SharpenRake Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 4 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: Lambert got the higher average in Poland. But seems to always start meetings off on the worst gates giving him bad starts. Then it’s hard to catch up. Last night he was on 10 points from 4 rides having won off gates 4, 1, and 2. In his 5th ride he was off gate 2 again. Fricke and Jack Holder had also won from gate 2 during the meeting. So last night, at least, it wasn't a case of catching up, he was sitting in joint 2nd place with one race to go - heat 19. Heat 19 contained four of the best riders on the night and he couldn't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Fromafar said: Very unlucky ,didn’t look too bad but obviously his leg took the brunt of sliding into the fence.Best wishes for a good recovery. Re Thomson, I wonder if the fence had been a pukka air fence rather than foam his leg injury would have not been as bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 17 minutes ago, SharpenRake said: Last night he was on 10 points from 4 rides having won off gates 4, 1, and 2. In his 5th ride he was off gate 2 again. Fricke and Jack Holder had also won from gate 2 during the meeting. So last night, at least, it wasn't a case of catching up, he was sitting in joint 2nd place with one race to go - heat 19. Heat 19 contained four of the best riders on the night and he couldn't do it. That was the crux of it for me - the top six were a cut above the rest and while it was possible to win off the middle gates against the rest of the field, Lambert or Holder doing it in heat 19 against Jensen and Bewley was a very long shot. Luck of the draw. Of course his only other dropped points were off gate three.....when in that race were Nilsson and Fricke off 1 and 4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie10 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 after watching the video that fence at glasgow is not good for riders at all thompson went in on his own and broke bones that should not happen and wouldn't have if it was an air fence imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 hour ago, SharpenRake said: Last night he was on 10 points from 4 rides having won off gates 4, 1, and 2. In his 5th ride he was off gate 2 again. Fricke and Jack Holder had also won from gate 2 during the meeting. So last night, at least, it wasn't a case of catching up, he was sitting in joint 2nd place with one race to go - heat 19. Heat 19 contained four of the best riders on the night and he couldn't do it. I meant over the GP season In General. Not just last night. He was just unlucky to have gate 4 last night in the race that mattered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, davie10 said: after watching the video that fence at glasgow is not good for riders at all thompson went in on his own and broke bones that should not happen and wouldn't have if it was an air fence imo You're a brave man to have a negative opinion on anything, you're just 'on the wind up' clearly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie10 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, Diamonds85 said: You're a brave man to have a negative opinion on anything, you're just 'on the wind up' clearly... why tell it to thompson that that fence is good !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 minute ago, davie10 said: why tell it to thompson that that fence is good !! I completely agree with you, I'm not getting at you. But if you have a negative opinion on anything to do with last night's meeting, as I did, prepare to be shot down. It was the greatest racing ever witnessed on the best track ever laid apparently. Although Thomsen's injury may not be 100% down to the fence, he did go in pretty awkwardly, it was an awful injury and I really do feel for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 hour ago, davie10 said: after watching the video that fence at glasgow is not good for riders at all thompson went in on his own and broke bones that should not happen and wouldn't have if it was an air fence imo I would point out the the fence is F.I.M. approved.End of story for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie10 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Fromafar said: I would point out the the fence is F.I.M. approved.End of story for me. dont mean its safe for riders it showed last night if that was an air fence it might have been a different story 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc131 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, davie10 said: dont mean its safe for riders it showed last night if that was an air fence it might have been a different story But it also may of had the same outcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 Really pleased that Nilsson got through, great to see an underdog make it by rights. Poles shown up again outside of Poland, British tracks are not just flat-out and slick. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levybydg Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) Today in polish tv Wozniak said that fence at Glasgow wasnt filled with air,like fences in Poland or in GP.He said that it was filled with some material and he compered this to "punching bag".And also he said that Thomsen broke his leg becouse of that fence. Shocking if that's true.. Sorry for my english. Edited August 21, 2022 by levybydg 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie10 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 21 minutes ago, levybydg said: Today in polish tv Wozniak said that fence at Glasgow wasnt filled with air,like fences in Poland or in GP.He said that it was filled with some material and he compered this to "punching bag".And also he said that Thomsen broke his leg becouse of that fence. Shocking if that's true.. Sorry for my english. need i say more i was there when they installed it same as berwick total crap its a fence that the fim say is legal but has no protection for riders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 FIM will feel obliged to review such safety fence like Glasgow, it didn’t seem as helpful as a air bag fence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 hour ago, levybydg said: Today in polish tv Wozniak said that fence at Glasgow wasnt filled with air,like fences in Poland or in GP.He said that it was filled with some material and he compered this to "punching bag".And also he said that Thomsen broke his leg becouse of that fence. Shocking if that's true.. Sorry for my english. Always best to try and avoid hitting any fence. Think Lynn have that too? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 10 hours ago, lisa-colette said: And you can't really blame them for that! Saw on twitter Niklas Porsing moaning about the Glasgow fence not being straight. You can really, it was 2 freak accidents. I'd rather listen to my nan's thoughts on Glasgow than a failed mouthy speedway rider like Porsing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 Porsing is a plank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 hours ago, davie10 said: need i say more i was there when they installed it same as berwick total crap its a fence that the fim say is legal but has no protection for riders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 6 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: I meant over the GP season In General. Not just last night. He was just unlucky to have gate 4 last night in the race that mattered He was off gate 2 in his last race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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