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The difference is the Hall signing was within the current rules (and needed no special MC permission) and should've been ratified. Maybe the MC are attempting to make up for their previously harsh ruling. I therefore await the NL co-ordinator to make a similar move towards the Isle of Wight after being harshly ruled out of signing Harland Cook.

Eastbourne will need a good start seeing as this group could end up going to race points to split them.

Anytime from May 9th.

So Birmingham's statement basically says that they've been allowed by the MC to include Carr once his average drops. So reading between the lines it is illegal but they've been given special permission to include him once his Championship average falls to 3.00 (but in reality he's hitting something like 1.70).

Meaning?

Q1. How many meetings will ellis perks ride for Buxton this season? 10 Q2. Who will finish bottom of the NL? King's Lynn Q3. Who will finish top (not win the play off)? Belle Vue Q4. who will end the season topping the Nl averages? Boxall Q5. Which current nl rider will end the season with the highest championship average? Bewley Q6. Which west midlands (birmingham,cradley) rider finishes the season with the highest average? Ayres

It's his starting average that matters, not his current average. It says 'current Championship riders' so surely if Carr gets dropped then he's not currently a Championship rider and therefore isn't doubling-up so the quoted rule is irrelevant.

I wonder what'll happen in the coming days then!

I thought riders over a 4.00 Championship average couldn't DU and ride NL as well. I think that's right, off the top of my head anyway. Or is it current average and not starting average?

Yeah there will be updates and there's one change to the line-ups: Bowtell for Mason.

It is Carr. Has he been dropped by Berwick then? Also unfortunately for Hume that he's going to miss the whole of the rest of the season!

He'll get a new average on May 27th. He's got 3 home meetings left at reserve.

Its 4 matches, regardless of the home/away ratio. With one alteration: it's R/R for Kelsey.

The could bring in Cottham for Dugard before the averages change.

Dan Bewley did it last year, didn't he?

Do you think that'll just skip the parade and it'll start at heat 1?

You mean it was a mistake? Surely Greaves' guest (Shuttleworth) should have his points removed then.

As he hasn't ridden for the team yet you're not allowed a facility. Jayne explained on the Hitmen vs Stoke thread.

Useless is harsh. Plus R/R is likely to be taken by Woolley, Rutherford & Geary twice. Hardly going to set the world on fire compared to Dicken.

You could've used Bickley etc until Hay's facility runs out and then used Roberts anyway as he would be an unattached 3.00. So use Roberts for a month but sign Halder with the intention of him riding once he's completed his exams in early/mid June.

It is a good choice. Not many NL heat leaders have ridden as many laps around Monmore lately as Greaves.

I thought that rule was being ignored now. The Isle of Wight used a guest for Greaves in their first official fixture.

I agree but I thought they'd get proper guests in his place.

Stoke struck gold with Perks missing.

You've drawn Kent and the winner of that faces King's Lynn.