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Depends who it is. The Samba ants were OK

We've had worse.

Slimey is what happens when they water the track when its become slick and for each race after the track has been graded it is much harder to read for set ups etc. Races 2,3 & 4 in a set are usually better because the wet stuff has generally been blasted out to the outside again. Jason by his own admission is not gating to the required standard at the moment so it would have been difficult in any case but having to race in every heat after the track has been graded and possibly watered it will be even harder for him to win.

Now this is an interesting one. Both GP's thus far have been won by rider number 9 and this time NKI has been given it. Both previous times TG & LA had Blue, Red, Red in their last 3 qualifying heats and then had favourable gates in the semis and final. Will it happen a third time?

I see Jason Crump has drawn the dreaded number one that rides in every race following a track grade when it is usually slimey to say the least. Not what he wanted I'm sure.

I think the answer to the topic's question is quite simply no it is not a two horse race. It is a one horse race.

Niki Pedersen because he is the best first bend rider there is. He doesn't always gate first but he simply drives on into the first bend come what may. If there is an incident it is usually deemed to be a first bend incident and they all have a restart. His devil may care tactics are therefore worth the gamble he takes. Also most of the other riders are concious of the situation and invariably back off. Perhaps 3 or 4 don't but they don't start as good anyway. All IMO of course.

At least 6 now in favour. We are on a roll it seems

That's 3 of us now that thinks it's the way to go Any more?

100% what I think also. In fact I have advocated all this previously. Well done. That's 2 of us . Any others would like to give it a try.

Looks like it's the race off for GB then along with Sweden, Australia who they will have to beat to get to the final.

It is possible to have a match involving 4 teams of 4 riders with each team fielding 2 pairs that ride each of the other 3 teams 2 pairs once each. It does require 24 heats though but this is the same as the current format. This would provide proper team racing but whether it would provide better entertainment is debateable.

I think that 2 of these are past their best but the other one is still getting better.

Looks like a one horse race then

Exactly

Maybe, but if NP keeps gating the way he did in 2007 he will be hard to beat.

When Martin Rogers was in charge at Leicester I was invited to go with the team to Oxford who were then in a lower league similar in strength to today's BPL. Most of the Lions riders couldn't get to grips with the circuit and it came down to the final heat in which Oxford had 2 riders quite capable of beating both Leicester riders who had generally not scored well all night. Everybody, including anyone with Leicester connections were resigned to the embarressment to follow but low and behold Andrez Huscza who had been five one'd in each of his 3 previous rides stormed away from the gate and somehow did enough to win the race and draw the match and a replay was necessary. All in all though for the Oxford fans it was a great night out so I fully support such a competition if the lower league team is always at home in a one leg match.

The best supported 15 riders were, would you believe, the actual 15 that will be competing in 2008

But as I said only one came up with the same 15.

Congratulations SEdgY2. You were the only one to get all 15. Colincooke came next with 14 correct and a choice between JH and KK, so 14.5 marks to you. A lot of us thought JH would get another chance but it was not to be. Thank you to all those who joined in the fun.

And it tells us that he wants to be involved on merit if at all possible.

I have just read that Jarek Hampel is also not riding. He still has a broken hand.

If you could choose, who would your 15 riders be for 2008? Mine would be N. Pedersen L.Adams A.Jonsson C.Harris T.Gollob J.Crump H.Andersen G.Hancock S.Nicholls R.Holta N.K.Iversen L.Dryml B.Pedersen J.Hampel F.Lindgren. The first 5 because they have each won at least one GP in 2007. I think to win a GP earns a place. The next 5 because other than any of the above, they are the 5 highest point scorers thus far. The next 3 because they finished as the top 3 in the recent GP challenge. The remaining 2 to be invited in as permanent wild card places. JH because he missed 2 GP's through injury and if he had ridden and secured average points he would have been up there anyway. I have picked FL because Sweden only have one other rider and his performances this season warrant it. I await your selections with interest.

Thank you. Honestly, I'd looked for them before crying for help but I just did not know where to find them. Your help is much appreciated.

Where do I find a list of qualifiers for the GP race off final please?