A ORLOV 8,628 Posted December 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Call me wolfie said: Oh, I thought it was just British riders It all depends upon the wording of the rule, does it say only Brits and what does it say about those with dual nationality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyOne 126 Posted December 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, Call me wolfie said: Oh, I thought it was just British riders Quote from the AGM Statement: " (NB to support the progression of riders who have progressed through the National Development League, all riders will receive a 2.5% reduction in their average) " 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJWolves 82 Posted December 4, 2018 Just now, CottonOn said: Quote from the AGM Statement: " (NB to support the progression of riders who have progressed through the National Development League, all riders will receive a 2.5% reduction in their average) " Yes I stand corrected that is the rule so it will apply to N.Morris, Howarth and A.Morris. What a shame Thorsell and Masters didn't have a year in the National League 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfsbane 12,944 Posted December 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, DJWolves said: Yes I stand corrected that is the rule so it will apply to N.Morris, Howarth and A.Morris. What a shame Thorsell and Masters didn't have a year in the National League Now you're being plain greedy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Call me wolfie 677 Posted December 4, 2018 23 minutes ago, Beowulf said: At the talk-in, they said he hadn't replied to their communication, which I assume was phone/text. So at that stage, not very hopeful ! Agreed but just reading between the lines as CVS needs more time to assess his options before any further announcements. I would have thought Jacob would be guaranteed on his current average Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beowulf 1,513 Posted December 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, Call me wolfie said: Agreed but just reading between the lines as CVS needs more time to assess his options before any further announcements. I would have thought Jacob would be guaranteed on his current average Agreed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,821 Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, geoff58 said: no deduction for morris has to be british not aussie !! Wrong. 1. He has dual nationality. 2. And more importantly he rode in the 3rd tier so of course he qualifies. understanding the rules helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted December 4, 2018 41 minutes ago, stevebrum said: Wrong. 1. He has dual nationality. 2. And more importantly he rode in the 3rd tier so of course he qualifies. understanding the rules helps. Knowing exactly what the rule says will help even more. The press release may or may not be what eventually ends up in the rule book. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted December 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, Aces51 said: Knowing exactly what the rule says will help even more. The press release may or may not be what eventually ends up in the rule book. Is that like many published new rules when they realise they have screwed up again, they ought to get someone who can check out and construct rules which cover all the options. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted December 4, 2018 44 minutes ago, A ORLOV said: Is that like many published new rules when they realise they have screwed up again, they ought to get someone who can check out and construct rules which cover all the options. Indeed - they need to be clear in what they want to achieve and construct the reg accordingly Is it competed in the 3rd tier Is it British passport holders Is it those elligible to ride for GB internationally And if one contadicts another which has the override In many ways it doesnt matter which current riders would be included/excluded as it should be the principle that is important not the individual 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BWitcher 12,453 Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Aces51 said: Looks like a solid start for Wolves. Morris will soon get dialled in and the significant home advantage should guarantee that he improves his average. He should also do better away after his poor season this year but I'm less convinced about that. He will do considerably better as he won't, at least initially be riding at No 1 which was a major reason for his average dropping.. exactly the same with Thorssell. He won't take any dialling in to Monmore, he is as good as most there already. Edited December 4, 2018 by BWitcher 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E I Addio 15,845 Posted December 4, 2018 Based on how Morris perfumed at Lakeside last year I would say that Wolves is a great move for both rider and club. If Morris is given a good racing surface ( which he will get at Wolves) he will be a very entertaining rider to watch I am sure. Pretty good gater, and decent overtaker when he doesn't make the start.. He rapidly became one of my favourite riders last season. He also seems very professional in his set up. Its only the poor racing surface at Swindon last season that kept his average down after a few bad knocks caused by the track. I wish Nick and Wolves well for the season. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cupidstunt 92 Posted December 4, 2018 Schlien Howarth N Morris A Morris Becker Thorsell Masters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted December 4, 2018 The vast majority of riders become more familiar with a track when it becomes their home track. Even if they have previously done well there, they get more dialled in. Particularly, when it is a track with a significant home advantage. Morris will be no exception and will improve on the 7.27 he averaged in his two Swindon meetings at Monmore last season. I will be surprised if he doesn't average at least 8/9 at home. Coincidentally, last season he also averaged 7.27 at Blunsdon but only 6.85 away. That to me shows that it wasn't just his problems with the Swindon track that adversely affected him last year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col 854 Posted December 5, 2018 8 hours ago, E I Addio said: Based on how Morris perfumed at Lakeside He stunk the place out? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites