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John Leslie

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  9. Posted

    Technically, a cut out has to work at all times and HAS to be worn at all times on track. But I doubt it's ever checked and I've never heard of a rider being excluded for it.

    Not just on track. The cut-out has to be worn at all times when the engine is running. A mechanic warming-up the bike in the pits has to wear the cut-out.

     

    And it is ALWAYS checked. I've known some machine examiners miss a few things, but I've never known one miss out on checking a cut-out EVER. The machine examiner has a sheet that goes to the SCB where every rider is listed and he ticks off and signs it as he checks every bike.

     

    The silencer has to be on for the entire race and a rider is disqualified if it comes off during a race. The dirt deflector has to be on and correctly fitted at the start of the race, but there's no penalty if it gets knocked off during a race (regardless of what tatum thinks).

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  11. Posted

    I just hate it when they say, "there was contact there". Of course there was Kildemand leaned into him and did his dying swan act. Works every time.msucker the ref who sees touching and excludes the innocent rider.

    Correct.

     

    And when will Kelvin learn that speedway is NOT a non-contact sport. Every time 2 riders touch he's screaming for an exclusion for "contact". Learn the rules Kelvin.

     

    And in any case the "contact" was purely kildemand turning into Harris and putting it down

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  14. Posted

    Having no AJ is quite a blow, but I wouldn't go writing Lakeside off.

    Their huge home track advantage is still a major player here. Look what they did to Swindon when they needed the points to get into the play-offs.

    Belle Vue are a big track team with fast engines to get around BV. Quite the opposite is needed at Lakeside.

    I can see a decent home win tonight leaving it all in the balance on Monday.

  21. Posted

    Shame Harris had to go there. I thought Zmazlik went down "a bit easy" but the ref saw it otherwise ;) There you go.

    Wish Tatum would stop wetting himself asking "Was there contact?" and stating "If there was contact he has to go".

     

    No. Speedway is not a non-contact sport.

     

    The question is who caused the stoppage? Was the touch from Harris enough to knock Zmarzlik off, or did he feel the touch and take a dive?

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