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Unless the rules change no16 will be an Aussie mo matter what.

Just seen Cookie is flying over to Australia to take part in Sedgemans testimonial. I'm really unsure if he's retiring or not and I don't think he knows himself! I was told by a very good source that after being dropped mid season, he wanted to try get a place next year and was hoping the British Final would be the answer. We all know how that ended when he pulled out on the day. The guy needs to sort himself out.

Not meaningless to Edinburgh & Glasgow fans. But if I was a Berwick fan, would've preferred them to sit it out.

Quite often they are! Starting the 90-second time limit opposed to 2 minutes. And then in other, more subtle ways! PS Only place I've seen the tyre warming is on the BSN footage itself. It's really obvious - a plume of smoke from a rear tyre in front of the ref's box. I don't think anyone has argued against that one.

Nah you’ve put it perfectly I feel the same. Complacency because management just say try your best. You’re not going to win F all with that attitude.

As already noted, that's football, not speedway, which has a different rule

Plus they snaffled a young Darcy Ward which helped the cause.

Problem is the BSPL don't have £500 in the coffers let alone £500k

Great team

Stars fans don’t expect to win the league because Kings Lynn is a workaday town surrounded by acres of prime farming country. It means there’s not a lot of money around. Rest of top flight are in cities or big towns where there is far more wealth. Lynn showed what they could do when in second division where less moneyed clubs ride, bar a couple of notable exceptions

I'm not a huge Anders Rowe fan, but I think at number 3 with a solid 1 and 5 and a solid partner, he would be fine. If the points limit is 40, then the below team would do well. I was very surprised at how low Palovaara's average was, so I would say he was a bit of a steal. Could also go with Jake Allen or Jody Scott at number 3 instead, but I just don't see Jody at Glasgow next season and I'm not sure how well Jake Allen goes around Ashfield? 1 Chris Harris © 7.93 2 Victor Palovaara 5.64 3 Anders Rowe 6.39 4 Mitchell McDiarmid 5.53 5 Dan Thompson 7.55 6 Anze Grmek 3.56 7 Freddy Hodder 3.31 39.91

Unsure what to think for next season. victor p in. Id keep jordy then have a stronger reserve with him. paco and sedgy move them on Grahn if maybe keep him Dan T back at Glasgow I’d think if not keep him

I am not a supporter of Poole or Scunthorpe however, as a former level 4 football referee we were trained for when the ball was in/out of play and not to guess. Below is the law on ball in ball out.

There was a good size crowd in Pardubice, but I sense this was only because it was part of the Golden Helmet weekend. This is a different format & it will take time for regular speedway followers to adjust. The big issue is the racers are unknown to speedway & come from the lower end of their own discipline. But the sport of Flat Track is growing.

The rule book states nothing of the sort. The part about the inner edge of the white line being the infield is your own interprestation. I never said Wikipedia was accurate. I said that I'm not the only one who thinks it - as Wikipedia is not necessarily proof. I chose my wording deliberately with that in mind. I've watched the video now. It's been posted on this thread. It changes nothing. This post states it clearly. In case you need a link, here it is. SGP - FIM Speedway - Rules If a rider crosses the white inside line fully with both wheels or leaves the circuit, they are adjudged to have retired from the race – unless they left the track to take essential avoiding action (e.g. to avoid a fallen rider). Or are you all going to say that FIM rules are different? In which case, I give up!! Now, who's got a link to the cheating Pirates and their tyre warming?

I hope, before they closed his coffin, they stuffed his mouth with garlic and drove a stake through his heart (or where his heart should have been). Anyway, if the grieving bride-of-Dracula, Mrs O, is liquidating things, is this the time for the BSPL to get together and buy Swindon stadium?

Flint's rolling away average is 8.00 and was only bettered by six riders who did the whole 2026 season. I'd also argue that he still has improvement in him too.

I think thats the point Davids making.

Whilst some of the racing in 2026 was fantastic to watch the season was a dreadful one for the Tigers. Ashton Vale ended up on a bigger average (4.00) in last night's meeting than 'Super' Mario Hausl managed all season (3.79). Sam Hagon looked like an NDL rider at times and Freddy Hodder showed flashes but everyone said that about him last season as well. His average looks enticing enough to give him another year in the job though but i can't see KJP staying as his average is tricky to squeeze in if the management decide to go with 3 heat leaders again. He's also in his mid 20s so he's unlikely to kick on anymore. Leon Flint impresses at home but is often found lacking away so he may be shown the door. Cami Brown wasn't really at fault for the poor season but he wasn't exactly the Pep Guardiola of the Championship either. The club itself could look at trying to arrange home fixtures a bit better next season as this year almost 7 weeks went by without a home meeting during the height of the summer. Hot days are generally when the fans come out in large numbers. Just a thought. And on that thought here's my thoughts on what a strong 2027 team might look like, providing all the riders can be enticed to Ashfield: 1 Chris Harris 2 Victor Palovaara/KJP 3 Anders Rowe 4 Jody Scott 5 Dan Thompson 6 Freddy Hodder 7 ??? *it all comes to a fraction under 38 points leaving a fraction over 2 for an NDL rider.

This to me, is the most sensible wording of the rule, stating that the OUTSIDE part of the white line is where the track begins, therefore if both wheels are either touching or over it then an infringement has occurred.

I've not been to Armadale for a few years now, but the only music I remember from previous visits was 'The Black Bear' 😁 Was the music played last night more 'appropriate' for a sporting occasion than that at Ashfield? Was the atmosphere better?

It's all ifs and buts, if Lewi Kerr hadn't got injured or Jacob Hook rode instead of Jordan Jenkins, there also wouldn't have been a super heat

Not on a near 6-point average he wouldn't.

A strong team for 2027 might look like this: 1 Kye Thomson 2 Paco Castagna 3 Jody Scott 4 Victor Palovaara 5 Anders Rowe 6 ? ? ? 7 Jordy Loftus It would come to less that 36.00 so still over 4 points to play with for the last rider. I think Jody Scott is going to be a really good rider next season and he races around Ashfield like he's stolen his bike. Anders isn't too bad around there either. Convincing them both to rock up at Armadale would be a tall order though.

BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP - 2027 - Speedway Control Bureau