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I think he will need to... A win for the Aces will cement their place in the play offs... Oh. Hang on a minute...

The problem was caused by the promoters themselves by having two team building rules that contradicted each other when Bluster became chairman he was going to rip up the rule book and simplify it but of course that didn’t happen. The rules need to be written by a professional with a legal background so the rules are concise and without loopholes in theory if zagar sprains his wrist that could be deemed as a season ending injury as we only have three weeks remaining. So in theory Belle vue could sign zsmarslik to replace him on a 8pt average. ii want to make it clear Belle vue have done nothing wrong at all. The rules are at fault as they are Ill thought out and applied at will. we desperately need a independent ruling body to run our sport before they kill it off.

Can’t afford it don’t do it imo. You know what you’ve signed up for. As said in another post can’t just pick and choose when you feel like riding or travelling to. If serious about it you’d want as much track time and riding different tracks as possible to improve.

Yeah it would make sense start off small and build it up, run in the NDL and make money on track hire, other events etc. However, looks like there could be as few as 7 in the championship next year IF Glasgow were to have a go in the Premiership. I’m sure if that was the case the BSPL would be asking the possibility of Workington joining the Championship. Afternoon racing in the NDL, with trackdays, the British youth championship and a few Open meetings with star names is probably along the lines of what will happen in 2023.

When Lockdown was eased and you could venture further afield I wished to visit the local Arboretum only to find that you had to book in advance...an Arboretum of all places where social distancing wasn't an issue. When I went on line to book reluctantly (who would want to book in advance not knowing what the weather might be like?) only to find that there was a £1-50 booking fee...Sod that I said and didn't pursue with the booking out of priciple.

Great business by the poles Thursday,Fridays & Sundays all protected for their 8 team league. Goes to show how strong they are & how weak the UK is.

Don't forget, Sheffield v Ipswich is another match that won't happen - neither of these can go ahead simply because of the Green Sheet problem. Reducing to 10 matches was a ridiculous decision.

How do you know it won't be many?. It could be every week if they have a wet summer. Damn stupid if they agree to that

Always sad when a track closes down but what went on at Swindon was despicable with lies upon lies and false promises.

But but but - all our team has already been allocated elsewhere for 2023 - well according to BSF team lineups for next season!!

Fingers crossed that they will let you stay for 2023 season whilst you have more time to long for something long term.

But Berntzon v Zmarzlik or Laguta v Kasprzak turned out not to be unpredictable in 2021. They met 44 times in the series and Bart and Artem won all 44 encounters.

I'm sure Sheffield & Ipswich are delighted.

Hopefully the NDL playoffs on BSN will be well supported, the service has been a breath of fresh air for an nomad fan like myself. Hopefully will see you covering a meeting at Northside, Workington next season!

I can't see why some are saying it's a boring selection. It was the only selection imo, unless they put more Poles in the line-up, & nobody wants half the field to be like that. No extra Brits, Swedes, Danes, Germans etc deserve to be at the top table right now. Anyone else (except Poles) would have weakened the series further.

Easy Woffinden rode 6 league matches before play offs not like Lambert brought in as a ringer for half a semi final and final.

All UK riders should get a 25% reduction.

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Or in the case of Lynn/ Peterborough a muppet with 2 coats, one red, one blue to be worn depending on which bandwagon he has jumped on

No,it's go to be a 0-0 surely so all riders reduce their averages for next season. Lawson should definitely think about it.Can't see anyone wanting him on a 7.91 average next season.I don't believe riders do average reduction over the season,but on this occasion if i was Lawson i would think about it.It is easy for him to lose about a point off his average with it only being over the last 10 matches.If he scores 0 that will replace a 16 he scored against Wolves. I would be thinking take a hit on one pay packet to make sure i get a further 25 pay packets next season.

Could be the most entertaining 0-0 ever seen in speedway.

I ask again...one league with how many teams? And as for second half racing, yeah, of course. Selling a 1970's product in the 2020's. What could possibly go wrong? About as likely as football bringing back real leather "caser" balls for the Premier League next year too.

Why on earth would Panthers give up local derbies against Lynn, Ipswich and now Leicester.

Or Holder and Holder or Kurtz

Can’t see the limit being 42.5. I think they will stick with 39 with 0 rising star meaning diluting the product again. That’s what they love to do

My thoughts exactly

So in your world all it takes is a lawyer to get what you want, the rules mean nothing? If that’s the case there’s nothing to stop an NDL side signing Zmarzlik. I’m not buying it. In the real world it’s a crying shame we need a lawyer to see the rules implemented correctly. In a sport that governs itself and is rife with petty jealousies and self interest that I’m afraid is what it takes. BSPL/BSF should be ashamed of themselves.

There's always evidence to prove a point but none of it sways my opinion. Nowhere did I suggest the top three should not be in it, or have a go at anyone in particular, just that I find it boring to watch. I could come back with something equally ridiculous like why not make it a 20 round series so you can see even more races between Janowski and Lindgren, or have every round from Torun, surely that'll be even better won't it? I remember being excited when one of my past favourite riders made the 1991 world final and went to Gothenburg to watch - it went badly but he started with a chance. I am not of the misconception that the GP series is about finding the best rider in the world that year - it isn't. It's a competition for the selected riders based on the previous year with a heavy slant on selling tickets, to TV and getting nations to host.

