Mimmo

I'd certainly like to see him in the King's Lynn side, as he's not really been given a fair crack of the whip with the club over the years, considering he's an asset. Also lets remember, he's local, and no matter what peoples thoughts are of him, he has a lot of followers from his home area, which means more bums on seats. With the watered down 'First Tier' he'd be an excellent signing in my opinion.

Great news for me, as I was having to let people down on a Thursday, who I'd been faithful to for years. I know of quite a few people that were in the same boat as me last season.

It amazed me that Simon Lambert doesn't get any mentions for his parent club at King's Lynn too. He's not been given a fair crack of the whip by them over the years, and he certainly deserves a place with someone.

Thanks for your thanks guys, as you can appreciate, a heck of a lot of work goes into doing this for both the MDL & NJL, and it's nice to know it's appreciated. Regards Mike

Yes Rob, that was the case. Also, Halifax completed their fixtures in the NJL who has you know, also use Scunthorpe as a home base. When you take into account the Premier League meetings, and great many Amateur Meetings staged throughout the year at the EWR it's a commendable record by everybody involved with the club.

NJL AVERAGES (2016 Season) Joe Lawlor 11.64 Kieran Douglas 11.00 Kieran McCoy(aka Taylor) 10.53 Jordan Palin 10.40 Corban Pavitt 9.43 George Rothery 9.07 Chris Hay 8.89 James Hitchen 8.67 Mark McIlkenny 8.22 Jack Flynn 8.00 Jake Isherwood 8.00 Carl Basford 7.60 Harry McGurk 7.56 Josh Embleton 7.43 Archie Freeman 7.29 Kevin Whelan 6.90 Kean Dicken 6.67 Ryan Morris 6.67 Blair Smith 6.67 Dale Lamb 6.40 Sam McGurk 6.40 Lewis Millar 6.00 Bailey Fellows 5.67 Luke Harrison 5.33 Gavin Parr 5.29 Luke McKenna 4.67 David Morgan 4.00 Jack Wright 3.61 Elliot Kelly 3.41 Lloyd Ditchburn 3.08 Dale Pate 2.73 Andrew Blackburn 2.67 Sam Chapman 2.67 Kris Forster 2.67 Sheldon Davies 2.22 Gregor Millar 2.10 Alex Goldsbrough 2.07 William O’Keefe 2.00 Liam Little 0.67 (Compiled by Mike Moseley) SNIPPETS: Berwick occupied second place in the final league standings, having used eight different riders during their ten matches. Kevin Whelan boasts a 100% record, having lined up in every meeting. His average of 6.90 puts him in fifth place in the Border Raiders charts behind Kieran Douglas, Corban Pavitt, Mark McIlkenny and Sam McGurk. He had the distiction of never finishing a race in last place at Shielfield Park. Kieran Douglas looked set for a good campaign before suffering a season ending back injury at Buxton at the tail end of May. Mark McIlkenny was their senior rider, having celebrated his 38th birthday mid-season, whilst the baby of the side was Luke Harrison aged a mere nine. Ironically, they both shared a birth date of the 15th June, albeit twenty-nine years apart Halifax were based at Scunthorpe and were deserved league champions, not losing a match all season. Joe Lawlor led the way by example, with an 11.64 average, but close on his heels having ridden six meetings more, was Beverley born Jordan Palin, with an average of 10.40 The Yorkshire man, finished either first or second in twenty-nine of the thirty races he competed in. Sam McGurk had the honour of being the highest bonus points scorer in the entire league, with eleven from his seventeen rides. On the old and new front, Chris Hay weighed in as the oldest at twenty-eight, with Luke Harrison being nineteen years younger. Newcastle managed to avoid the wooden spoon, despite only coming up trumps on two occasions. Ten meetings and seven different riders used, is a commendable record, especially as Archie Freeman and Jack Wright rode in the lot with Dale Pate missing just one . Of the three, Freeman led the pack on a 7.29 average. He is also the only rider to not have finished last in a race on Tyneside. Experience for the ‘Gems’ came from Gavin Parr at the age of forty-four. Youngest member being star man Archie Freeman who was just twelve years old. Northside used nine different riders during the course of their eight matches, with Corban Pavitt coming to the tapes in all eight of them. Proudly displaying a 9.83 CMA, he won fifteen out of his twenty-four races for the Cumbrian outfit. Gregor Millar only missed one meeting, but failed to win a race home or away, although always knocking on the door for that elusive victory. As was the case with his appearances for Newcastle, Gavin Parr was the elder stateman for ‘The Stars’ whilst at the other end of the scale came twelve year old Gregor Millar. Redcar have a record they would like to have not been associated with, as it reads ten meetings, ten defeats. The Teesside outfit boasted a stable side, with Carl Basford, Elliot Kelly & Alex Goldsbrough riding in nine out of the clubs ten meetings, and matched the feats of Newcastle in only aquiring the use of seven different riders throughout the campaign. Riders capable of winning races was their stumbling block, with Car Basford and Bailey Fellows the only two, to do so. As had been the case at Newcastle and Northside, the five meetings of Gavin Parr, made him the eldest rider to represent the club. The youngest member was 11-year old Alex Goldsbrough. Workington have the unofficial unwanted record of having used more riders than anybody else, that being fourteen in total. Kieran McCoy who sometimes rides as Kieran Taylor, is making good strides forward in his career, achieving a 10.53 average for the ‘Meteors’ , putting him in third place in the overall Northern Junior League averages. He won every race he rode in away from home, and didn’t finish last in any heat this year. Biggest disappointment for the fans, was the fact that their two scheduled meetings against local rivals Northside, who are literally just a few minutes walk apart, failed to take place. I guess it was inevitable that the name of Gavin Parr would have to pop up again, and he was the oldest rider to compete for the Cumbrian outfit. As was the case with both Berwick and Halifax, Luke Harrison made it a hat trick of appearances as the youngest representitive of a club, who won’t be ten until the middle of June next year.

MDL AVERAGES (2016 Season) (Compiled by Mike Moseley) Jack P Blackburn 12.00 Lee Geary 12.00 Jamie Halder 12.00 Luke Ruddick 12.00 Adam Portwood 10.67 Alex Wilson 10.22 Henry Atkins 10.15 Conor Dwyer 10.00 Andy Mellish 9.82 Ben Basford 9.71 Jordan Jenkins 9.71 Joe Lawlor 9.71 Taylor Hampshire 9.63 David Holt 9.09 Ryan Burton 8.73 Lee Springthorpe 8.67 Alfie Bowtell 8.57 Kean Dicken 8.57 Rob Watts 8.57 Bradley Andrews 8.55 Sam Bebee 8.00 Ryan MacDonald 8.00 Chris Hay 7.83 Layne Cupitt 7.60 Robert Parker 7.60 Lewis Whitmore 7.48 Niall Strudwick 7.31 Kyle Roberts 6.91 George Hunter 6.67 Sam Woods 6.67 Sam Chapman 6.51 Carl Basford 6.22 Luke Whitehead 6.06 Sam Wright 6.00 Josh Embleton 5.87 Connor King 5.76 Sam Woolley 5.60 Stephen Whitehouse 5.36 George Rothery 5.33 William O’Keefe 5.06 Alex Spooner 4.76 Saul Bulley 4.67 Connor Fletcher 4.44 James Chattin 4.40 Gavin Parr 4.00 Sean Phillips 4.00 Jake Isherwood 3.87 Mitchell Beckett 3.68 Lewis Austen 3.29 Stuart Freeman 2.86 Arran Butcher 2.19 Craig Osborne 2.13 Lloyd Ditchburn 2.06 Sheldon Davies 1.33 Ollie Rutter 1.20 Danny Wright 0.67 SNIPPETS: Belle Vue used 19 different riders throughout the campaign, with Alex Wilson topping their averages with 12.0 from a solitary meeting. Sam Woolley was their most used rider scoring thirty-five points from his eight meetings, notching a 5.60 average. He recorded two race wins, eleven second places, seven times third, and five last places. The oldest rider to represent the ‘Colts’ was 31-year old Andy Mellish, with 15-year old Carl Basford being the youngest. The Mancunians occupied third place in the final standings of the MDL Group A table. Buxton utilised the services of eighteen different riders prior to the play-off’s. Sam Wright was the most used rider for the D & P Raceway outfit , with eight meetings for a 6.78 average. Although the ‘Junior Hitmen’ only completed two thirds of their home fixtures, of which they won them all, they still secured enough points to win their group table, thus progressing to the play-off final, losing out to Coventry. The oldest rider to don the Derbyshire outfits colours was salesman Gavin Parr, at the ripe old age of forty-four. The youngest was 15-year old Kean Dicken, who shares the same date of birth with Tom Brennan, who rode for the club in the play-off final. Coventry produced a sensation in the form of Eryk Borczuch back on the 13 May, when he blitzed King’s Lynn with a 9-point maximum. However it was later deemed that he wasn’t eligible to compete in this league, so what on the night was a home win, was reversed into a victory for the visiting Norfolk club. It was a highly successful season for the club, topping the Group B table before going on to defeat Buxton in the play-off final. Mitchell Beckett put in a marvellous shift for the Warwickshire club, riding in all nine meetings that the club competed in. The veteran of the side was Niall Strudwick at 26-years of age. At the opposite end of the scale came 15-year old Jordan Jenkins, who has secured a 2017 spot with Mildenhall. King’s Lynn under the leadership of ‘Young Stars’ captain Scott Campos, relied heavily on Lewis Austen and Lewis Whitmore with seven and six appearances respectively during the course of the ‘Morello Racing Lightning’s’ eight completed fixtures. Layne Cupitt had the distinction of being the Norfolk outfits highest average rider with 12.00 secured from a a single appearance. In his twenty races, locally born Lewis Whitmore only finished last on two occassions, and as a result, earned a call up into the clubs National League side. Old man of the side was 36-year old Craig Osborne, who to be fair, only made one appearance for the side. The youngest member was Taylor Hampshire, who is the first rider to be declared in the 2017 National League side. Long Eaton have Jamie Halder sitting on top of their pile, once again with a 12.00 average from his single meeting at Scunthorpe in July. Having raced eleven out of the scheduled twelve league meetings, the Leicester based club showed much faith in Stephen Whitehouse and Craig Osborne, giving them nine meetings each for 5.42 and 2.43 averages respectively. Although finishing bottom of the pile in the Group A table, they were one of the most entertaining sides to watch, as proven by the large amount of Leicester fans who stayed on to watch them in the second half. At 46-years of age, Stuart Freeman was the elder statesman of the side. Although only wearing the blue, red and white race bib just the once, 15-year Arran Butcher was the youngest rider to represent this famous club. Mildenhall have used fewer riders than any other club, with ten different names appearing in their statistics. Team manager Phil Kirk issued more press releases for his club than any other, and it certainly paid dividends, as the majority of the public remained after the main event, to watch the up and coming West Row hopefulls. Although Luke Ruddick is registered as their top man with his 12.00 average, like so many other riders in the league, that does come from just one meeting. Alex Spooner is the most familiar face with the fans, having ridden in all eight of the East Anglian sides meetings, for a 4.76 average. The 16-year old is yet to win a race away from home, but that will surely happen next season, as he slowly climbs the speedway ladder of success. The West Row outfit can count themselves a bit unlucky, because had they won one of the four meetings that were never staged, they would have gone into the play-off final rather than Coventry. Oldest rider was Lewis Austen aged twenty-six, and youngest being Jordan Jenkins, who celebrated his fifteenth birthday in August. Milton Keynes who were based at Peterborough this year, weren’t the dominant force they were in 2015, and propped up their section of the league table, having won just three of their eleven meetings. William O’Keefe and Connor King were their most used riders, both having ridden in seven meetings apiece. O’Keefe proved to be the slightly better prospect, but it was very marginal with a mere 1.18 difference in their averages for the ‘Knights. Their senior citizen was the exciting Lee Springthorpe at 37-years of age. At the other end of the scale came William O’Keefe at the tender age of fifteen. Scunthorpe unquestionably due to facility availability, do more for youth speedway than any other club, and are a credit to the sport. They were the only club in either group of the Midland Development League to fulfill thir full quota of league fixtures. They used eleven different riders during the course of the season, with Sam Chapman and Lloyd Ditchburn only missing one meeting apiece. Luke Whitehead who made eight appearances for the Lincolnshire outfit, was credited with more bonus points than any other rider in the entire MDL setup. On the age front, Chris Hay was the oldest ‘Stag’, having celebrated his twenty-eighth birthday on the 26th April, whilst William O’Keefe hit fifteen on the 8th March.

