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Can anyone clear up my confusion over the 250cc Class?

 

according to SCB race sheets the results of the rounds were:

Scun  1  James  2  Harrison

Leic  1 Harrison  2  James

KL  1 Harrison  2  James

Edin  1 James  2 Vale  3 Harrison

BV  1 Harrison  2  James

 

Therefore the overall standings should read:

1 Harrison  16  18  18  (14)*  18  Total = 70

2 James     18  16  16  18  (16)*  Total = 68

* per SCB regs [15.6.3] the lowest scoring round is dropped and points are awarded 1st 18, 2nd 16, 3rd 14 etc.

Yet the match report of the final round says Harrison & James had a run-off for the title

 

Why, they weren't tied?

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On 12/21/2020 at 10:46 AM, arnieg said:

Can anyone clear up my confusion over the 250cc Class?

 

according to SCB race sheets the results of the rounds were:

Scun  1  James  2  Harrison

Leic  1 Harrison  2  James

KL  1 Harrison  2  James

Edin  1 James  2 Vale  3 Harrison

BV  1 Harrison  2  James

 

Therefore the overall standings should read:

1 Harrison  16  18  18  (14)*  18  Total = 70

2 James     18  16  16  18  (16)*  Total = 68

* per SCB regs [15.6.3] the lowest scoring round is dropped and points are awarded 1st 18, 2nd 16, 3rd 14 etc.

Yet the match report of the final round says Harrison & James had a run-off for the title

 

Why, they weren't tied?

Hi mate they are the rules as per the regs . But due to this being British speedway they made it up as they went along . After Luke won the final round officially he should of been the champion. However when the rules were mentioned the reply was just go win it on track . Which he did in the run off . Rule book only applies to certain aspects of the sport on certain occasions.

in fairness though it was a wonderful series at 250 level and either Max or Luke would of been worthy winners 

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6 hours ago, phillwhitewasmad said:

Hi mate they are the rules as per the regs . But due to this being British speedway they made it up as they went along . After Luke won the final round officially he should of been the champion. However when the rules were mentioned the reply was just go win it on track . Which he did in the run off . Rule book only applies to certain aspects of the sport on certain occasions.

in fairness though it was a wonderful series at 250 level and either Max or Luke would of been worthy winners 

They were very well matched, and I was very impressed with Luke in the two rounds I saw.

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1 hour ago, lucky lee said:

congratulations to lightning Luke 

his dad was never that fast

No but he was faster than Mark Anderson :party:

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According to the GBspeedway website fixture list there is a 1500CC youth class on 20 June. Lol

 

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18 minutes ago, leander said:

According to the GBspeedway website fixture list there is a 1500CC youth class on 20 June. Lol

 

so the authorities admitting the use of oversized engines

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1 hour ago, leander said:

According to the GBspeedway website fixture list there is a 1500CC youth class on 20 June. Lol

 

Could be first 6 cylinder speedway bike and a cross between an upright and laydown - its a V-6

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Also, their twitter site today has the youth 125/150cc racing at Newcastle. :blush: :icon_smile_clown:

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23 hours ago, IronScorpion said:

Also, their twitter site today has the youth 125/150cc racing at Newcastle. :blush: :icon_smile_clown:

Which it was.

They probably list it that way as the original concept was the riders on old Honda type 125cc engines but , speedway being speedway, riders sought quicker more expensive engines and some began using oversized 140 pit bike engines . They then said sealed engines only but that was openly flouted and now it’s a free for all and no engines get checked anyway.

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6 hours ago, Ringitsneck said:

Which it was.

They probably list it that way as the original concept was the riders on old Honda type 125cc engines but , speedway being speedway, riders sought quicker more expensive engines and some began using oversized 140 pit bike engines . They then said sealed engines only but that was openly flouted and now it’s a free for all and no engines get checked anyway.

As there’s virtually nothing in the rule book covering these machines it is basically a ride what ever you like class as long as it’s classed as ‘ safe ‘.

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7 hours ago, Ringitsneck said:

Which it was.

They probably list it that way as the original concept was the riders on old Honda type 125cc engines but , speedway being speedway, riders sought quicker more expensive engines and some began using oversized 140 pit bike engines . They then said sealed engines only but that was openly flouted and now it’s a free for all and no engines get checked anyway.

It might have been youth racing but the twitter page said British Youth at 5pm when main meeting at Newcastle was at 4pm(you will NEVER get a meeting done in 60 minutes). They then had the result of the Youth meeting held at Scunthorpe so my original post was correct & the British Speedway twitter had it wrong.

Thank you!

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1 hour ago, Fortythirtyeight said:

£10 admission to watch the youth at Leicester and others on the forum think it should be that to watch a main match, something of an imbalance there.

Personally think £10 is a bit much but will be some good racing on show . The 250 class is the strongest this year and usually provides the best action 

 

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