Aries Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 (edited) 9 hours ago, False dawn said: There is something of a rather large assumption in that statement Not from me there isn’t. That came from the 360 podcast. Edited February 14 by Aries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 45 minutes ago, Gavan said: Brennan , Nicholls, King , Lawson Musielek , Thorsell and Edwards Team Manager Paul Hurry I hope so Gavan. Don't even need a No.1 if Thorssell is coming in on a 4.50 as Ipswich will have a No.6 who will put up Double Digits on a regular basis all season imo no matter who rides at reserve. That's the best Team Mayfield can possibly put together when it comes to Foxhall specialists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/p25_issue_27.pdf Every year there is a “Final” GSA declaration. The one for 2025 doesn’t have final written on them. Are these the final GSA’s or is there other fixtures still to be added to these totals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 9 minutes ago, Aries said: Not from me there isn’t. That came from the 360 podcast. The team Gavan named doesn’t fit anyway so he’s wrong. Brennan, Nicholls, King, Lawson, Musielak leaves 4.44 so even if Thorssell was reassessed down to 4.5, the team is over the limit. We may have got the Nicholls Average wrong. Problem is, None of us know the conversion rate due to a lack of communication from the higher ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Gavan said: Brennan , Nicholls, King , Lawson Musielek , Thorsell and Edwards Team Manager Paul Hurry That would go unbeaten at Ipswich. Some Foxhall specialists packed in there and Thorssell at reserve is ridiculous. 44 minutes ago, Aries said: IF that is the side, obviously. Thought Lawson was at Northampton? Perhaps he was, but didn’t want to wait any longer on Northampton so has taken a guaranteed ride at Ipswich to get his season sorted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 10 minutes ago, TTT said: We may have got the Nicholls Average wrong. Problem is, None of us know the conversion rate due to a lack of communication from the higher ups. maybe a stroke can be pulled similar to ablitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 12 hours ago, M.D said: Eastbourne had the best of him league wise in 1981 & 82 this was his return 6 years after that. I wasn't going in the early 80's but did see him when he returned to link up with Shawn at Sheffield in the Maurice Ducker years. From videos I have watched I would agree you probably had the best version of him when he was very young and the bad living didn't have so much of an effect due to his youth, when he came back he was still brilliant but probably 10-15% down on what he could have been due to a poor lifestyle. I was fortunate to see lots of brilliant riders but for me my top five natural talents in no particular order have to be Cowboy Cook, Kelly Moran, Mark Loram, Henka Gustaffson and Darcy Ward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 21 minutes ago, YeOldPitGate said: I wasn't going in the early 80's but did see him when he returned to link up with Shawn at Sheffield in the Maurice Ducker years. From videos I have watched I would agree you probably had the best version of him when he was very young and the bad living didn't have so much of an effect due to his youth, when he came back he was still brilliant but probably 10-15% down on what he could have been due to a poor lifestyle. I was fortunate to see lots of brilliant riders but for me my top five natural talents in no particular order have to be Cowboy Cook, Kelly Moran, Mark Loram, Henka Gustaffson and Darcy Ward. Only saw him on tv but Ward was different gravy when he had all his ducks in a row. Had 360 vision and knew what was going to happen several seconds ahead of his opponents, and team riding ability par excellence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 17 hours ago, IainB said: Same again next year? 😉🤞 Who needs the actual season? 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 10 minutes ago, Hamish McRaker said: Only saw him on tv but Ward was different gravy when he had all his ducks in a row. Had 360 vision and knew what was going to happen several seconds ahead of his opponents, and team riding ability par excellence. As a rider out of the top drawer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 1 minute ago, Hamish McRaker said: Who needs the actual season? 😃 Come the end of May, we will all be pining, and reminiscing, for "the good old days" of November 25 to March 26... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 43 minutes ago, Steve Irving said: Perhaps he was, but didn’t want to wait any longer on Northampton so has taken a guaranteed ride at Ipswich to get his season sorted? As long as Ipswich were interested in Richard, It made no sense for him to line-up for Northampton imo. Just like any British Rider, You'd want to maximise earnings. Option A - Ride a track that you know you can score big points on. Option B - Ride a track that you've never ridden before and may not like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Gavan said: Brennan , Nicholls, King , Lawson Musielek , Thorsell and Edwards Team Manager Paul Hurry 1 hour ago, False dawn said: Respectful question: Are we allowed to ask if this is insider information or just speculation. I've heard this too via a source I would trust but the source of my source could be throwing out bait to see who blabs!! It has been a very tight lipped ship this year 1 hour ago, Aries said: The team Gavan named doesn’t fit anyway so he’s wrong. Brennan, Nicholls, King, Lawson, Musielak leaves 4.44 so even if Thorssell was reassessed down to 4.5, the team is over the limit. 52 minutes ago, Aries said: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/p25_issue_27.pdf Every year there is a “Final” GSA declaration. The one for 2025 doesn’t have final written on them. Are these the final GSA’s or is there other fixtures still to be added to these totals? I understand that the meetings raced after the cut off will not be included in the rolling averages for team building purposes This is in direct contradtion to the regulations as written So anything could happen depends on who it suits and if their face fits..... 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 46 minutes ago, YeOldPitGate said: maybe a stroke can be pulled similar to ablitt We defo need more clarification on the conversion rates for PREM and CHAMP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 A spearhead of Brennan, Lawson and Musielak is very good in a weakend League imo. Musielak although coming off a bad season, Is still a much better rider than his GSA imo. Riding for Birmingham must have been a nightmare considering Perry Barr's dust bowl. Lawson will score points almost everywhere and is a Track specialist around KL & LEI as well as Ipswich. Brennan although not a No.1 (Yet) is only going to get better year on year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 50 minutes ago, YeOldPitGate said: maybe a stroke can be pulled similar to ablitt Supplementary Reg 31. (as of Feb 01/26).... Any Swedish rider, who hasnt ridden in either of fhe UK two top leagues for a "few" years, (let's keep it ambiguous), and whose surname has two lots of consecutive consonants in it, comes in at an average of 4.50... 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witches1998 Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I make that team fit totalling 36.90 1) Brennan 7.05 2) Nicholls 5.39 (CHAMP 8.08 /1.50) 3) King 6.50 4) Musielak 6.63 5) Lawson 6.83 6) Thorsell 4.50 7) Edwards R/S 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, Hamish McRaker said: Only saw him on tv but Ward was different gravy when he had all his ducks in a row. Had 360 vision and knew what was going to happen several seconds ahead of his opponents, and team riding ability par excellence. Agreed would have been one of the few who could have made things difficult for Bartoz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 6 hours ago, M.D said: He rode for Eastbourne in 1982 and was fantastic averaging well over 9, sadly his last season in Europe. What a top three Eastbourne had that year, Ronnie, Kelly Moran and Gordon Kennett all averaging well over 9. That was the era I really started watching, great times, I have a memory of a fantastic race between Kelly and Kenny Carter one lovely Sunday afternoon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 4 hours ago, mikebv said: Supplementary Reg 31. (as of Feb 01/26).... Any Swedish rider, who hasnt ridden in either of fhe UK two top leagues for a "few" years, (let's keep it ambiguous), and whose surname has two lots of consecutive consonants in it, comes in at an average of 4.50... ... for team building purposes only. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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