Edinburgh v Scunthorpe Championship 26/5/23

[spt82]

7 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Paco has bikes in the UK and Europe. 

As expected, thanks for confirming. 

[screm]

Berwick`s Leon Flint now guesting for Edinburgh tonight.

[Triple.H.]

3 hours ago, spt82 said:

Pretty sure Paco doesn't trek bikes backwards and forwards between Italy and here every other week! He'll have bikes that he only uses here.

Doesn't really answer the question of why he he couldn't of ridden tonight.

Maybe the Italians are like the Danes and have an agreement that their riders must be in the country the day before an FIM event

[wtf]

18 minutes ago, Triple.H. said:

Maybe the Italians are like the Danes and have an agreement that their riders must be in the country the day before an FIM event

FIM sign on is usually 10am on the day of the meeting so often it’s a case of the rider could fly in in time for the meeting to start but they need to actually be there at 10 am and can’t get a flight that gets them there in time for that 

[Triple.H.]

19 minutes ago, wtf said:

FIM sign on is usually 10am on the day of the meeting so often it’s a case of the rider could fly in in time for the meeting to start but they need to actually be there at 10 am and can’t get a flight that gets them there in time for that 

You've missed the point

FIM regulations for signing into the meeting are irrelevant if the country the rider represents says they must be in the country where the round is being held the day before. 

The Danes have done it for donkeys years

[LisaColette]

Nathan showing his liking for Edinburgh still. 

[IronScorpion]

But not Max!!!!!

Excellent from Nathan.

Connor superb, gating, passing 11 + 3 from 5.

Edited May 27, 2023 by IronScorpion
edited for accuracy, name!

[MD]

Why no Thomson in ht15?

[Tosh1218]

I know Edinburgh we’re under strength 

but how poor was Kyle Bickley 

[Wee Eck]

29 minutes ago, IronScorpion said:

But not Max!!!!!

Excellent from Nathan. Gating, passing 11 + 3 from 5.

Updates site say it was Connor not Nathan that had 11 + 3???

[screm]

23 minutes ago, Tosh1218 said:

I know Edinburgh we’re under strength 

but how poor was Kyle Bickley 

Bickley has reached his level that his talent will allow.

[Paul Johnson]

27 minutes ago, MD said:

Why no Thomson in ht15?

hurt his fingers in his crash

[Fromafar]

28 minutes ago, Tosh1218 said:

I know Edinburgh we’re under strength 

but how poor was Kyle Bickley 

Bickley is poor.

[JanAndersen]

Couldn’t expect much more when it’s such a patched up team. Richie gave his all as always and got a decent return. Leon Flint tried his best too but such a late call up and on unfamiliar machinery was always going to be tricky. Disappointing showing at reserve but Mountain is so strong down there. The promotion need to be thinking about making a change for Bickley - not sure who’s available but he’s not even contending in heats. 

[Fromafar]

5 minutes ago, JanAndersen said:

Couldn’t expect much more when it’s such a patched up team. Richie gave his all as always and got a decent return. Leon Flint tried his best too but such a late call up and on unfamiliar machinery was always going to be tricky. Disappointing showing at reserve but Mountain is so strong down there. The promotion need to be thinking about making a change for Bickley - not sure who’s available but he’s not even contending in heats. 

Bickley has been a disappointment for the last 3 seasons no real progress,happy to beat juniors In NDL.He is still young but has had plenty of track  time here and in Poland.

[tyretrax]

5 hours ago, eide67 said:

Well that's because he doesn't ride in Italy every other week. As far as I know he only rides there for the Italian Championship and any other individual meetings he is in that happen to be staged in Italy (like tomorrow's SGP qualifier). Why on earth would he keep a separate set of bikes in Italy? If he could have ridden at Armadale tonight and still been able to ride in Italy tomorrow, then I'm sure he would have.

And yet you think Tom has bikes on the continent.

[Monarchs2468]

1 hour ago, Tosh1218 said:

I know Edinburgh we’re under strength 

but how poor was Kyle Bickley 

Kyle really struggled tonight, way off the pace.

On the plus side I thought there was some excellent racing tonight. Well done to Scunthorpe.

[Bandit59]

24 minutes ago, JanAndersen said:

Couldn’t expect much more when it’s such a patched up team. Richie gave his all as always and got a decent return. Leon Flint tried his best too but such a late call up and on unfamiliar machinery was always going to be tricky. Disappointing showing at reserve but Mountain is so strong down there. The promotion need to be thinking about making a change for Bickley - not sure who’s available but he’s not even contending in heats. 

Surely Cookie should have let Edinburgh know earlier,why was Leon on unfamiliar machinery?

[Fromafar]

5 hours ago, eide67 said:

Well that's because he doesn't ride in Italy every other week. As far as I know he only rides there for the Italian Championship and any other individual meetings he is in that happen to be staged in Italy (like tomorrow's SGP qualifier). Why on earth would he keep a separate set of bikes in Italy? If he could have ridden at Armadale tonight and still been able to ride in Italy tomorrow, then I'm sure he would have.

Do you genuinely think that Paco has no decent machinery in Italy.I’m pretty sure as an “ International” rider that he is he will have bikes at Home.

 

[LisaColette]

12 minutes ago, Bandit59 said:

Surely Cookie should have let Edinburgh know earlier,why was Leon on unfamiliar machinery?