dontforgetthefueltapsbruv

Id imagine at least half a dozen clubs will be in line hoping to sign him as a third heat leader on that kind of averageA likely bargain in that position.

You lazy so and so - pull your finger out !! On Thursday it seemed Rohan wanted to play the game as well though !!

So after Leicester last night I believe the cut off for Augusts green sheets has been reached. Has anyone plugged in the numbers?

Gollob Jonsson Lindgren Pavlic

I certainly accept your point of view on this.With the likes of Chris and Donkey around who were superb starters you would think there would be more hands on coaching. Even experienced riders as ours are would benefit as they wont always realise those little things that are just not quite right. Of course Chris wasnt there last week to do this.

What good did the practice actually do? Those that did go out just put it round mid track at 3/4 throttle.Perhaps just a bit of PR to show willing and no more. If we had seen them just concentrate on starts or tried different lines etc then may have been some point to it.

Even Leigh were to score 12 from 5 in each of the next 3 meetings his RA will drop so it is as good as given he wont be number 1 in August.

I dont believe anyone is deliberately not scoring points. Im told there is no lack of investment in equipment and time/effort to put things right. We will all find out what if anything will change in due course. Things can only get better though - surely!?

Thanks to my mate MrBeerhut who has let me know some info re rolling averages. Kev currently at No1 and due to drop only 22 points from next 4 meetings before August cut off. Leigh scored 42 in the 4 he wiil drop so likely to drop further. Rohan could get there but probably would need 4 max or Kev to score nil!! I would be happy to see the first but not the second!!

...or the throat maybe!!

Thanks for your insightful and intelligent contribution!!

Kev picked up a paid max guesting for Newcastle tonight. When was the last max by a Witches rider for the Witches? I really cant remember one!!

Event 1 Artem Laguta Walasek Hamill M B Jensen Event 2 Smolinski Wolbert Franc King

Not likely to see Tay back anywhere just yet I think.Still far from race fit.May take a few weeks to build up the muscle needed to handle any kind of grippy track.

Thats a bit close to being positive jerky my old boy. Steady on or you'll get a nosebleed!!

Good to see Tay back on track and even surviving a minor spill. Good luck boy.

As has been pointed out it is difficult to make changes that you would expect to improve the team as each has to be like for like. Mat has been most disappointing particularly since the switch to reserve. Are there any 6 pointers out there though? Do we risk a new 5 point assessed and again who? A restructure for more top end strength is not possible without a 3 point option and probably not viable financially.Of course you need to find the No1 as well !! A rider order switch is the obvious easy first option. Kev at 5 showing some leadership taking on that responsibilty. I would put Dak and Morten together though Dak at 2 could also be considered. No easy answers.

The optimist in me wants to say its all about clicking into top form for the play offs. The realist in me knows a top six finish is a far away pipe dream unless something happens now. Changes or not it needs sorting.

Option 2 for Hilly - a bit like touching the tapes. Still in the race but with a 10 point handicap.

Red certainly has nice tats!!

Your source told me he has already been offered a permanent wildcard!!

Syafutinov Jonsson Vaculik Zmarzlik

Thanks for that Dave - dont worry about the discrepancies even the BSPA official figures are sometimes wrong!!

By my reckoning there is soon a run of meetings where scores of 3,4,6,3 will drop off for Doolan so if he remains solid his rolling average will rise. Although as it is spread over approx 180 rides it will still only be a small rise.