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Post by admin on May 16, 2022 21:45:04 GMT
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Post by Bigcatdiary on May 17, 2022 7:24:14 GMT
Other Rules
2 riders from the top 4 by MA from the green sheets of the month prior to the event will determine the Pair for each team, with the Rising Star being the reserve.
It is compulsory for the Rising Star to be nominated for at least one heat.
It’s a bit of a suck it and see competition but I wouldn’t bet against it being binned at the end of the season.
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Post by Hodgy on May 17, 2022 10:34:08 GMT
Other Rules 2 riders from the top 4 by MA from the green sheets of the month prior to the event will determine the Pair for each team, with the Rising Star being the reserve. It is compulsory for the Rising Star to be nominated for at least one heat. It’s a bit of a suck it and see competition but I wouldn’t bet against it being binned at the end of the season. So the Rising Star could end up being nominated against number 1’s. That should make for great pairs racing. I doubt it will be taken seriously and probably end up with unbalanced teams. I agree, expect it will only see one season. |
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Post by rodders on May 17, 2022 11:46:49 GMT
Other Rules 2 riders from the top 4 by MA from the green sheets of the month prior to the event will determine the Pair for each team, with the Rising Star being the reserve. It is compulsory for the Rising Star to be nominated for at least one heat. It’s a bit of a suck it and see competition but I wouldn’t bet against it being binned at the end of the season. So the Rising Star could end up being nominated against number 1’s. That should make for great pairs racing. I doubt it will be taken seriously and probably end up with unbalanced teams. I agree, expect it will only see one season. Can't say that I am getting terribly excited by this meeting!! |
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Post by Hodgy on May 17, 2022 13:44:58 GMT
So the Rising Star could end up being nominated against number 1’s. That should make for great pairs racing. I doubt it will be taken seriously and probably end up with unbalanced teams. I agree, expect it will only see one season. Can't say that I am getting terribly excited by this meeting!! Doubt it will create much of an attendance from supporters or riders. Can’t imagine NKI, Zagar, Fricke, Doyle, Holder etc… doing this for BSPA Event rates. Which makes the 2 out of top 4 concerning. |
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Post by rodders on May 22, 2022 18:59:42 GMT
Hopefully season tickets are valid for this meeting!! If not it looks like £40 plus travel expenses and other incidentals such as food and drink. It seems that in the organisers benevolence they will not be raising admission prices despite there being more races than normal.
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Post by admin on May 22, 2022 22:21:28 GMT
Hopefully season tickets are valid for this meeting!! If not it looks like £40 plus travel expenses and other incidentals such as food and drink. It seems that in the organisers benevolence they will not be raising admission prices despite there being more races than normal. "Normal Premiership admission prices apply, with season tickets not valid for this event. All tickets will be available for pay on the day, and there are no pre-sales." club website! BELLE VUE: Max Fricke, Brady Kurtz, Tom Brennan (RS); IPSWICH: Jason Doyle, Danny King, Danyon Hume (RS); KING’S LYNN: Josh Pickering, Richard Lawson, Jack Thomas (RS); PETERBOROUGH: Michael Palm Toft, Chris Harris, Max Clegg (RS), SHEFFIELD: Jack Holder, Adam Ellis, Connor Mountain (RS); WOLVERHAMPTON: Sam Masters, Ryan Douglas, Joe Thompson (RS). All six clubs will race against each other once during the 15 regular heats, with Pairs scoring of 4-3-2-0 applying. The leading team after Heat 15 goes straight to the Final, with second and third racing off for the right to face them, meaning a 17-race schedule in total. Series points are then awarded based on finishing position: 12-8-6-4-2-0 which are carried into the second round at Ipswich next month. In addition, all six clubs track a Rising Star, who must take at least one ride during the regular portion of the meeting. With the Panthers’ Rising Stars unavailable for this meeting, they have called up Newcastle’s Max Clegg from the list of Rising Stars to stand in. There is also an element of choice for riders and team managers over gate positions, as although each club will be pre-programmed with gates 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 for each race, their two riders can start from those gates in either order. |
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Post by Bigcatdiary on May 23, 2022 7:29:13 GMT
