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Post by midway on Jan 30, 2015 6:48:16 GMT 12
Are the poms going to create havoc amongst those who expect honours from there local based clubs
Going back through the years theyve showed a great team effort is this year going to be different ,I guess at wacky park will be a good test who knows .
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Post by Pazza on Jan 30, 2015 12:25:50 GMT 12
All the Poms that come to NZ & race are very good @ wot they do..Just wish they would be given very average machinery when they race here as we get when we race over there..Not some of our best gear..See how they would feel..
Just my thoughts
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Jan 30, 2015 18:03:09 GMT 12
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Post by TonyG188r on Jan 30, 2015 18:03:09 GMT 12
Maybe now that we have lead the way with good gear they will start offering the sane back, the joblins are giving undoubtedly 'one of' the best superstocks in the country, 65r is certainly a fine piece of superstock too with a wicked engine package, a car that managed 3nz in the barrs car what mor could you ask for!
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Post by yellabelly34 on Jan 31, 2015 14:00:01 GMT 12
The reason why you don't get top line cars as you put over here, compared to what us Poms get over there is because there doesn't tend to be many spare ones around. We have less drivers over here, which means there are fewer cars available. There aren't many superstar or star grade drivers that have spare kit built up ready to go, and theres not many drivers over here that would give up a chance to miss the World Final. Plus up until quite recently there was quite a big gap between the top cars and the lower grader cars, but this is changing every year and the standard of the lower graders kit is getting better (but there's also a heck of a lot less lower drivers)
Last year the 2 kiwis had Michael Scrivens car and a brand new built Falding built car having its first outing (some would say you don't get better than a new falding car). 2 years ago Wainman's lent out 2 pretty top line cars that he had for sale at the time. 3 years ago a kiwi used Ryan Harrison's old tar car that was in good nick and most drivers would of been happy with. So the cars in recent years haven't been that bad. You could be forgetting that maybe us Poms are just better drivers than you lot and you are using the "being lent poor cars" as an excuse?? (tongue very firmly buried in check there and pulling your leg!) I have put the tin hat on and I'm awaiting the abuse!
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Post by yellabelly34 on Jan 31, 2015 14:11:57 GMT 12
Also just thinking about it, would the Poms get the same level of kit if they were going for NZ Champs? No direspect to the 240s or 248s (as both are great meetings i have enjoyed in my visits over to NZ), but are your top line drivers more willing to step aside for these meetings making the cars available? The WF is the BIG one over here, all the drivers qualify for it over the year, it would be hard to race for it all year, then give up your spot so someone else to have a crack at it in your car - maybe for one of our 'lesser meetings' more top line cars would be available?
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Jan 31, 2015 16:01:09 GMT 12
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Post by TonyG188r on Jan 31, 2015 16:01:09 GMT 12
And that info right there is enough to explain it to me for sure... Admittedly I was uneducated about the entire situation lol
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Post by aresdacat on Feb 1, 2015 20:00:07 GMT 12
What cars will the Poms be driving? Palmy Track Car, Adam Joblins, Barr, Mark Flower..
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Feb 2, 2015 9:26:47 GMT 12
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Post by TonyG188r on Feb 2, 2015 9:26:47 GMT 12
Do they still own that tank ?
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Post by 4zfed on Feb 2, 2015 9:44:56 GMT 12
What cars will the Poms be driving? Palmy Track Car, Adam Joblins, Barr, Mark Flower..[/quote Its not Adam Joblins..as far as im aware its Scotts old car.. |
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Post by tony27 on Feb 2, 2015 10:03:30 GMT 12
Do they still own that tank ? Was running at the 248s in their colours but with a driver from the bay in it. Listened to the interview & Frankie says they still own it but due to it not having much use since last teams they aren't sure whether they'll use it |
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Post by Skorp on Feb 2, 2015 11:39:33 GMT 12
What cars will the Poms be driving? Palmy Track Car, Adam Joblins, Barr, Mark Flower.. Its not Adam Joblins..as far as im aware its Scotts old car.. Originally, yes, it was Scott's old car, but then Scott's new car had engine problems or something so Scott was running his old car at the Global Challenge in Palm,y with Finnikin in Adams car |
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Post by midway on Feb 5, 2015 8:42:55 GMT 12
Dont be surprised if there is a upset in the opening round ,for the poms as winners
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Post by Sam 385 on Feb 5, 2015 9:30:15 GMT 12
The team has now been told they must also run their regular numbers so the numbers are as followed
12 - Michael Scriven
55 - Craig Finnikin
152 - Neil Scorthern
212 - Danny Wainman
515 - Frankie Wainman
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Post by Admin on Feb 5, 2015 9:43:38 GMT 12
The team has now been told they must also run their regular numbers so the numbers are as followed 12 - Michael Scriven 55 - Craig Finnikin 152 - Neil Scorthern 212 - Danny Wainman 515 - Frankie Wainman That's cool , some of those numbers are world famous. |
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Post by 4zfed on Feb 5, 2015 9:47:50 GMT 12
So if they have to is there a reason the Tigers dont?
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Post by Sam 385 on Feb 5, 2015 11:09:29 GMT 12
The team has now been told they must also run their regular numbers so the numbers are as followed 12 - Michael Scriven 55 - Craig Finnikin 152 - Neil Scorthern 212 - Danny Wainman 515 - Frankie Wainman That's cool , some of those numbers are world famous. Also I only just noticed all of the drivers are 2nd or 3rd generation. The Wainman brothers and Scorthern are 2nd generation while Scriven and Finnikin are 3rd generation. |
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Post by shayne293 on Feb 5, 2015 18:02:08 GMT 12
I have been mulling this one over for a while and as yeloowbelly explained and completely correctly we just don't have the spare kit in the UK.
Here's one for for the soup pot though!
Recently Rob Lintern built and shipped across a NZ Brisca F1. The car was run for a short while and over the WF Period then sold on.
In my humble opinion that car fad massive potential but is there not any way that Speedway NZ could produce 2 cars that could be raced in the UK by top Brisca drivers who then help to set up and assist our NZ friends to achieve the very best chance at a WF.
Don't get me wrong I'm a waffling fan that doesn't put any real time or money into these things but just how good could it be??
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Post by Row on Feb 5, 2015 18:56:57 GMT 12
is there not any way that Speedway NZ could produce 2 cars that could be raced in the UK by top Brisca drivers who then help to set up and assist our NZ friends to achieve the very best chance at a WF. A sound idea. Would it then be feasible for the English Speedway governing body to reciprocate with a couple of Superstocks here in NZ so some like the Barrs don't have to give up their ride? Just a thought. |
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Post by shayne293 on Feb 5, 2015 21:20:43 GMT 12
Row its gotta be worth some thought. But as mentioned before we don't have an abundance of spare cars. There might be some in the UK that would even want there names on good NZ cars too.
Not sure but I think the team bought a tank back in 2013 no idea what happened to that though as its took 2 years to save and get back to Teams Mecca lol
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