manchesterpaul 447 Posted October 16, 2010 rule changes for next season: only 15 heats new average system with heat averages instead of meeting averages. Averages are calculated by dividing points with heats. Why??? what is the benefit of referring to averages on a heat basis? In my eyes it only dilutes comprehension of the scale of differences between riders. Hell why not further divide the heat average by a factor of ten to close up the differences even more. Pretty soon most riders will have the same average to the 'nth decimal place On a more concerning note, are all tracks secure? Will there be any missing next year and is there any possibility of last minute closures? Every time i've seen swedish speedway the crowds have looked heart warmingly fine but apparently that hasn't prevented finacial difficulties for some. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,858 Posted October 16, 2010 Why??? what is the benefit of referring to averages on a heat basis? In my eyes it only dilutes comprehension of the scale of differences between riders. Hell why not further divide the heat average by a factor of ten to close up the differences even more. Pretty soon most riders will have the same average to the 'nth decimal place On a more concerning note, are all tracks secure? Will there be any missing next year and is there any possibility of last minute closures? Every time i've seen swedish speedway the crowds have looked heart warmingly fine but apparently that hasn't prevented finacial difficulties for some. i dont know the reason for the new average system. about the second question. no as for now no tracks are endangered and there is actually a new track being built even though the 500cc track probably wont be finished until the 2012 season. Regarding the teams obviously teams like Valsarna, Solkatterna and Griparna are far from 100% safe and in a slightly longer perspective i think Lejonen and Piraterna have some serious work ahead of them to get things going in the right direction. Neither Solkatterna or Griparna have been granted the required license but from what i understand (wtothout knowing exactly) Griparna have manage to lower their debts. Spectator wise the attendances has decreased but that is the case for all major team sports in Sweden. All teams except Valsarna and Rospigagrna had an average of atleast 2100 attenders/meeting. The attendance average for all 9 teams combined are about 2600 attenders/meeting. Honestly i think Valsarna will have the same problems next season as this season since they hardly will be able to sign any better rider then they had and without any better riders the spectators will stay at home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,858 Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) Lee Richardson will leave Elit Vetlanda after seven seasons and he is negotiating with several teams. http://sverigesradio...artikel=4105577 Edited October 17, 2010 by Ghostwalker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anders 0 Posted October 18, 2010 Why??? Because they are idiots? what is the benefit of referring to averages on a heat basis? I guess it would be easier to explain instead of a heat average multiplicated with 4, so in reality.....none. In my eyes it only dilutes comprehension of the scale of differences between riders. Exactly! Thank you! This doesn't do anything to make things better. It's just stupid! God, I'm furious! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,858 Posted October 19, 2010 Patrick Hougaard stays with Vetlanda http://www.elitvetlanda.nu/index.php?page=news&stage=1&id=1780 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superguest 194 Posted October 19, 2010 Hans ans PK have both been disappointing for Dackarna this season, but their averages didn't drop by much? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IW08 3 Posted October 19, 2010 Hans ans PK have both been disappointing for Dackarna this season, but their averages didn't drop by much? Hans down to 6.38 from 6.50, PK fell to 4.68 from 5.36 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,858 Posted October 19, 2010 Masarna/gasarna have contracted the following riders for next season: Eric Andersson Pontus Aspgren Anton Rosén Fredrik Andersson Alexander Söderholm. Sebastian Aldén Andreas Westlund Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,858 Posted October 19, 2010 here are the list with all the averages for those riders who have been registered for a teams this season: http://www.svemo.se/ImageVault/Images/id_4466/scope_0/ImageVaultHandler.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,858 Posted October 20, 2010 surprise surprise Rospiggarna have signed Kim Nilsson. http://www.unt.se/sport/rospiggarna-forstarker-ytterligare-1082478.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anders 0 Posted October 21, 2010 surprise surprise Rospiggarna have signed Kim Nilsson. http://www.unt.se/sport/rospiggarna-forstarker-ytterligare-1082478.aspx ...and he'll continue to ride for Vargarna in Elitserien as well, as a guest rider, according to Folkbladet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,858 Posted October 24, 2010 (edited) Some good news regarding Valsarna. A private financier have paid their debts and reports are that it is also looking better when it comes to sponsors. Edited October 24, 2010 by Ghostwalker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,858 Posted October 24, 2010 Piraterna have re-signed Rafal Dobrucki andthey have also signed Anton Rosén as a guestrider. According to the same article Lee Richardson have signed with a team but its not known which team it is yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,858 Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) Lee Richardson have signed with Vargarna. This means that Vargarna only have room for one more rider. Edited October 25, 2010 by Ghostwalker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,858 Posted October 26, 2010 Niels Kristian Iversen stays with Indianerna for another year; http://www.indianerna.nu/nyhet.php?id=2086 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
