Is that any worse than what we currently have where riders can't turn the bike? Dan T on his excellent vlog(which I love) said he retired from heat one for fear of injury so there has got to be something better than sacrificing the first few heats until the track settles down. It costs enough per heat as it is.
And something that gets my back up is paying full price for a programme which is 2 weeks old with an insert. I realise that costs are involved but they should just charge enough to cover them.
As much as I hold Scott in high regard, He is good on the smaller more technical tracks but I feel He would struggle on the larger (Belle Vue, Sheffield, Kings Lynn) tracks so I wouldn't choose to have him in the team.