It's all good then, hope 2017 will be as enjoyable for you.

NORTHERN JUNIOR LEAGUE RIDERS' POINTS 2016 (Includes Guest Rides) Corban Pavitt 99 Jordan Palin 78 Carl Basford 57 Archie Freeman 51 Kevin Whelan 50 Kieran McCoy(aka Taylor) 50 Gavin Parr 41 Luke Harrison 40 Chris Hay 40 Josh Embleton 39 Mark McIlkenny 37 George Rothery 34 Kieran Douglas 33 Joe Lawlor 32 Sam McGurk 32 Jack Wright 28 Ryan Morris 25 Elliot Kelly 23 Lewis Millar 18 Bailey Fellows 17 Harry McGurk 17 Kean Dicken 15 Dale Pate 15 Alex Goldsbrough 14 James Hitchen 13 Gregor Millar 11 Sheldon Davies 10 Lloyd Ditchburn 10 Dale Lamb 8 Luke McKenna 7 William O’Keefe 7 Jack Flynn 6 Jake Isherwood 6 Blair Smith 5 David Morgan 3 Andrew Blackburn 2 Sam Chapman 2 Kris Forster 2 Liam Little 1 N.B. Kieran Taylor usually rode under the name of Kieran McCoy, but his SCB Registration has recorded both names, so his scores have been recorded under McCoy.

MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE RIDERS' POINTS 2015 (Includes Guest Rides) Stephen Whitehouse 71 Taylor Hampshire 65 William O’Keefe 62 Sam Chapman 57 Niall Strudwick 53 Connor King 49 Bradley Andrews 47 Luke Whitehead 47 Chris Hay 47 Sam Wright 45 Lewis Whitmore 43 Layne Cupitt 38 Kyle Roberts 38 Sam Woolley 35 Henry Atkins 33 Rob Watts 30 Jake Isherwood 29 Lewis Austen 28 Sam Bebee 28 Andy Mellish 27 Lee Springthorpe 26 Conor Dwyer 25 David Holt 25 Alex Spooner 25 Ryan Burton 24 Jamie Halder 24 Mitchell Beckett 23 Alex Wilson 23 Josh Embleton 22 Connor Fletcher 20 George Rothery 20 Robert Parker 19 Jack P Blackburn 18 Lloyd Ditchburn 18 Ryan MacDonald 18 Ben Basford 17 Arran Butcher 17 Jordan Jenkins 17 Joe Lawlor 17 Craig Osborne 17 Alfie Bowtell 15 Kean Dicken 15 Carl Basford 14 James Chattin 11 Lee Geary 9 Luke Ruddick 9 Adam Portwood 8 Saul Bulley 7 Gavin Parr 6 Stuart Freeman 5 George Hunter 5 Sam Woods 5 Sheldon Davies 3 Ollie Rutter 3 Sean Phillips 2 Danny Wright 1 Sorry, that should read 2016

Was it worth it though?

I have this : - Luke Harrison 10 30 40 11 51 5.33 Berwick: 7 meetings 21 rides 29 points = 5.52 Halifax: 1 meeting 3 rides 2 points = 2.67 Workington: 2 meetings 6 rides 9 points = 6.00 TOTAL 10 meetings 30 rides 40 points = 5.33

MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE AVERAGES 2016 GROUP A League matches only. Averages don't include bonus points. (Compiled by Mike Moseley) BELLE VUE RIDER MAT RIDES POINTS BP TOTAL AVERAGE Alex Wilson 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Ben Basford 1 3 8 0 8 10.67 Andy Mellish 3 11 27 1 28 9.82 Carl Basford 1 3 7 2 9 9.33 David Holt 3 11 25 1 26 9.09 Joe Lawlor 2 4 9 0 9 9.00 Niall Strudwick 2 6 13 2 15 8.67 George Rothery 3 9 17 1 18 7.56 Sam Woods 1 3 5 0 5 6.67 Jake Isherwood 3 9 13 3 16 5.78 Sam Woolley 8 25 35 7 42 5.60 Ryan MacDonald 1 3 4 0 4 5.33 Robert Parker 1 3 4 1 5 5.33 Luke Whitehead 1 3 4 0 4 5.33 Stephen Whitehouse 3 9 11 2 13 4.89 Connor Fletcher 2 6 6 1 7 4.00 Sean Phillips 1 2 2 1 3 4.00 Sam Wright 2 6 6 3 9 4.00 Ollie Rutter 3 10 3 0 3 1.20 BUXTON Lee Geary 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Jamie Halder 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Joe Lawlor 1 3 8 1 9 10.67 Taylor Hampshire 1 4 10 0 10 10.00 Ryan MacDonald 2 6 14 0 14 9.33 Kean Dicken 2 7 15 2 17 8.57 Ryan Burton 2 7 12 0 12 6.86 Sam Wright 8 23 39 7 46 6.78 Chris Hay 2 6 10 1 11 6.67 Jake Isherwood 1 4 6 2 8 6.00 Stephen Whitehouse 1 4 6 0 6 6.00 Josh Embleton 5 15 22 5 27 5.87 Connor Fletcher 3 9 10 5 15 4.44 William O'Keefe 3 10 10 3 13 4.00 Gavin Parr 2 6 6 3 9 4.00 Luke Whitehead 2 4 4 0 4 4.00 Arran Butcher 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 Sheldon Davies 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 LONG EATON Jamie Halder 1 2 6 0 6 12.00 Bradley Andrews 7 19 41 0 41 8.63 Robert Parker 2 7 15 0 15 8.57 Layne Cupitt 6 17 29 0 29 6.82 Stephen Whitehouse 9 31 42 3 45 5.42 Connor Fletcher 1 3 4 0 4 5.33 Kyle Roberts 3 6 8 0 8 5.33 Stuart Freeman 2 7 5 0 5 2.86 James Chattin 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 Craig Osborne 9 28 17 1 18 2.43 Arran Butcher 1 3 1 1 2 1.33 George Rothery 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 SCUNTHORPE Jack P Blackburn 2 6 18 0 18 12.00 Ryan Burton 1 4 12 0 12 12.00 Jamie Halder 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 William O'Keefe 1 3 7 0 7 9.33 Chris Hay 6 18 37 2 39 8.22 Sam Chapman 11 35 57 5 62 6.51 Luke Whitehead 8 24 39 8 47 6.50 James Chattin 2 7 9 2 11 5.14 George Rothery 1 3 3 0 3 4.00 Lloyd Ditchburn 11 35 18 5 23 2.06 Sheldon Davies 2 6 1 0 1 0.67 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE AVERAGES 2016 GROUP B League matches only. Averages don't include bonus points. (Compiled by Mike Moseley) COVENTRY RIDER MAT RIDES POINTS BP TOTAL AVERAGE Jordan Jenkins 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Conor Dwyer 2 7 20 0 20 11.43 Niall Strudwick 1 3 8 0 8 10.67 Henry Atkins 4 13 33 3 36 10.15 Kyle Roberts 5 16 30 2 32 7.50 Carl Basford 1 3 5 2 7 6.67 Lewis Whitmore 1 3 5 1 6 6.67 Saul Bulley 2 6 7 1 8 4.67 Lewis Austen 2 6 6 1 7 4.00 Mitchell Beckett 9 25 23 6 29 3.68 Arran Butcher 6 18 11 4 15 2.44 Sam Wright 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 KING'S LYNN Layne Cupitt 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Adam Portwood 1 3 8 0 8 10.67 Taylor Hampshire 3 12 28 2 30 9.33 Alex Wilson 2 6 14 1 15 9.33 Lewis Whitmore 6 19 38 0 38 8.00 George Hunter 1 3 5 0 5 6.67 Stephen Whitehouse 3 9 12 1 13 5.33 Arran Butcher 1 3 3 1 4 4.00 Lewis Austen 7 25 21 6 27 3.36 Craig Osborne 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 Danny Wright 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 MILDENHALL Luke Ruddick 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Alfie Bowtell 2 6 15 0 15 10.00 Taylor Hampshire 4 11 27 0 27 9.82 Connor King 3 9 22 1 23 9.78 Sam Bebee 4 14 28 3 31 8.00 Jordan Jenkins 1 4 8 0 8 8.00 Alex Spooner 8 21 25 7 32 4.76 William O'Keefe 4 12 12 2 14 4.00 Carl Basford 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 Lewis Austen 1 3 1 0 1 1.33 MILTON KEYNES Ben Basford 1 4 9 0 9 9.00 Lee Springthorpe 4 12 26 0 26 8.67 Rob Watts 4 14 30 3 33 8.57 Bradley Andrews 1 3 6 0 6 8.00 Conor Dwyer 1 3 5 1 6 6.67 Niall Strudwick 6 20 32 2 34 6.40 William O'Keefe 7 24 33 4 37 5.50 Connor King 7 25 27 6 33 4.32 Jake Isherwood 5 17 10 2 12 2.35 Danny Wright 1 3 1 0 1 1.33 Arran Butcher 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 Craig Osborne 1 1 0 0 0 0.00

MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE AVERAGES 2016 GROUP A League matches only. Averages don't include bonus points. (Compiled by Mike Moseley) BELLE VUE RIDER MAT RIDES POINTS BP TOTAL AVERAGE Alex Wilson 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Ben Basford 1 3 8 0 8 10.67 Andy Mellish 3 11 27 1 28 9.82 Carl Basford 1 3 7 2 9 9.33 David Holt 3 11 25 1 26 9.09 Joe Lawlor 2 4 9 0 9 9.00 Niall Strudwick 2 6 13 2 15 8.67 George Rothery 3 9 17 1 18 7.56 Sam Woods 1 3 5 0 5 6.67 Jake Isherwood 3 9 13 3 16 5.78 Sam Woolley 8 25 35 7 42 5.60 Ryan MacDonald 1 3 4 0 4 5.33 Robert Parker 1 3 4 1 5 5.33 Luke Whitehead 1 3 4 0 4 5.33 Stephen Whitehouse 3 9 11 2 13 4.89 Connor Fletcher 2 6 6 1 7 4.00 Sean Phillips 1 2 2 1 3 4.00 Sam Wright 2 6 6 3 9 4.00 Ollie Rutter 3 10 3 0 3 1.20 BUXTON Lee Geary 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Jamie Halder 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Joe Lawlor 1 3 8 1 9 10.67 Taylor Hampshire 1 4 10 0 10 10.00 Ryan MacDonald 2 6 14 0 14 9.33 Kean Dicken 2 7 15 2 17 8.57 Ryan Burton 2 7 12 0 12 6.86 Sam Wright 8 23 39 7 46 6.78 Chris Hay 2 6 10 1 11 6.67 Jake Isherwood 1 4 6 2 8 6.00 Stephen Whitehouse 1 4 6 0 6 6.00 Josh Embleton 5 15 22 5 27 5.87 Connor Fletcher 3 9 10 5 15 4.44 William O'Keefe 3 10 10 3 13 4.00 Gavin Parr 2 6 6 3 9 4.00 Luke Whitehead 2 4 4 0 4 4.00 Arran Butcher 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 Sheldon Davies 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 LONG EATON Jamie Halder 1 2 6 0 6 12.00 Bradley Andrews 7 19 41 0 41 8.63 Robert Parker 2 7 15 0 15 8.57 Layne Cupitt 6 17 29 0 29 6.82 Stephen Whitehouse 9 31 42 3 45 5.42 Connor Fletcher 1 3 4 0 4 5.33 Kyle Roberts 3 6 8 0 8 5.33 Stuart Freeman 2 7 5 0 5 2.86 James Chattin 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 Craig Osborne 9 28 17 1 18 2.43 Arran Butcher 1 3 1 1 2 1.33 George Rothery 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 SCUNTHORPE Jack P Blackburn 2 6 18 0 18 12.00 Ryan Burton 1 4 12 0 12 12.00 Jamie Halder 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 William O'Keefe 1 3 7 0 7 9.33 Chris Hay 6 18 37 2 39 8.22 Sam Chapman 11 35 57 5 62 6.51 Luke Whitehead 8 24 39 8 47 6.50 James Chattin 2 7 9 2 11 5.14 George Rothery 1 3 3 0 3 4.00 Lloyd Ditchburn 11 35 18 5 23 2.06 Sheldon Davies 2 6 1 0 1 0.67 MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE AVERAGES 2016 GROUP B League matches only. Averages don't include bonus points. (Compiled by Mike Moseley) COVENTRY RIDER MAT RIDES POINTS BP TOTAL AVERAGE Jordan Jenkins 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Conor Dwyer 2 7 20 0 20 11.43 Niall Strudwick 1 3 8 0 8 10.67 Henry Atkins 4 13 33 3 36 10.15 Kyle Roberts 5 16 30 2 32 7.50 Carl Basford 1 3 5 2 7 6.67 Lewis Whitmore 1 3 5 1 6 6.67 Saul Bulley 2 6 7 1 8 4.67 Lewis Austen 2 6 6 1 7 4.00 Mitchell Beckett 9 25 23 6 29 3.68 Arran Butcher 6 18 11 4 15 2.44 Sam Wright 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 KING'S LYNN Layne Cupitt 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Adam Portwood 1 3 8 0 8 10.67 Taylor Hampshire 3 12 28 2 30 9.33 Alex Wilson 2 6 14 1 15 9.33 Lewis Whitmore 6 19 38 0 38 8.00 George Hunter 1 3 5 0 5 6.67 Stephen Whitehouse 3 9 12 1 13 5.33 Arran Butcher 1 3 3 1 4 4.00 Lewis Austen 7 25 21 6 27 3.36 Craig Osborne 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 Danny Wright 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 MILDENHALL Luke Ruddick 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Alfie Bowtell 2 6 15 0 15 10.00 Taylor Hampshire 4 11 27 0 27 9.82 Connor King 3 9 22 1 23 9.78 Sam Bebee 4 14 28 3 31 8.00 Jordan Jenkins 1 4 8 0 8 8.00 Alex Spooner 8 21 25 7 32 4.76 William O'Keefe 4 12 12 2 14 4.00 Carl Basford 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 Lewis Austen 1 3 1 0 1 1.33 MILTON KEYNES Ben Basford 1 4 9 0 9 9.00 Lee Springthorpe 4 12 26 0 26 8.67 Rob Watts 4 14 30 3 33 8.57 Bradley Andrews 1 3 6 0 6 8.00 Conor Dwyer 1 3 5 1 6 6.67 Niall Strudwick 6 20 32 2 34 6.40 William O'Keefe 7 24 33 4 37 5.50 Connor King 7 25 27 6 33 4.32 Jake Isherwood 5 17 10 2 12 2.35 Danny Wright 1 3 1 0 1 1.33 Arran Butcher 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 Craig Osborne 1 1 0 0 0 0.00

