arnieg

I presume to the promoter. I really don't understand why some people seem to have a problem with that. Do they want promoters to only stage meetings that loose money? No wonder nobody wants to be a promoter. I'm pretty sure that Buster has faced huge amounts of additional costs this year at his two tracks, and if this helps defray those losses I'm content with that. PS And I'm usually to be found throwing rotten tomatoes rather than praise in his direction. PPS Nobody is forcing you to go.

Barney (and his loud shirts) is at Oxford most weeks, he was there on Wednesday for Gordon's minute's applause.

Looks like 7 Oct now, but could still be a problem for Jordan as it is a potential date for a Cubs v Chargers final.

Although by the NDL's standards final dates of 8th & 14th October is comparatively early. [In the last 20 stagings (I.e. going back to 2000) the EARLIEST the final has been completed is 13 October in 2018] PS Is there a date for Newport v Buxton yet? That second leg play-off final is long overdue.

Top Scorers to date: M Ht Pts ave Oskar Paluch Gorzow 12 66 179 2.71 Oskar Hurysz Gorzow 12 60 146 2.43 Bartosz Banbor Lublin 12 59 142 2.41 Sebastian Szostak Ostrow 12 54 128 2.37 Michael Curzytek Zielona Gora 12 60 126 2.10 Antoni Mencel Leszno 12 59 124 2.10 Kacper Lobodzinski Grudziadz 12 55 120 2.18 Jakub Stojanowski Gorzow 9 47 116 2.47 Krzysztof Sadurski Krosno 11 52 113 2.17 Jan Przanowski Grudziadz 12 56 112 2.00 Hubert Jablonski Leszno 12 60 110 1.83 Wiktor Przyjemski Bydgoszcz 7 37 109 2.95

Ellis - no because he is not in a named seven Becker - no because his average is too high But in theory yes e.g. Blodorn for Craig Cook would fit.

With the aid of a spreadsheet and linear regression it really isn't that difficult

NDLRC LINE-UP ANNOUNCED SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 THE list of competing riders for the National Development Riders’ Championship at Workington has been announced. The meeting takes place on Sunday September 24 and all eight NDL clubs will be represented by two riders. The draw itself will be made via British Speedway’s official X (formerly Twitter) feed, @speedwaygb this Tuesday evening at 7pm. The qualifying riders are as follows: James Pearson, Jack Smith (Belle Vue), Steve Boxall, Danny Phillips (Berwick), Adam Roynon, Max Clegg (Edinburgh), Ben Morley, Nathan Ablitt (Kent), Dan Thompson, Joe Thompson (Leicester), Alfie Bowtell, Lee Complin (Mildenhall), Jordan Jenkins, Henry Atkins (Oxford), Connor Bailey, Sam McGurk (Workington). How was qualification determined? It's not (as I assumed it would be) top two in September greensheets for each team as that would mean Luke Harrison should be the second Comets representative.

Now confirmed as 27 Sept

Antoni Edward LOCH Born: 14 May 1976, Southampton, Hampshire, England. Career record: (1997) Ryde, Oxford II.

I think it depends on what you mean by 'false'. Realistically Tarasenko was squeezed between Brady Kurtz and Tobi Musialak in the 2021 Polish averages (he didn't ride in 2022 due to still being Russian). That would make 7.00 an appropriate Premiership assessment and with a realistic conversion factor of 1.3 (as opposed to the absurd 1.5) he would be on 9.00 in the Championship. That would be a fair assessment. So to the extent 5 is less than 9 (it is, I've checked) it is a false average. Is 5.00 correct within the rules? Yes, and is therefore a true assessment and not a false one.

16 July 2022 v Edinburgh/Armadale (Unless you count 4 Nov 22 v Poole and Mildy which was ... at King's Lynn)

Given both clubs are already selling tickets that ship has already sailed.

There is also a problem in that the number of teams not in the play-offs is so small that guest options are very limited.

Asigning an average of 5.29, the average GSA of the riders likely to take his place, to r/r gives a combined GSA of 30.65

Oxford already have a Chargers match on that evening. So more likely 19th or 27th

It's a perfectly valid argument, reasonably expressed. After all speedway culture often encourages and celebrates drug use. I was once handed drugs on the centre green by the Leicester management to give to a 15 year old rider.

Clearly Poole and Oxford have already discussed their preferences, whatever the outcome of tonight's fixtures. It may well be that (say) Scunthorpe already knew they would be riding on 13th - just not wether it would be at Poole or Oxford.

To be fair it isn't compulsory!

Panthers v Sheffield abandoned at 32-28. But crucially it was not just one tyre, but several. We're there other tyre issues in the Brum meeting?

Tarasenko has a higher average than Basso in the Prem BOTH home and away.

The SCB exists to regulate the sport, protect the integrity of their rulebook ( ha ha ) so it is outwith their remit, but one does wonder how the BSPL could be any less effective at achieving its basic mandate: to protect thd business interests of its members.

Hopefully once Birmingham's play-off fate is decided tonight, could we perhaps hope for some news on a restaging of this event? Surely it is not too much to ask is it? After all its only a national championship.

According to https://sportni-portal.si/slovenci-na-zadnji-dirki-evropskega-prvenstva-parov-250cc-v-poljskem-bydgoszczu-tik-pod-stopnickami/?fbclid=IwAR2bfTglqkrsnzZX3nWAV6uDiV4sksrBjl2PzqYGEIZwhfRaByRzSsSl8nE#google_vignette Sweden got third by virtue of two third place finishes in rounds 1 and 2, against Slovenia's best - a fourth place.

It is not hype. It is based on a factual assessment that Tarasenko is an Ekstraliga heatleader. A league that is considered too tough for the likes of Ryan Douglas and Sam Masters.