Grachan 7,314 Posted July 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, racers and royals said: And now gives someone who could score 9 points in 20 heats- 20 points on the night. It`s does nothing to improve the GP. Previously every race counted, now not so. I agree, and it led to a close finish last year so why change it? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,697 Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Grachan said: I agree, and it led to a close finish last year so why change it? Because the other disciplines like Moto GP do it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,314 Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, racers and royals said: Because the other disciplines like Moto GP do it Isn't that just one single race though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,697 Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Grachan said: Isn't that just one single race though? Yes but it`s a long one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,314 Posted July 29, 2020 So, what is the European Championship scoring system? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,697 Posted July 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Grachan said: So, what is the European Championship scoring system? Same as the old scoring system- 6 rides max 18 pts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Najjer 2,855 Posted July 29, 2020 34 minutes ago, racers and royals said: And now gives someone who could score 9 points in 20 heats- 20 points on the night. It`s does nothing to improve the GP. Previously every race counted, now not so. That was the whole reason they bought that in originally... how disappointing they’ve felt the need to change that! The only thing I think they should of changed was either bring back double points for the final or changed the scoring to 4,3,2,1 for the final so as at least to reward the rider who comes 4th for reaching the final. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,697 Posted July 30, 2020 Wonder what they will do with qualifying/practice in 2020 ? Is it really necessary in the present circumstances ? They might as well just draw the numbers out of a hat this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hardtobeat 5 Posted July 30, 2020 We have tickets for Prague booked already - does anyone know what the procedure will be yet? Have seen that currently no more than 1000 people will be allowed at gatherings in Czech, how will they decide who can and can’t go into the stadium if tickets have already been purchased? We haven’t yet rebooked flights/hotels etc as it is still so up in the air. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haza 1,765 Posted July 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, hardtobeat said: We have tickets for Prague booked already - does anyone know what the procedure will be yet? Have seen that currently no more than 1000 people will be allowed at gatherings in Czech, how will they decide who can and can’t go into the stadium if tickets have already been purchased? We haven’t yet rebooked flights/hotels etc as it is still so up in the air. It still up in the air id say - things change rapidly here in the UK and Europe I’d be very cautious booking flights at the moment or none refundable hotels . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,314 Posted July 30, 2020 17 hours ago, racers and royals said: Same as the old scoring system- 6 rides max 18 pts And it made last night's meeting intriguing from the off. I was wondering, for example, if Robert Lamberts had missed an opportunity to stamp his authority over Madsen in his second ride. Using the new GP scoring it's all down to the final race (which, I guess, is what they want), which would have given the same result but in a less interesting way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,697 Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, racers and royals said: Wonder what they will do with qualifying/practice in 2020 ? Is it really necessary in the present circumstances ? They might as well just draw the numbers out of a hat this season. I can answer my own question- no qualifying in 2020 and no full practice, only a short warm up session on Friday and nothing on Saturday Edited July 30, 2020 by racers and royals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenryW 1,177 Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Grachan said: And it made last night's meeting intriguing from the off. I was wondering, for example, if Robert Lamberts had missed an opportunity to stamp his authority over Madsen in his second ride. Using the new GP scoring it's all down to the final race (which, I guess, is what they want), which would have given the same result but in a less interesting way. If the SEC used the new SGP scoring system, I think Madsen would have been crowned champion as soon as he qualified for the Final last night, possibly when he qualified for the semi final. In the SGP scoring format, his 3 wins, especially the first round where he only scored 9 before the final, make a big difference to his points. I prefer the old SGP/current SEC scoring format where every point counts. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,697 Posted July 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, HenryW said: If the SEC used the new SGP scoring system, I think Madsen would have been crowned champion as soon as he qualified for the Final last night, possibly when he qualified for the semi final. In the SGP scoring format, his 3 wins, especially the first round where he only scored 9 before the final, make a big difference to his points. I prefer the old SGP/current SEC scoring format where every point counts. GP scoring Lambert 18,12,12,20,20 total 82 Madsen 20,20,20,11,18 total 89 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tocha 306 Posted July 30, 2020 I wonder if BT Sport will still honour their contract to televise the revised GP schedule? Speedway no longer appears in the A-Z of sports on their website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites