Jayne

The U25 part of the rule was relaxed for Danny Ayres due to his late start in the sport not the average part.

The point is that the NL is not meant to be a job. It was set up to provide a competitive environment for riders to learn and improve in the sport and go on to Championship and Premiership racing where they should then be earning money. All Motorsport is expensive and at this level most pay to compete in it with the exception of speedway.

The £20 max would be great but wont happen some riders are already asking for £30/£35 plus extras.

He did but not our choice, we were quite happy to have him in the team.

Jamie wasn't dropped by Buxton - he asked to be released as he didn't want to ride in the main body of the team.

Perhaps he has been reassessed to a 3 due to the time spent out injured?

Updates are usually on twitter

Preview is on the Buxton website and facebook pages

From the 2017 regulations 19.9.4 It is mandatory for riders to appear in the NDL 4TT, NDL BP and NDLRC; riders will be suspended from their next 2 Home Meetings in contravention, subject to MC confirmation.

Its in the rule book and has been for a few years now.

Not sure why it says TBC. We are currently looking at dates for the Plymouth fixture.

The National league has never had priority over riders not sure where that idea has come from. Buxton are the only current club to have been in this league from the beginning. There have been numerous changes some good and some bad and we have had plenty of riders who were riding for PL teams but never had priority over a rider except for the Riders Championship and that was not always the case.

The fixture still has to be staged even if it is after the cut off date.

Also insurance, BSPA admin fees and referees fees for each meeting. Annual employers liability insurance, SCB licence fees for officials and the track, Remember that riders have to be paid for home and away matches. Printing costs for programmes. Staff costs ie track curator, team manager etc. The list goes on and as East End fan said it soon adds up.

Don't think they need any 'hand holding', they are more than capable.

Unfortunately not - the first date we have is not acceptable to Plymouth so who knows?

Train station is nearby if that helps

As you asked so nicely The cut off was originally the 31st July in line with the other leagues but it has reverted to the 28th August to take effect for the 31st August.

Matt had an off night, it happens, but I don't think anyone would have predicted him to only get 8 before the meeting.

Shelby wasn't happy at Buxton and his crash there last year was still effecting his racing. Surely by getting him fixed up at Cradley we have done our best for him as hopefully the change will make him happier. Whilst Shelby has been loyal to Buxton, we in turn have been loyal to him. He has found points hard to come by and has not been enjoying his racing we could have just said to him that he no longer had a team spot but instead we helped him to do a deal with Cradley.

According to latest team decs on speedwaygb Hampshire has replaced Leek in B'ham's 1-7.

The away team can only request a change (they cant insist)

Of course it helps every club to have a large number of visiting supporters at their track but I do think the league is broken. It was originally set up as a stepping stone for riders to learn their trade and move on to bigger and better things in the higher leagues. Now it seems all about money and riders are asking for more per point, extra travel money, transport costs and money for mechanics (those sort of demands should be for the Championship and Premiership). You cant blame the riders entirely but they are using the league to make money and that wasn't its original intention. For some clubs the money just isn't there and there is a shortage of riders this year as ourselves and Kings Lynn have found out to our cost. Birmingham also had nowhere to go after losing Danyon and managed to get Carr in after a relaxing of the rules as we have now done with Clegg. I don't think that you can say that Cradley (for instance) keep Buxton afloat as we were in the league well before the Heathens joined and survived then. We are the longest standing club in the 'third division' and have seen many name changes, clubs come and go along with riders over the years. We might not have a big budget but we have survived this long through hard work and sticking to our principles regarding payments and not offering more than we can afford. Kings Lynn have run their 'second' team in the same manner and it is a shame that they are no longer able to compete this year.

I don't need to thank you and I'm not full of self pity either. I have stated my opinion if you don't think that it is a sad day for the league to lose a club of Kings Lynn's standing then its you that needs to take a look at yourself. You can celebrate again when Buxton shut as after all that is what you seem to want to happen. What happens to your own club if a buyer isn't found by the end of the year? Doubts over the long term future of a lot of clubs and it is a fact that riders are being paid a lot of money in what is meant to be a development league. Do you think that riders and promoters don't talk to one another? Again you are wrong - it is stated in the league rules at £10 per point and 10p per mile. The majority of teams may not adhere to it but it is there in black and white.

Very sad day for the sport but a decision that i can fully understand. As Dale has quite rightly stated the league has changed from its original ethos and it is harder and harder to compete for those clubs that dont have a big budget. Ironically it is those same clubs that couldn't compete at a higher level for the same reason that have 'helped' to make the league all about money.