Steve Shovlar Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just got back and has to go down as one of the shock results of the season. But arriving at the track with the Poole boys walking the track you could see they were really up for it and so it proved. Every rider battled hard for every point and Pirates were often first out of the gate and at Leicester it’s not easy to pass. A good crowd, no controversy, and three unexpected but certainly deserved points for Poole. First home defeat for Leicester in three years but all good things have to come to an end and clearly they are still the team to beat if you want the title in 2021. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Well done Poole well deserved winners! Morris just couldn’t get out the starts tonight but won Heat 13 well. Not Lions night but they will come back soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Robinh88 said: Well done Poole well deserved winners! Morris just couldn’t get out the starts tonight but won Heat 13 well. Not Lions night but they will come back soon enough. Two falls for him too, that's completely out of character this year ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, Trees said: Two falls for him too, that's completely out of character this year ..... Looked like the shadow of the rider he was when at Swindon a few years ago. Definitely looks like his best seasons are behind him. Thought he would progress to bigger things but slipped back considerably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) Lions outgated for most of the evening. Simple as that. Edited July 25, 2021 by Happy Hunter Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Trees said: Whatever happened to Nick Morris tonight, 2 falls? Out of character so far this season? 2 hours ago, Trees said: Two falls for him too, that's completely out of character this year ..... His fall in Heat 15 was because he was busting a gut to get by Worrall to salvage a draw. They could still be racing now and he still wouldn't be able to get by. I thought it was a good match score wise but the racing was almost non existent! Heats 9 & 10 were quite good tussles. Otherwise everything was settled after bend 2 of lap 1. Unbelievably the announcer was yet again blowing smoke up the messiah's bottom during the interval when trying to get positive comments about the track from Kennedy. It maybe very nice to ride on, I don't know, but to make a pass on it's almost impossible, or was last night, that's why Morris had to pull his kamikaze move in the last "race". Still at least it was all over quickly... another 92 minute meeting. Well done to Poole. Edited July 25, 2021 by iainb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Looked like the shadow of the rider he was when at Swindon a few years ago. Definitely looks like his best seasons are behind him. Thought he would progress to bigger things but slipped back considerably. Utter crap 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaleshifter Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 10 hours ago, Robinh88 said: Well done Poole well deserved winners! Morris just couldn’t get out the starts tonight but won Heat 13 well. Not Lions night but they will come back soon enough. Thanks for the praise Robinh88. I didn't expect to get anything last night. Leicester are a top side and we will have to be on our guard on Wednesday as the Lions will be looking for revenge. I thought the meeting was full of action and close riding. Leicester is not the best race track for passing but all in all there were some decent heats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 2 hours ago, iainb said: His fall in Heat 15 was because he was busting a gut to get by Worrall to salvage a draw. They could still be racing now and he still wouldn't be able to get by. I thought it was a good match score wise but the racing was almost non existent! Heats 9 & 10 were quite good tussles. Otherwise everything was settled after bend 2 of lap 1. Unbelievably the announcer was yet again blowing smoke up the messiah's bottom during the interval when trying to get positive comments about the track from Kennedy. It maybe very nice to ride on, I don't know, but to make a pass on it's almost impossible, or was last night, that's why Morris had to pull his kamikaze move in the last "race". Still at least it was all over quickly... another 92 minute meeting. Well done to Poole. Pleased they got on with it. Hate dragged out meetings. As for the track, there was as much passing last night as when Helmsley designed the original track. Almost none. I have been to Leicester quite a few times over the years and can count the amount of passing there on my fingers of both hands. Hardly ever any. Gate, make sure you are leading down the back straight and game over. Last night in heat 15, once Worrall had gated, I thought the only way he would lose it is if he had an ef or a bad mistake. They have changed the shape by bringing in the corners but something is still seriously wrong. The inside off bend two needs to work but once on the high line a rider could bust a gut, only to see the other rider ride the wide line and maintain the lead. The third and forth bends just don’t seem to give any opportunity of a pass, though Hans fell asleep in one heat allowing Worrall up the inside for a straight. The club had the opportunity of a Bydgoszcz shaped track from the get go and completely blew it. 1 hour ago, Robinh88 said: Utter crap Sorry but that’s how I see it and his scores show the same. When he came onto the scene he was a bright rising star who looked destined to go places. At Swindon he looked a real force and with Doyle was very hard to beat. But the fact that Poland are not interested, and his scores are mediocre shows the forward momentum he had has vanished, and he is now at his level. Potential unfulfilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Pleased they got on with it. Hate dragged out meetings. As for the track, there was as much passing last night as when Helmsley designed the original track. Almost none. I have been to Leicester quite a few times over the years and can count the amount of passing there on my fingers of both hands. Hardly ever any. Gate, make sure you are leading down the back straight and game over. Last night in heat 15, once Worrall had gated, I thought the only way he would lose it is if he had an ef or a bad mistake. They have changed the shape by bringing in the corners but something is still seriously wrong. The inside off bend two needs to work but once on the high line a rider could bust a gut, only to see the other rider ride the wide line and maintain the lead. The third and forth bends just don’t seem to give any opportunity of a pass, though Hans fell asleep in one heat allowing Worrall up the inside for a straight. The club had the opportunity of a Bydgoszcz shaped track from the get go and completely blew it. Sorry but that’s how I see it and his scores show the same. When he came onto the scene he was a bright rising star who looked destined to go places. At Swindon he looked a real force and with Doyle was very hard to beat. But the fact that Poland are not interested, and his scores are mediocre shows the forward momentum he