I would always rather go with a guest rather than R/R (R/R should be compulsory unless it's your number one or its being used already IMO but that's another debate) as it takes a lot of the risk out of it. Particularly when it's fir the fifth in the averages; yes Kvech taking three rides would be stronger in all probability but it doesn't leave much flexibility for his rides and Rob's options, and if anything happened to Jan in heat 2 we would be absolutely screwed.

Thomsen did though. 

I seem to remember he washed his hands of the thing as he wasn't getting listened to...

Didn't Sam Ermolenko have some input as well?

Because Workington certainly need some experience and someone that might be a heat leader as we only have one !!!!

Nope. Straight back to the pits too. He didn’t even acknowledge the Poole fans standing beside the pit gate who, fair play to them, were passionate all night.