Hopefully season tickets are valid for this meeting!! If not it looks like £40 plus travel expenses and other incidentals such as food and drink. It seems that in the organisers benevolence they will not be raising admission prices despite there being more races than normal. "Normal Premiership admission prices apply, with season tickets not valid for this event. All tickets will be available for pay on the day, and there are no pre-sales." club website! BELLE VUE: Max Fricke, Brady Kurtz, Tom Brennan (RS); IPSWICH: Jason Doyle, Danny King, Danyon Hume (RS); KING’S LYNN: Josh Pickering, Richard Lawson, Jack Thomas (RS); PETERBOROUGH: Michael Palm Toft, Chris Harris, Max Clegg (RS), SHEFFIELD: Jack Holder, Adam Ellis, Connor Mountain (RS); WOLVERHAMPTON: Sam Masters, Ryan Douglas, Joe Thompson (RS). All six clubs will race against each other once during the 15 regular heats, with Pairs scoring of 4-3-2-0 applying. The leading team after Heat 15 goes straight to the Final, with second and third racing off for the right to face them, meaning a 17-race schedule in total. Series points are then awarded based on finishing position: 12-8-6-4-2-0 which are carried into the second round at Ipswich next month. In addition, all six clubs track a Rising Star, who must take at least one ride during the regular portion of the meeting. With the Panthers’ Rising Stars unavailable for this meeting, they have called up Newcastle’s Max Clegg from the list of Rising Stars to stand in. There is also an element of choice for riders and team managers over gate positions, as although each club will be pre-programmed with gates 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 for each race, their two riders can start from those gates in either order. So let’s assume all the Peterborough ST holders attend this meeting and pay and then it’s rained off or abandoned after a few heats, the only chance for ST holders then is to attend the restaging but what if it isn’t restaged or the ST holder cannot attend the restaging. Then what. If the meeting is rained off tonight this has disaster written all over it, thankfully the weather forecast is now better. |
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Post by Bigcatdiary on May 23, 2022 7:29:45 GMT
So the Rising Star could end up being nominated against number 1’s. That should make for great pairs racing. I doubt it will be taken seriously and probably end up with unbalanced teams. I agree, expect it will only see one season. Can't say that I am getting terribly excited by this meeting!! Your not the only one Rodders |
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Post by admin on May 23, 2022 9:33:24 GMT
Can't say that I am getting terribly excited by this meeting!! Your not the only one Rodders Well looking at the crowd at the last home meeting (which looked poor on the TV when they did the straight view of the stand), I think that they are going to need a lot of visitors to fill extra gaps caused by ST holders giving it a miss. Might be worth doing live streaming as per the info on the BSPA preview - not sure how much that streaming option costs if you just want the one off event but they're not keen on detail. I'd have thought entry costs and programme costs were an important part of preview information but not in BSPA world? |
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Post by Bigcatdiary on May 23, 2022 14:53:15 GMT
Your not the only one Rodders Well looking at the crowd at the last home meeting (which looked poor on the TV when they did the straight view of the stand), I think that they are going to need a lot of visitors to fill extra gaps caused by ST holders giving it a miss. Might be worth doing live streaming as per the info on the BSPA preview - not sure how much that streaming option costs if you just want the one off event but they're not keen on detail. I'd have thought entry costs and programme costs were an important part of preview information but not in BSPA world? £12.99 I am reliably informed for a one off. |
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Post by admin on May 23, 2022 18:32:53 GMT
Can't say that I am getting terribly excited by this meeting!! Going by Noodles 7.20pm post on the BSF then you are certainly not alone: Noodles - Crowd is awful  10minutes to fill up! |
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Post by admin on May 23, 2022 20:51:32 GMT
Belle Vue Aces = 26 (3RD)
1. Max Fricke 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, F = 17
2. Brady Kurtz 3, 2, 0, 2, 2 = 9
R. Tom Brennan 0 = 0
Ipswich Witches = 21 (5TH)
3. Jason Doyle 4, 4, 3, 2, 4 = 17
4. Danny King 0, 0, 2, 0 = 2
R. Danyon Hume 2 = 2
Kings Lynn Stars = 35 (1ST)
5. Josh Pickering 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2 = 21
6. Richard Lawson 2, 3, 0, 3, 3, 3 = 14
R. Jack Thomas 0 = 0
Peterborough Panthers = 18 (6TH)
7. Michael Palm Toft 0, 3, 4, 0 = 7
8. Chris Harris 4, 0, 0, 4, 3 = 11
R. Max Clegg (Guest) 0 = 0
Sheffield Tigers = 30 (2ND)
9. Jack Holder 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 = 22
10. Adam Ellis 0, 2, 2, 2, Fx = 6
R. Connor Mountain 2 = 2
Wolverhampton Wolves = 23 (4TH)
11. Sam Masters 4, 4, 2, 2 = 12
12. Ryan Douglas 2, R, 3, 3, 3 = 11
R. Joe Thompson 0 = 0
speedway updates
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Post by rodders on May 23, 2022 21:30:44 GMT
Can't say that I am getting terribly excited by this meeting!! Going by Noodles 7.20pm post on the BSF then you are certainly not alone: Noodles - Crowd is awful 10minutes to fill up! A right ruddy hames!!! |
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Post by admin on May 24, 2022 10:03:40 GMT
PETERBOROUGH made a disappointing start to their Premiership Pairs campaign with no points gleaned from the opening round.
