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

[1 valve]

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. 

[1 valve]

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. 

[gjcone44]

i think a good decision after the hard riding up to that incident. chance for revenge.😁we got 2 good races out of 1 then.

[40-38]

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?

[szkocjasid]

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.

[40-38]

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.

[szkocjasid]

13 hours 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 that 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.

Edited Friday at 11:02 PM by szkocjasid

[Odds On]

13 hours ago, Happy Hunter said:

Does anyone know why Sam Masters was selected for heat 15?

its part of his contract.

[Teromaafan]

5 hours ago, Odds On said:

its part of his contract.

If that’s true it is a little nieve of the club for a rider averaging below 7.00. So when it gets to a last heat decider and Sam has had a stinker, he will still be in heat 15 will he?🤔

[InTheDeepStuff]

Imagine Masters was in ht15 with Douglas as Morris, Howarth and Kemp had already had a minimum Of 5 rides by then so spreading the load 

[Fromafar]

On 5/28/2026 at 10:29 PM, Teromaafan said:

Garbage! Most Lions fans are thrilled with his contribution this season. You might want to look  at the riders scores again? Kemp  could  have scored more than he did if not for mechanical issues ( his own fault admittedly).Dougy  was outstanding and the rest of the team were solid against the team that has the best combined heat leader trio in the league. Tonight was a great example of what  team speedway should be about.

? I’m replying to 40-38 Who is not a Kemp fan.Read the Posts.

[40-38]

7 hours ago, Fromafar said:

? I’m replying to 40-38 Who is not a Kemp fan.Read the Posts.

Who said I was or wasn't a Kemp fan? I think when his head is right he can be really good, as he proved later on in the meeting. It was depressingly predictable, though, that as soon as he got baulked in that race he lost his head.

[IainB]

On 5/28/2026 at 9:16 PM, 40-38 said:

And Flint's move there was naughty. Turning right on the straight.

Just watched it all back on BSN and Kemp was pretty hard on Flint in the first staging of 14, so received as good as he gave. Rerun was also the correct decision imo, they were still pretty close at the time of the stoppage.