dontforgetthefueltapsbruv

I was so close to pushing the like button to the Ajack post which was shaping up to be a fitting tribute to a great man. Shame the dig in brackets let it down. (Mod Note ; Comment referred to has now been removed)

And there was me thinking Joe had slimmed down a bit this year!!

Random but more factual than any Aljerk post!

I bet Nicki clatters someone!!

Most but not all - as you prove all too often!!

A reply like a Nicki Pedersen pass - hard and will get people debating if its fair!! All bar Leigh can take r/r ride in place of Dak tonight.

r/r may well be favourite with Dak now out.

Quite possibly you're not wrong here!

Probably comes down to the fact that if Doolan stayed he would go to No1 for August and there was less confidence in his scoring there than Leigh at No3.

Average is too high surely. About 5.6 in elite equates to over 9 in Premier.

Recalling Taylor right now is a big risk. Perhaps it will be someone else. I hear that dane Ramus is in the country but was not planning to ride. Maybe that might change. Anybody know anything more concrete??

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.