had has vanished, and he is now at his level. Potential unfulfilled. They should give Chris Morton a call... when you're starting off from such a bad base that turd needs a really good polish, there's obviously a fundamental problem with the shape/ track proportions at Leicester but the surface and preparation is all they can realistically work on. In the last week I've been to Peterborough, saw a track record but not 1 good race that I can recollect, been to Birmingham, watched the "racing" through clouds of dust, watched the Sheffield match on TV, absolute garbage... and Leicester last night, 2 good races out of 15. As for Morris, he's plateaued and got as good as he's going to get for me, which is OK, not everybody is going to be world champion and he still does a good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 16 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Pleased they got on with it. Hate dragged out meetings. As for the track, there was as much passing last night as when Helmsley designed the original track. Almost none. I have been to Leicester quite a few times over the years and can count the amount of passing there on my fingers of both hands. Hardly ever any. Gate, make sure you are leading down the back straight and game over. Last night in heat 15, once Worrall had gated, I thought the only way he would lose it is if he had an ef or a bad mistake. They have changed the shape by bringing in the corners but something is still seriously wrong. The inside off bend two needs to work but once on the high line a rider could bust a gut, only to see the other rider ride the wide line and maintain the lead. The third and forth bends just don’t seem to give any opportunity of a pass, though Hans fell asleep in one heat allowing Worrall up the inside for a straight. The club had the opportunity of a Bydgoszcz shaped track from the get go and completely blew it. Sorry but that’s how I see it and his scores show the same. When he came onto the scene he was a bright rising star who looked destined to go places. At Swindon he looked a real force and with Doyle was very hard to beat. But the fact that Poland are not interested, and his scores are mediocre shows the forward momentum he had has vanished, and he is now at his level. Potential unfulfilled. I would agree he has found his level and injuries haven’t helped. Pre last night averaging 10.17 no reason why he can’t achieve a 10 point ave which would be his best return at pl level ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cross Roads Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 Truth is Hemsley shaped a speedway track like his beloved cycle speedway, long straights tight bends followed speedway all my life across Europe many tracks now days limited passing. still go take the family but passing is limited at Leicester. Only real solution is to widen the bends as most riders coming off the 4th bed about hit the fence. To do this you either move the temp stands back or re locate back straight never going to happen only the day I win the lottery and buy for the fans and secure long term with other uses ie football stock cars dogs to get some business revenue in we can but dream. Up the lions.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiegal Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 With all the space available, t is possibly the worst designed track of recent years. there were no restrictions, an entirely blank page... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 hour ago, spiegal said: With all the space available, t is possibly the worst designed track of recent years. there were no restrictions, an entirely blank page... And built with no thought as to where the sun would be setting lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 The track has been excellent for the most part this season, Last night it appeared to be super smooth, so don’t know if that contributed to less passing than usual this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmax Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Pleased they got on with it. Hate dragged out meetings. As for the track, there was as much passing last night as when Helmsley designed the original track. Almost none. I have been to Leicester quite a few times over the years and can count the amount of passing there on my fingers of both hands. Hardly ever any. Gate, make sure you are leading down the back straight and game over. Last night in heat 15, once Worrall had gated, I thought the only way he would lose it is if he had an ef or a bad mistake. They have changed the shape by bringing in the corners but something is still seriously wrong. The inside off bend two needs to work but once on the high line a rider could bust a gut, only to see the other rider ride the wide line and maintain the lead. The third and forth bends just don’t seem to give any opportunity of a pass, though Hans fell asleep in one heat allowing Worrall up the inside for a straight. The club had the opportunity of a Bydgoszcz shaped track from the get go and completely blew it. Sorry but that’s how I see it and his scores show the same. When he came onto the scene he was a bright rising star who looked destined to go places. At Swindon he looked a real force and with Doyle was very hard to beat. But the fact that Poland are not interested, and his scores are mediocre shows the forward momentum he had has vanished, and he is now at his level. Potential unfulfilled. On dangerous ground there criticising the Leicester track. . Locals wont be happy Edited July 25, 2021 by Fullmax add 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technik Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 To be fair. The forecast for Saturday was for afternoon rain & thunderstorms, until Friday when it all cleared. So the track was prepared hard smooth & slick so that after the rain the racing surface could have been recovered & we would have seen a race track. But the rain never came & we ended up with a bland track that offered the attacking rider little in return for his efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidershuttleworth Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 A smooth slick track with no passing, no wonder Poole found themselves right at home ! Well done to Stewart Dickson with his sporting post match comments, no " our Australian riders were racially abused " type stuff here. How refreshing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 45 minutes ago, slidershuttleworth said: A smooth slick track with no passing, no wonder Poole found themselves right at home ! Well done to Stewart Dickson with his sporting post match comments, no " our Australian riders were racially abused " type stuff here. How refreshing. Umm, kinda need some context here! Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4gillian Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 6:52 PM, lisa-colette said: Says someone who can't spell lol. Was that sarcastic? Thought I'd better ask cos no one else gets your sarcasm but you! Spelling and typo's are very different things. No sarcasm in that. And you are incorrect, as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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