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Post by Genghis on Aug 8, 2007 9:37:10 GMT
All children under the age of 12 will be admitted free of charge to this Sunday's (August 12) Oxford vs Sittingbourne clash, if accompanied by a paying adult.
The scheme was in offer for the Oxford vs Rye House clash last Friday, and there were a healthy number of children inside the stadium.
All the best
Rob
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Post by Genghis on Aug 13, 2007 1:36:39 GMT
Not the most enthralling of meetings, but here's the report. For details of how Oxford equalled a club record, please refer to the Cheetahs website.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
OXFORD CHEETAHS 71 SITTINGBOURNE CRUSADERS 21
Oxford win aggregate point by 115-66
(Conference League)
Oxford Cheetahs moved up to third place in the Conference League table, after this demolition of the Sittingbourne Crusaders.
With the closure of the M40 motorway causing chaos, two second half races were held first to allow Harland Cook more time to reach the stadium. The first of these races saw a first-ever win around Cowley for Matt Davis, who used to stand on the terraces, before deciding to give racing a go at the start of this season.
Once the main meeting got underway, it was one-way traffic.
Lee Smethills and Danny Betson slammed in a convincing 5-1 in Heat 1, ahead of Dean Felton and Jon Stevens.
Brendan Johnson won Heat 2, while Oxford team-mate Matt Bates came through from fourth to second, passing Jerran Hart on lap 1 and Joe Reynolds on lap 3.
Oxford then slammed in a further five 5-1s, and a maximum 75-15 started to look a possibility.
Hart became the first Sittingbourne rider to finish in second place in Heat 8. He trapped alongside Betson, and although Betson soon pulled clear, Hart retained second place in front of Johnson.
Kyle Hughes missed the gate in Heat 9. He soon passed Hart for third place, and then closed in on Felton, but Felton held on for second place. Jordan Frampton won the race on borrowed machinery.
After another easy 5-1 for the Smethills / Betson pairing in Heat 10, Sittingbourne team manager Chris Hunt nominated Felton as a tactical ride in Heat 11. Felton was the early leader of the race, but soon overhauled by Sam Martin. However, Felton retained second place ahead of Bates, and the race finished as a 4-4.
Frampton & Johnson took maximum points from Heat 12, while Felton briefly led Heat 13, but Martin and Smethills were soon past, on the way to a 5-1.
Hart looked like he may become Sittingbourne's first race winner in Heat 14, but Hughes steamed around him after a lap, and with Bates in third, it was a 4-2 to Oxford.
Martin & Betson both missed the start in Heat 15, but they were past Felton in no time, and Martin blasted around Hart down the back straight to take the lead. Betson charged under Hart on the third and fourth bends, and the Cheetahs pair then dashed away to Oxford's ELEVENTH 5-1 on the night.
Hughes, on his first home appearance since returning from a foot injury, was nominated as the Linda De Boise Rider Of The Night by club stalwart Nobby Hall. Nobby had been discharged from hospital earlier in the day, after swallowing a chicken bone.
OXFORD CHEETAHS 71
Lee Smethills 3 3 2* 2* (10+2)
Danny Betson 2* 2* 3 3 2* (12+3)
Jordan Frampton 2* 2* 3 3 (10+2)
Kyle Hughes 3 3 1 3 (10)
Sam Martin 3 3 3 3 3 (15)
Matt Bates 2* 2* 1 1 (6+2)
Brendan Johnson 3 2* 1 2* (8+2)
Team manager: Peter Oakes
SITTINGBOURNE CRUSADERS 21
Dean Felton 1 1 2 4! 1 0 (9)
Jon Stevens 0 0 0 (0)
Harland Cook 1 0 1 1 (3)
James Theobald 0 0 1 0 0 (1)
Rider replacement - Danny Warwick
Joe Reynolds 1 0 R MX 0 (1)
Jerran Hart 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 (7)
Alex McLeod (No. 8) 0 (0)
Team manager: Chris Hunt
Referee: Dave Robinson
HEAT DETAILS:
1: Smethills (O), Betson (O), Felton (S), Stevens (S), 62.65 (5-1).
