crescent girl

Ready for mod action, methinks...

Wow! Becker is likely to set this league on fire. He has had many, many offers to 'come across' from the Premiership, and it looks (no pun intended!) as if Garry & The Hancocks -- sounds like a 'sixties pop group -- have a hit on their hands!

Quiet smile...

Or any other time of year!

Press'n'practice on March 28th. Should be a greater-than-usual turn-out of interested folk to watch the guys exploring the wide open spaces...

Don't complain, there are people who pay good money to get onto that kind of site

Not as far as Bailey, Watson or Douglas for the same meeting....

Why? There's no difference in their status.

Perhaps a better parallel would be the highly-successful National League, which operated independently of the BSPA offices, had its own management committee and shared events, and created a healthy, profitable league structure between around 1983 and 1990? This was still within the SCB/ACU framework, and riders had free movement.

General knowlege within the sport

So no Peterborough riders available for BenFund Bonanza. Shameful.

Correct. And let's be honest, it is Seth being in Europe that's the reason for Jason coming back. We have to thank Ipswich for making this financially viable for him

As they have done since 2010. Hopefully they will be left alone to continue for another ten years, too!

Absolutely spot-on, Philip. Your fine magazine carried a mention over the winter that Seth would be campaigning in Europe this summer, and this is a neat way of getting Ipswich to pay for their trip, plus a bit more.

Why, is there going to be a Second Coming at last?

I don't think Nathan will even turn out to be the Devils' No 1, let alone the League! Good signing, tho..

Kent are indeed offering something special, called Championship speedway, which their public haven't seen previously. As for it being higher-priced that elsewhere, l'd gently point out the location in the wealthy bottom-right corner of the island. Local income, and personal wealth will be considerably greater than in and around (say) Newcastle, Redcar or Berwick. Thus, pro-rata, their pricing is maybe about the right level. Discuss?

That's very true, but depends on team structure, too. If your team is top-heavy, a reserve who comes good will quickly be at #2 (or worse, #4) and you'll lose that seven-ride bonus....

George, I've warned you before about talking sense on here.

Known as Mike

The U21 and U19 meetings have in recent years mostly been on Tuesday nights, haven't they? Not helpful in the scheme of things to run on a Friday.

Just to correct the above. Berwick have no Finns, but do have an Austrian and an Argentinian. Edinburgh don't have a Dane, but do have a Norwegian. Glasgow have one "Australian" who has dual nationality -- as do Leicester and Somerset!

No-one "should be guaranteed a spot if he wants to ride". Not even in the National League. That's maybe what amateur meetings are for?

But, has Keynan Rew ever finished in the top four of a State Title? Indeed, has Matt Gilmore? No visas, no use for this purpose. He was, however, a very promising young rider before his accident, and we may well see him in the UK once he qualifies to ride here. Which brings you back to the oft-recommended, visa-qualified, Zane Keleher. Who is certainly good enough to ride at CL level.

I hope they have enough lifeboats, then!