Roger Jacobs

See my post not far above yours. For Klindt to have seven rides, other riders will have to be off form, so there's no overall benefit. The major reason for KL's successes with a strong in-form reserve has been when filling R/R gaps (and against Ipswich when Boughen was replaced twice because of injury).

I seem to recall that Wiltshire was rather good at Arena. Annoyingly, he was very good at Foxhall. A classy rider. It got me thinking about a modern equivalent ... among the Aussies it would have to be Fricke, who is proving to be an intelligent and measured racer.

In May Klindt scored 8+2 from 6 (3 R/R rides, but T/Sd by Kvech). The Leicester riders he defeated were: Kemp and Thompson.

Aside from all that, the point about having an in-form reserve is using him to fill gaps: i.e. at KL: Kvech against Ipswich in the Cup was able to take two of Boughen's rides and also Heat 15, while in the first Prem meeting took three R/R rides. In the second Prem meeting, Klindt took reserve rides in place of Scott & SLambert, plus an R/R, while the in-form Kvech was able to take an R/R and a T/S for the R/R (if they hadn't been 6 down, Klindt would have taken another R/R). at Ipswich in the Cup: Klindt only had 6 rides, a reserve in place of Harrison and an R/R (filling a gap). However, against Leicester: there weren't any gaps to fill (R/R or T/S) ... for Klindt to have seven rides, it needed other riders to be off form, so his extra points made little or no difference - other than avoiding a defeat.

Similar averages?! Cook's GSA: 6.02 6 matches in 2025: 22 rides 22 points = 4.00 + 3 BP = 4.55 Becker's GSA: 7.51 9 matches in 2025: 39 rides 68 points = 6.44 + 7 BP = 7.69 Becker is the Leicester #2 by GSA, Cook is the King's Lynn #5 ...

I've just done a quick edit to the end of your final sentence, to make it more realistic.

It'll be more than the #1 and #6 that will be different. Kvech will be #1, so at least the #5 will also change ...

In a chat on BSN they asked had he changed anything, and he said "sprockets, jets, everything". It's surprising how such an experienced rider and his support team could get it so wrong ...

In a chat on BSN they asked had he changed anything, and he said "sprockets, jets, everything". It's surprising how such an experienced rider and his support team could get it so wrong ...

Technically, Iversen doesn't have to have scored much more, because they are rolling averages, which also depend on the old score(s) dropped. There's only 0.7 between #1 and #6. In August, Kvech will be #1, and the in-form Lawson is fifth! Indeed, if the Stars home meeting with BV hadn't been rained-off, they might have had the opportunity to massage Lawson's score to put him at reserve in August.

But the only way Klindt can have seven rides is as per last night, when a couple of other riders are off form, so there's no benefit.

Maybe he could have tried pushing wider on the third and fourth bends, but he's had plenty of injuries and, as a racer, Kerr I think has always been fair. At Foxhall he was getting abuse from some Ipswich fans for a hard ride against Dan Thompson ...

Didn't even know YouTube shorts is a concept. Why don't they allow landscape - they could call them YouTube trousers.

"Maybe" ... and it's the complete lack of transparency that is still so annoying. Crowds are up! From what to what? Silence ...

Plymouth's crowds might be up on a Saturday night, but (i) by how much, and (2) actually, how many attend? Bet it's no more than a few hundred ...

I've never understood why people insist on filming with their phone in portrait - a landscape view will capture this sort of action.

I think Brum did right by Edwards - he returned from injury and was able to take some guest bookings, then he signed for Ipswich with the chance of extra meetings. His reintroduction to the Brummies line-up wouldn't have made a significant difference to their fortunes.

Guy Nicholls continues to show his commitment to the local communities. After the recent huge downpours and flooding on the main road at Kesgrave (used of course every day by his vehicles), a big section of the adjacent cycle and footpaths was left covered in a thick sludge. A team with a Tru7 Road Sweeper cleared it all away! I'm sure he's a hard-nosed businessman, but he's definitely still firmly attached to his roots.

It's all to do with the quantity and intensity of rainfall, the track surface, and drainage. Dickson said quite clearly that they had set the track up how they wanted it, but the storm spoiled it. It's hardly a shambles - they got the start sorted out, and the racing isn't really much different to the usual Leicester fare ...

The Witches in theory had two unbeatable riders vs KL, but the Stars made a plan and did the business. Fricke won't be able to win it on his own.

They'll know the old rides & points being dropped from Douglas' Rolling Average, so will have worked out the best scenario to keep him below Becker. EDIT: Not sure where you've got Douglas 0.01 above Becker? I've just taken a look at the Rolling Averages and they show that Becker is 0.36 ahead of Douglas! https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2025-rider-statistics/ Interestingly, KL would have had the chance tonight to get Lawson to reserve for August - with their match being postponed, it will now be Ride-When-He-Feels-Like-It-Cook. The Stars are fortunate that the KOC-Up Final is scheduled to be held this month, with Klindt still at #6.

It's the reaction of the fans, with everything at stake. I suggested they consider their reaction if it had been a Witch making such a pass a Star, and the Witch had been excluded ...

No idea, but you often see riders “cutting the nose off” the rider behind. It turns out Thompson has been suffering with an ear infection - he pulled out of Glasgow’s match on Friday - I wonder if that had any effect on his perception, thoughts, balance? Oh well - as said by many, the Witches should never have been in that position.

He left such a gap - I think he should have turned earlier, and Kerr wouldn’t have had the opportunity. As we saw from several riders, the wider area provided nothing by way of grip - it was only if they stuck their back wheel on the inner edge of the dirt line. Maybe Thompson was aiming for that, Kerr simply dived under him and negotiated the bend quite easily.

I didn’t think he did. The ref must have had a good view. The track certainly did respond the way it did for King the week before.