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He used to have Reece Harvey who is a young(ish) lad but knows his stuff from his dad but then moved to F Lindgren's camp. I am not sure where he is now..

So why was he allowed to race yesterday?

........... and for those wanting to see team kevlars this season although not on Eurosport but probably YouTube at some point in the next few days, you will see Kings Lynn v Ipswich resplendent in matching kevlars with Ipswich using r/r & a guest wearing Peterborough kevlars.

After someone had posted a link to the new regulations for '21, I had a quick scan through & noticed a strange rule. It was included in the Tyre Warming section. Initially, it said 15m handicap for 1st offence then 2nd starting offence, disqualification with no replacement. I took this as meaning 2 of the following offences being tyre warming, missing 2 minutes, facing wrong way in preparing start(gardening) & tape infringement. In the NEW v2 version dated 10th May, this has now been amended to 2nd tyre warming offence, rider disqualified & no replacement allowed. Another change is a Rising Star can ride at either 6 or 7 at the Team Managers discretion. When the issue of a match average has been achieved, the riders positions will be determined by the normal regulations. As we know, Rising Stars have been brought in this year to aid a British riders progression in the sport. One rider per team in the Premiership & Championship in 2021 which will rise to two per team (unless changed) in 2022. A comprehensive list was brought out & published on the BSP Ltd site with these riders graded from 1-4 depending on average & experience. What it did not state is how long riders are Rising Stars & how they move up(or stay the same) year upon year. Do all the 4* riders move out of this programme next year? Do the riders move up 1 star in 2022? Do the riders move depending on an average achieved during 2021?

1. Eastbourne 2. Leicester 3. Redcar 4. Glasgow 5. Poole 6. Edinburgh 7. Scunthorpe 8. Birmingham 9. Kent 10. Berwick 11. Newcastle 12. Plymouth

In fairness to ScunnyDan, he posted this on Saturday, a day after Attis Insurance was named as our new sponsor. Our p & p day was yesterday so, probably, no media images available yet.

In the 2nd clip, was it C Cook(111 on seat & bike cover) leading.

Dan Gilkes 8.00 Sam Hagon 3.00 Dan Thompson 5.50 Joe Thompson 6.48 Henry Atkins 5.86 Harry Mcgurk 3.00 George Rothery 3.00 34.84

Come on Shrimmy, what has Allen done bar changing his mind. Last summer he stopped in Britain, not earning a penny & no one knew how this pandemic would turn out. It has been Britain's mass vaccination programme that has put us in a better position than other countries in Europe. Germany, Italy & Poland are still having high levels of covid. We know over the past few years Rob has shown a lot of loyalty to his riders, sometimes too much, when we think changes should have been made & he has done the same again. The 2 news snippets at the end of Jan showed us how quick decisions are made. One minute we announce the same team then 4 days later, we have to announce Jake has changed his mind. Rob had probably got Josh Macdonald signed but not confirmed to the public well before Jake's change of mind, which is frustrating, but we have to abide by it & wish Jake & Josh all the best in 2021 & just get to see some racing at the EWR. The vaccination programme had started back in January but we did not know how it would evolve to give us the low levels of deaths & confirmed cases we have now.

Just a late starter to the sport with his birthday being 14/05 /98. He could have been on an educational programme before getting into the sport.

Signing a rider then announcing a rider to the public might be 2 different dates. In previous years, riders are approached before a season has ended & only announced after the AGM, sometimes in groups but sometimes 1 rider per week.

I think ShyTalk is on about the Sunday start times as he mentioned this in an earlier post.

Go back to page 38 & start reading

But you only see part of the track unless you are looking at the big screens which is the tv footage which also tells the story that if you are watching the big screens, you might as well be at home unless you like the atmosphere.

Just thought Allen might join him again.

Best mates & shared house?

Isn't this a condition for GI Ltd to sort out which is always overlooked. I have read that they are supposed to make the site safe or find another suitable venue & replace to a certain standard before a sports team leaves its home. GI Ltd seem to get away with murder as building work always is evident before any of the prior mentioned is sorted & the councils should block this. Torquay FC is always mentioned as an example of GI Ltd's work (or lack of it).

If the speedway is unaffected next year, could there be a possibility of outside caterers(burger vans) being brought in to subsidise the club & if the clubhouse is used then the new owners receive that revenue.

Rob has a pay scale to his riders & does not break it. If riders want more money then they should find it through personal sponsorship.He signs riders that want to ride for Scunthorpe. Sadly, I thought we had a good top 4 that could have scored 34-44 & bottom 3 about 12-18 around the EWR & possibly sneaked a few points away. Now, home meetings will be tight with no wins away but we will, hopefully, see decent speedway at most meetings.

I got 7 laughs on this one Report post Posted April 1 Rob Godfrey has had to use his high status figure head to finally find a rider to replace Jake Allen although, it has restrictions in place. The said rider is J Garrity which will not go down with some on here, but it is with the proviso that he travels from his "home", tagged & with a guard in a standard vehicle. All his operational gear will be maintained at the club & will travel from the EWR , when required. His attendance is based on him being able to travel "home" before midnight. On the proviso where this is not possible, IIR can & may be used. Another option which was looked in to was the possibility of signing Maksym Drabik, as he is still unable to ride to ride in Poland due to the use of a banned substance. This, however, is still under review as it was an IV drip given & authorised by his club doctor. As far as we are aware, under ACU rules, he can still ride in another country but under their Governing Body. Note; IIR translates to irate inmate replacement 7

Absolutely gutted if Jake goes to Redcar but THJ has eluded to this fact & even though it is not a direct announcement, he is normally one "in the know" & has eluded to this on the Redcar forum. Pleased for Jake, really, & with the travel situations for some riders riding in Europe, I can see him supplementing his wages with guest appearances in the Championship & Premiership.

I can think of 2 clubs that should have equipment to borrow should there be any delay in replacing their own.

When we ran on a Sunday previously, we found running at 3pm on a warm day, the track dried out too quickly & got dusty. Rob now does the track & gets plenty of water down & rarely grades during a meeting. In 2019, we ran a few Sunday meetings starting at 5pm, 6pm & 6.30pm to, also, allow supporters to return home at reasonable times. Sorry no definitive times but can only give information based on past experiences. Hope this helps.

From a reserve position but from 7 rides. From updates though, mostly in the mix https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/18995/sheffield-championship-21-06-2019

It is ok when riders are having spins on bald/slick tracks but it will be about 4 riders, on a more grippier surface, going in to the first 2 bends that could be concerning for some.