Islander15
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It’s a crazily late start to the season for Plymouth. No surprise really that some of their riders tailed off at the end of the meeting.
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7 hours ago, racers and royals said:
Have a look at the answer i gave 21 hours ago about the website which gives all the info.
I read that and it only states where the fan zone is and when it will be open. Not what is included before the racing starts.
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Does anyone know what will be in the fan zone? Is it anything more than a rider signing session?
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The downfall started when failing to replace Lambert with Declan in heat 12…
Oh and the super heat. What a pointless race! Just let it be a draw!
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4 hours ago, szkocjasid said:
I can see a decent Leicester win here. The Belle Vue side looks the weakest since the Colts reformed imo.
Obviously when they keep lowering the points limit that's to be expected. Looks a tough ask for Jack Shimelt to step up into the top 5.
But if the focus is on development rather than winning, then the team looks fine.
It turned out to be a Leicester win, but only really due to Rushen’s heroics!
But I agree with your comments on Belle Vue. Their double change looks to have made them weaker with Shimelt unfortunately pushed into the top 5, but no flying reserve behind him to send him to reserve later on. Kingston is inconsistent too after his long spell out.
Does anyone know the reason for Harry McGurk leaving the team? Is it just the points limit or did he quiet as well?
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10 hours ago, tyke said:
Yep they posted that after I posted and after the averages were updated on the BSPL website.
But it’s not a direct 1 rider change is it? It’s sort of a double swap to get back under the limit.
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5 hours ago, RS50 said:
According to latest BSPL declared riders, Adam Roynon is no longer in the team.
Replaced by Vinnie Foord, and Luke Harris has 4.00 average.
Only question I now have, is why was this information held back? Any idea anyone 😁.
Still no official mention by the club of Foord’s signing, Roynon’s release or Harris’ reassessment either.
All I can think is by not announcing it themselves, they can’t be directly questioned on it at the time.
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Jack Kingston & Harry Fletcher replace Wirtzfeld & Harry McGurk.
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Are there anymore entries before the season starts properly?
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8 hours ago, Paul Johnson said:
If its true about Luke Muff not riding for Scunny can i swop for Luke Harris also for Scunny, if he fits, thanks
Yes that’s fine.
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1. Freddy Hodder 7.11 (BV)
2. Darryl Ritchings 5.00 (Birmingham)
3. Ashton Vale 6.17 (KL)
4. Vinnie Foord 6.29 (Kent)
5. Max Perry 6.89 (Leicester)
6. Senna Summers 3.44 (Oxford)
7. Cooper Rushen 3.00 (Leicester)
Total: 37.90
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Surely if it’s an April Fool, then they would’ve come out on the same day and said so!
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It’s a very confusing statement! Roynon must be out in a double change.
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7 hours ago, Technik said:
I Have a question.
I understand there are two leagues & some riders are in both & we should declare which league the selected rider will be in. However is it possible to name the same rider twice & use their average from both clubs
Just name each rider once please.
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Edit: It posted twice for some reason so please use the other thread.
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It’s back!
So build a team upto 38.00 points and the highest end of the season average wins!
Only 2 riders from each club are allowed in your team.
If a rider has a NL and NT team, then you must specify which club you want his average from.
Averages can be found on the 2025 teams thread on here or hopefully soon on the BSPL site.
Previous results were:2024: 1st DJC, 2nd Dukes & 3rd PotteringAround.
2023: 1st Islander15, 2nd Adz_mft & 3rd Hawks1975.
2022: 1st Diamonds85, 2nd Sings4Speedway & 3rd PotteringAround.
2021: 1st Hawks1975, 2nd Islander15 & 3rd Iron Scorpion.
2019: 1st Iand, 2nd Flipper11 & 3rd DJC.
2018: 1st Hunters, 2nd SKJ & 3rd CUFC_Brummie.
2017: 1st Eagles69, 2nd Islander15 & 3rd SKJ.
2016: 1st Halifax Tiger, 2nd John Leslie, 3rd Turn Two.
Good luck everyone
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I had planned to go to both nights but after the ticket price announcement, we’ve decided to only do 1 night. Yes it’s a GP and the world’s best riders, but the pricing structure needs to be affordable for everybody.
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So 5 returnees plus Matt Marson and Lee Harrison.
I’d find it a bit uninspiring as a Monarchs fan, particularly as Max James doesn’t even ride for the Academy and Wood & Marson have fixed up Championship rides elsewhere.
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15 hours ago, szkocjasid said:
A couple of thoughts about comments from Simon Lambert about the Scunthorpe NDL team (I'll ignore Sheffield as they seem to be ignoring the team so far lol).
http://scunthorpe-speedway.com/?p=18241
“We were let down by Vinnie Foord, who agreed to ride for us. Once you’ve done a deal with a rider, you don’t expect them to change their mind, but Vinnie did, which was disappointing"
David Norris then replied on the post with
"Apologies Simon Lambert regarding Vinnie Foord
Please let it known it wasn't Vinnies fault, he just wants to ride speedway bikes, but it was my call as he already had other commitments"
I'm gonna have to disagree with Norris here, wether he's Vinnie's manager or advisor or whatever, ultimately it's Vinnie's choice if he signs for Scunthorpe whether Norris agreed with it or not?
Foord has the right to change his mind, but if he's made that decision, don't think Norris should take them blame, he can advise him all he likes, but Vinnie's gotta decide what's best for him.
Lambert then says:
“Another rider we were very much considering was Harry Fletcher, but we ended up with a side where we didn’t need a third rider on a 3.00 average.”
So while they didn't need a third 3.00 rider, doesn't mean they couldn't have built a team a couple of points under the limit?
I guess they want to build a team that can be competitive, while still developing riders?
So Harrison, Harris & Muff effectively replaced Jack Smith, Vinnie Foord & Harry Fletcher.
It feels harsh on Smith & Fletcher to be left without a ride just because of a change of heart by Foord and/or Norris.
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Luke Harris and Luke Harrison in the same team 😂
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15 hours ago, Diamonds85 said:
What's the ruling behind Roynons average? I assumed it was double his finishing Championship he attained at Oxford last season? Which only makes it 6.9ish
The NL average is always used. It’s only Championship x2 if there is no NL average (hence why Roynon returned to the NL on a 6.00 at Edinburgh).
Unless of course, that’s also changed this winter but not been made public knowledge!
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5 minutes ago, ONTWOMINUTES said:
He wasn't much cop the first time round so why would he be any better now?
Why is being a third heat leader in the NL a bad thing? It’s not like he couldn’t turn the bike or couldn’t beat anybody!
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3 hours ago, szkocjasid said:
I guess I don't see the need for an average reduction whatsoever, if he can't reach his old 6.59 average in a far weaker league, why bring him back? Apart from attempting to win the trophy that is.
If he's a potential future Championship rider, good for Birmingham & Oxford giving him a team berth, just don't understand the reason for giving him a new average.
I tend to agree.
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3 hours ago, szkocjasid said:
I do have to wonder why the need to change his average?
Normally you want riders average to be realistic to be fair to all teams, but as it's a development league, does it matter?
Let's say Birmingham feels his average was too high & makes it harder for them to win, so what? Obviously you should try & win the league / trophy but should clubs have riders averages reassessed on order to do this?
It follows the precedent of Clifton etc being reassessed after a significant period of time out. But it he went down to 4.50 following no specific rule and it appears that’s the same lack of logic to give Ritchings 5.00.
Scunthorpe Vs Oxford 20/06/25
in SGB Championship League Speedway
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Well Jenkins scored 13 last season and he got 9+1 including heat 15 in the KOC fixture earlier this season!