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15 hours ago, WalterPlinge said:

How can it be in the best interests of the sport to let the strongest team in the league break the rules to strengthen whilst the likes of Buxton, IOW and Stoke struggle with understrength teams? #Shambles

They are one of the strongest teams around but they could improve there team even more if they wanted to.Also Hume/Bacon were not always big hitters they were given a chance at Birmingham what was Hume's average at Rye House 3.70ish ? Shanes comes into replace JPB so like for like really.

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Reading some of these comments you would think we have replaced Aaron butcher for james shanes  .jj  is absolutely right he's replacing jpb one of the league's top riders so like for like really ...

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1 hour ago, *JJ said:

So what was stopping Stoke etc. signing Shanes?

The fact that he has a Championship average over 4.00 and is therefore ineligible.

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Max Clegg replaced Ellis Perks last year & he had an average over 4 (about 4.3 I think). It is in the initial Declaration where the over 4 applies.

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Yeah it’s a league starting average. Shanes was not over 4.00 at the start of the Championship season, even though he is now.

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1 hour ago, WalterPlinge said:

The fact that he has a Championship average over 4.00 and is therefore ineligible.

Incorrect nothing stopped stoke or anyone else just got over the fact nothing is wrong with the signing . Out of interest what team so you follow if you follow any team at all .

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21 hours ago, WalterPlinge said:

How can it be in the best interests of the sport to let the strongest team in the league break the rules to strengthen whilst the likes of Buxton, IOW and Stoke struggle with understrength teams? #Shambles

That's not correct. It's simply an astute signing within the rules (Art 19.7).

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The haves and the have nots will always be the case.

In the past promoters would have gentlemen’s agreements about who ride where and avoid an imbalance but it still occurred.

I agree that Eastbourne and Birmingham have vested interests in running challenging teams as probably Lakeside would do if they were still in this league.

I see Kent as having the right balance and say good luck to Mildenhall who have harvested an exceptional group of talented riders.

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Any news on how Leon Flint go on in the European 250's

 

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15 minutes ago, sancho said:

Any news on how Leon Flint go on in the European 250's

 

It was rained off , it's on today at 17.00

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39 minutes ago, sancho said:

Any news on how Leon Flint go on in the European 250's

 

On his semi he scored

0--1--2--3--3  qualified

As said rained off 1700 hrs Danish time final

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Flint and Palin scored 9 and 10 in semi 1.

Nathan Ablitt then came 2nd in semi 2 with 13 points.

Final was due at 4pm yesterday, but is due to start in just over half hour as others have posted.

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See Flint got a 2nd place from his 1st ride,the other two a 4th

Flint 2,1,1,2

Ablitt 0,3,2,0

Palin 0,1,1,1

 

Birkemose from Denmark is the new champ

Results
1. Marcus Birkemose - 15 (3,3,3,3,3)
2. Philip Hellström-Bängs - 14 (2,3,3,3,3)
3. Esben Hjerrild - 13 (3,2,3,2,3)
4. Noel Wahlqvist - 11 (3,2,3,1,2)
5. Ben Ernst - 8 (3,X,2,0,3)
6. Rasmus Pedersen - 8 (1,3,0,3,1)
7. Sebastian Kössler - 8 (2,2,2,1,1)
8. Espen Sola - 7 (1,0,1,3,2)
9. Leon Flint - 7 (2,1,1,2,1)
10. Lukas Wegner - 6 (0,0,2,2,2)
11. Andreas Christensen - 6 (1,1,0,2,2)
12. Nathan Ablitt - 5 (0,3,2,0,0)
13. Maximilian Troidl - 3 (2,1,0,0,0)
14. Viljam Lappi - 3 (0,0,1,1,1)
15. Casper Henriksson - 2 (2)
16. Erik Bachhuber - 2 (1,0,0,1,0)
17. Jordan Palin - 2 (0,1,1,R,0)

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With Layne Cupitt announcing that he's taking a break from the sport....does anyone know of what options we have of replacing him?

Wished that he'd decided this before completing 4 league meetings?

However, I wish him all the very best.

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