BEATTHEBOOKIEBOB Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Endeavour said: Well done Kent. In the end a point better than nothing for us. Really welcoming and friendly fans. If Cameron rides like he can do a pretty strong quartet for the Kings. Take a bow Kye, you were superb tonight. And a good call by the Edinburgh team manager to pick Kye Thomson for heat 15 - Referee also had a sense of humour - in the first running of heat two Dan Gilkes and Nathan Greaves had a coming together which resulted in Dan high siding and Nathan being sent into the bouncy castle on the bend - cue the announcer who said ‘the race will be re-run with all 4 riders but the referee has disqualified the rider in white (Luke Crang) for not having a dirt deflector - cue confused faces in the grandstand - then onto heat 7 where the tapes went up and three riders got away ok but not Kye Thomson who conked out at the start and walked the bike off the track whereupon race 8 followed and the announcement came ‘rider replacement for William Lawson will be Kye Thomson but the referee will allow him extra time as he was involved in the previous race’ - cue mild laughter from the grandstand - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 A strange meeting tonight. A few good races, but it never really got going. A lack of urgency and a late rush to beat the curfew didn't help. I was suprised to see the kids come out for a demo ride after heat 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEATTHEBOOKIEBOB Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, cityrebel said: A strange meeting tonight. A few good races, but it never really got going. A lack of urgency and a late rush to beat the curfew didn't help. I was suprised to see the kids come out for a demo ride after heat 14. I felt that too and with time slipping away the kids coming out after heat 14 was one of those WTF moments - and yet a really quick replacement of the air fence panel after the heat 12 crash which I timed at 4 minutes and drew applause from the crowd - yup it was a strange one overall - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 28 minutes ago, BEATTHEBOOKIEBOB said: I felt that too and with time slipping away the kids coming out after heat 14 was one of those WTF moments - and yet a really quick replacement of the air fence panel after the heat 12 crash which I timed at 4 minutes and drew applause from the crowd - yup it was a strange one overall - I do not think that strange is a correct description. It was full of incidents with Dan Gilkes ruled out after that heat two crash which gave our new kid, Jake Mulford 7 rides. And to his credit he rose to the occasion with some fighting displays and winning heat 2, his first ever at this level. Touch and go at the end with the curfew almost curtailing the match. I timed the heat 15 finale as starting dead on 8.30. You can't get much closer than that. Some really good races including one where Scott almost rode up onto the air fence as he tried to overtake, but it was a bit too wide and he lost out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmon Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) Was the referring blind? Crang touched the tapes in heat 9 but he let it go. Rules are clear it should have been restarted with Crang penalised. Edited August 11, 2021 by edmon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 A point better than nothing I suppose. Similar story to Plymouth in a way with josh having a bad meeting resulting in us not winning the match. Kye again impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandking072 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Would anyone have the time for heat 2 please? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 I thought the referee was not great ,,strange decisions and so slow putting on the two minute lights nearly caused a curfew ending the meeting early ,there seems to be no urgency to get on with the racing and i include some of the riders in that ,considering the ridiculous curfew at Kent,,,The local council are totally unfair regarding Speedway in the area ..But another improved performance from all the team ,and some good racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawks 1975 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Another entertaining match in front of what looked like a very decent sized crowd and a well deserved win for the Kings. Heat wins have generally been in short supply for the home side this season - what odds would you have got on Kent winning the first four races against a side with three riders in the top 6 of the Championship averages?! Just a real shame that Dan Gilkes crashed out on the first turn of his opening ride, but full marks to young Jake - a first senior win in his opener after Greaves made a mistake after stalking him for three laps, and then in his seventh ride, an excellent - and crucial - third ahead of Josh Pickering as Cameron won heat 14. Heeps is gradually coming to the party after his injury - when he fully gets going, he's an exciting rider and will be up there with Scott and Paul S in royally entertaining the Central Park faithful. Batchelor had three tape to flag wins, plus a heat 6 from the back over Worrall where for a moment I thought it was Scotty! Edinburgh certainly played their part. Sam Masters made a couple of errors early on, but then rode like the league's No 1 in the averages. Josh Pickering's chase of Paul Starke in heat 3 made it one of the races of the night, whilst newcomer Kye Thomson picked himself up after being dive bombed by Paul S and demolishing a large section of the first turn airfence in heat 13 to collect a fine paid win in heat 15. OK the ref made a couple of bloomers, but it was another good night of speedway on a lovely evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: A point better than nothing I suppose. Similar story to Plymouth in a way with josh having a bad meeting resulting in us not winning the match. Kye again impressive. Crang doesn’t look the answer to reserve problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: Crang doesn’t look the answer to reserve problem Wouldn’t disagree. Lawlor was improving but still not really scoring. Problem we have with this system is getting a half decent rising star to travel this far north or based this far north. