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  1. flipper11

    Kent Kings 2020?

    Tomorrow night is Kents end of season do, so maybe he is keeping it for then, difficult for him I no!
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    Kent Kings 2020?

    Len has always said, if he applies to go into a higher league he will want to keep a NL team. So Kent will run a NL team along side a CL team whether it is compulsory or not won't make any difference. His idea is he would like to see the riders progress with the club. Kent run every week so dates would not be a problem, if it does become a problem there might also be an option of running a couple of NL matches up the road at Iwade. Im sure Len & Chris have approached riders for the CL team already so I don't see getting a team together as a problem, I would be surprised if Kennett is not the 1st to be signed. I think a lot will be revealed this Saturday at the end of season do.
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    KENT 2019

    Kent already have planning for Wednesdays. Maybe it has to be rubber stamped by the council 1st but I don't see why. I guess the impossible task of getting a later start/finish time for the nights tv cameras are in town has scuppered plans for the premier league. It would be good if Kent can apply to get an extension of time in the event of an ambulance on track (maybe 15mins) for next season.
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    2020 NL Season

    The stand holds over 2000. You say a 1/3rd full (there are considerably more for bank holidays) & other spectators around the ground that is not bad average attendance for NL, I'm sure a lot of CL teams would like an attendance like that. Central Park has concrete viewing areas all the way around the track & is designed for over 5000 spectators, so its not about 1 stand. As for access issues, there is a motorway & dual carriageway up to a couple of miles from the track what could be better than that. The only problem with the track as I can see is the exit from bend 2 could do with being wider & I understand there are plans for that. There used to be a big flat spot (Rye House style) on bend 3, this has now mostly been built up.
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    Play-off final

    Not sure Len could do much else. I can't see there is anyone who can guest & potentially score more than the Kent 2-5.
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    Play-off final

    Fortunately one of the 2 riders I knew had booked a holiday has postponed it.
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    2020 NL Season

    Very true but reading the planning permission Kent have, they can race on a Friday up to 9.10pm or if there is an accident/s they can extend racing to 9.30pm, but, only for Elite/PL racing not NL or CL. I am only guessing, but it is possible Kent may apply for the same permission on a Monday if they are accepted into the PL when the TV cameras are at C Park based on the fact they already have permission to 9.30 on Fridays. I would also guess they would not get permission to extend to 9.30 every Monday for the reasons you pointed out.
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    2020 NL Season

    If Matt Ford says costs in CL are around 25% less than PL then they must be.
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    Play-off final

    I wonder how many riders have booked holidays & won't make the new final date 28th October.
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    Play-off final

    Yup. I have just been trying to read the planning permission, so far as I can make out they have to give the council 2 weeks notice of a change in race night.
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    2020 NL Season

    I said PL verses CL.
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    Play-off final

    They can & they have planning to run until 9.15 on a Friday night but of course they can't run when the dogs are running. Also I believe they have to give the council some sort of notice if they want to deviate from their Monday race night.
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    2020 NL Season

    Good question. I can make a couple of guesses for you. The expenses of PL v CL are not massively more. There are more southern based teams in PL v CL so maybe more interest from away supporters to travel, of course this may change if Berwick & Sheffield go up as well. Most importantly I think it may give Kent more leverage with the planners to extend the curfew if there is top flight racing.
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    Berwick, Sheffield and Kent.

    I would think for international riders Kent makes sense. For riders traveling to the UK with their bikes after a weekend on the continent Sittingbourne is only a 50mins drive from the tunnel. For those traveling by air Gatwick & Stansted are only around an hour from the track.
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    2020 NL Season

    Kent NL & Prem.
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    Berwick, Sheffield and Kent.

    If there is a NL next year Kent will run a team in the NL & Premier. The problem with the 8.30 curfew is not completing by 8.30 but completing by 8.30 if there is a bad accident & fences etc have to be repaired. I would expect the promoters to go to the council & try to change the planning to allow an extension of time if an ambulance has been on track & also apply for a 7.30 start for the nights when sky are in attendance. Kent have planning permission to race on any night of the week except Sat & Sunday.
  17. Anders won his 1st 3 heats no-one else did.
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    Play-off final

    The KO cup has nothing to do with the league & playoff cut off dates. Maybe you should read the posts leading up to my comment!!!
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    Play-off final

    I don't see what the fuss is all about. There are 2 more weeks to get the league play off final completed, with a favourable forecast tomorrow at Leicester & same at Kent on Monday it will be job done in plenty of time. There has been an unusual amount of rain this October but there is still time to complete the remaining 2 matches. The cut off date to complete league matches if its not extended is middle of September that gives 6 weeks to complete the playoffs, that should be plenty of time. I don't see what bringing forward the cut off would achieve.
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    Play-off final

    By finishing top Cubs had choice of opponent in the semi, they chose Cradley. After that it is up to the promoters of the finalists to decide the dates (Kent v Cubs) Leicester do not have a choice of 1st or 2nd, as it happened Kent were to have the 1st leg, as this was then rained off they now have the 2nd leg. Im not sure why you feel having a rain off & the 1st leg devalues the competition. Im sure the team haven't ridden all season & finished top of the league not to care about winning now. As Arnieg said the important thing with all the rain offs is to get the meeting on. As for Perks missing, that is unfortunate but is part & parcel of the NL, as the best riders in the NL ride in the league(s) above & dates are always likely to clash. Although Perks is the man of the moment in the NL I don't think having Morley would have weakened Cubs much at Central Park.
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    Play-off final

    No its true, its off until 21st. Why would they joke about it?
  22. I think you must be comparing the times at NSS v Kent with the times the week before v Mild which was also a wet meeting. If you compare with a normal night the times after heat 1 V Kent were around 3-4 seconds slower than normal. As for racing there was only 1 line about 3rd way out & any rider venturing beyond that went backwards, so no not much racing. No complaints from me or Kent. As for Monday the times were around the same as NSS 3-4 seconds slower than normal up to heat 8 when what was occasional fine rain turned heavier, I'm sure with heat 10 in mind the ref pushed the meeting on quickly. By heat 10 the tie was over for B Vue Kent were to far ahead, but fair play to all the riders they carried on the meeting to heat 15 in really bad conditions which everyone at the stadium was very appreciative of. So no, heat 12 in that video was not typical of the whole meeting.
  23. In the NL match at B Vue at the beginning of August the heat times were up to 6 seconds slower than a normal match but the racing was great, I'm sure the B Vue supporters that went would agree with me on that.
  24. So we have to wait for an absolutely perfect race track before a play off can be run. I would say the track at B V on Friday was no better & no complaints from any riders then. How many B V riders did not want to ride at the start of the meeting? The only complaints were from heat 7 when they were a long way behind & the team manager wanted the meeting stopped. I think both sets of riders should be congratulated on making it an entertaining meeting & over the 2 legs Kent were the better team & deserved to win.
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    SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

    Weather not looking good in Manchester tonight. 11 hour round trip, To go or not to go that is the question.
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