King's Lynn Stars 2025

[InTheDeepStuff]

If the tracks are flat and slick like NSS as an example Cook generally OK, once there’s a bit of dirt on there or a bit of an uneven track he generally struggles (his away average wasn’t great last season), he should really be a number 2 or 4 for Kings Lynn but unfortunately for him the team wasn’t built with out and out heat leaders 

[ouch]

On 4/11/2025 at 8:23 AM, tellboy said:

As per rules,by the looks of it now you can make changes up until you have completed 75% of the your fixtures,after that you can't.

Yes that’s correct, so you hit 75% on 21/7/25.

Belle Vue have the least amount of time again to make changes with our cut off being almost four weeks before Ipswich or Oxford.

[Zagarmeister]

Like every season, I was filled with false hope again this year, and the way Harris started off I though it boded well going forward. And then...........

It seems now that what KL do with team manipulation is irrelevant.

They are dead cert finishing 5th.

[Teromaafan]

On 4/11/2025 at 1:54 PM, Steve Irving said:

It undoubtedly brings more pressure which in turn can then affect confidence and affect results in those heats you’re describing where he could/should be beating riders of his own level. 
 

He needs to get away from 1 sharpish. 

Think that will take care of itself when the next averages are out!

[Youhave2minutes]

On 4/11/2025 at 2:59 PM, Daniel Smith said:

I thought this team had enough in it to make top 4 at a bare minimum & in theory, it still should. But that is this teams absolute maximum. Absolutely getting nowhere near winning the league again. 

As said when the team was announced by some, you've got no chance without at least 1 genuine heatleader.

Once Harris moves out of the No6 position, none of the others will deliver the same numbers as him.

Without a genuine No1, can this team get win at home vs Ipswich, Sheffield & Belle Vue??

To make top 4 it absolutely has to. Results vs Birmingham, Oxford & Leicester won't be enough.

Well said, and spot on with your comment.

[lynnboy]

Track was a lot slicker for the Belle Vue match, was this klindts input as he is captain ? As his score was much better than the previous week when the track was grippy. the rest of the team seemed to like it more grippy, and there was a lot more overtaking. Be interesting to see what the track is like for tonight 

Edited April 14, 2025 by lynnboy

[Daniel Smith]

The current figures are running at 6.13 for both Cook & Klindt. 

If it was me (if it is a choice of course), I'd put Cook at No6. If guests are required because of injury, it'll be more appealing to them with the potential of 7 rides rather than just 5 🤔

[Bagpuss]

47 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

The current figures are running at 6.13 for both Cook & Klindt. 

If it was me (if it is a choice of course), I'd put Cook at No6. If guests are required because of injury, it'll be more appealing to them with the potential of 7 rides rather than just 5 🤔

The only issue is getting decent guests every time you need one. Might be better having Klindt down there which should be a guaranteed decent score from 6/7 rides every time and then mix and match R/R and guests for Cook as required.

[tellboy]

4 hours ago, Bagpuss said:

The only issue is getting decent guests every time you need one. Might be better having Klindt down there which should be a guaranteed decent score from 6/7 rides every time and then mix and match R/R and guests for Cook as required.

Definitely better having Klindt down at reserve imo.If you couldn't get a decent guest for Cook at reserve you are stuffed.At least if Cook is in the 1-5 and you couldn't get a decent guest you could run R/R.Not ideal but at least you could use Klindt and one above Cook in the averages.

[Daniel Smith]

5 hours ago, Bagpuss said:

The only issue is getting decent guests every time you need one. Might be better having Klindt down there which should be a guaranteed decent score from 6/7 rides every time and then mix and match R/R and guests for Cook as required.

 

48 minutes ago, tellboy said:

Definitely better having Klindt down at reserve imo.If you couldn't get a decent guest for Cook at reserve you are stuffed.At least if Cook is in the 1-5 and you couldn't get a decent guest you could run R/R.Not ideal but at least you could use Klindt and one above Cook in the averages.

Get what you're both saying, the only issue is that this side doesn't have the strength in depth to run R/R.

With Cook being the lowest average out of the main riding order and only being the 1 above able to take R/R (Kvech) & reserves, it'll be a dangerous tactic if (as has been happening) another in the top 5 flops.