Panthers duo Michael Palm Toft and Chris Harris collected three race wins from their four rides as a combination – but on each occasion, their team-mate was at the back.
And that proved costly in a format which rewards consistency and where avoiding last places is more important than race wins.
That said, some of those victories provided some fine action with Palm Toft pulling off a brilliant ride to take Heat 7 in Panthers’ clash with Ipswich.
MPT cleared Danny King at the end of the first lap before reeling in former World Champion Jason Doyle and superbly switched inside him going into the last lap.
Harris won two races, the second of which in Heat 12 saw him enjoy a fine battle with Wolverhampton’s Ryan Douglas as the two passed and re-passed up-front.
And he was also close to defeating Jack Holder in Heat 15 only for the Sheffield man to produce a classy move on the last lap.
The Tigers led the scorechart after the qualifiers and they were joined in the Final by King’s Lynn, whose progress past Belle Vue in the semi was virtually assured when Max Fricke fell on turns three and four whilst trying to pass Richard Lawson.
The Final was controversial with Holder well clear whilst his Sheffield team-mate Adam Ellis holding third place which would have won the meeting – but as team-riding came into play, Richard Lawson slowed the race down in a bid to bring Josh Pickering into contention, and Ellis crashed heavily at the start of the last lap as King’s Lynn were awarded overall victory.
Panthers boss Rob Lyon said: “It was a frustrating night, and really it’s the way our season has gone so far.
“We couldn’t get both boys firing at the same time, but that’s the way it goes. It was a very competitive line-up, and a competitive meeting all the way through, so it was always going to be tight.
“It’s disappointing that we finished last on our own track, I’ve got to be honest about that, but fair play to the other boys and congratulations to King’s Lynn for coming out on top.”
Panthers are back in league action next week with a trip to King’s Lynn on Monday, and they then host Wolverhampton next Thursday (June 2).
PREMIERSHIP PAIRS Round 1, Peterborough
QUALIFYING SCORES:
SHEFFIELD 26: Jack Holder 18, Adam Ellis 6, Connor Mountain (RS) 2.
BELLE VUE 24: Max Fricke 17, Brady Kurtz 7, Tom Brennan (RS) 0.
KING’S LYNN 23: Josh Pickering 15, Richard Lawson 8, Jack Thomas (RS) 0.
WOLVERHAMPTON 23: Sam Masters 12, Ryan Douglas 11, Joe Thompson (RS) 0.
IPSWICH 21: Jason Doyle 17, Danny King 2, Danyon Hume (RS) 2.
PETERBOROUGH 18: Chris Harris 11, Michael Palm Toft 7, Max Clegg (RS) 0.
SEMI-FINAL: Pickering, Lawson, Kurtz, Fricke (F) - [King’s Lynn beat Belle Vue 7-2]
GRAND FINAL: Holder, Lawson, Pickering, Ellis (Fx) – [King’s Lynn beat Sheffield 5-4]
club website
STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 1
King’s Lynn 12, Sheffield 8, Belle Vue 6, Wolverhampton 4, Ipswich 2, Peterborough 0.
Don't really want to be following Lawson it would seem? Didn't he allegedly do similar when MPT crashed in the league fixture? Heat 06: Lawson, Nicholls, Worrall, Palm Toft (EX) 2-4 17-19 59.2 - Comments: Big crash on B2 L2. No mention from the texter of who's involved but Palm Toft Excluded!
Rerun: FTG (from updates).
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10minutes to fill up!