Kent v Poole 27/7/21 6.30pm

[waco]

 Can not see Heeps getting the sort of points a good guest would have got,,so a Kent win is very unlikely ..Having said that i hope he will prove me wrong .If not i think we should be looking to sign a new heat leader,,,You can not be successfull in this league without three heat leaders....

[Steve Shovlar]

Good crowd coming in. Lovely evening. 

[Warriors]

On 7/25/2021 at 11:16 AM, waco said:

Poole look favourites on paper,,but the kings have young Dan Gilks in  outstanding form,,,and Paul Hurry,s form picking up after a poor start to the season,,With Scott Nicholls leading from the front and good back up from Paul Starke  and Ben Morley,..  And hopefully we will have another top class guest at no 5 ?? .  The Pirates will need to be fireing on all cylinders ..What ever the result ,i am confident there will be some exciting racing,,as has been the case in recent meetings ....

Paul hurry should hurry up and pack up 

[ruckerroo]

Kent letting an unfit rider ride as second heatleader is a bad move

[Steve Shovlar]

Absolutely cracking meeting with passes in every heat.  Super setup. Good crowd and all over and on our way before 8.30. 

And stand up Danny Hume. Rider of the night. 

[BobC]

Take a bow Danyon Hume. Brilliant tonight. 

[Starman2006]

And the Pirate steam train thunders on

[old bob at herne bay]

Even with 2 poor guests  (2 points between them ) Poole win away by 14 points. 

Heeps is clearly still injured. Hurry really has had his day and if he wants to race should consider an NDL team. Morley doing as well as you can reasonably expect, and far too much pressure on young Gilkes every week .

That wooden spoon should be in the trophy cabinet at Sittingbourne very shortly.

 

[lbw]

Danyon SUPER HUME-AN 12+1(6)

At a boy Danyon, why you have been given little opportunity in the Championship is beyond me! 

C'mon the Pirates, crackin win at Central Park, up the speedway league we go! 

[cityrebel]

A great meeting at Kent, with some excellent racing. British Speedway was still alive and kicking tonight!

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[Steve Shovlar]

My first ever visit to Sittingbourne and a real pleasure all round. We arrived at 3pm, found the stadium then decided to head over to Leysdown on the isle of Sheppey to see if this little seaside resort was as bad as I remembered it last time I was there years ago. In fact it was worse!  A street full of amusement arcades and candy floss. Lots of overweight to obese people scoffing the pies and pizza, kids running amok and I spent £2 in 2p’s over 30 mins on the cascade thingimy. In the end I was struggling to spend it as the 2p’s kept dropping out! 

We watched from the shore as a massive thunderstorm floated across Sheppey and headed towards Southend across the water, then headed back to Sittingbourne to get something to eat before entering the stadium. A nice stadium in a huge industrial estate. The council imposing an 8.30 curfew is frankly ridiculous. But the stadium can hold probably as many as Belle Vue and although it needs a tidy up and some fresh paint, deserves bigger meetings. 

No parade or practice laps for the riders. Straight out for heat one. Poole gated on a 5-1 in heats 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.  Yet at the end of heat 4 the scores were 12-12. 
Heat 1 and Pirztes gated. But Nichols held it tight to squeeze up the inside of the Poole boys off bend 4 to take the win.

Heat 2 and Pirates gated, leading by 50 metres down the back straight. A nailed o 5-1? Nope. Wright binned it into the fence. You know what happens in a rerun? Kent gated. Hume git between the pair and was challenging Morley but clipped his back wheel, which allowed Gilles through.

Heat 3 and Pirates gated but Starke kept the pressure on and got past Worrall. Ge couldn’t quite catch Neilsen.

Heat 4 and Poole gate. But Heeps manages to get last Hume after the youngster messes up bend 4 lap 2.

Heat 5 and Starke penalises himself at the tapes and the Pirates are away. But the ref sticks the red light on straight away! Really if a rider jumps then pulls back as the tapes go up it’s his error. In the rerun Starke gated but Schlein was having none of it and reeled him in to a great pass.

Heat 6 and Kent gate, but King was determined and after blasting around Nicholls on lap two he caught and ladt Morley on the final lap.

Heat 7 and Morley gates but Worrall reels him and and in lap three blasts through down the back straight. 19-23.