The makeup of this teams must have riders fill the top 5 spots.

Guests at No6 is by far (right now) the option.

[tellboy]

17 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

 

Get what you're both saying, the only issue is that this side doesn't have the strength in depth to run R/R.

With Cook being the lowest average out of the main riding order and only being the 1 above able to take R/R (Kvech) & reserves, it'll be a dangerous tactic if (as has been happening) another in the top 5 flops.

The makeup of this teams must have riders fill the top 5 spots.

Guests at No6 is by far (right now) the option.

If you put Cook at reserve though and you genuinely can't get anyone to guest you are definitely stuffed.At least if he is in the 1-5 you have R/R as last resort.We obviously want an adequate guest if one is available though.So if guests are available you can get the  one you want regardless whether Cook is reserve or in the 1-5.

Hopefully Brennan will fill the void against Oxford,after that though the pickings will be slimmer once Cook's average does go down.

[TTT]

What are the chances of Lewis Kerr being a temporary or even a permanent replacement?

[SaddlebowRoad]

are we sure that the averages definitely change ie that weve ridden enough meetings

have heard a theory that we havent

 

Edited April 15, 2025 by SaddlebowRoad

[tellboy]

18 minutes ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

are we sure that the averages definitely change ie that weve ridden enough meetings

have heard a theory that we havent

 

I hope you are correct,that would mean another month of Bomber at reserve.I thought with rolling averages though that they do change,only ones with assessed averages,new to the league or those that have been absent for so long have to do six matches first to get a new average.Hope i am wrong.

Edited April 15, 2025 by tellboy

[StarBoy]

13 minutes ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

are we sure that the averages definitely change ie that weve ridden enough meetings

have heard a theory that we havent

 

If someone already has a CMA (over 6 meetings) then their average changes from the 1st of every month. It takes into account last years meetings also, and is based on the last 20 meetings raced. All of Lynn’s riders fulfil that criteria, so the averages will be be changed on 1st May up to and including meetings to the 21st April. 

[arnieg]

7 minutes ago, StarBoy said:

If someone already has a CMA (over 6 meetings) then their average changes from the 1st of every month. It takes into account last years meetings also, and is based on the last 20 meetings raced. All of Lynn’s riders fulfil that criteria, so the averages will be be changed on 1st May up to and including meetings to the 21st April. 

http://www.gbspeedway.com/2025/teamstats.php?mc1=x&mc2=f&mc3=av&mc4=King's Lynn Stars&team=King's Lynn Stars&league=A&comp=CMA&avtype=av

 

Suggests Harris will be no 1 and Klindt drops down to reserve

[PhilTheAce]

1 hour ago, TTT said:

What are the chances of Lewis Kerr being a temporary or even a permanent replacement?

Won’t be if he gets the full time booking at Sheffield 

[tellboy]

Do Lynn look at signing a replacement for Cook while he is out.If you make the change before the end of the month at least you can use his higher average before it goes down next month.Is there anyone willing to come.I see the recovery time varies on the broken bones he sustained from 6-12 weeks.Although speedway riders do like to get back earlier.If there was a decent replacement out there I would go for that until Cook was fit to return I think.

[mikebv]

Guest replacement's are another issue in signing a "strength in depth" team...

By signing the No1 rider in the league you have the whole league as possible replacements...

Signing riders much further down the averages reduces the quality of any possible replacements...

Cook was at No4 last year for the Aces...

A massive jump to No1 considering only his position in the team has changed, not his average...

 

 

[Bagpuss]

21 minutes ago, tellboy said:

Do Lynn look at signing a replacement for Cook while he is out.If you make the change before the end of the month at least you can use his higher average before it goes down next month.Is there anyone willing to come.I see the recovery time varies on the broken bones he sustained from 6-12 weeks.Although speedway riders do like to get back earlier.If there was a decent replacement out there I would go for that until Cook was fit to return I think.

If there was somebody out there on the right average who could step in for a month or so then I'd say yes but it would need to be an 'oven ready' signing rather than a newcomer or one for the future.

It would definitely save the ball ache of guests if he drops to reserve for May.