2: Johnson (O), Bates (O), Reynolds (S), Hart (S), 64.27 (10-2).
3: Hughes (O), Frampton (O), Cook (S), Theobald (S), 63.12 (15-3).
4: (Re-run) Martin (O), Johnson (O), Hart (S), Theobald (S), 64.05 (20-4).
5: Hughes (O), Frampton (O), Felton (S), Stevens (S), 63.02 (25-5).
6: Smethills (O), Betson (O), Hart (S), Reynolds (S), 62.89 (30-6).
7: Martin (O), Bates (O), Theobald (S), Cook (S), 63.43 (35-7).
8: Betson (O), Hart (S), Johnson (O), Reynolds (S) (ret), 62.70 (39-9).
9: Frampton (O), Felton (S), Hughes (O), Hart (S), Reynolds (S) (excluded, two minutes), 63.65 (43-11).
10: Betson (O), Smethills (O), Cook (S), Theobald (S), 62.46 (48-12).
11: Martin (O), Felton (S) (tactical ride), Bates (O), Stevens (S), 64.30 (52-16).
12: Frampton (O), Johnson (O), Cook (S), Reynolds (S), 64.68 (57-17).
13: Martin (O), Smethills (O), Felton (S), McLeod (S), 63.81 (62-18).
14: Hughes (O), Hart (S), Bates (O), Theobald (S), 63.43 (66-20).
15: Martin (O), Betson (O), Hart (S), Felton (S), 63.42 (71-21).
All the best
Rob
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2007 17:24:48 GMT
Another waste of time and a shocker for speedway how do people charge for getting in to watch this rubbish .
2 oxford riders half a lap ahead of riders who can't even ride a bike total dogs muck .
The sooner they scrap this league or make in into a under 21's league the better .
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Post by Genghis on Aug 13, 2007 17:48:46 GMT
Another waste of time and a shocker for speedway how do people charge for getting in to watch this rubbish . 2 oxford riders half a lap ahead of riders who can't even ride a bike total dogs muck . The sooner they scrap this league or make in into a under 21's league the better . Hortonfan, Ironically, although last night's meeting was very one-sided, it was still a lot, lot better than most of the Elite League meetings at Cowley earlier in the season. Acutally, it contained better racing than that quite awful Swindon vs Peterbroough Sky match last Monday  And the CL crowds at Oxford continue to rise - must have been 700-750 in the stadium last night. The only "dog's muck" on here seems to be the crap contained in your post. ;D All the best Rob |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2007 20:40:09 GMT
The people i spoke to told if was the worst meeing they have ever seen and the crowd was around 200 - 300 total dog shit league and just a waste of time a pure rip off should have gave people there money back .