Heat 8 and Poole gate but Thomas messes up on bend 4 allowing Gilles through, then messes up again to allow Hurry through. Danny Hume away and gone.

Heat 9 and Starke gates. Pirates fill minor places but again Wright dumps it into the 4th bend fence. Race awarded. 26-28

Heat 10 and an almighty battle between Worrall and Nicholls. No quarter given and Worrall came out on top. 

Heat 11 and Hume comes in for Thomas. A tough first bend sees Hume battling down the back straight with heeps but the youngster will not back down, joining Schlein for an impressive 5-1. 29-37.

Heat 12 and tac sub time. In comes Nicholls to partner Starke. Starke gates but the 2 pirates Worrall and Hume hold off Nicholls fir the 4 laps. 32-40

Heat 13 and Schlein gates, blocks both Kent riders Nicholls and Heeps and clears off. King messes up the first bend lap 2 and tails off.

Heat 14 and a big 5-1 from Neilsen and Hume to seal the match and the 4 points for Poole.

Heat 15 and King makes up for his zero 2 races earlier with a win and thrilling face off with Starke. 38-52.

In the end Poole were far to strong for Kent, who battled hard but were lacking firepower through the team. Starke was excellent value, backed up by Nicholls and Morley, but after those three there was little else. 

But the meeting had so much going on. Thrilling races, passing in all but one heat. Really a great meeting in front of a decent crowd.

Rider of the meeting? Danyon Hume. Paid 13 and best Scotty Nicholls in the process. He is going places.

Home by 11.15 pm. A good day.

 

 

 

 

[Sidney the robin]

9 hours ago, BobC said:

Take a bow Danyon Hume. Brilliant tonight. 

Bob myself  and a few Leicester/ Birmingham fans on the forum were saying this over two years ago just how unlucky Danyon had been.His career started brilliantly at Ipswich and he ended up with quite a high average which often hampered his chances of getting a spot in the Championship.He had a great year at Birmingham interrupted by injury ironically at Poole but had a good year average wise.After not getting a spot at Championship level he had a great spearhead year with Ellis Perks at Leicester and was superb all year but limited rides came to him at Championship level.It was so frustrating when the likes of Bickley/ Smith ( ect) were getting prolonged runs in championship sides and the likes of Castagna at Birmingham were taking up spots yet Danyon was being frozen out.Now i believe he is at the right club and with Middlo helping him along he should keep improving i imagine the home crowd love watching him ride as he adds excitement.Hope he stays injury free and carries on how he is doing if the Pirates can get Cook back they will be in the mix for sure this year.

[blueherb777]

On 7/25/2021 at 11:32 AM, blueherb777 said:

Poole will be firing on all cylinders after the Leicester win.

Can only see a Poole win...something like 40-50?

Pity Kent don`t have a new heat leader in place and will Heeps be back (too soon?).

 

 

Close with score!

Sounds like some decent Speedway,but looks like Heeps coming back too soon.

Wonder if new signing will make much difference to results?

[BobC]

1 hour ago, Sidney the robin said:

Bob myself  and a few Leicester/ Birmingham fans on the forum were saying this over two years ago just how unlucky Danyon had been.His career started brilliantly at Ipswich and he ended up with quite a high average which often hampered his chances of getting a spot in the Championship.He had a great year at Birmingham interrupted by injury ironically at Poole but had a good year average wise.After not getting a spot at Championship level he had a great spearhead year with Ellis Perks at Leicester and was superb all year but limited rides came to him at Championship level.It was so frustrating when the likes of Bickley/ Smith ( ect) were getting prolonged runs in championship sides and the likes of Castagna at Birmingham were taking up spots yet Danyon was being frozen out.Now i believe he is at the right club and with Middlo helping him along he should keep improving i imagine the home crowd love watching him ride as he adds excitement.Hope he stays injury free and carries on how he is doing if the Pirates can get Cook back they will be in the mix for sure this year.

Excellent post Sidney. I must say one thing though. You are preaching to the converted!

I lived in Devon for the last 10 years, recently moving back to Poole. Plymouth was my regular fix for speedway.

Ive always liked Danyon. Good value for money efforts round Plymouth. So much so, if I was working and he was appearing, I would finish work early to be able to get there in time. A genuine favourite of mine.