NORTHERN JUNIOR LEAGUE AVERAGES 2016 League matches only. Averages don't include bonus points. (Compiled by Mike Moseley) BERWICK RIDER MAT RIDES POINTS BP TOTAL AVERAGE Kieran Douglas 4 12 33 2 35 11.00 Corban Pavitt 5 15 34 0 34 9.07 Sam McGurk 1 3 6 0 6 8.00 Mark McIlkenny 5 15 29 5 34 7.73 Kevin Whelan 10 29 50 8 58 6.90 Ryan Morris 5 15 25 7 32 6.67 Luke Harrison 7 21 29 8 37 5.52 Sam Chapman 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 HALIFAX Joe Lawlor 4 11 32 1 33 11.64 Jordan Palin 10 30 78 5 83 10.40 Chris Hay 6 18 40 5 45 8.89 Harry McGurk 3 9 17 3 20 7.56 Kean Dicken 3 9 15 0 15 6.67 Sam McGurk 6 17 26 11 37 6.12 Luke Harrison 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 Sheldon Davies 6 18 10 2 12 2.22 NEWCASTLE Gavin Parr 2 6 15 1 16 10.00 Carl Basford 1 3 7 0 7 9.33 Jack Flynn 1 3 6 0 6 8.00 Josh Embleton 7 18 35 0 35 7.78 Archie Freeman 10 28 51 3 54 7.29 Jack Wright 10 28 25 6 31 3.57 Dale Pate 9 22 15 3 18 2.73 NORTHSIDE Corban Pavitt 8 24 59 0 59 9.83 George Rothery 5 15 34 3 37 9.07 James Hitchen 2 6 13 2 15 8.67 Lewis Millar 4 12 18 5 23 6.00 Luke McKenna 2 6 7 2 9 4.67 Gavin Parr 2 6 6 0 6 4.00 Kris Forster 1 3 2 1 3 2.67 Gregor Millar 7 21 11 4 15 2.10 Liam Little 1 3 1 1 2 1.33 REDCAR Bailey Fellows 1 3 7 0 7 9.33 Carl Basford 9 27 50 1 51 7.41 Gavin Parr 5 15 15 5 20 4.00 Jack Wright 1 3 3 0 3 4.00 Elliot Kelly 9 27 23 1 24 3.41 Alex Goldsbrough 9 27 14 4 18 2.07 William O'Keefe 6 14 7 0 7 2.00 WORKINGTON Mark McIlkenny 1 3 8 0 8 10.67 Kieran McCoy * 7 19 50 1 51 10.53 Jake Isherwood 1 3 6 0 6 8.00 Corban Pavitt 1 3 6 1 7 8.00 Blair Smith 1 3 5 0 5 6.67 Dale Lamb 2 5 8 0 8 6.40 Luke Harrison 2 6 9 3 12 6.00 Josh Embleton 1 3 4 0 4 5.33 Bailey Fellows 3 9 10 4 14 4.44 David Morgan 1 3 3 1 4 4.00 Gavin Parr 2 5 5 2 7 4.00 Lloyd Ditchburn 5 13 10 3 13 3.08 Andrew Blackburn 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 Liam Little 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 * Also rode as Kieran Taylor

PREMIER LEAGUE RIDERS’ POINTS 2016 (Includes Guest Rides & Tactical Rides) Ricky Wells 279 Michael Palm Toft 272 Richie Worrall 267 Daniel King 265 Benjamin Barker 262 Richard Lawson 253 Josh Grajczonek 247 Kevin Doolan 245 David Bellego 244 Stuart Robson 244 Rohan Tungate 244 Thomas Jorgensen 242 Simon Stead 242 Steven Worrall 242 Kyle Howarth 239 Aaron Summers 233 Ludvig Lindgren 226 Sam Masters 226 Ulrich Ostergaard 226 Kevin Wolbert 224 Ryan Douglas 212 Matej Kus 200 Robert Lambert 197 Dimitri Berge 192 Kenneth Hansen 191 Edward Kennett 190 Morten Risager 189 Paul Starke 184 Hugh Skidmore 183 Theo Pijper 179 Lasse Bjerre 178 Nicolas Covatti 177 Jack Holder 174 Claus Vissing 174 Ryan Fisher 173 Craig Cook 170 Jonas B Andersen 162 Carl Wilkinson 162 Josh Auty 161 Matthew Wethers 157 Bradley Wilson-Dean 155 Charles Wright 154 Stefan Nielsen 149 Kasper Lykke 149 Lewis Kerr 147 Todd Kurtz 146 Erik Riss 143 Zdenek Simota 139 Jake Allen 139 James Sarjeant 136 Josh Bates 135 Jason Garrity 132 Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 129 Rasmus Jensen 127 Victor Palovaara 126 Mason Campton 123 Fernando Garcia 121 Dan Bewley 120 Robert Branford 120 Lewis Rose 120 Adam Roynon 120 Arthur Sissis 117 Ashley Morris 116 Kyle Newman 115 Cameron Heeps 113 Rene Bach 112 Leigh Lanham 112 Liam Carr 110 Nike Lunna 110 Max Clegg 105 Ben Morley 105 Danny Ayres 94 Matt Williamson 91 Simon Lambert 90 Emil Grondal 89 Joe Jacobs 79 Tobias Busch 71 Lee Payne 70 Brady Kurtz 68 Tom Perry 60 Simon Nielsen 59 Nathan Greaves 58 Mark Riss 58 Ellis Perks 51 Daniel Gappmaier 45 Sebastian Alden 44 Fritz Wallner 44 Jye Etheridge 40 Daniel Phillips 38 Michele Castagna 37 Zdenek Holub 37 Josh Bailey 35 Alex Davies 31 Steve Boxall 30 Kenneth Bjerre 26 Anders Thomsen 25 Nicklas Porsing 24 Danyon Hume 22 Oliver Greenwood 15 Charlie Gjedde 15 Zach Wajknecht 15 Richard Hall 14 Jacob Bukhave 12 Romano Hummel 10 Dawid Stachyra 10 Peter Karger 9 Henning Bager 8 Jack Smith 7 Luke Bowen 6 Ryan Blacklock 6 Rob Shuttleworth 6 Luke Chessell 5 Ben Hopwood 5 Tom Stokes 5 Mitchell Davey 4 Andreas Lyager 4 Connor Mountain 4 James Shanes 4 Tom Bacon 3 Darryl Ritchings 3 Shelby Rutherford 3 Nathan Stoneman 3 David Wallinger 3 Chris Widman 3 Richard Andrews 2 Ben Basford 2 Connor Coles 2 Kevin Whelan 2 Tyler Govier 1 Daniel Halsey 1 Jake Knight 1 Anders Mellgren 1 Luke Priest 1 Ryan Burton 0 Scott Campos 0

