British Final 2022

[Fromafar 10,363]

Let face it no foresight and lack of Plan B was the major problem.Sums up those in charge of the Sport.

[M.D 463]

28 minutes ago, screm said:

In a perfectly perfect World couldn't we have the re-staging of the British Final the night before Cardiff, it would solve alot of arguing.

Can you see Bewley wanting to ride in that?

[tocha 308]

40 minutes ago, screm said:

In a perfectly perfect World couldn't we have the re-staging of the British Final the night before Cardiff, it would solve alot of arguing.

Championship Pairs at Oxford on Friday.

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8 minutes ago, tocha said:

Championship Pairs at Oxford on Friday.

guests and R/R can sort that

[ArthurRudge 347]

British Speedway joke and embarrassment nothing ever changes complete farce! 

[Technik 491]

I always think the British Final should be after the British GP & the wildcard & reserves go into next seasons SGP then they have a whole year to get ready & gain extra sponsorship, Not just a week to prepare. It might be the only chance that rider gets to be in a GP round let them have the best chance to be ready.

If for instance Drew Kemp were to finish British Champion he could write another book on his years build up to his GP debut rather than a half hearted message on social media he would be able to write on the way to a meeting.

[Christine Hawes 42]

1 hour ago, screm said:

In a perfectly perfect World couldn't we have the re-staging of the British Final the night before Cardiff, it would solve alot of arguing.

No, because half the riders will be in the Championship Pairs at Oxford that night!

[Jonny the spud 2,281]

21 hours ago, Hawk127 said:

Ellis has no moral fibre in him. He was well beaten tonight and should have declined to accept the wild card when riders far better then him were more worthy of the nomination. He has no conscience and seemingly will screw anyone. I hope he can sleep at night.

Well… 

 

you seem like a nice level headed kind of fella. 

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1 hour ago, Fromafar said:

Let face it no foresight and lack of Plan B was the major problem.Sums up those in charge of the Sport.

Its obvious that the BSPL Chairman and committee made the rules up last night on the back of a fag packet, something that should come as a surprise to nobody.  Of course there should have been a contingency plan long before last night as to what happens if and when the weather plays its part, in fact they could've left it up to last night to come up with a plan before the tapes went up on Ht1, especially as there was an iffy forecast.

[Endeavour 681]

10 hours ago, Midland Red said:

Five programmed rides!

Well aware they get FIVE ! programmed rides. My point is there may have been a clear winner if they had got to four rides each.

[Hawk127 1,359]

30 minutes ago, Jonny the spud said:

Well… 

 

you seem like a nice level headed kind of fella. 

Rewarding failure sums it up. Last year they knew what the outcome would be. It is all about doing the right thing and clearly you are one of those who goes along with the thoughts that some parents have who feel deprived on school sports day when despite the offspring coming last they deserve the same as the winner

If you want to make the rules up on the hoof, at least have the decency to tell those who may score points what the rules are before they go chasing an impossible win. I wonder how many would have rode as hard and chased points if they had known this was a possible outcome. Have the decency to state that in the event of the meeting not be completed it does not matter what you score last year’s winner will go through to the GP in the event of riders having equal number of points on the board.

Still that does not justify giving it to a rider who failed to make any impact on the night the wild card.Even if you take the rider averages he does not deserve it and if he was any sort of genuine sports competitor he would have declined. But no he did the dishonourable thing and as a result Chris, Dan Scott and others have been screwed. Why would any of the scorers bother competing now. Who knows what result would be if it was rained off again.

No wonder speedway is not considered a credible sport in the U.K. I suspect if this had been in Poland, all riders would have been called back to complete or restart the meeting this evening. Those who could not make it would be replaced.

 

[Midland Red 2,383]

If Adam Ellis is unable to take his place at Cardiff, will it therefore go to Charles Wright, who finished third behind Ellis and Bewley?
 

Do they have a proviso in place?

[bill94d 105]

I have a suggestion. Run the British Final on the Friday before Cardiff, in Cardiff. No chance of a rain off. Remember the old Somerset Pairs on the Friday. winner gets the wildcard. Simples

[tocha 308]

10 minutes ago, bill94d said:

I have a suggestion. Run the British Final on the Friday before Cardiff, in Cardiff. No chance of a rain off. Remember the old Somerset Pairs on the Friday. winner gets the wildcard. Simples

The Champìonship Pairs is on rhe  Friday before  Cardiff at Oxford

[orion 7,615]

1 hour ago, Hawk127 said:

Rewarding failure sums it up. Last year they knew what the outcome would be. It is all about doing the right thing and clearly you are one of those who goes along with the thoughts that some parents have who feel deprived on school sports day when despite the offspring coming last they deserve the same as the winner

If you want to make the rules up on the hoof, at least have the decency to tell those who may score points what the rules are before they go chasing an impossible win. I wonder how many would have rode as hard and chased points if they had known this was a possible outcome. Have the decency to state that in the event of the meeting not be completed it does not matter what you score last year’s winner will go through to the GP in the event of riders having equal number of points on the board.

Still that does not justify giving it to a rider who failed to make any impact on the night the wild card.Even if you take the rider averages he does not deserve it and if he was any sort of genuine sports competitor he would have declined. But no he did the dishonourable thing and as a result Chris, Dan Scott and others have been screwed. Why would any of the scorers bother competing now. Who knows what result would be if it was rained off again.

No wonder speedway is not considered a credible sport in the U.K. I suspect if this had been in Poland, all riders would have been called back to complete or restart the meeting this evening. Those who could not make it would be replaced.

 

None of that makes sense..why was it a  impossible win ? If it had not rained the meeting would have finished and we  would have got  a wildcard ..in what world is that impossible..  You might not like it but no result was called last night  so  it means next to nothing  how the riders  were getting on. it's null and void and just an unlucky  for thou's involved  the Bottom line is the Current British Champion who was robbed of his chance last year will take his place.  I can't understand what all the hate is about ..