Fortythirtyeight

Insurance is all sorted by the organisers , as for the S.R.B.F. ……you would have to ask them, but my assumption would be you’re not competing in a S.C.B. controlled event so you may miss out on that benefit.

Incorrect. Any officially licensed rider competing in an ‘ official ‘ SCB controlled event is covered by their minimal insurance. Hence second half juniors are covered etc.

Looks like the same format as Scunthorpes ‘ British Amateur League ‘ but perhaps aimed at a slightly lower standard ?

Yes, 77 Jubilee year if I remember rightly, v Teesside . Very different to a permanent speedway track but it did the job.

Don’t know why Rothery keeps getting mentioned. It was a shame he packed in but he’d fallen out of love with it before so no great surprise. Muff might not like a Friday night track due to work, Rathbone appears to have zero confidence but can be be good Douglas is a steady three pointer. Nothing else northern based out there so grab a ‘ commonwealth ‘ rider and two low pointers , if you can find them.

The rules are written in pencil…..very lightly !

16 including two different Scunthorpe tracks, 2 Edinburgh, 2 Glasgow, 2 Belle Vue, 2 Berwick plus two ‘training tracks ‘ Felton and Northside.

Is he not at Berwick ? if not, there’s 5 other teams he can compete for a place at.

I think you mean the NJL team as he’s not quite ready for NDL yet, but he may get there this season.

Think Edinburgh / The Acadamy or whatever or going to be the strugglers unless they manage to sign Clegg and two Australian newcomers

Embleton has gone to Berwick, Douglas , Rathbone and Lyden yet to be named in any team, Hagon to Belle Vue.

So why set the points limit so high ?

Only to the degree that 2/3 British riders are denied a place.

The detail is…if the 5 or 3 rider is in a declared NDL team then his partner needs to be a non NDL rider. So, for example , Berwick can field Mason Watson ( below 5 in a declared NDL team ) with Kyran Douglas ( a 3 NDL average but currently NOT in a NDL team )…..I think. But if they decide to field to field a current 3 average NDL rider then his partner still should be a a non NDL rider …..I think. But then they COULD field two current NDL riders just to give them rides but one of them won’t have his points count , as some sides did last season ! it’s speedway rules, your not supposed to understand them!

So just to practice three starts ? I’m sure Workington can let you use their tapes.

Exactly, not taken seriously as ALL clubs were supposed to take part.

Don’t care about averages, it’s supposed to be a development league to help British riders …..isn’t it ?

Then why did only two clubs show interest at the AGM ? and that was from Mr. Vatcher himself .

Go to Redcar on a practice day or amateur meeting , no good riding against wobblers if your averaging more than 5 in the NDL, and your lad has done umpteen laps around Redcar anyway.

Yes but , if he’s that good, why the hell would he ?

Only one club in the MDL wanted to continue with interest from a current NJL club but that wasn’t enough to continue a league. The Premiership junior league was never taken seriously by any Premiership club.

Usual speedway rules, clear as mud. My understanding is yes, but only if the 3 rider is not in a current NDL team.

No Premiership junior league or MDL next season, only the NJL.

As Halder is heading north and Kieran Boughen is no where near NDL standard your way off the mark there. If Isle of Wight , Plymouth or another club ran then everybody could be catered for , but as we know, there’s not enough riders so we need to fill the spaces up with commonwealth riders, we are told.

It hasn’t been ‘ announced ‘ but the rider was approached for a championship team place and he said he wasn't really interested anymore , so I take that to mean he’s packed in, retired……for now.