Belle Vue v Eastbourne

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Nicki P is feeling sore after his crash yesterday and so has pulled out of this meeting and Adam Shields comes in. There hasn't been any other team news for this one, but I assume the eagles look like this:

1. Adam Shields
2. Morten Risager
3. Davey Watt
4. R/R
5. Lewis Bridger
6. Cameron Woodward
7. Denis Gizatullin

Any ideas on what the Belle Vue team will be??

Would love it if we could win this one but I don't know if we will.

Whats the betting the BSF start on about Nickis absence.

Edit: Riding order changed.

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mimi said:

Whats the betting the BSF start on about Nickis absence.

Not at the moment cos the BSF is absent....yet again.

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mimi said:

Any ideas on what the Belle Vue team will be??

Belle Vue are at full strength for this one so will more than likely line up as follows:

1. Simon Stead
2. James Wright
3. Joe Screen
4. Adam Skornicki
5. Kevin Doolan
6. Antonio Lindback
7. Billy Forsberg

Can only see an Aces win here and I fully expect Adam Shields to do the exact opposite of what he does when he guests for us, score some bloody points

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Surprise surprise no Gizatullin, Chris Kerr guests.

I would love to know where they got Gizatullin and 99% of our remaining meetings from.

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Looks like Lindback made this one - desperately hoping to get an average no doubt.

Hoping youngy can tell us what happened with Shields' exclusion.

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What a bad night for the Eagles but well done the Aces.

Belle Vue 60 (Stead/Doolan 11+2)
Eastbourne 29 (Watt/Risager 9)

Shields got 1 point from 3 rides, which is not what Nicki would have got, but he is very welcome to score like that this weekend

I am not looking forward to Thursday, if this is what Belle Vue do to us, I dread to think what Coventry are going to do

youngy, were there any positives us eagles could take from this? How was Woodward riding??

Bob and Trevor please put Bridger back at no.2!!

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Congratulations Aces, massive win for your boys.

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schumi said:

Looks like Lindback made this one - desperately hoping to get an average no doubt.

Hoping youngy can tell us what happened with Shields' exclusion.

To be honest Schumi I have no idea. He was at the tapes, doing the usual routine which all other 3 riders were doing and then, bang, his exclusion light comes on. Official word is he was delaying but IMHO he wasn't.

The start of the meeting was a farce. Ken Wrench is on holiday so his replacement doing the announcing was awful. Joe Screen was delayed getting to the stadium due to there being a pile up on the M62. Joe lives in Warrington which is about a 30-40 minute drive from the stadium. Then the meeting was held up due to 'Missing Paperwork'.....or should that be 'Missing Belle Vue Captain'. Riders came out for heat 1, sat at the gate for a good 3-4 minutes before the ref finally put the red light on.

It was a cracking meeting though and the scoreline doeesn't reflect the effort 4 of the Eastbourne boys put in. Shields and Bridger were shite, simple as that. Adam was unlucky to be excluded but offered nothing in his other 3 rides. One of his rides he was tailed off a long, long way. Mention must go to Cameron Woodward, the star of the show for me. Was very unlucky in heat 12. He was miles in front of the Belle Vue pair but hit a rut on the third bend which sent him hurtling towards the fence at breakneck speed. He tried in vain to get his bike out but it was stuck under the fence and by the time he managed to get it free he'd been lapped but, the question is, why weren't the red lights put on sooner???

Great race in heat 14 from Skornicki and Lindback to go either side of Watt.

Great Meeting.....looking forward to more of the same on Monday when Ipswich are in town.

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mimi said:

youngy, were there any positives us eagles could take from this? How was Woodward riding??
Bob and Trevor please put Bridger back at no.2!!

Woodward was the pick of the bunch for the Eagles. Was gating well, using the whole of the track and looked fast when out in front. Shame about his spill in heat 12.

Bridger was shocking to be honest. Before each race he came down the back straight on one wheel but once the tapes went up he was never in contention. Couldn't gate and didn't have the speed to pass anyone. Made one good move when he went round the outside of Stead but then stayed out wide and Stead easily passed him on the inside of the next lap.


Edited to add that Risager also rode well although on the occasions he was at the back he did look very wild and out of control.

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Here are the comments from the Updates site where I am the regular texter from Belle Vue:

Belle Vue = 60

1. Simon Stead - 2, 1', 2', 3, 3 = 11+2
2. James Wright - 1', 2, 0, 3 = 6+1
3. Joe Screen - 2, 3, 3, 3 = 11
4. Adam Skornicki - 0, 2', 2', 2' = 6+3
5. Kevin Doolan - 3, 3, 2', 2', 1 = 11+2
6. Antonio Lindback - 3, 0, 3, 3 = 9
7. Billy Forsberg - 1, 2', 1, 2' = 6+2

Eastbourne = 29

1. Adam Shields (G) - 0, 0, 1 = 1
2. Morten Risager - 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 0 = 9
3. Davey Watt - 3, 2, 1, 0, 1^, 2 = 9
4. David Norris R/R - (MR,1)(CK,1')(CW,0)(DW^,1) = (3+1)
5. Lewis Bridger - 0, 0, 1, 0 = 1
6. Cameron Woodward - 2, 0, 3, 2', 0, 0, 0 = 7+1
7. Chris Kerr (G) - 0, 1, 1', 0 = 2+1

