kevin bass Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) Kemp has got the talent but needs to toughen up both mentally and also on track, far to often he has a bad first ride or 2 and his head drops and on track he seems to back off to easily if situations get tight or if he misses the gate. Edited January 12, 2023 by kevin bass Corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sweetman Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 23 minutes ago, kevin bass said: Kemp has got the talent but needs to toughen up both mentally and also on track, far to often he has a bad first ride or 2 and his head drops and on track he seems to back off to easily if situations get tight or if he misses the gate. Not a fan of Peter Adams btbf he's given Kemp every chance to make a name for himself at this level. As well as his scheduled rides he was occasionally given an extra one hoping to drive up his confidence,but sadly this rarely paid dividends.Seems like a nice guy off track,but needs to show some spirit and aggression when on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Tommy Sweetman said: Not a fan of Peter Adams btbf he's given Kemp every chance to make a name for himself at this level. As well as his scheduled rides he was occasionally given an extra one hoping to drive up his confidence,but sadly this rarely paid dividends.Seems like a nice guy off track,but needs to show some spirit and aggression when on it. Interesting 2-page interview with Drew Kemp in this week's SS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway28 Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 41 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Interesting 2-page interview with Drew Kemp in this week's SS. Which team do you think promised him a place and went back on it? Ipswich? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 31 minutes ago, Speedway28 said: Which team do you think promised him a place and went back on it? Ipswich? Think it has to be. The other six had theirs all arranged early doors by all accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 It's strange that no team in the championship fancied him either, and i don't think the few clubs left to name their final 1 to 7 can fit him in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-colette Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 1 minute ago, kevin bass said: It's strange that no team in the championship fancied him either, and i don't think the few clubs left to name their final 1 to 7 can fit him in. Similar average to Dan Thompson though. Everyone seeming to go for high and low averaged riders, rather than middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Bagpuss said: Think it has to be. The other six had theirs all arranged early doors by all accounts. he was promised early doors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 8 hours ago, lisa-colette said: Similar average to Dan Thompson though. Everyone seeming to go for high and low averaged riders, rather than middle. I also think teams have avoided Dan T because he is so good at Leicester and that perhaps inflated his average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 7 hours ago, stevehone said: he was promised early doors Fair enough, in theory it could have been BV or Sheffield then but I think for the other four those riders were always going back. Puts into perspective the pelters riders get when they go back on agreements, I expect clubs do it all the time unbeknown to most of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Bagpuss said: Fair enough, in theory it could have been BV or Sheffield then but I think for the other four those riders were always going back. Puts into perspective the pelters riders get when they go back on agreements, I expect clubs do it all the time unbeknown to most of us. Cant see it was Sheffield, he didn't impress last time he was with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauldoveyspeedway Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 11 hours ago, Skidder1 said: Interesting 2-page interview with Drew Kemp in this week's SS. I agree.....Talented but needs to kick on now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue witch Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 10 hours ago, Bagpuss said: Think it has to be. The other six had theirs all arranged early doors by all accounts. Doubt it, by all accounts we promised Hume as well so doubt we promised both of them a team place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauldoveyspeedway Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 10 hours ago, kevin bass said: It's strange that no team in the championship fancied him either, and i don't think the few clubs left to name their final 1 to 7 can fit him in. So he hasnt got a club in either league...????.its that 5 + ave rider that cant get into the championship... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 21 minutes ago, Pauldoveyspeedway said: So he hasnt got a club in either league...????.its that 5 + ave rider that cant get into the championship... There's only Birmingham, Plymouth and Poole left with one team slot available and all 3 of these have only a space left for a rider around a 4 point average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, blue witch said: Doubt it, by all accounts we promised Hume as well so doubt we promised both of them a team place Kemp is on the rising star list, Hume wasn’t. For whatever reason, Louis decided not to use Kemp and went for Jack Thomas instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 53 minutes ago, The Third Man said: Cant see it was Sheffield, he didn't impress last time he was with us Tbf to Kemp he was unlucky at Sheffield, he was signed as a reserve but as the rest of the team struggled he moved up into the main body of the team way to early and then found it hard riding at number 2 thereafter which knocked his confidence somewhat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 There must be a reason no one wanted him... maybe the attitude issue are true and no one can be bothered to put up with the baggage? Personally i think he has struggled since the likes of Brennan and Flint have jumped ahead of him.. a couple of years ago he was seen as the next big thing but both those named above and others have now gone ahead of him and i don't think he has handled that very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauldoveyspeedway Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, phillipsr said: There must be a reason no one wanted him... maybe the attitude issue are true and no one can be bothered to put up with the baggage? Personally i think he has struggled since the likes of Brennan and Flint have jumped ahead of him.. a couple of years ago he was seen as the next big thing but both those named above and others have now gone ahead of him and i don't think he has handled that very well True ....got so much talent aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Pauldoveyspeedway said: True ....got so much talent aswell Has he? I'm not sure he has as much as say a Flint.. I think his talent is about on par with Brennan, Rowe, Thompsons but they are far more mentally resilient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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