Is Lidsey swerving the UK next year? If a team could fit him in, he’d be a great little no. 5 in a watered down league …

I think the Aussies can make it up as they go along!  There are certainly some 'easier' states to enable qualification.

Northampton its 396 metres.  The bends are slightly banked. The track has steel plate full circuit,  plus rope and post, just like mildenhall.  There is on office over looking the track that could possibly be converted in to a refs box. No air fence, it would probably have to be a foam fence as the track inspection at mildenhall stated for them to join the national league, wooden panels would have to be made for the straights,  like coventry used to have. Start gates could be fitted quite easily,  bike pits would need to be built. Showers would need to be put somewhere.  Lots would need doing.   

Top man Chris Louis. Used to love watching his dad take on my beloved Bradford in the 70s and then support him for Halifax alongside Kenny and Doug etc 

Its 1975, Bob Coles on bike, Alan Witt (with beard) Graham Kerry and Stan Stevens far right not sure of the others

Is not the case that he can ride in any State Championship though.So he can choose which is the easier option?