TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 What a meeting. Thank God I live in Glasgow, not Plymouth. It’s a blessing to see racing of that calibre. Pickering was frightening. Given how poor he was in heat one of the original rained off meeting (on the wrong end of a 5-1), that was an incredible performance. I take no pleasure in saying this, but that’s up there with the best visiting performance I’ve ever seen, anywhere. He earned every single win. Another underwhelming home performance though. Changes must be on the cards. It was an improvement from Worrall, but when it mattered (heats 13 and 15), he took one from a possible six. I can’t help but feel he owes us more after last week. Starke, wow. What’s going on? Outrageously poor. Flint too; his win in heat 12 flattered his points tally for the evening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 (edited) 26 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said: What a meeting. Thank God I live in Glasgow, not Plymouth. It’s a blessing to see racing of that calibre. Pickering was frightening. Given how poor he was in heat one of the original rained off meeting (on the wrong end of a 5-1), that was an incredible performance. I take no pleasure in saying this, but that’s up there with the best visiting performance I’ve ever seen, anywhere. He earned every single win. Another underwhelming home performance though. Changes must be on the cards. It was an improvement from Worrall, but when it mattered (heats 13 and 15), he took one from a possible six. I can’t help but feel he owes us more after last week. Starke, wow. What’s going on? Outrageously poor. Flint too; his win in heat 12 flattered his points tally for the evening. He was coming from gate 4, which was never going to work for him. Why we insist on taking 1&3 rather than either 2&4, or better, heat 15 (as the visitors would almost always choose 1&3) is beyond me. It cost us in heat 13 where we needed it, and why Bomber went off the inside in 15 is a mystery. When Worrall went off 2 in the Super Heat, he won it. And don't get me started on the transponders. Fair enough, the ref has to accept what they say, but they're wrong too often. Everyone knew Bomber got third, Gerry even got the drone operator to rewind the footage. Thankfully, it doesn't matter for the BSN Series... We needed to win at Armadale either way, which seems unlikely. Starke has been shocking, this isn't a playoff team. Workington will spank us, I think. Fun meeting though! Edited May 10 by Noelinho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 21 minutes ago, Noelinho said: He was coming from gate 4, which was never going to work for him. Why we insist on taking 1&3 rather than either 2&4, or better, heat 15 (as the visitors would almost always choose 1&3) is beyond me. It cost us in heat 13 where we needed it, and why Bomber went off the inside in 15 is a mystery. When Worrall went off 2 in the Super Heat, he won it. And don't get me started on the transponders. Fair enough, the ref has to accept what they say, but they're wrong too often. Everyone knew Bomber got third, Gerry even got the drone operator to rewind the footage. Thankfully, it doesn't matter for the BSN Series... We needed to win at Armadale either way, which seems unlikely. Starke has been shocking, this isn't a playoff team. Workington will spank us, I think. Fun meeting though! How can the transponders be wrong? Also if they are often wrong, why are they being used? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 7 hours ago, szkocjasid said: How can the transponders be wrong? Also if they are often wrong, why are they being used? What part of the bike has to cross the line to determine a riders finish? The front tyre? Where is the transponder fitted? The two are in different places and consequently can produce different results. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 7 hours ago, Noelinho said: He was coming from gate 4, which was never going to work for him. Why we insist on taking 1&3 rather than either 2&4, or better, heat 15 (as the visitors would almost always choose 1&3) is beyond me. It cost us in heat 13 where we needed it, and why Bomber went off the inside in 15 is a mystery. When Worrall went off 2 in the Super Heat, he won it. And don't get me started on the transponders. Fair enough, the ref has to accept what they say, but they're wrong too often. Everyone knew Bomber got third, Gerry even got the drone operator to rewind the footage. Thankfully, it doesn't matter for the BSN Series... We needed to win at Armadale either way, which seems unlikely. Starke has been shocking, this isn't a playoff team. Workington will spank us, I think. Fun meeting though! Starke was a good guest at workington last week very Sharpe out the gate If hes poor today then maybe the answer is in team spirit or team setup rather than rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 Regardless of who finished in what order in the super heat don’t think anyone who was there last night can deny that Edinburgh were the more solid outfit. For me they just shaded it on the night and deserved what turned out to be a well deserved win. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 27 minutes ago, Gazc said: Regardless of who finished in what order in the super heat don’t think anyone who was there last night can deny that Edinburgh were the more solid outfit. For me they just shaded it on the night and deserved what turned out to be a well deserved win. Just a pity their own fans don't think that last night must have been one of the lowest Monarchs visiting support I can remember their used to pack out the fourth bend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cast1rn Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 29 minutes ago, scaramanga said: Starke was a good guest at workington last week very Sharpe out the gate If hes poor today then maybe the answer is in team spirit or team setup rather than rider I would go with the smoke pouring out the back of his bike in heat 1 last week, or engine giving up heat 3 this week as equipment issues not team set up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseq7 Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 37 minutes ago, Beirao said: What part of the bike has