DRAGONS MEETING (KING’S LYNN) – Sunday 23rd October 2016 SWAFFHAM 54 1. Anders Rowe 1*-3-2-1-3 = 10+1 2. Taylor Hampshire 2-2*-3-2-3 = 12+1 3. Charlie Brooks 2-2-2-3-2* = 11+1 4. Alex Spooner 1*-0-0-0-N = 1+1 5. Jim Wannell 2-1*-0-0-1 = 4+1 6. Steve Lockyer 1*-2-2*-1-2 = 8+2 7. Mike Osborne 2-1*-1-3-1 = 8+1 HUNSTANTON 53 1. Harland Cook 3-3-3-3-2-2* = 16+1 2. William O’Keefe 0-1-2-1-2-3 = 9 3. Andy Mountain 3-R-3-3-3-N = 12 4. Mike Copestake 0-0-0-0-0-3 = 3 5. Mick Skinner 3-1-1-1-2-1 = 9 6. Steve Cook Rider replacement 7. Paul Warren F-3-0-1-FD-N = 4 1. Cook, Hampshire, Rowe, O’Keefe 3-3, 3-3 74.8 2. Skinner, Osborne, Lockyer, Warren (Fell) 3-3, 6-6 75.6 3. Mountain, Brooks, Spooner, Copestake 3-3, 9-9 69.3 4. Warren, Wannell, Osborne, Mountain (Ret) 3-3, 12-12 78.8 5. Cook, Brooks, O’Keefe, Spooner 2-4, 14-16 68.4 6. Rowe, Hampshire, Skinner, Copestake 5-1, 19-17 67.9 7. Cook, Lockyer, Wannell, Copestake 3-3, 22-20 79.1 8. Hampshire, O’Keefe, Osborne, Warren 4-2, 26-22 70.1 9. Mountain, Brooks, Skinner, Spooner 2-4, 28-26 68.6 10. Mountain, Rowe, Skinner, Spooner 2-4, 30-30 67.7 11. Cook, Hampshire, O’Keefe, Wannell 2-4, 32-34 67.4 12. Osborne, Lockyer, Warren, Copestake 5-1, 37-35 73.9 13. Mountain, Cook, Rowe, Wannell 1-5, 38-40 67.8 14. Brooks, Skinner, Lockyer, Copestake 4-2, 42-42 66.8 15. Hampshire, O’Keefe, Osborne, Warren (FD) 4-2, 46-44 RACE AWARDED 16. Rowe, Brooks, Skinner, Mountain (NS) 5-1, 51-45 68.7 17. Copestake, Cook, Wannell, Spooner (NS) 1-5, 52-50 77.0 18. O’Keefe, Lockyer, Warren (NS) 2-3, 54-53 72.1 INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT CHALLENGE 1. Brian Lambert Non-starter 2. Gary Fawdrey 2-2-2-3-3 = 12 3. Pat Doyle N-N-N-1-N = 1 4. Nigel Coates 3-R-3-1-3 = 10 5. Richard Sar-Butt 2-1-0-3-2 = 8 6. Lee Harris N-3-3-3-N = 9 7. Joe Greenwood 1-R-N-N-N = 1 8. Mark Anderson 3-3-3-2-N = 11 9. Tony Raybould 3-3-1-0-2 = 9 10. David Lambert 0-1-1-2-3 = 7 11. David Smith 2-3-2-0-N = 7 12. Bill Hollands 1-2-1-3-2 = 9 13. Barry Coates 3-2-2-1-3 = 11 14. Duane Wuerzburger 2-0-2-2-1 = 7 15. Shaun Smith F-2-3-2-N = 7 1. N. Coates, Fawdrey, B. Lambert(NS), Doyle (NS) 83.1 2. Anderson, Sar-Butt, Greenwood, Harris (NS) 83.2 3. Raybould, D.Smith, Hollands, D.Lambert 83.6 4. B. Coates, Wuerzburger, S.Smith (Fell) No Time 5. Raybould, B.Coates, Sar-Butt, B.Lambert (NS) 81.5 6. Harris, Fawdrey, D.Lambert, Wuerzburger 83.6 7. D.Smith, S.Smith, Greenwood (Ret), Doyle (NS) 85.8 8. Anderson, Hollands, N.Coates (Ret) 82.2 9. Harris, D.Smith, B.Lambert (NS) 87.1 10. S.Smith, Fawdrey, Hollands, Sar-Butt 82.9 11. Anderson, Wuerzburger, Raybould, Doyle (NS) 80.4 12. N.Coates, B.Coates, D.Lambert, Greenwood (NS) 86.8 13. Hollands, Wuerzburger, Greenwood (NS), B.Lambert (NS) 93.6 14. Fawdrey, Anderson (15-metres), B.Coates, D.Smith 80.8 15. Sar-Butt, D.Lambert, Doyle 93.4 16. Harris, S.Smith, N.Coates, Raybould 80.0 17. As D.Lambert was the only rider in this race, he was put into Heat 18 and credited with a win. 18. Fawdrey, Raybould, D.Lambert (3-points see Heat 17), Greenwood (NS) 82.4 19. B.Coates, Hollands, Doyle (NS), Harris (NS) 89.2 20. N.Coates, Sar-Butt, Wuerzburger, D.Smith (NS) 82.3 125cc TRAINING 1. Jordan Palin 3-2-2-2-3 = 12 2. Danny Curl 1-1-1-1-1 = 5 3. Mickie Simpson 2-3-3-3-2 = 13 1. Palin, Simpson, Curl 78.7 2. Simpson, Palin, Curl 76.1 3. Simpson, Palin, Curl 76.2 4. Simpson, Palin, Curl 76.2 5. Palin, Simpson, Curl 73.3 JUNIOR TRAINING 1. Ryan Ingram 3-3-3-3-3 = 15 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Anders Rowe, Mick Skinner, Mike Copestake, Tom Meakins (NS) 69.0 INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP Mike Osborne, Jim Wannell, Steve Lockyer, Steve Cook (NS) 78.7 SUPPORT CHAMPIONSHIP Bill Hollands, Richard Sar-Butt, Tony Raybould, Pat Doyle (NS) 84.6

