King's Lynn Stars 2025

[foreverblue]

3 minutes ago, AceBelle said:

he was only 2nd string all season at B/vue so tough going straight to a number 1 ? 

That is the trade off, if you build strength in depth.

[Youhave2minutes]

3 hours ago, foreverblue said:

Going to be tough for Ben at number one, he had a good season with Belle Vue but when you look at the other number ones he will struggle.

Totally agree at 1

[AceBelle]

24 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

That is the trade off, if you build strength in depth.

time will tell on that one ? they are going to be strong at home for sure !!

[foreverblue]

39 minutes ago, AceBelle said:

time will tell on that one ? they are going to be strong at home for sure !!

You could say they are overly strong at reserve and Harris may not win every reserve race. 

[FishersGate]

Kings Lynn's side isn't built for heats 13 and 15. More like heat 2 ,12 14 etc

[Hackett]

Solid Stars - Lacking an out and out number one but a solid 1-7 nearly got Leicester over the line last season. Looks as though the Stars are looking at a similar structure. 

[StarBoy]

3 minutes ago, Hackett said:

Solid Stars - Lacking an out and out number one but a solid 1-7 nearly got Leicester over the line last season. Looks as though the Stars are looking at a similar structure. 

Can Kvech become the 9-point rider Fricke is though? That is the only question mark, he certainly has the ability to…

[SpeedwayFan91]

1 hour ago, StarBoy said:

Can Kvech become the 9-point rider Fricke is though? That is the only question mark, he certainly has the ability to…

I think he could make it up to an 8 average for sure… and if he does then I think we’ll make the playoffs, because everyone else will score their average or more most of the time! Especially at home 

[FishersGate]

5 minutes ago, SpeedwayFan91 said:

I think he could make it up to an 8 average for sure… and if he does then I think we’ll make the playoffs, because everyone else will score their average or more most of the time! Especially at home 

I'd put Kvech at 4 personally. Rob has a great opportunity to switch riders around depending on the opposition. Could easily put Cook and Lawson as a pair and that gives Lawson heat 8 as well. Makes them strong in heats others aren't.

[Roger Jacobs]

18 minutes ago, FishersGate said:

I'd put Kvech at 4 personally. Rob has a great opportunity to switch riders around depending on the opposition. Could easily put Cook and Lawson as a pair and that gives Lawson heat 8 as well. Makes them strong in heats others aren't.

Cook will need support while he's at #1, so Lawson is the obvious choice for #2 because he's already very familiar with that position.

[Arthur54]

15 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said:

Cook will need support while he's at #1, so Lawson is the obvious choice for #2 because he's already very familiar with that position.

Plus he rode with him at Poole 

[Danny Connor]

Nobody is expecting cook to score 15 at number 1. I expect 7/8 in 4 rides. The thing is the whole team is capable of that also. That's all we need. Riders will have off nights. For every point 1 rider drops another has to gain!! 

 

I think we're going to be alright! 

[SpeedwayFan91]

52 minutes ago, FishersGate said:

I'd put Kvech at 4 personally. Rob has a great opportunity to switch riders around depending on the opposition. Could easily put Cook and Lawson as a pair and that gives Lawson heat 8 as well. Makes them strong in heats others aren't.

So you’d have Cook 1, Lawson 2 and Kvech 4?… so you’re trusting Iversen or Klindt to ride at 5?… if they put Lawson at 2 then Kvech needs to be 5 imo, especially whilst Harris is at reserve 

[Col]

Whichever of the 1-6 are at 1 & 5 are going to struggle for their period in those positions.  Whichever of the 1-6 are at 2 &  6 should thrive in those positions. The 4 & 5 should hold the own.

Can the 2 & 6 get the team a big enough lead before heats 13 & 15, where this team will be pretty much conceding 8 points home & away (two 5-1's against).

Teams built this way are less capable of taking advantage of tactical substitutes & are more susceptible to tactical substitutes.

Edited 14 hours ago by Col

[Speedball]

13 & 15 away might be tough but I’m not convinced we’ll be conceding 5-1’s at home every week in those heats.

Last time Cook guested for us (versus Sheffield) he beat Jack & Chris Holder, including winning heat 15. Kvech also claimed some good scalps at home. 

In terms of line-up, I think I’d be looking at pairings of Cook & Lawson, Klindt & Iversen with Kvech at 5 but with option to move riders about, especially away.

 

 

[FishersGate]

12 hours ago, SpeedwayFan91 said:

So you’d have Cook 1, Lawson 2 and Kvech 4?… so you’re trusting Iversen or Klindt to ride at 5?… if they put Lawson at 2 then Kvech needs to be 5 imo, especially whilst Harris is at reserve 

It depends on who you are up against. At home Lawson will be probably end up at 5 but if I was up against a team away from home where I'm struggling to see wins in certain heats you can try target other heats like heat 8 and 14 etc

[Bagpuss]

1 hour ago, Speedball said:

13 & 15 away might be tough but I’m not convinced we’ll be conceding 5-1’s at home every week in those heats.

Last time Cook guested for us (versus Sheffield) he beat Jack & Chris Holder, including winning heat 15. Kvech also claimed some good scalps at home. 

In terms of line-up, I think I’d be looking at pairings of Cook & Lawson, Klindt & Iversen with Kvech at 5 but with option to move riders about, especially away. 

Quite agree, the top six are going to be strong at home and apart from Doyle & Emil who stand out I don't think we need to worry about heats 13 & 15 as much as some people think. As you say we saw some strong performances last season especially towards the end. 

Away from home might be different but we shall see

Edited 5 hours ago by Bagpuss

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40 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

Quite agree, the top six are going to be strong at home and apart from Doyle & Emil who stand out I don't think we need to worry about heats 13 & 15 as much as some people think. As you say we saw some strong performances last season especially towards the end. 

Away from home might be different but we shall see

Trouble with Ben Cook is the away tracks like Ipswich and he was very poor at Oxford even in the championship.

[PTW]

I think the line up would be 

1.Cook2.Lawson3.Iversen4.klindt5.Kvech6.Harris7.Boughen

makes sense to keep Lawson at no2 after last year in a similar strength team it worked for Leicester,Iversen and Klindt is pretty decent engine room and Kvech needs to go at 5 imo.

 

[szkocjasid]

On 11/15/2024 at 12:46 PM, Daniel Smith said:

Lawson should be at No1. The reductions are team building only. The 'Rolling Averages' take precedent. 

 

On 11/15/2024 at 7:31 PM, Gambo said:

Correct. We get the same mistake rolled out by posters every year.

 

On 11/15/2024 at 11:49 PM, szkocjasid said:

Actually you're incorrect. We get the same mistake rolled out by posters every year.

 

On 11/16/2024 at 10:38 AM, Gambo said:

We will see who is correct in March/April.

No need to wait, can clear this up now with two examples.

1) Jordan Jenkins finished 2023 on a 4.21 ave, started 2024 at reserve on his reduced 3.16 ave with Keynan Rew in the team on 4.00.

2) Danny King finished 2022 on an 8.26 ave, started 2023 at number five on his reduced 8.05 ave with Erik Riss at number one on 8.24.

Both times a riders' reduced average, was used for team building & his team position. There is no "team building average only".

Ben Cook will start at 1 for the Stars.