Fromafar 10,336 Posted February 20, 2021 13 hours ago, MD said: Tom Bacon is 28. If you you the BSPA press release,it state that rising stars have to be 24 onJan 2021 ,there are other caveats regarding time in the sport ect.So guess James doesn’t fit in that respect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) The most interesting one on the 2 Star List by far is Jack Parkinson-Blackburn. Edited February 20, 2021 by HGould spell error Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD 1,305 Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: If you you the BSPA press release,it state that rising stars have to be 24 onJan 2021 ,there are other caveats regarding time in the sport ect.So guess James doesn’t fit in that respect. Sarj was also part of the previous 'Fast Track' system all those years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,336 Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, MD said: Sarj was also part of the previous 'Fast Track' system all those years ago. Think they asked Josh Bates his plans for this season,then set the rules 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 2,993 Posted February 20, 2021 35 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Think they asked Josh Bates his plans for this season,then set the rules Tbh that's pretty believeable! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triple.H. 1,982 Posted February 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Fromafar said: Think they asked Josh Bates his plans for this season,then set the rules To be fair to him, discounting 2020 he hasn't ridden a lot in the preceding few seasons due to injury, so maybe rightly or wrongly this was taken into account for Rising Star status. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triple.H. 1,982 Posted February 20, 2021 9 hours ago, HGould said: The most interesting one on the 2 Star List by far is Jack Parkinson-Blackburn. Never trust a talent however good they are if they are stuck in the mindset of retirement/break/comeback from the sport as they'll always let you down 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phillwhitewasmad 1,486 Posted February 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Triple.H. said: To be fair to him, discounting 2020 he hasn't ridden a lot in the preceding few seasons due to injury, so maybe rightly or wrongly this was taken into account for Rising Star status. True story 8 hours ago, Fromafar said: Think they asked Josh Bates his plans for this season,then set the rules But I prefer this one 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,820 Posted February 20, 2021 On 2/19/2021 at 7:57 PM, Fromafar said: Age,have to be U/25 There are other caveats to that, see below for a better explanation. 11 hours ago, Fromafar said: If you you the BSPA press release,it state that rising stars have to be 24 onJan 2021 ,there are other caveats regarding time in the sport ect.So guess James doesn’t fit in that respect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bringbackHalifax 238 Posted February 20, 2021 “Rising star” might be stretching it a bit if rumours are true Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewy 2,323 Posted February 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, bringbackHalifax said: “Rising star” might be stretching it a bit if rumours are true What are the rumours? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JanAndersen 821 Posted February 20, 2021 Bound to be Mitchell Davey...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,336 Posted February 21, 2021 15 hours ago, Triple.H. said: To be fair to him, discounting 2020 he hasn't ridden a lot in the preceding few seasons due to injury, so maybe rightly or wrongly this was taken into account for Rising Star status. To be fair ,he has to look at his style of riding,then he might realise why he spends so much time on the injury list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topaz325 1,853 Posted February 21, 2021 Tough news for James Sarjeant, hope the lad gets fixed up with a team spot, easy to knock a guy when he is down and be his mate when all going well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Blobby 2,650 Posted March 3, 2021 Will learn this Friday night on the 2021 season reveal show who the rising star will be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
