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  1. Posted

    1 hour ago, Fortythirtyeight said:

    But we are no longer ‘in the good old days’, we are just about at rock bottom with clubs closing , shortage of riders, poor crowds at a lot of  tracks ( that Birmingham crowd won’t have covered the wages ) and poor leadership from the top with the current news that Mildenhall being given the ultimatum that they either race on a Sunday or don’t race at all !

    The 60’s/70’s aren’t coming back!

    You’re right of course, except for me the good old days were 2004!!!!

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  2. Posted

    29 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said:

    Get real, who’s going to pay for the whole of the pits attendees to be dressed the same ?

    The pits attendees can be two teams plus their mechanics , promoters and their ‘guests’ , various staff such as clerk of the course, pit Marshall’s, environment officer , tea ladies , track staff , second half riders, with parents in some cases, invited sponsors, ex riders ( if allowed in at that particular track ) and if it’s a double header there can be upto 100 people around.

    Even track staff do not get provided with club clothing , usually just the team, team manager, promoter and his/her partner !

    In the good old days :-)  there was a dress code for all officials, with colour-coded blazers for promoters, team managers etc.

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  4. Posted

    5 minutes ago, Tosh1218 said:

    I think the way Plymouth abused the rule book a couple of seasons ago with the Eddie Kennett debacle and were allowed to use a guest all season for him .
    They broke no rules I admit but this is why the Rule book over a missing rider was tightened up

    By your own admission, no rules were broken; so there was no ‘abuse of the rule book’. Whether the rules adequately deal with such a situation is a different matter.

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  5. Posted

    5 hours ago, gazzac said:

    I can see your point and pleased Perry has got a NL ride, so not anti it being done, but I'd have a bet during the season that when there's an injury or a possibility of a team change(s) caused by an injury etc and it comes in at 36.25 not 36 that the precedent set would make it difficult not to allow it even if it didn't have all teams in agreement. 

    This isn’t a one-off adjustment, the seasonal points limit has been increased.

    NATIONAL Development League clubs have unanimously agreed to a slight increase to this season’s points limit.

    The mark had been set at 36 following the third tier’s AGM last November, but it has now been raised to 36.25.

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  6. Posted

    39 minutes ago, a4poster said:

    Thank you very much for your reply.  I wasn't sure if it was possible or not.

    My next question then, if one of the top eight scorers after the twenty qualifying heats has had to withdraw from the meeting, would the semi-final they should be in run with a rider less (i.e, three riders only) or would the rider in ninth place be promoted to that spot.

    Thanks again.

    You may find this https://www.fim-moto.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/2023/2023_FIM_Speedway_Grand_Prix_World_Championship_rulebook.pdf?t=1680053943 of interest 

  8. Posted

    1 hour ago, SPEEDY69 said:

    I think it was Chapman who stepped in to save Peterborough a few years ago wasn't it?  Can't see why he'd want to dig his heels in no matter what was offered to him, he was prepared to sell before but had no written offers - ' put your money where your mouth is' comes to mind.  I agree though that this season it hasn't looked like he's been trying to extend or move elsewhere but I'm only on the very outskirts of this and have no knowledge of what's actually been going on.  Offer a fair price and that should result in a sale (future value increase clause included or not).

    Absolutely not. Peterborough Speedway would have raced on in the Championship in 2019 under Ged’s ownership if the sale of the Club to Keith Chapman hadn’t gone through. The Club was well run, profitable and successful and in no danger whatever.

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  15. Posted · Edited by NeilWatson

    10 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

    Where has the talk of a 1 match ban being given to Jenkins & Atkins come from? I've never heard of that rule?

    I'm sure in previous seasons the NLRC is the only event that gets priority over the higher leagues, but I kinda expect to see Jenkins & Atkins racing for Oxford, with Kinsley & Killeen / Scott racing in the NLRC. Even if that's not a rule

    SR 15.9 refers to the ban. SR 13.3 gives the NDLRC priority over higher fixtures.

  18. Posted

    2 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

    Isn’t the west like Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Hull, etc.? Graeme Gordon and Mark Simmonds were associated with Exeter which I’d assume was classed as the south.

    I’ve no idea, but I’m going to guess… Toni Svab?

    Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Hull are in the East. Exeter is in the South West. 

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  23. Posted

    52 minutes ago, lisa-colette said:

    In his statement they told him hopefully mid week. 

    Rule change? As they were used in BSN group meetings and same system of mini leagues. 

    SR012.1.1b Championship League Championship League, teams will meet on 2 occasions, 1 home and 1 away. The top 6 clubs qualify for the play offs going into 2 groups of 3. The team who finishes top will select their 2 group members, the other 3 Speedway Control Bureau Regulations 116 qualifying clubs make up the second group. The winners of each group will contest a 2 legged final home and away with the aggregate winner being crowned the Championship League Champions. A rider who’s team is not in the play offs may only guest for one team in each group of the play offs. Excluding the final. A rider may only guest for one team in any 2 legged tie (home and away).

    SR012.4.5 Tactical Substitute (TS) Is not applicable in a 2 legged tie.

     

    012 1.1b Restricts guests to riders from the bottom three clubs. each individual rider from those three Clubs can guest in both mini-leagues but for one Club only in each mini-league. 'Excluding the final'? I think this resets the clock and allows any rider eligible to guest to ride for a team in the final regardless of whether they guested for that particular club in the mini-leagues.

    012.4.5 Permits Tactical Substitutes in the mini groups but not in the Grand Final.

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  25. Posted

    3 minutes ago, Neil Grantham said:

    I am struggling to see how Rob Lambert got 10 GP points at Teterow, and Dan Bewley got 9.

    Dan got 11 in the heats, vs Rob's 10, both finished fourth in the Semi's, and the rules state:

    This would suggest that Dan should get 10 GP points and Rob the 9?

    Have I missed something?

    Dan Bewley was excluded from his semi-final, Lambert's 0 takes precedence over Bewley's X.

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