I was extremely pleased when Poole signed him. Told all who would listen that hes a very underrated rider. Very fast, good style, good equipment and a smashing chap to chat with. All he needed was a chance. Apart from his home debut, where he failed to score, he has exceeded most peoples expectations. Not mine! Last night he was excellent, unlucky not to score more in fact.

He is my favourite Pirate. He has endeared himself to the Poole faithful very quickly. Even Middlo has commented that he loves working with him as hes always smiling and that his enthusiasm spreads throughout the team. Long may that continue.

 

[waco]

Ok we were well beaten by a superior side,but the racing  was top class,,kents main problem is their gating ,apart from Ben Morley,s two lightening starts where he battled with  two of Pooles top guns ,,and a couple of good gates from Paul Starke who had an excellant night and deserved his Kent rider of the night award , the are not gating ,,even Scotty has to do all his work from behind ....there were flashes of what he can do from Cameron Heeps ,but with that injury he is not getting the points that are needed from a no 5,,,,,Paul Hurrys improvement of last week was not there tonight,,So the team still have big problems to overcome and i am not sure it is going to be possible...Pooles rider of the night was Danjon Hume who took a couple of races to get going and then realed of 10 points from his last four outings..The track at kent is the best it has ever been and this is reflected in the racing which is the best it has ever been...

[Steve Shovlar]

Couple of things from last night. No center green commentator. All we got was some muffled announcer who we gave up trying to understand what was being said. Couldn’t hear the race times and rider changes. The announcer shows little to no enthusiasm and there is a distinct lack of atmosphere. The fans don’t make any noise and tepid polite hand clapping is not what this sport is about. The presentation severely lacks. A center green presenter whipping up a crowd is what is needed.

[Fullmax]

11 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said:

My first ever visit to Sittingbourne and a real pleasure all round. We arrived at 3pm, found the stadium then decided to head over to Leysdown on the isle of Sheppey to see if this little seaside resort was as bad as I remembered it last time I was there years ago. In fact it was worse!  A street full of amusement arcades and candy floss. Lots of overweight to obese people scoffing the pies and pizza, kids running amok and I spent £2 in 2p’s over 30 mins on the cascade thingimy. In the end I was struggling to spend it as the 2p’s kept dropping out! 

We watched from the shore as a massive thunderstorm floated across Sheppey and headed towards Southend across the water, then headed back to Sittingbourne to get something to eat before entering the stadium. A nice stadium in a huge industrial estate. The council imposing an 8.30 curfew is frankly ridiculous. But the stadium can hold probably as many as Belle Vue and although it needs a tidy up and some fresh paint, deserves bigger meetings. 

No parade or practice laps for the riders. Straight out for heat one. Poole gated on a 5-1 in heats 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.  Yet at the end of heat 4 the scores were 12-12. 
Heat 1 and Pirztes gated. But Nichols held it tight to squeeze up the inside of the Poole boys off bend 4 to take the win.

Heat 2 and Pirates gated, leading by 50 metres down the back straight. A nailed o 5-1? Nope. Wright binned it into the fence. You know what happens in a rerun? Kent gated. Hume git between the pair and was challenging Morley but clipped his back wheel, which allowed Gilles through.

Heat 3 and Pirates gated but Starke kept the pressure on and got past Worrall. Ge couldn’t quite catch Neilsen.

Heat 4 and Poole gate. But Heeps manages to get last Hume after the youngster messes up bend 4 lap 2.

Heat 5 and Starke penalises himself at the tapes and the Pirates are away. But the ref sticks the red light on straight away! Really if a rider jumps then pulls back as the tapes go up it’s his error. In the rerun Starke gated but Schlein was having none of it and reeled him in to a great pass.

Heat 6 and Kent gate, but King was determined and after blasting around Nicholls on lap two he caught and ladt Morley on the final lap.

Heat 7 and Morley gates but Worrall reels him and and in lap three blasts through down the back straight. 19-23.

Heat 8 and Poole gate but Thomas messes up on bend 4 allowing Gilles through, then messes up again to allow Hurry through. Danny Hume away and gone.

Heat 9 and Starke gates. Pirates fill minor places but again Wright dumps it into the 4th bend fence. Race awarded. 26-28

Heat 10 and an almighty battle between Worrall and Nicholls. No quarter given and Worrall came out on top. 

