Joseq7

What is the rule atm for Elite Riders doubling down? Is doubling down allowed at all? I know that the rule was that you were allowed to double up but not double down. The reason that I am asking is that with the new rule about Elite reserves being N(F )L draft picks then there may be some Elite assets, more likely reserves and second strings, from 2013 teams without an EL ride. For example, Jacob Thorsell at Wolves. In actual fact Jacob does have a team place in Wolves EL team for next season but he won't have a PL team to double up from - if you follow me - as he's a EL asset not a PL asset. If the EL to PL GSA conversion was EL * 1.5 = PL then Thorsell's would be 4.61 * 1.5 = 6.92. We've got 10.66 left to play with. Thorsell 6.92 + Ringwood 3.56 = 10.48 Now.......after all that........... I am not particularly advocating Thorsell, as I actually know next to nothing about him ( he may even have a Polish team ) but if he's got to fly in for Wolves fixtures on a Monday night then there could be some cost sharing agreed and I would have thought Wolves would be keen for him to get lots of racing time and practise in the UK and some confidence building results.

I don't think that Joey has necessarily put pen-to-paper but he will probably have been the very first to be told "you're in if we can fit you in". If we can't get someone to use up the vast majority of the remaining 7.10 to be complimented by Ringwood's 3.56 then we'll need to change tact. All things being equal it would not have been preferrable to start the young french fella in the main body of the team.

Fisher has signed for Coventry http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.23265 I can't see him doubling down (if that's even allowed these days - who knows?) I know he's entertaining but he's really too much of a bampot for me >

This is an interesting question - to which I do not know the answer - however let's for a moment speculate that this is / was true..........does it have to be the programmed referee who makes the decision or could the SCB referee who lives closest to the track be called to attend?

Thanks Phil....you mean stay at 5PM I presume Since my post I've been emailing with a guy from BSI / IMG and his final response to my query regarding when they could confirm the start time for definite: "Unfortunately I couldn’t guess- but as a rough guide, we only announced the start time of the 2013 event around one month before the race." Credit to him for replying but his last statement isn't accurate is it? My recollection is that the earliest publicity material for the 2013 GB SGP confirmed that the start time would be staying at 17:00

I see on "t*cketmaster" that the tapes up time for the British SGP is listed as 19:00. Has the GB SGP reverted to 7pm from 5pm or is this just "t*cketmaster" not having a clue about speedway?

Would it not have made better business sense to budget for a break even figure of 550 ish instead of 750 ish? This way any more than 550 is profit and not that any less than 750 is a loss. I wish the new promotion very well but it's disappointing to see the begging bowl out again. If you're taking on a business you should have a modest break even figure. Shoot high aim low?

How's the weather looking? Very damp in sunny paisley :-(

I thought the first post said ^Dodgy^ men and thought ^what's new?^ :-P