ELITE LEAGUE RIDERS’ POINTS 2016 (Includes Guest Rides & Tactical Rides) Jason Doyle 319 Chris Harris 291 Fredrik Lindgren 279 Daniel King 271 Niels-Kristian Iversen 260 Andreas Jonsson 260 Scott Nicholls 253 Chris Holder 251 Craig Cook 245 Steven Worrall 215 Sam Masters 212 Krzysztof Kasprzak 210 Nikolai Klindt 206 Matej Zagar 206 Richard Lawson 202 Rohan Tungate 200 Brady Kurtz 199 Nick Morris 197 Jacob Thorssell 197 Kim Nilsson 196 Lewis Bridger 187 Hans N Andersen 185 Robert Lambert 184 Adam Ellis 182 Patrick Hougaard 181 Josh Grajczonek 177 Richie Worrall 172 Kyle Howarth 170 Paul Starke 170 Krzysztof Buczowski 169 Lewis Kerr 164 Bjarne Pedersen 161 Justin Segmen 160 Charles Wright 158 Josh Auty 147 Jason Garrity 145 Edward Kennett 143 Szymon Wozniak 142 Max Fricke 136 Kyle Newman 136 Troy Batchelor 120 Kacper Woryna 119 Joe Jacobs 117 Joonas Kylmakorpi 114 Lewis Rose 107 Josh Bates 106 Aaron Summers 106 James Sarjeant 102 Peter Karlsson 94 Robert Mear 88 Max Clegg 83 Mads Korneliussen 77 Piotr Swiderski 76 Stefan Nielsen 74 Kai Huckenbeck 72 Carl Wilkinson 62 Ludvig Lindgren 61 Tai Woffinden 61 Michael Palm Toft 60 Rory Schlein 57 Mikkel Bech 54 Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 41 Davey Watt 40 Simon Lambert 34 Adam Roynon 27 Ashley Morris 26 Sebastian Ulamek 22 Benjamin Barker 20 Ben Morley 17 Nicklas Porsing 15 Stuart Robson 12 Kenneth Hansen 8 Leigh Lanham 8 Grzegorz Walasek 8 Ricky Wells 7 Ellis Perks 6 Hugh Skidmore 4 Robert Branford 3 Tom Perry 3 Matt Williamson 3 Danny Ayres 1 Josh Bailey 1 Nathan Greaves 1 Daniel Halsey 1 Todd Kurtz 1 Bradley Wilson-Dean 1 David Bellego 0 Martin Knuckey 0 Chris Widman 0

ELITE LEAGUE RIDERS’ POINTS 2016 (Includes Guest Rides & Tactical Rides) Jason Doyle 319 Chris Harris 291 Fredrik Lindgren 279 Daniel King 271 Niels-Kristian Iversen 260 Andreas Jonsson 260 Scott Nicholls 253 Chris Holder 251 Craig Cook 245 Steven Worrall 215 Sam Masters 212 Krzysztof Kasprzak 210 Nikolai Klindt 206 Matej Zagar 206 Richard Lawson 202 Rohan Tungate 200 Brady Kurtz 199 Nick Morris 197 Jacob Thorssell 197 Kim Nilsson 196 Lewis Bridger 187 Hans N Andersen 185 Robert Lambert 184 Adam Ellis 182 Patrick Hougaard 181 Josh Grajczonek 177 Richie Worrall 172 Kyle Howarth 170 Paul Starke 170 Krzysztof Buczowski 169 Lewis Kerr 164 Bjarne Pedersen 161 Justin Segmen 160 Charles Wright 158 Josh Auty 147 Jason Garrity 145 Edward Kennett 143 Szymon Wozniak 142 Max Fricke 136 Kyle Newman 136 Troy Batchelor 120 Kacper Woryna 119 Joe Jacobs 117 Joonas Kylmakorpi 114 Lewis Rose 107 Josh Bates 106 Aaron Summers 106 James Sarjeant 102 Peter Karlsson 94 Robert Mear 88 Max Clegg 83 Mads Korneliussen 77 Piotr Swiderski 76 Stefan Nielsen 74 Kai Huckenbeck 72 Carl Wilkinson 62 Ludvig Lindgren 61 Tai Woffinden 61 Michael Palm Toft 60 Rory Schlein 57 Mikkel Bech 54 Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 41 Davey Watt 40 Simon Lambert 34 Adam Roynon 27 Ashley Morris 26 Sebastian Ulamek 22 Benjamin Barker 20 Ben Morley 17 Nicklas Porsing 15 Stuart Robson 12 Kenneth Hansen 8 Leigh Lanham 8 Grzegorz Walasek 8 Ricky Wells 7 Ellis Perks 6 Hugh Skidmore 4 Robert Branford 3 Tom Perry 3 Matt Williamson 3 Danny Ayres 1 Josh Bailey 1 Nathan Greaves 1 Daniel Halsey 1 Todd Kurtz 1 Bradley Wilson-Dean 1 David Bellego 0 Martin Knuckey 0 Chris Widman 0

So pleased for you all up there, especially my long time mate Dennis McCleary, what a lovely early Christmas present for you all.

Utter farce but not at all surprising. Lets hope we never see the current Leicester promotion ever appear in an official role again. Fingers crossed that someone will come forward and take the club over, because despite all the negatives about the place from numerous people, it's still got a great deal going for it as a venue.

Now that would be a worry if Leicester were filled with guest riders from Stoke, as both sides are racing against King's Lynn on the same night. Maybe Stoke will be filled with Leicester guest riders, the sport's crazy enough at the moment.

I now fall into the lucky bracket having gone through a lot of nonsense both publically and privately, and got my money back, so this frees me up to go and watch the 'Young Stars' at Stoke instead, which is usually better entertainment anyway. Hope you do get to use your tickets, and that the weather behaves....ENJOY.

No, not always the case Trees, but then I'm talking about when I was your sort of age, and you were a twinkle in your parents eyes..LOL!!

Yep. just like the old days.