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No, i just can't understand why people can't see how much Lambert has improved in the last few seasons, and why people are saying he is not an improvement on Fricke, are people not looking at the GP scores for the both of them are you one of the BV fans who wants to win at all costs?

Would make sense for all parties we get to ride in 2023 while looking and hopefully finding a piece of land to build and ride on in 2024. I know the council are still helping us look. So they haven’t given up on us thankfully. Would also make sense for the Cochrane family to make another years rent. As stated they have taken it off the market without a buyer. They have had two very good bids by people involved with Edinburgh speedway but have rejected them and are sticking to their one million pound asking price which I don’t think is currently realistic.

Waiting for Peterborough to announce Artem

Absolutely spot on!!...I gave up after 6 heats, any "neutral" who managed to sit through that whole farce with any enthusiasm deserves a medal!.......or alternatively, locking up!!!

https://www.motolbc.cz/2022/10/ecka-v-chaba/?fbclid=IwAR1dC07-8W2CE72tAxUuMof6ClHzpXTNXknLFq35hyFMrA8yhV0hkPOwhfw e speedway with rider Adam Nejezchleba - Teams GRS-THK racing – MXM will try a mini speedway race with both 125 cc in the Czech Republic on October 8, 2022. We'll see how it goes

But you knew the score when you signed on for a NDL side. Plenty of riders did long away days the other way round and ran at big losses for the trips however they did them because signing for a NDL side means you sign up for all the meetings not just the home ones and away tracks you like.

As @piepower said this seems perfect for junior level Speedway with riders progressing onto 500cc meths. Buy a standard piece of kit that you can "turn up" as you progress. The authorities have the power at the moment to dictate technical rules regarding the addition of "trick" parts, so if they don't do it at the moment there's nothing to suggest they'd stop riders adding trick parts to these electric bikes if they were to be used as replacements for the 500's. There's also the sound issue, for me that is a massive part of Speedway, often if it doesn't sound fast... it doesn't look fast. Look at F1, since they've moved from the V10 & V8 screamers to the low revving hybrids... it just doesn't sound fast anymore, and they know it! For me I'd be happier watching the seniors on something more like the 250cc machines the SGP3 riders were using, sounded fast, looked fast and the riders seemed to be approaching the limits of their machines so there was more emphasis on the riding skills of the riders to make the difference.

011.1.18Bona-Fide Attempt to Race A rider, who, having started in a heat does not make an honest attempt to ride to the best of their ability, as judged by the Referee, shall be guilty of an offence, which may entail disqualification from the heat or a penalty. Failure to make a bona-fide attempt to race, if the Referee considers it to be an alternative to not participating in a meeting, is an offence. In team and pairs competitions, team riding is permitted. Mind you when has BSF ever had the desire to race within the rules? Openly discussing cheating as an acceptable way to compete in sport. Why am I not surprised

As someone who grew up in the era of Bomber, Scotty and Rico, having Tai as our number 3 rider is one hell of a statement!

The world cup this year was much better to watch - the Finns, a Latvian or Ukrainian I think (not sure I remember right) but they were unexpectedly successful. That's what the GP series lacks for me. I will hope Kim Nilsson proves the naysayers wrong.

You could either have Kennett at 1 or go with guests

Love watching the top riders it makes you appreciate how good they are compared to the rest

Apart from a decent team, most punters would probably like to see a well thought out racing programme with at the very least regular fortnightly meetings throughout the summer months, not the situation the three leagues are in. The play offs should be done and dusted in late August/early September. What is wrong with those in charge of the sport? For goodness sake start thinking about how to adapt the sport to the domestic market and stop chasing something which is never going to happen, the top overseas riders gracing us with their presence (unless the season is over elsewhere and they see the u k as a soft touch for a few more pounds/euro in the pocket). Diversify and put on the meeting as an event not just 15 heats over two plus hours and think that is job done. It is not value for money. Dump Eurosport for the domestic racing and let BSN take over the broadcast of meetings, invest in what you have not some pipe dream that televised meetings on a main channel is the panacea. So much opportunity but it just lacks imagination by the dinosaurs who run the sport.

That's the one big positive for the lions. We have Stewart Dickson...he wouldn't agree to moving up if it meant an average team was put out. So atleast leicester maybe quite ambitious atleast. Stewart is no mug. I could see a grand Prix rider coming or the next basso ? Any ideas who could be available? I'm assuming some riders have already been spoken too if this has been the plan for a while

Must be guests for the last 4 spaces?

Unfortunately not….. 016.1 PREMIERSHIP PAIRS 016.1.1 QualifyingCriteria 2 riders from the top 4 by MA from the green sheets of the month prior to the event will determine the Pair for each Team, with the Rising Star being the reserve. We were wrongly stopped from signing Robert in September by the dodgy old boy’s network. Someone from outside the sport got involved and put a stop to this continual nonsense and eventually the rules were followed. Against the grain I know but I wouldn’t mind more outside influence on the BSPL’s corrupt admin however much it upsets BSPL/BSF.

Has more right to be in the series than a lot of the others who elected not to qualify and rely on their past performances

Monster energy reaches the parts other sugary drinks can’t reach.

No

Anyone who thinks Keynan Rew is worth signing on anything other over 4.00 is crazy.

Just done it...that's Xmas sorted!