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From Kent's press release as to why Clifton cant ride at reserve: 'the numbers 6 & 7 in an NL team: slots restricted to riders of three point averages only at the start of the season.' Well if this is a new rule brought in then how can Ruddick ride at reserve for Mildenhall & Kinsley for KL? Why don't Kent just sign 5 riders with a higher average than Clifton!

Kent tried x3 3.00 men this season and it didn't work at all. So surely they won't try again. However maybe Basford was destined for the number 8 spot and as well as the travelling, he wants a regular spot.

Yes, sentenced to 3 years for causing death by dangerous driving.

Last year he carried on improving even after moving up and his scores at Perry Barr have been very impressive. I'm expecting continual improvement and an average around 6.00 from him.

Its a team that look like nearly all will be able to add something to their average and they'll always have a very good reserve! Having not seen the other line-ups yet, I expect them to be top half.

All PL teams have priority over their number 7s. NL teams always miss out on the rider in the event of a clash.

George Piper is number 8. Any info on him?

But indirectly that isn't the NL's problem. The NL needs to keep itself competitive and make sure it has enough riders to go round and upping the average to 5.00 helps with this. The NL is doing it's bit for rider development but these riders can't get PL places, look at Ellis last year and Morris, Nielsen & Branford this year. It's better for them to race NL than nothing at all or just Elite League.

How stupid does that article make him sound haha! I've signed 6 riders but I don't know where the 7th decent one will come from so I've messed up the averages and we'll do poorly again???

Exactly. He was legal to ride NL last year and ALL NL riders step up to the PL on a 3.00. This year is a different story as you need a British passport to ride NL, but BWD already has done so it just stops him in the future.

August 28th 2015 at Somerset.

You only have to be eligible for the NL and to be eligible to have to have a British passport.

Sam Wright 4, Connor Fletcher 4 & Lawrence Fielding 0.

Bjarne Pedersen, Mads & Mikkelsen are hardly top top riders either.

Tyler Govier signs. I'm very happy with him. So that leaves 19.2 for 3 more riders in the top 5. Widman, Perks & Owen?

So how did they manage to accommodate them if they have to move race night for Danes?

Charley Powell?

He can't be at Cradley, they don't have enough points left.

Stefan Nielsen and Ben Wilson are 2 more riders that this rule could benefit. I agree that it helps the NL but for rider development Ash should have a PL place from the start! The PL number 7s rule has helped a lot of riders but then ones like Morris, Nielsen, Branford, Wilson, Hawkins & Bowen can't get a place.

Ritchings has a Thursday PL track in Ipswich. I'd like Govier in the team though.

What type of team did you expect?

Disappointing! He looked like he had good potential.

What's Reece Downes been doing recently? He's from that way isn't he?

Next signing is Matt Saul. Welcome to the Isle of Wight and NL!

If those teams hadn't have selected them then they might not have teams and there's some improvement in that list. Then they'd be facing not riding PL like Morris and Nielsen for example, which won't help them to improve.