I think everyone needs to remember, he has only just turned 16, and has only been riding for about a year now. How long has Kemp, Brennan, Flint been riding? He also beat Flint on his debut for Sheffield, on a track I believe he had never ridden before.
All it proves is the rulebook is a complete mess, everything should be foreseen if they want integrity in the sport. It's how ridiculous occurrences happen and how people can bend the rules to suit their own agenda.
Yes, but reading those rules posted by eide67, it does indeed read as if Zmarzlik would be a 5 in the championship, obviously it would be blocked yes. But just proves how inconsistent and ridiculous the rulebook really is.
6 man teams with a junior at reserve? Wouldnt say no to some sort of four team tournament league either with 5 man teams with a named reserve that has to take at least two/three rides.