Heat Results


Heat 01:Risager, Stead, Wright, Shields 60.0 3-3
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Heat 02:Lindback, Woodward, Forsberg, Kerr 59.9 4-2 7-5
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Heat 03:Watt, Screen, Risager, Skornicki 59.3 2-4 9-9
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Heat 04:Doolan, Forsberg, Kerr 59.9 5-1 14-10
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Heat 05:Screen, Skornicki, Risager, Woodward 59.9 5-1 19-11
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Heat 06:Woodward, Wright, Stead, Bridger 59.9 3-3 22-14
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Heat 07:Doolan, Watt, Kerr, Lindback 59.3 3-3 25-17
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Heat 08:Risager, Woodward, Forsberg, Wright 60.2 1-5 26-22
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Heat 09:Screen, Skornicki, Bridger, Kerr 60.8 5-1 31-23
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Heat 10:Wright, Stead, Watt, Woodward 60.2 5-1 36-24
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Heat 11:Lindback, Doolan, Risager, Shields 60.6 5-1 41-25
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Heat 12:Screen, Forsberg 62.7 5-0 46-25
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Heat 13:Stead, Doolan, Shields, Bridger 60.6 5-1 51-26
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Heat 14:Lindback, Skornicki, WATT, Woodward 60.4 5-1 56-27
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Heat 15:Stead, Watt, Doolan, Risager 59.7 4-2 60-29
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Comments:

Teams confirmed.

Weather: Glorious.

Track: Looks decent if not a little slick. Not bad to say there was stock cars on it yesterday.

Referee: Jim McGregor

Screen is stuck in traffic and not arrived yet. His bikes are there, he is not.

Eastbourne won the toss and took gates 1 and 3.

Slight delay before heat 1 due to some missing paperwork. Riders came out on track then went back into pits.

Heat 02 - From the gate, Lindback well out in front.

Heat 03 - Risager R/R. Screen has arrived and taking his place in race. Screen passed Risager on back straight. Skornicki almost had him on line. Good race.

Heat 04 - Bridger had an ef on lap 2.

Heat 05 - Shields excluded under 2mins which is bizarre as he was at the tapes. Woodward replaces. Skornicki passed Woodward on back straight, lap 2. Risager passed him bend 4, lap 4.

Heat 06 - Unsatisfactory start. Pity as Wright made a blinder off gate 4. two races in one. Woodward passed Wright on outside bend 4, lap 1. Bridger did same to Stead next lap. Stead passed Bridger bend 4, lap 4.

Heat 07 - Kerr R/R. Doolan miles in front. Lindback missed the gate, was all over Kerr but couldn't find a way past.

Heat 08 - Woodward in for Kerr. Wright missed the gate. Forsberg almost wiped out Risager when he picked up grip on bend 3, lap 3. Woodward passed Forsberg on inside on home straight.

Heat 09 - Kerr replaces Woodward. Finally a race won from the gate. Good team riding from the Aces.

Heat 10 - Woodward R/R. From the gate. Wright well clear in front.

Heat 11 - From the gate. Lindback made a flier off gate 4. Shields a long way off at the back.

Heat 12 - Watt jumped start and fell on turn 1. Woodward was way out in front, picked up grip and ploughed into the fence. Both Eagles up and ok but woohoo it's a 5-0 to the aces.

Heat 13 - Both Eagles came out wearing green helmet colours. Bridger just avoided exclusion. From the gate.

Heat 14 - Watt R/R and tactical ride. Woodward in for Kerr. Watt gated but Aces pair went either side of him down back straight. Aces pair half a lap in front.

Heat 15 - Stead Watt Doolan Risager
From the gate.

Aces better than Eagles in all departments. Good racing though.

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Many thanks youngy, much appreciated. Has the tension with Adam gone yet? I find that very disappointing for both sides.

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schumi said:

Many thanks youngy, much appreciated. Has the tension with Adam gone yet? I find that very disappointing for both sides.

Do you mean Adam Shields or Adam Skornicki?

The Mexicans were booing Adam Shields all night long. They've stopped booing Skornicki and all other Aces riders now too.

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youngy105 said:

schumi said:

Many thanks youngy, much appreciated. Has the tension with Adam gone yet? I find that very disappointing for both sides.

Do you mean Adam Shields or Adam Skornicki?

The Mexicans were booing Adam Shields all night long. They've stopped booing Skornicki and all other Aces riders now too.

I meant Adam Shields. Heard there was some animosity since he left and just think it's a shame.

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The Mexicans were booing Adam Shields all night long.

That doesn't surprise me - they were calling their own riders disgusting names during the play-off final against Coventry a couple of years ago - did they care that there were kids around?

Did they fuck!!!

There's no-one that can accuse me of being a prude, but those tossers were out of order that night!!!

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schumi said:

I meant Adam Shields. Heard there was some animosity since he left and just think it's a shame.

Yes unfortunately since his departure from Eastbourne he has had less than warm welcomes at Arlington. I did ask someone to stop booing him once, only to be told to fuck off