bringbackHalifax Posted yesterday at 04:54 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:54 PM Very poor call. Riss parked it and caused the stoppage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted yesterday at 05:15 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:15 PM Congratulations to Redcar. Good show from Plymouth lads. What happened to the Workington lads especially tate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch Me If You Can Posted yesterday at 05:18 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:18 PM (edited) I stopped going to these shared meetings They drag on far too long,! Near 180 minutes to run about 20 minutes of actual racing Edited yesterday at 05:19 PM by Catch Me If You Can 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted yesterday at 05:18 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:18 PM Congratulations to Redcar. Gutted it ended in a dead rubber final, but as harsh as that is on Kerr, Riss has passed him and is subsequently in control of the pace of the race; it’s Kerr’s responsibility to navigate that. It’s incredibly harsh and remarkably frustrating. The Cook/Barker incident was similar; I can see both sides argument, but ultimately, a decision which not everyone will agree with has to be made. Disappointed by Glasgow’s showing in the first semi-final, but Harris and Howarth were dominant in the main section of the meeting, so lots of optimism for the season ahead. Klindt was rider of the night and Sedgmen might want to offer a refund to any travelling Edinburgh fans as he didn’t appear interested in competing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted yesterday at 05:21 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:21 PM It seems odd to complain about riders trying, but I keep reading on the updates the rider in 2nd in a 5-4 heat advantage, passed the rider in 1st (during the last 3 heats) and I think why bother? Hope they didn't take any risks doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo95 Posted yesterday at 05:22 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:22 PM 2 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said: Congratulations to Redcar. Gutted it ended in a dead rubber final, but as harsh as that is on Kerr, Riss has passed him and is subsequently in control of the pace of the race; it’s Kerr’s responsibility to navigate that. It’s incredibly harsh and remarkably frustrating. The Cook/Barker incident was similar; I can see both sides argument, but ultimately, a decision which not everyone will agree with has to be made. Disappointed by Glasgow’s showing in the first semi-final, but Harris and Howarth were dominant in the main section of the meeting, so lots of optimism for the season ahead. Klindt was rider of the night and Sedgmen might want to offer a refund to any travelling Edinburgh fans as he didn’t appear interested in competing. Scotty was in front of Charles last year but he still got excluded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted yesterday at 05:25 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:25 PM 1 minute ago, Gambo95 said: Scotty was in front of Charles last year but he still got excluded. I didn’t see last year’s event, but if that is the case, the lack of consistency is disappointing. In that sort of incident, my opinion is that Kerr - even if it was Chris Harris - causes the stoppage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted yesterday at 05:27 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:27 PM I've not seen the Cook / Barker incident, but had the ref excluded Barker both teams would still have made the semi final. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB723 Posted yesterday at 05:32 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:32 PM 3 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said: I didn’t see last year’s event, but if that is the case, the lack of consistency is disappointing. In that sort of incident, my opinion is that Kerr - even if it was Chris Harris - causes the stoppage. Going into the corner Erik came over far too hard, he was practically touching Kerr while leaning right over him and Kerr would have had no way to anticipate that when going into the corner, Erik was still a fair bit behind. As soon as Erik went in it was always going to be an accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTD26 Posted yesterday at 05:33 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:33 PM 16 minutes ago, lewy said: Congratulations to Redcar. Good show from Plymouth lads. What happened to the Workington lads especially tate? To me, Tate looks down on confidence. Which, after that crash last season, I’m not surprised. Maybe gives the Workington team manager a headache on the riding order front 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear_Bottom Posted yesterday at 05:40 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:40 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueIn2Red Posted yesterday at 05:43 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:43 PM One of the speedway rules that frustrates me most is “somebody has to be excluded for incidents after the first corner” - why? If it’s a racing incident, 50/50, nobody to blame, just let them race again. Very frustrating! Doubly so in a pairs event. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTD26 Posted yesterday at 05:43 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:43 PM 16 minutes ago, lewy said: Congratulations to Redcar. Good show from Plymouth lads. What happened to the Workington lads especially tate? To me, Tate looks down on confidence. Which, after that crash last season, I’m not surprised. Maybe gives the Workington team manager a headache on the riding order front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted yesterday at 05:44 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:44 PM 10 minutes ago, CTD26 said: To me, Tate looks down on confidence. Which, after that crash last season, I’m not surprised. Maybe gives the Workington team manager a headache on the riding order front I think it was just an off day for Tate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bringbackHalifax Posted yesterday at 05:51 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:51 PM 6 minutes ago, BlueIn2Red said: One of the speedway rules that frustrates me most is “somebody has to be excluded for incidents after the first corner” - why? If it’s a racing incident, 50/50, nobody to blame, just let them race again. Very frustrating! Doubly so in a pairs event. It wasn’t a racing accident. Riss parked it on purpose and left Kerr nowhere to go. Last year Nichols was excluded for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted yesterday at 05:53 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:53 PM 27 minutes ago, Gambo95 said: Scotty was in front of Charles last year but he still got excluded. Better ref last year prob. Wayne Jarvis is not one of the better ones imo. 5 minutes ago, topaz325 said: I think it was just an off day for Tate Was always gonna be tough for him as against most clubs top 2 but was expecting Worky to get to SFs today! Also good to see Plymouth doing well and congratulations to Redcar. I guess the pairs is one thing we are just not meant to win, as the occasions we make to the final we seem to get an exclusion! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Groove Posted yesterday at 06:05 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:05 PM 29 minutes ago, CTD26 said: To me, Tate looks down on confidence. Which, after that crash last season, I’m not surprised. Maybe gives the Workington team manager a headache on the riding order front Yes, for someone who's had access to the track to practice for the last couple of weeks I was expecting better. Then again, it's different riding round a track on your own compared to battling for the places with three other bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woke23 Posted yesterday at 06:12 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:12 PM Disappointed with the comets lads today. Vuolas improved as the meeting went on and I have no concerns he'll do well at home this season. Tate is the one concerning me. Coming in as the no.5 is a big ask after such a big injury. Last year he was superb. Today he looked slow gating and even slower around the track. I just hope it's the bike and not his confidence. It did seem like the bike was running slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted yesterday at 06:12 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:12 PM 18 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Better ref last year prob. Wayne Jarvis is not one of the better ones imo. Was always gonna be tough for him as against most clubs top 2 but was expecting Worky to get to SFs today! Also good to see Plymouth doing well and congratulations to Redcar. I guess the pairs is one thing we are just not meant to win, as the occasions we make to the final we seem to get an exclusion! Yes unlucky couple of years ago Steve Worrall broke down on the start line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago Now I've seen the final I can understand why the ref made the call he did. Riss pulled a slight locker but nothing major that gave Kerr nowhere to go. Kerr did drift out a little, had to stayed on the line & collected Riss I would've excluded Riss as he would've had "nowhere to go". That being said I think it was close enough to be a 50/50, that whatever decision the ref made, someone will feel hard done by. In this instance think an all four call would be totally acceptable (especially for a pairs event). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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