Marky_Mark

Press and practice is this Saturday, will a full team be there?

Any news on a replacement rider yet?

Thank you, it turns out that there is a stream tonight! I’ve just ordered it

Ok thank you

Will this meeting be available to purchase on a stream?

Do Oxford stream meetings?

Any news from the press and practice day / meet the riders night about a replacement rider?

I’ve seen him racing quite regularly on the Isle of Wight and yes he’s back to full fitness. Tbh all the chat on here has proven that there is hardly anyone available on the right average so I’d give him a chance and then swap Covatti back in if it doesn’t work out

Agreed, seems way too quiet but hopefully everything is in hand. Really hoping they have a better season. We’ve lost too many tracks in the South recently

Maybe not for the whole season but for a month it could work? Could get the Brummies off to a good start and get the crowds in too?

It might be the case that a GP rider might be more tempted with a temporary stint for early season practice until Pawlicki is fit?

It would be extremely harsh to drop any rider at this stage but if there are genuinely no 8 point riders then what choice do they have? Can’t assume that it would be Hook making way though

But Plymouth have to have somebody…. If you don’t want Kennett, don’t want BWD and all the other possibles are in Poland then what other options do you have? Maybe drop a reserve and sign 2 x 6 pointers instead?

But now fully fit having had his shoulder operated on

Is a fully fit Eddie Kennett such a bad option in a watered down league?

Any other PL riders that could double down? As you say they do have 2 strong reserves and could swap one for a 2 pointer. Would be harsh but can’t run without a number 1. Have no idea on averages, availability or affordability but maybe one of the following? Holder Tungate Becker Basso Tarasenko Wojdylo Ellis Rew Lidsey Blodorn

I emailed them and asked about tickets 7-8 weeks ago but they never replied.

Even if he was 8.21 then he still fits? Covatti was on 7.82 and Plymouth were 0.42 under the limit so can replace up to 8.24?

Signing Claus would leave Plymouth about 2 points under the limit, they need an 8 point rider to replace Nico but nobody obvious without a team already springs to mind. Gutted for them really as they don’t seem to get any luck, here’s hoping they can find a hidden gem

And maybe the TV deal covers a lot of this?

As it’s a slow work day, I decided to sit and do the maths on this. So a third of that is about £650 a point, let’s just say Artem scores 10 points then £6500 plus extras (flights, mechanics etc) comes to £7500 a meeting £7500 divided by £25 entry fee = 300 people through the gate just to pay for Artem and that’s before all other costs, the other 6 riders plus stadium hire etc. But that then got me thinking there is no entry fees when riding away so that’s another £7500 on the above assumptions so you’d need 600 people per home meeting to cover home and away costs for a number 1. Now I have no idea how accurate the above figure is, nor am I saying anything against the riders as they have big expenses but it just made me realise how difficult it really is for these promoters.

Any chance of Robert Lambert?

Yes me too, wanted for Xmas presents

I also really miss the Brighton Bonanza that ran indoors every December, would love to see that make a comeback. One year they also did an indoor event in Bournemouth too

Does anyone know when tickets go on sale please?