point will come, just hope he doesnt get knocked around too much in a tougher league. 33 minutes ago, blueherb777 said: Agree really like Ben....great bloke and rides Central well. I must say I am not keen on riders who comeback after a bad injury....just hope it goes well for Paul. I just hope as you say he doesn't have another bad injury, he seems to have had so many over the years. Great bloke and always good to watch at speedway and grass track. Edited January 21, 2021 by gazzac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Presumably Hurry will resign from the ACU track racing committee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 I love that Len has introduced Hurry as a former under 21 champion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Najjer said: I love that Len has introduced Hurry as a former under 21 champion Part of the Youth Training programme alongside Bacon and Gilkes. For me, as a Hammers fan of many many years, it will be like welcoming back an old friend. He was always a favourite of mine. Always gives 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 12 hours ago, East End Fan said: Part of the Youth Training programme alongside Bacon and Gilkes. For me, as a Hammers fan of many many years, it will be like welcoming back an old friend. He was always a favourite of mine. Always gives 100%. At 28 bacon is stretching that. Although only Len could bring Paul Hurry into the side and still reduce the average age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 6 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: At 28 bacon is stretching that. Although only Len could bring Paul Hurry into the side and still reduce the average age. With all the problems surrounding Brexit and the current travel restrictions which are likely to continue for a while, I think that to use British riders was the right move. While I don't study team make ups normally, being a bit bored in lockdown, I saw the figures on this forum which made interesting reading. It looks like Eastbourne, who chose Brits for 2020, and able to keep them all under the new rules ( which I have not had the chance to get to know and/or understand) have the strongest team in the league. Almost everyone else, who had listed foreigners originally (like Covatti at Kent) is now playing catch up. No one's fault, just the extreme circumstances that have hit us. For myself I will not worry about winning or losing this year, just happy if I can see some action. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, East End Fan said: For myself I will not worry about winning or losing this year, just happy if I can see some action. Amen to that. In fact, we should all be happy if the sport can see a way forward and not disappear altogether. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 9:09 AM, Sings4Speedway said: At 28 bacon is stretching that. Although only Len could bring Paul Hurry into the side and still reduce the average age. On 1/22/2021 at 4:10 PM, False dawn said: Amen to that. In fact, we should all be happy if the sport can see a way forward and not disappear altogether. Saw in today's Daily Star quite a long column devoted to Paul Hurry joining the Kings. Not important in itself except that it shows that newspapers will print stuff about Speedway if it has a slant, and the slant in this case was the fact that Paul Hurry has been a top international star, only hit by injuries but who is now determined to get back to his former position. Maybe there are other Brits of ability (like Lewis Bridger ?) who might consider getting back on their bikes. With the strong likelihood of a lack of foreign talent this could be a very important issue and we should all give encouragement to such riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, East End Fan said: Saw in today's Daily Star quite a long column devoted to Paul Hurry joining the Kings. Not important in itself except that it shows that newspapers will print stuff about Speedway if it has a slant, and the slant in this case was the fact that Paul Hurry has been a top international star, only hit by injuries but who is now determined to get back to his former position. Maybe there are other Brits of ability (like Lewis Bridger ?) who might consider getting back on their bikes. With the strong likelihood of a lack of foreign talent this could be a very important issue and we should all give encouragement to such riders. The Star will print stuff about speedway, other newspapers care little. As for Hurry i fully admire what he achieved over his career, his grass & longtrack record is excellent and was a sight to behold in full flight whilst making it all look very easy BUT the injuries he has accumulated over the years are nasty and the recovery from them incomplete. Whilst i feel greatly for any rider who has a career cut short or who is aiming to replicate the glory days i can ive encouragement to a venture where i fear that the rider health is at greater jeopardy than usual in an already dangerous sport. Edited January 28, 2021 by Sings4Speedway changed description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 9 hours ago, East End Fan said: Saw in today's Daily Star quite a long column devoted to Paul Hurry joining the Kings. Not important in itself except that it shows that newspapers will print stuff about Speedway if it has a slant........ Of course they will. You're right, if we're going to (forced to?) grow our own, we need to make the most of all and every story. I think I understand the Polish restrictions on riders even if I don't like them. But have they said anything about one off appearances? What about a late season appearance by Woffy in an individual or pairs event? That would make a column inch or two, especially if he'd just won the World Championship. I can dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: The Star will print stuff about speedway, other newspapers care little. As for Hurry i fully admire what he achieved over his career, his grass & longtrack record is excellent and was a sight to behold in full flight whilst making it all look very easy BUT the injuries he has accumulated over the years are nasty and the recovery from them incomplete. Whilst i feel greatly for any rider who has a career cut short or who is aiming to replicate the glory days i can ive encouragement to a venture where i fear that the rider health is at greater jeopardy than usual in an already dangerous sport. Of course the Daily Star will publish Speedway news if its newsworthy - their Speedway correspondent is Peter Oakes!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 I keep seeing references to rising stars on this forum. Does anyone actually know what the rules will be on this subject ? If it actually helps young Brits to succeed, I am all for it. Neil Vatcher's Youth programme seems to have been a good plan and I would have thought that this should have been enlarged maybe. And thinking about it, some years ago it was planned to encourage Moto-Cross riders to take up Speedway, but I have not heard anything in this direction for a very long time. With travel restrictions likely to be in place all over Europe for many months to come, I cannot see how riders from Sweden and Denmark, or anywhere else will be able to ride in Britain unless they live here permanently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Just been picking up stuff on this forum about the Rising Star plan and my immediate reaction to all I have read is that this plan seems far too complicated for old fans like me to understand. Lots of criticism from folk who seem to understand it all. What no one has answered is the question...what does the plan set out to achieve that is not being achieved already ? To find more good young Brits ? Or is the idea to simply rid the sport of all the riders over 25 ? I am a natural sceptic of complicated plans...I wish I understood this one fully. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Never mind old fans trying to understand it EEF... try and explain it to any new fans coming into the sport... Uncle Len once said it's quite a simple sport really 4 blokes racing round a circuit on bikes for 4 laps going as fast as they can... It's over complicating the sport unfortunately and as much as the old timers like us are important it needs the young kids and families through the door... I don't think this brave new world is the way forward unfortunately Regards THJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 On 2/1/2021 at 8:29 PM, TotallyHonestJohn said: Never mind old fans trying to understand it EEF... try and explain it to any new fans coming into the sport... Uncle Len once said it's quite a simple sport really 4 blokes racing round a circuit on bikes for 4 laps going as fast as they can... It's over complicating the sport unfortunately and as much as the old timers like us are important it needs the young kids and families through the door... I don't think this brave new world is the way forward unfortunately Regards THJ As an ex-Hammers fan and now a converted Kent follower, I would have expected some kind of official explanation of these new rules. At present I have only picked up bits from this forum and since most of those are just opinions, they haven't told me much. Just sounds complicated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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