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So pleased for Max Clegg. Never nice to see any rider struggling. That's one hell of a turn around in form

Credit to the lad. Not many riders put club before self these days. I hope this is remembered in the future should it neee to be.

He can ride for anyone in the GPs, it's just a license. He could ride for France or Belgium if he wanted.

No you're not. Some teams don't have 2 pointers. Somerset and Leicester don't and Coventry didn't.

It's what I'll have to do. In theory if everything at work is set up, checked and working then I'll be home anyway but Sod's law says it won't be!

Your best Gola trainers. And a snazzy Wulfsport jacket - at the height of summer.

Adds a bit of glamour I guess. Sex sells.

I'm not sure there are the words to describe that GP. Perfect really, what more could you ask for?

FFS, some people. What harm are they doing?

No.

TBF I was joking. I'd pick Riss over Kerr and I'm not actually sure Sarj will fit for Ayres.

Thanks. And bah. Not what I wanted.

Sarj for Ayres next week when Sarj gets a new average? Maybe even Kerr for Riss?

Does anyone know the start time? Im sure it's been 5pm our time in the past, is that still the case in 2017?

Bob was the voice on the mic when Tim Stone brought the sport back to Newport in '97 and he was great at it. Clear, fun, authoritative but never trying to be the centre of attention like some. And I'm sure we all ready his articles in the speedway press over the years to know how good they were. A few years back Bob added me as a friend on Facebook and we spent many nights chatting away on Facebook about the sport and just life in general. Not only someone who I respected immensely for his voice and written word in Speedway by also a great man on a personal level. RIP Bob.

It's lovely that the Gb Final winner gets the place but Danny King last year, what was the point? If Schlein, Nicholls or Harris get it this year? Whats the point. Can you imagine the Poles putting Pepe in? We should be sending Cook or Lambert to Cardiff - Lambert ideally but I can see the argument for Cook with the way he's riding. Anyone is a waste of time as they're never going to amount to anything in the GPs

BSPA and Tai Woffinden. Both acting like kids. I dont think either come out of any of this well.

No. Because thats the average he achieved last time he was racing. In a slightly harder league too tbf.

It's nothing to do with Mickey Mouse or incompetence. The rules say that when a team declares the BSPA will give any riders who don't already have a new average a new average. This rule has been invoked a few times, Poole were stopped in 2009 and Coventry were also stopped the same season. Coventry because Jordan Frampton had raced 1 meeting short due to riding for his PL club Newport so the BSPA said he had to be used on his 5.5 average from the meeting he had completed not his sub 4 from the start of the season. There have been other times it's been used. What would be Mickey Mouse and incompetent would be to allow a team to break the rules, right? Scunny had Douglas and Wilkinsons averages drop enough that they were able to sign Stef Nielsen. Nobody is saying Berwick can't strengthen up in the same way. Ipswich as a team had not at the time completed 4 home and 4 away and so the rule about the BSPA using average of riders who had not done 4 home and 4 away didn't count (which IMO is stupid. But rules are rules) so we able to replace Covatti with the slightly higher Sedgmen as they had a little bit left over under the 40 point limit. Berwick are causing a stir as they can't make these changes according to the rules.

Tried to put him on a TR in heat 8 when he was a reserve change. Lets be honest, even if Starke had been the TR in heat 8, the result would have been the same!

Bjerres not even the one most in form riders in his own team! That's Craig Cook who is flying at the moment.

Excellent signing as he'll probably drop to reserve soon too.

None of the Scunthorpe rider who hadnt achieved a new average yet were averaging more though, they were all going to drop, so Scunny would have actually had a little more to play with. As for guests, it's not relevant. Different rules.

Scunny were given new averages and Ipswich made a like-for-like change before the team had raced 4h/4a

Sorry, 5.79. I was looking at his average with bonus points.