NeilWatson

The problem is "the other costs": From memory and not a definitive list: Insurance BSPA fees Referee fees Programme printing Medical cover Track prep and machinery

From Official Site FINLAND (RED) Rider 1 Timo Lahti Rider 2 Joonas Kylmäkorpi Rider 3 Juha Hautamäki Rider 4 Kauko Nieminen (Captain) Rider 5 Kalle Katajisto Team Manager Jyri Palomaki AUSTRALIA (BLUE) Rider 1 Chris Holder Rider 2 Dave Watt (Captain) Rider 3 Troy Batchelor Rider 4 Rory Schlein Rider 5 Darcy Ward Team Manager Craig Boyce GREAT BRITAIN (WHITE) Rider 1 Scott Nicholls Rider 2 Lee Richardson Rider 3 Tai Woffinden Rider 4 Simon Stead Rider 5 Chris Harris (Captain) Team Manager Rob Lyon SWEDEN (YELLOW) Rider 1 Fredrik Lindgren Rider 2 Jonas Davidsson Rider 3 Antonio Lindbäck Rider 4 Magnus Zetterström (Captain) Rider 5 Daniel Nermark Team Manager Peter Jansson Edited for formatting Possibly out of date now!

It was a milestone night for Jake. He rode at No 3 for his first heat-leader slot, and took Black and White for a tactical ride and rode in Heat 15 both for the first time. Add in a rider replacement ride in Heat 1 and that score looks even more impressive! Well done Jake

Plymouth 59 KIngs Lynn 36 Jake scored 9+2 - including 4 points from a tactical ride and third in Ht 15

Jake's riding!

Club Statement

Well done Kings Lynn!

Do you mean 'few shocks already' (everything is going as expected), or 'a few shocks already' (the unexpected is happening)? Not being picky :-)

Error in NOT choosing blue but choosing red instead.....

A sad loss for Ray, the family, and Mildenhall speedway. Our thoughts are with you Ray Neil & Angela Watson

That made me feel physically sick.

I think there are at least two threads here too (been merged by mods) just to make it more confusing!!

Fair point and apologies - I hadn't spotted that. Interesting that BSI don't use the FIM's official definitions, which state: Qualified Rider: A rider who qualifies for the Speedway Grand Prix series either by virtue of his position in the Final Grand Prix Classification of the previous year or by finishing in the top three of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix qualification system. Nominated Rider: A rider who is selected by the SGP Commission to participate in the Speedway Grand Prix series. Qualified Substitute Rider: A rider appearing on the list of Qualified Substitutes approved and published by the SGP Commission. Wild Card Rider: A rider selected by the SGP Commission to participate in an individual round of the SGP series. Track Reserve Rider: A rider nominated by his FMN and approved by the SGP Commission to take part as a meeting reserve rider during an individual round of the SGP series. Apparently FIM don't use the phrase seeded rider either!

We don't need another thread and they're NOT WILD CARDS!

Steve are you thinking of the Wild Card place at Cardiff or as a nominated rider pick for the whole series?

To avoid confusion in this topic, the full-time riders chosen to appear in the series are "nominated riders", the riders chosen to take the 16 race-jacket in individual GPs are "Wild Card riders".

250cc Robert Lambert 3 2 3 2 10 Tyler Govier 2 withdrawn 2 Adam Portwood 0 1 1 2 4 Steven Archer 1 R withdrawn 1 Nathan Stoneman 1 2 2 3 8 Jack Jones F withdrawn 0 Brandon Freemantle 3 3 3 3 12 Jack Cornes 1 1 3 3 8 Daniel Sibson 2 2 R R 4 Semifinal result: Stoneman, Cornes, Portwood, Sibson NS Final result: Freemantle, Stoneman, Lambert, Cornes 500cc Adam Portwood DNR Cameron Hoskins 1 3 2 1 7 Adam Kirby DNR Josh Dingle 3 2 3 2 Darryl Ritchings DNR Lloyd Barrett 1 2 1 R 4 Jack Butler 2 0 1 2 5 Tom Stokes 2 3 2 1 8 Daniel I'Anson 2 3 M 2 7 Ashley Morris 3 3 3 2 11 Kyle Howarth F 3 3 3 9 An entertaining meeting in the end after a difficult start - an incident on parade led to a significant delay to the meeting then in Heat 1, Jack Jones slid off, Steven Archer slid into him while laying down and Tyler Govier slammed into the fence taking avoiding action. After another long delay Jones & Govier withdrew there and then, Archer completed a lap or so of his second ride then also withdrew. The parade incident involved Adam Portwood's mother and his 500cc machine leading to Adam competing in the 250 class only. All four injured parties suffered no major injuries.

For clarity I have just confirmed the arrangements with the stadium. Under 15 meeting 3pm start - free admission. The stadium will be closed and cleared National League meeting 7.30pm - Kings Lynn Art and Stitch Barracudas v Bournemouth Buccaneers - normal admission applies.

He certainly did, his father Geoff was a Clerk of the Course at Peterborough and ran a motor engineering company in Eye Green just outside the town. Andy rode for the Panthers from 1978 - 1983 - an odd meeting in the first couple of years then four full seasons as a steady second-string.

I understand that the Under-15 round will start at 3pm on Saturday 22nd August followed by Kings Lynn "Art and Stitch" Barracudas v Bournemouth Buccaneers. Full details to follow

I understand an official press release will follow very shortly. (Or I will post once I know ............)

FIM Regulations 077.9.2: Ties After the completion of Heat 20, 21 or 22 When establishing the order between the riders in the list of Intermediate Classification at the conclusion of Heat 20, or following the completion of the Semi-Final Heats 21 and 22, any ties will be solved as follows: a) Precedence will be given to the riders (tied on race points) having the most number of 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th placings (a '0' for last placing is better than being disqualified for whatever reason). B ) If the tie still persists and involves only 2 riders, precedence will be given to the better placed rider in the heat or heats where the 2 riders met. c) If the tie still persists and involves more than 2 riders, it shall be checked whether there is a possibility to determine a proper precedence (e.g. 3 riders tied on points: A, B, C: rider A has beaten rider B rider A has beaten rider C rider B has beaten rider C Then the precedence will be: best position for rider A, then rider B and then rider C. 24 d) If solutions a), B ) and c) cannot resolve the tie, then the lowest riding number jacket will be deemed the better placed rider.

Is there a link available yet?

In heat 2 should that read Morris f/x rather than Bovis?

I was really disappointed that we couldn't be there, and would have willingly swopped my chest infection for an afternoon out. I hope that those that WERE there will spread the word so that we can get some momentum for these meetings in 2009