Heat 11 and Hume comes in for Thomas. A tough first bend sees Hume battling down the back straight with heeps but the youngster will not back down, joining Schlein for an impressive 5-1. 29-37.

Heat 12 and tac sub time. In comes Nicholls to partner Starke. Starke gates but the 2 pirates Worrall and Hume hold off Nicholls fir the 4 laps. 32-40

Heat 13 and Schlein gates, blocks both Kent riders Nicholls and Heeps and clears off. King messes up the first bend lap 2 and tails off.

Heat 14 and a big 5-1 from Neilsen and Hume to seal the match and the 4 points for Poole.

Heat 15 and King makes up for his zero 2 races earlier with a win and thrilling face off with Starke. 38-52.

In the end Poole were far to strong for Kent, who battled hard but were lacking firepower through the team. Starke was excellent value, backed up by Nicholls and Morley, but after those three there was little else. 

But the meeting had so much going on. Thrilling races, passing in all but one heat. Really a great meeting in front of a decent crowd.

Rider of the meeting? Danyon Hume. Paid 13 and best Scotty Nicholls in the process. He is going places.

Home by 11.15 pm. A good day.

 

 

 

 

I'd be interested to hear your overall opinion as a neutral on both your trips to Leicester and Kent . How do the stadiums ( cost , atmosphere , facilities + viewing positions etc ) , racetracks and standard of racing compare against each other ?  

[waco]

1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said:

Couple of things from last night. No center green commentator. All we got was some muffled announcer who we gave up trying to understand what was being said. Couldn’t hear the race times and rider changes. The announcer shows little to no enthusiasm and there is a distinct lack of atmosphere. The fans don’t make any noise and tepid polite hand clapping is not what this sport is about. The presentation severely lacks. A center green presenter whipping up a crowd is what is needed.

 

1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said:

Couple of things from last night. No center green commentator. All we got was some muffled announcer who we gave up trying to understand what was being said. Couldn’t hear the race times and rider changes. The announcer shows little to no enthusiasm and there is a distinct lack of atmosphere. The fans don’t make any noise and tepid polite hand clapping is not what this sport is about. The presentation severely lacks. A center green presenter whipping up a crowd is what is needed.

 Totally agree some of us have been complaining on here  for a long time about the PA SYSTEM IT IS TERRIBLE,,,,They have not used a center green presenter and would the sound be any better if they did,,??

[Sidney the robin]

2 hours ago, BobC said:

Excellent post Sidney. I must say one thing though. You are preaching to the converted!

I lived in Devon for the last 10 years, recently moving back to Poole. Plymouth was my regular fix for speedway.

Ive always liked Danyon. Good value for money efforts round Plymouth. So much so, if I was working and he was appearing, I would finish work early to be able to get there in time. A genuine favourite of mine.

I was extremely pleased when Poole signed him. Told all who would listen that hes a very underrated rider. Very fast, good style, good equipment and a smashing chap to chat with. All he needed was a chance. Apart from his home debut, where he failed to score, he has exceeded most peoples expectations. Not mine! Last night he was excellent, unlucky not to score more in fact.

He is my favourite Pirate. He has endeared himself to the Poole faithful very quickly. Even Middlo has commented that he loves working with him as hes always smiling and that his enthusiasm spreads throughout the team. Long may that continue.

 

Great post,  when mentioning Danyon and the supporters who supported him i missed out Sings 4 speedway ( sorry) .He has seen alot more of Danyon than me and he always gave him a good shout.Danyon's main asset for me is his personality a dream rider to have as a teammate old school in that respect.My only worry is not to expect to much everyweek and for him to override by  over trying chuffed another Brit is climbing the ladder i really like Danyon, Thompson x2, Flint, Palin, all riders who have a future.

[Sings4Speedway]

Delighted to hear that first and foremost the racing at Central Park was good! Its a strange phenomenon that whats often needed is for  the away team to be better to negate the home advantage or the 'lesser' riders to gate and let the 'better' riders chase them. Equally delighted to hear than Danyon had another good night and that Ben Morley rode so well. Both of these riders have been rattling around on the fringes for a while and seems crazy that Hume wasn't snapped up by a CL side sooner whilst Morley must be in prime spot for Kent rider of the season at present. Two hugely likeable riders and im delighted that the successes are matching their efforts.