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Post by Genghis on Aug 13, 2007 20:49:22 GMT
The people i spoke to told if was the worst meeing they have ever seen and the crowd was around 200 - 300 total dog shit league and just a waste of time a pure rip off should have gave people there money back . Hortonfan, Yeah whatever  ... that's why crowds are on the increase each week Anyone else seems to be wishing Oxford well at the moment, the fact you are knocking it and coming out with false statements, says something about you as a person. Hortonfan, your name suits you, you and Horton deserve each other, I hope you're very happy together. ;D All the best Rob |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2007 20:54:22 GMT
The people i spoke to told if was the worst meeing they have ever seen and the crowd was around 200 - 300 total dog shit league and just a waste of time a pure rip off should have gave people there money back . Hortonfan, Yeah whatever ... that's why crowds are on the increase each week Anyone else seems to be wishing Oxford well at the moment, the fact you are knocking it and coming out with false statements, says something about you as a person. Hortonfan, your name suits you, you and Horton deserve each other, I hope you're very happy together. ;D All the best Rob Nothing to do with oxford just saying last lastnight meeting was crap and the cl is crap . The only thing worth doing is seeing weather the riders can do 4 laps or pl heatleaders can overlap 15 years kids total joke . |
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Post by schumi on Aug 13, 2007 20:59:40 GMT
I guess it's all a matter of opinion, and it looks like you two are never going to agree. The support on the terraces seems to indicate some people at least are interested and if it gives the youngsters a bit of practise time I'd say that's a good thing.  |
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Post by Genghis on Aug 13, 2007 21:10:18 GMT
I guess it's all a matter of opinion, and it looks like you two are never going to agree. The support on the terraces seems to indicate some people at least are interested and if it gives the youngsters a bit of practise time I'd say that's a good thing. Cheers Schumi - around 700 people (and growing each week) can't be wrong All the best Rob |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2007 22:01:20 GMT
Nothing to do with oxford just saying last lastnight meeting was crap and the cl is crap . The only thing worth doing is seeing weather the riders can do 4 laps or pl heatleaders can overlap 15 years kids total joke . So how are the youngsters going to learn to ride speedway? Surely if it displeases you so much, why do you make the effort to spout such bollocks. Best you go and do what the original Horton did and fuck off & watch/comment on what you would consider better racing in other leagues. fog Note: just edited to sort out the quote for you, fog. Your post remains unchanged, as does yours Hortonfan. Schumi. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2007 22:24:45 GMT
Nothing to do with oxford just saying last lastnight meeting was crap and the cl is crap . The only thing worth doing is seeing weather the riders can do 4 laps or pl heatleaders can overlap 15 years kids total joke . So how are the youngsters going to learn to ride speedway? Surely if it displeases you so much, why do you make the effort to spout such bollocks. Best you go and do what the original Horton did and fuck off & watch/comment on what you would consider better racing in other leagues. fog ;D ;D GREAT POST FOG I LIKE IT Note: just edited to sort out the quote for you, fog. Your post remains unchanged, as does yours Hortonfan. Schumi. ;D ;D i love it freedom of speech very good fog ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2007 22:43:14 GMT
So how are the youngsters going to learn to ride speedway? Surely if it displeases you so much, why do you make the effort to spout such bollocks. Best you go and do what the original Horton did and fuck off & watch/comment on what you would consider better racing in other leagues. fog ;D ;D GREAT POST FOG I LIKE IT Note: just edited to sort out the quote for you, fog. Your post remains unchanged, as does yours Hortonfan. Schumi. ;D ;D i love it freedom of speech very good fog ;D No fuck it, to openly rubbish what is an outlet for the progression of young talent is out of order imo. It has it faults like British Speedway in general, but from my watching the shambles that is Elite league, it refreshing to watch honest raw racing at this level. My appologies if I sounded out of order, but fuck it, it's my first of seven nightshifts so not in the best of moods ;D fog |
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Post by Genghis on Aug 13, 2007 22:50:29 GMT
Fog,
Ignore Hortonfan / Orion, he's just a saddo who loves to wind up the Oxford fans.
Hopefully his mummy will be along to tuck him into bed soon.
All the best
Rob
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2007 22:53:32 GMT
Fog, Ignore Hortonfan / Orion, he's just a saddo who loves to wind up the Oxford fans. Hopefully his mummy will be along to tuck him into bed soon. All the best Rob Ha ha peasley on the hook again ;D it so easy ;D |
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Post by donsking on Aug 13, 2007 23:03:26 GMT
Fog, Ignore Hortonfan / Orion, he's just a saddo who loves to wind up the Oxford fans. Hopefully his mummy will be along to tuck him into bed soon. All the best Rob Ha ha peasley on the hook again ;D it so easy ;D Get a life muppet, we don't do that shit round here. If you want to have a sensible conversation, then do so, if you just fancy going on the wind up, as far as I'm concerned you ain't welcome and can fuck off at the earliest opportunity available to you. |
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... that's why crowds are on the increase each week 