to cross the line to determine a riders finish? The front tyre? Where is the transponder fitted? The two are in different places and consequently can produce different results. . That's an interesting question. There must be an SCB/FIM determined position for transponders, which you'd think the machine examiner would need to double check. I wasn't in line. I'm on the 3rd bend, but I thought Harris got 3rd. Before being accused of wearing red tinted specs, I also thought Smith lost a 3rd in an earlier heat too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jaizer Posted May 11 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 11 Really not all that bothered about the result as the fans were definitely the winner with the level of racing. However, the riders need to stop coming out with this I'm going to go to next level crap. Worrall at start of season and flint yesterday. If you can't beat castagna and lasse round your home track then you're no going to any next level! 5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 55 minutes ago, Gazc said: Regardless of who finished in what order in the super heat don’t think anyone who was there last night can deny that Edinburgh were the more solid outfit. For me they just shaded it on the night and deserved what turned out to be a well deserved win. Yes, their 1-5 were good last night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 31 minutes ago, Cast1rn said: I would go with the smoke pouring out the back of his bike in heat 1 last week, or engine giving up heat 3 this week as equipment issues not team set up. Starke has a reputation for having bang average equipment, and 9 time's outta 10 comes out on summit no faster than a lawnmower or sounding like a bag of nails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickinho Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 (edited) 9 hours ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said: Pickering was frightening. Given how poor he was in heat one of the original rained off meeting (on the wrong end of a 5-1), that was an incredible performance. I take no pleasure in saying this, but that’s up there with the best visiting performance I’ve ever seen, anywhere. He earned every single win. I listened to his interview on the EMTV podcast before the meeting and he was so positive and up for this meeting that it was scary. He's on another level this season but it was his comments about the current Edinburgh team which intrigued me. He has so much confidence in them and that seems to be filtering throughout the team to good effect. This result confirms this. Edited May 11 by Nickinho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cast1rn Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 38 minutes ago, Jaizer said: Really not all that bothered about the result as the fans were definitely the winner with the level of racing. However, the riders need to stop coming out with this I'm going to go to next level crap. Worrall at start of season and flint yesterday. If you can't beat castagna and lasse round your home track then you're no going to any next level! The only rider that's gone up any sort of level is James. The rest should stay well in their boxes until they can bang in a double digit score. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckerroo Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 It was always a big risk signing starke who tbf had looked completely GATG for a couple of yrs, they very rarely do anything but dissapoint . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 39 minutes ago, Jaizer said: Really not all that bothered about the result as the fans were definitely the winner with the level of racing. However, the riders need to stop coming out with this I'm going to go to next level crap. Worrall at start of season and flint yesterday. If you can't beat castagna and lasse round your home track then you're no going to any next level! Would agree the level of racing is always great,it is a brilliant track now.As a neutral it’s is worth the admission money alone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickinho Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Joseq7 said: That's an interesting question. There must be an SCB/FIM determined position for transponders, which you'd think the machine examiner would need to double check. I wasn't in line. I'm on the 3rd bend, but I thought Harris got 3rd. Before being accused of wearing red tinted specs, I also thought Smith lost a 3rd in an earlier heat too. I was near the line on the home straight and also thought Harris had at least nicked third. The subsequent announcement surprised me. Edited May 11 by Nickinho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickinho Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Cast1rn said: The only rider that's gone up any sort of level is James. The rest should stay well in their boxes until they can bang in a double digit score. It's not all doom and gloom though for the Tigers if JP maintains his third heat leader scores and Flint ups his game. If this happens then Glasgow would have four heat leaders and a handy pair of reserves. Not bad at all. The season is long. Edited May 11 by Nickinho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Head Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 All the talk about transponders. Does anyone know if they were actually being used in this meeting? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB723 Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 1 hour ago, Jaizer said: Really not all that bothered about the result as the fans were definitely the winner with the level of racing. However, the riders need to stop coming out with this I'm going to go to next level crap. Worrall at start of season and flint yesterday. If you can't beat castagna and lasse round your home track then you're no going to any next level! I think Flint rode exactly the same as he has been, just now he has Pearson instead of Starke riding with him so his points look worse, big test for him to see if he can step up. Worrall looks very good when he makes the gate, if he doesn't though he doesn't seem to go forward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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