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Lions vs Tigers 28/05/2026 19:30 PL R1


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18 minutes ago, arnieg said:

Awarding the race is discretionary, not mandatory, so perfectly within rules.

Agreed. However at the time of the stoppage Kemp was well clear and was on his way out of bend two last lap sufficiently clear that there was little chance of him being passed. 
By rerunning the heat he reset circumstances which is his right to do but on this occasion was wrong to do so. 

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18 minutes ago, arnieg said:

Awarding the race is discretionary, not mandatory, so perfectly within rules.

Agreed. However at the time of the stoppage Kemp was well clear and was on his way out of bend two last lap sufficiently clear that there was little chance of him being passed. 
By rerunning the heat he reset circumstances which is his right to do but on this occasion was wrong to do so. 

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9 hours ago, arnieg said:

Awarding the race is discretionary, not mandatory, so perfectly within rules.

Of course, but how often does that realistically happen on the last lap, especially when the riders in front is clear?

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10 hours ago, 1 valve said:

Agreed. However at the time of the stoppage Kemp was well clear and was on his way out of bend two last lap sufficiently clear that there was little chance of him being passed. 
By rerunning the heat he reset circumstances which is his right to do but on this occasion was wrong to do so. 

As it was a Leicester rider who caused the stoppage I think it's fair to have a re-run. If it was a Sheffield rider who fell when Kemp was winning, then yes Leicester could feel hard done by.

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7 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

As it was a Leicester rider who caused the stoppage I think it's fair to have a re-run. If it was a Sheffield rider who fell when Kemp was winning, then yes Leicester could feel hard done by.

If the Kyle had impeded another rider I might agree, but he came off without causing any harm to anyone but himself, I don't see how that nullified any chance of Sheffield riders overhauling Drew.

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11 minutes ago, 40-38 said:

If the Kyle had impeded another rider I might agree, but he came off without causing any harm to anyone but himself, I don't see how that nullified any chance of Sheffield riders overhauling Drew.

It's not so much wether Kyle impeded a Sheffield rider, more than if every rider KNEW every race was awarded on the 4th lap, then it would encourage riders to lay the bike down or after a genuine fall, stay down too long, till the red lights came on.

I'm not saying Howarth did this, but when it's a case of to re-run or award, I would always give the benefit of the doubt to the team that didn't cause the stoppage.

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