mikebv Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Had no idea this was on until I saw a post on Twitter congratulating Bewley. I just watched it on catchup and Bewley was head and shoulders above everyone else. Congrats to him. With a Polish bike he is so fast compared to the rest. Just goes to show the level that British youngsters have to get to, to compete at the top level. A shame the top three were all “Belle Vue” riders. Home advantage helping them get there. Not that Bewley needed it. Well done to Danny King making the final on what were clearly slower bikes than anyone else. A decent meeting. Not great not bad. A shame the crowd was not great. Lots of empty seats in the grandstand when the weather is dry and OK on a Sunday afternoon. Where was Lambert? where was Woffinden? Where was you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, mikebv said: Where was you? 3000 feet above Blandford Forum, flying between the clouds towards Swanage. Edited September 18, 2022 by Steve Shovlar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 20 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Where was Lambert? where was Woffinden Yes indeed why do these 2 not ride in the British final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: 3000 feet above Blandford Forum, flying between the clouds towards Swanage. Another forum you've infiltrated trying to spread the Pirates gospel? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepturningleft Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 Confirmation once again that there is no track in the UK that comes close to the NSS. The sheer speed of it with so many racing lines make it the most thrilling track to watch speedway 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 10 minutes ago, keepturningleft said: Confirmation once again that there is no track in the UK that comes close to the NSS. The sheer speed of it with so many racing lines make it the most thrilling track to watch speedway Just never let the SGP track prep team anywhere near it.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 Just watching the meeting replay on Eurosport.. Just jumped 5 races. . Utter crap aren't they? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 44 minutes ago, keepturningleft said: Confirmation once again that there is no track in the UK that comes close to the NSS. The sheer speed of it with so many racing lines make it the most thrilling track to watch speedway NSS served up a very good meeting but imo I have seen plenty of better meetings at Scunny this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanBrannan Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Racin Jason 72 said: Does anyone know if Tai and Robert were asked to take part in the British final. im sure I read last year that Robert wasn’t even asked if he wished to ride in his national championship As has been mentioned Damien Bates on the podcast has suggested they were, but logistics were a problem. I know that since Brexit riders basically need a set of gear for Europe, and another set purely for the UK, otherwise the admin and import taxes for bringing non road legal bikes and machinery in and back out can be ridiculous, especially for 1 meeting. Which leaves riding borrowed machinery as the other option, which is never ideal as whilst the bikes might look the same things like seats, handlebars, clutches and footpegs can all be set up different. Dan obviously has gear over here good enough to win it..! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepturningleft Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 On Facebook there are well over 100 comments about this meeting and all of them are joyous and positive as reflects a meeting that produced spectacular racing on a brilliant track. But on this forum it's all about Kelvin's commentary and "I've seen better racing elsewhere" etc etc. Facebook has replaced these forums now as far as I'm concerned where the level of debate seems to be generally more civilised. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 11 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Had no idea this was on until I saw a post on Twitter congratulating Bewley. I just watched it on catchup and Bewley was head and shoulders above everyone else. Congrats to him. With a Polish bike he is so fast compared to the rest. Just goes to show the level that British youngsters have to get to, to compete at the top level. A shame the top three were all “Belle Vue” riders. Home advantage helping them get there. Not that Bewley needed it. Well done to Danny King making the final on what were clearly slower bikes than anyone else. A decent meeting. Not great not bad. A shame the crowd was not great. Lots of empty seats in the grandstand when the weather is dry and OK on a Sunday afternoon. Where was Lambert? where was Woffinden? I was there , great racing, decent crowd, really enjoyed it a really entertaining afternoon of racing....more in depth review to follow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Can say anything about the meeting, as i didn't watch. What i will say about Facebook, at least a couple of pieces i saw, was the poor choice of rostrum photo. Looks terrible so far away and showing the 3 riders on a rostrum in what basically looks like an empty stadium !!! How not to show the sport as having atmosphere and meaning.......honestly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, iris123 said: Can say anything about the meeting, as i didn't watch. What i will say about Facebook, at least a couple of pieces i saw, was the poor choice of rostrum photo. Looks terrible so far away and showing the 3 riders on a rostrum in what basically looks like an empty stadium !!! How not to show the sport as having atmosphere and meaning.......honestly Quite a few people left after the last race. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, topaz325 said: Quite a few people left after the last race. Yes, i can well imagine. And it is only a minor point, because i guess they have given up the illusion that this is a big meeting, and they can actually market the sport. But surely the photographer gets in closer and blurs the background to make the pic better. Having a rostrum photo in an empty stadium looks very amateurish imo. And they probably did, so it is down to the editor who chose to release that pic. And i saw it on the Star page !!! Edited September 19, 2022 by iris123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 11 hours ago, keepturningleft said: Confirmation once again that there is no track in the UK that comes close to the NSS. The sheer speed of it with so many racing lines make it the most thrilling track to watch speedway Think you may find another one next year when northside/Workington opens up, Dan Bewley has already said its one of the best track he has ridden, watch this space as they say 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 10 hours ago, mikebv said: Just watching the meeting replay on Eurosport.. Just jumped 5 races. . Utter crap aren't they? . If you watched on discovery plus you have a choice to watch highlights or repeat of full meeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtf Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 11 hours ago, IanBrannan said: As has been mentioned Damien Bates on the podcast has suggested they were, but logistics were a problem. I know that since Brexit riders basically need a set of gear for Europe, and another set purely for the UK, otherwise the admin and import taxes for bringing non road legal bikes and machinery in and back out can be ridiculous, especially for 1 meeting. Which leaves riding borrowed machinery as the other option, which is never ideal as whilst the bikes might look the same things like seats, handlebars, clutches and footpegs can all be set up different. Dan obviously has gear over here good enough to win it..! If they wanted to be in the meeting they would be in it. Lambert had no problem getting over for the GP qualifier at Glasgow. If you want to be in it you would be . Once it's on the CV, job done. Will we see Bewley in it next year? It's got nothing to do with Brexit or logistics, it has everything to do with DESIRE 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarsbar2 Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 14 hours ago, keepturningleft said: Confirmation once again that there is no track in the UK that comes close to the NSS. The sheer speed of it with so many racing lines make it the most thrilling track to watch speedway Glasgow and Redcar get better racing in my opinion. Belle Vue does seem to have some home track advantage, even good teams have been hammered there this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted September 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Congrats to Dan Bewley the guy was a different gravy and winning races easily. Fair play to Tom Brennan being the "Top of the Brits" racing in the UK didn't look quite as quick but rode some excellent 1st +2nd corners to get himself in good scoring positions. Enjoyed the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc131 Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 2 hours ago, gmarsbar2 said: Glasgow and Redcar get better racing in my opinion. Belle Vue does seem to have some home track advantage, even good teams have been hammered there this season. Agree about redcar would like to see some big meetings there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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