Robinh88 Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 (edited) Another big score from Bomber tonight, it looks like he will beat his 2023 figure of 9.47, pending Oxford's visit on Sunday. Even more impressive given the fact he isn't the best gater and riding in a team that is a pale shadow of the champions class of 2023. I don't know how he does it: the travelling, crashes, bruises and still pulls it out the bag weekly. I would assume he is a stick on for Glasgow 2025? I hope he wins the CLRC and rides in a competitive team next year. Edited September 6 by Robinh88 Nil 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeyin Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 6 hours ago, Robinh88 said: Another big score from Bomber tonight, it looks like he will beat his 2023 figure of 9.47, pending Oxford's visit on Sunday. Even more impressive given the fact he isn't the best gater and riding in a team that is a pale shadow of the champions class of 2023. I don't know how he does it: the travelling, crashes, bruises and still pulls it out the bag weekly. I would assume he is a stick on for Glasgow 2025? I hope he wins the CLRC and rides in a competitive team next year. We certainly hope he is in a competitive team next year too, this year has been a massive disappointment, Chris has held the team together and won us matches that we didn't deserve to win. We have finished our season below the starting average of 38 and that takes some doing. The positive is that despite all the travelling Chris would love to stay at Glasgow until he retires as he loves the track, so hopefully that will work out as he is a joy to watch especially when he doesn't gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 I wonder if any more guest bookings are on the cards this season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 8 hours ago, Robinh88 said: Another big score from Bomber tonight, it looks like he will beat his 2023 figure of 9.47, pending Oxford's visit on Sunday. His 2024 average is 9.25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 I think the “terrible gater” tag with Harris gets overplayed. There’s little wrong with his gating whenever I’ve watched him, and often it’s very good! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 The guy is quite incredible, the best loved rider in British Speedway for obvious reasons. 👌 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 1 hour ago, Noelinho said: His 2024 average is 9.25. I have 9.59 from 21 meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 18 minutes ago, Robinh88 said: I have 9.59 from 21 meetings. hmm. I'm not counting KO Cup, but he averaged 8.8 there. You must be counting bonus points? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 5 minutes ago, Noelinho said: hmm. I'm not counting KO Cup, but he averaged 8.8 there. You must be counting bonus points? From all meetings and bps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloom89 Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 6 minutes ago, Robinh88 said: From all meetings and bps. Official averages on the bspa site has him on 8.88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 4 hours ago, Weeyin said: We certainly hope he is in a competitive team next year too, this year has been a massive disappointment, Chris has held the team together and won us matches that we didn't deserve to win. We have finished our season below the starting average of 38 and that takes some doing. The positive is that despite all the travelling Chris would love to stay at Glasgow until he retires as he loves the track, so hopefully that will work out as he is a joy to watch especially when he doesn't gate. Chris is always in a "competitive team" as he always rides in the play offs..😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 (edited) 4 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: I think the “terrible gater” tag with Harris gets overplayed. There’s little wrong with his gating whenever I’ve watched him, and often it’s very good! I concur. A coupla years back spoke with a relative newbie at Scunny v Berwick "so Bandits track this guy Chris 'Bomber' Harris, he's great you you'll enjoy watching him, he's brilliant he oft misses the gate but can pass from anywhere almost for fun" 👍. And Bomber decided to wear his gating gloves that nite, slight egg on face☺️, but a brilliant rider all the same, and the newbie, + son & his friends, is still pretty much a regular.... Edited September 7 by martinmauger grammar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cheese Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 (edited) I've been fortunate enough to watch him race since he was a 15-year old at St Austell and it's fantastic to see him still going strong. The guest stuff always gets brought up but there's a reason why he's generally the rider teams go to and that's because they know he will turn up and give maximum effort whatever the conditions, he plays his part in helping out the rest of the team and of course for the fans he'll provide great entertainment. Even in the dullest meeting you know you will get at least a couple of races with a bit of excitement and at times it feels as though he's keeping the sport afloat by himself. Hopefully he's got plenty of years left in him! Edited September 7 by The Cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 As one of the most vocal detractors of bomber when he signed last year I have to say I've never changed feelings on a rider so quickly. His previous spell left a bitter taste but he's more than made up for it this year. He's been a joy to watch last 2 years and hopefully for 3 or 4 more. JP, Leon and Anders should be soaking all of the information he's given them up if want to have half the career he's had. Legend of British speedway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 Always been liked at Poole, and is always welcome back. Anytime. Even if he did contrabute to our downfall last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 He is a supreme entertainer and just “ gets on with it”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 I think fans forget just how close Bomber got to being in the top few riders in the World. There was one gp season where I think he finished equal fourth but at one point was riding better than most. Scott also got very close . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 Great rider who gives everything every race and we all love it when he gets left at the gate, his amazing pass on Doyle at Poole will always be remembered by Poole fans, the place went wild, what a night and watching him win at Cardiff was incredible. Coventry fans will never forget his man of steel performance at Poole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 19 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Great rider who gives everything every race and we all love it when he gets left at the gate, his amazing pass on Doyle at Poole will always be remembered by Poole fans, the place went wild, what a night and watching him win at Cardiff was incredible. Coventry fans will never forget his man of steel performance at Poole. He's also the first rider out if anyone comes off, regardless of what team they ride for also a nice guy to speak to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITISHSPEEDPOWER Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 (edited) 6 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: I think the “terrible gater” tag with Harris gets overplayed. There’s little wrong with his gating whenever I’ve watched him, and often it’s very good! Terrible gater at GP level. Pretty decent gater in UK 👍 Edited September 7 by BRITISHSPEEDPOWER Spelling mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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