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: Crang doesn’t look the answer to reserve problem Gated along with Nathan in heat 2 before race was stopped. DQd from rerun apparently due to no dirt deflector on his bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawks 1975 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Two questions after last night. Firstly, does anybody know how Dan Gilkes is after his ambulance ride. What sort of injury was it - did he hit his head as he fell? Secondly, can somebody explain to me why, after the extensive track regrade after heat 10, the next two races were a full second slower! Quite often the fastest time of the night is recorded in heat one on a pristine track, yet the regrade produced slower races - why? I wouldn't say the racing improved after, so why do it? Granted an interval allows some to visit the bar, etc, but what is the value of all that tractor action? I seem to remember Mr Godfrey at Scunthorpe once saying he didn't believe in touching the track once the meeting had started! Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 19 minutes ago, Endeavour said: Gated along with Nathan in heat 2 before race was stopped. DQd from rerun apparently due to no dirt deflector on his bike. That’s good progress then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, hawks 1975 said: Two questions after last night. Firstly, does anybody know how Dan Gilkes is after his ambulance ride. What sort of injury was it - did he hit his head as he fell? Secondly, can somebody explain to me why, after the extensive track regrade after heat 10, the next two races were a full second slower! Quite often the fastest time of the night is recorded in heat one on a pristine track, yet the regrade produced slower races - why? I wouldn't say the racing improved after, so why do it? Granted an interval allows some to visit the bar, etc, but what is the value of all that tractor action? I seem to remember Mr Godfrey at Scunthorpe once saying he didn't believe in touching the track once the meeting had started! Anyone know? It was far too long a tractor break, considering the meeting was already running late. Surely the priority should be giving the punters the 15 heats that they have paid for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 minute ago, cityrebel said: It was far too long a tractor break, considering the meeting was already running late. Surely the priority should be giving the punters the 15 heats that they have paid for. They got 15 heats.! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Fromafar said: They got 15 heats.! By the skin of our teeth! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 3 hours ago, hawks 1975 said: Two questions after last night. Firstly, does anybody know how Dan Gilkes is after his ambulance ride. What sort of injury was it - did he hit his head as he fell? Secondly, can somebody explain to me why, after the extensive track regrade after heat 10, the next two races were a full second slower! Quite often the fastest time of the night is recorded in heat one on a pristine track, yet the regrade produced slower races - why? I wouldn't say the racing improved after, so why do it? Granted an interval allows some to visit the bar, etc, but what is the value of all that tractor action? I seem to remember Mr Godfrey at Scunthorpe once saying he didn't believe in touching the track once the meeting had started! Anyone know? Not being a track man, I cannot actually answer the question, BUT my common sense tells me that it may well have something to do with keeping dust from appearing. Ir was a very warm evening with a decent breeze, so conditions to dry the track quickly. Checking my programme, the races immediately after the main track work were won by a visiting rider. Is that the reason for slower race times ? Who cares anyway ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 You can not put water on a bare track it makes it very dangerous ,so it has to be graded first ,,but with a curfew looming it needs to be done as quickly as possible And the ref should have put the two minute warning on immediately it was finished ,,he was slow all night .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Most referees are slow nowadays. Seem to be frightened of the riders and the track staff Frank Ebdon would certainly not stood for the incessant gardening, and time wasting tactics , and endless tractor racing that seems to now be the norm at all meetings. I have witnessed him excluding all 4 riders under 2 minutes for failing to get to the start in heat 1 of a meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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