sandking072 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Would anyone have the race times for the Plymouth meeting, please? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 49 minutes ago, sandking072 said: Would anyone have the race times for the Plymouth meeting, please? Thanks in advance. Ht 1 66.7 Ht 2 Awarded Ht 3 64.5 Ht 4 64.5 Ht 5 63.4 Ht 6 64.0 Ht 7 64.3 Ht 8 65.7 Ht 9 63.3 Ht 10 66.9 Ht 11 65.4 Ht 12 69.4 Ht 13 68.6 Abandoned after Ht 13 - Rain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandking072 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, StevePark said: Ht 1 66.7 Ht 2 Awarded Ht 3 64.5 Ht 4 64.5 Ht 5 63.4 Ht 6 64.0 Ht 7 64.3 Ht 8 65.7 Ht 9 63.3 Ht 10 66.9 Ht 11 65.4 Ht 12 69.4 Ht 13 68.6 Abandoned after Ht 13 - Rain. That's much appreciated. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 22 hours ago, Chewbacca said: Looking forward to this. Expect Poole to hit 55 with their heat leaders but I think we have a chance of a win against Plymouth I actually thought 30-60 but didn’t want to put that on here. Just shows the difference between a team with three heat leaders (not to mention a guest reserve riding like one) against a team with no heat leaders. Unfortunately, Newcastle heads went down very early on. I was hoping for a win against a two man Plymouth team even if it turned out not the two I was expecting. Good to see the decent crowd and hear the news that 2021 will run to its conclusion. If the Diamonds run in 2022 I will sponsor a heat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Looks like Newcastle expected to lose to Poole so didn’t put up a fight. Different against Plymouth though. Sort of highlights the have’s and have nots’ of speedway this season - Leicester Glasgow and Poole in the haves’ section clearly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, GWC said: Looks like Newcastle expected to lose to Poole so didn’t put up a fight. Different against Plymouth though. Sort of highlights the have’s and have nots’ of speedway this season - Leicester Glasgow and Poole in the haves’ section clearly. Not quite. The track was very wet for the Poole meeting and more or less perfect for the Plymouth meeting. Some riders preferred the wet conditions while other riders, the home team, excelled when the track was more consistent. As for the haves and have nots, yes Poole is always built to the “haves”. It means wins and a strong following. Crowds at Wimborne Road have been very good for the last two home fixtures and with ~Redcar visiting on wednesday it should be another big crowd. Winning means bigger crowd. Very pleased Newcastle bounced back from a mauling to win the second one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) Surely all Championship sides had the same team-building opportunities. With Poole dropping down in order to save money I'm sure they haven't 'outbid' anyone to get their 1-7 (when they do actually have their full 1-7!), bearing in mind initially they were expecting to track Adam Ellis and Josh MacDonald! The closure of Somerset came at exactly the same time for all other clubs to consider those released riders in their respective line-ups....... Edited August 9, 2021 by Skidder1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Surely all Championship sides had the same team-building opportunities. With Poole dropping down in order to save money I'm sure they haven't 'outbid' anyone to get their 1-7 (when they do actually have their full 1-7!), bearing in mind initially they were expecting to track Adam Ellis and Josh MacDonald! The closure of Somerset came at exactly the same time for all other clubs to consider those released riders in their respective line-ups....... This is true in the same way that Hartlepool have the same team building opportunities as Manchester City. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: This is true in the same way that Hartlepool have the same team building opportunities as Manchester City. Sorry - I didn't realise Hartlepool and Man City were in the same league!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggyNZ Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Can I say a BIG thank you to all those spectators who turned up yesterday, especially those that made a long journey. This was a big ask especially with the weather forecast. Hope the Poole supporters have recovered from their frostbite being this far north lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 31 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Surely all Championship sides had the same team-building opportunities. With Poole dropping down in order to save money I'm sure they haven't 'outbid' anyone to get their 1-7 (when they do actually have their full 1-7!), bearing in mind initially they were expecting to track Adam Ellis and Josh MacDonald! The closure of Somerset came at exactly the same time for all other clubs to consider those released riders in their respective line-ups....... But maybe not the same amount of funds available 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 I heard yesterday that Newcastle can only used British riders due to Brexit. The promotion cannot bring in foreign riders due to the business being less than 1 year old. New brexit red tape. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSL84 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: Not quite. The track was very wet for the Poole meeting and more or less perfect for the Plymouth meeting. Some riders preferred the wet conditions while other riders, the home team, excelled when the track was more consistent. As for the haves and have nots, yes Poole is always built to the “haves”. It means wins and a strong following. Crowds at Wimborne Road have been very good for the last two home fixtures and with ~Redcar visiting on wednesday it should be another big crowd. Winning means bigger crowd. Very pleased Newcastle bounced back from a mauling to win the second one. Hi Steve did you stay for the second meeting too? Hope you enjoyed your weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: Surely all Championship sides had the same team-building opportunities. With Poole dropping down in order to save money I'm sure they haven't 'outbid' anyone to get their 1-7 (when they do actually have their full 1-7!), bearing in mind initially they were expecting to track Adam Ellis and Josh MacDonald! The closure of Somerset came at exactly the same time for all other clubs to consider those released riders in their respective line-ups....... No thats definitely not the case, Plymouth got accepted into the championship when their was very few riders left to sign and given 10 days to put together a team upto a certain strength average wise. Hence the reason we have the team we got but we are in the league now and its all about next season when we will have the same opportunities to put a team together. Mat and Danny Ford have been a good help to Plymouth and they do have a good working relationship I believe. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Trackerman48 said: Hi Steve did you stay for the second meeting too? Hope you enjoyed your weekend. Yes I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Any update on Archie Freeman, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, BobC said: Any update on Archie Freeman, please? I had a quick word with him in the car park after the meeting and he said he was "OK." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, BobC said: Any update on Archie Freeman, please? He has a burn on his leg, caused by being trapped on the exhaust, and part of his Kevlar's is trapped in the wound. Spoke to him afterwards and he'll be riding next week OK. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Felt sorry for the lad who was leading heat 2 against Poole and in for a point against Plymouth before falling. Good luck to the lad and glad nothing is broken. He will be scoring his first points for his club soon. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, Tsunami said: He has a burn on his leg, caused by being trapped on the exhaust, and part of his Kevlar's is trapped in the wound. Spoke to him afterwards and he'll be riding next week OK. Thank you. Sounded nasty. I was impressed with him when Plymouth held 2 demonstration meetings in 2020. Pleased hes ok. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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