Poole 2027

[Neila]

Genuine question were any riders missing from the end of season party ? Seems looking at reports of many functions most if not all had riders missing ours was a shambles to be honest, only 1 rider turned up and that was due to his guest appearance being called off 

[PhantomPirate]

Here’s the team with the averages they achieved in 2026, both including and excluding bonus points.

2026 averages including bonus points:

R. Lawson  9.14

C. Rushen  6.27

L. Harrison  6.97

M. McDiarmid  6.26

W. Cairns  7.57

E. Kennett  5.16

S. Lightcap  5.83

 

2026 averages excluding bonus points:

R. Lawson  8.10

C. Rushen  5.14

L. Harrison  6.46

M. McDiarmid  5.79

W. Cairns  6.94

E. Kennett  4.74

S. Lightcap  4.83

 

The difference between the two is interesting:

Rushen: 5.14 → 6.27 = +1.13

Lawson: 8.10 → 9.14 = +1.04

Lightcap: 4.83 → 5.83 = +1.00

Cairns: 6.94 → 7.57 = +0.63

Harrison: 6.46 → 6.97 = +0.51

McDiarmid: 5.79 → 6.26 = +0.47

Kennett: 4.74 → 5.16 = +0.42

That already shows how much more some of these riders contribute to the team than their official averages suggest.

Then you’ve got the potential for improvement next season.

Cairns, Harrison, McDiarmid, Rushen and Lightcap are all young riders who should still have plenty of natural progression in them, so you’d expect several of those averages to rise simply through another year of experience and development.

Lawson himself described 2026 as “CHAOS” and an “eye-opening” year, so after a more settled winter and season I’d expect there to be every chance of him getting back to his best.

Then there’s Kennett. If he stays fit and is on good machinery, he is more than capable of putting a couple of points on his average. It wasn’t that long ago that he was operating as a genuine No.1 level Championship rider, so starting him at reserve on that sort of figure could be a real trump card.

And if Kennett does increase his average quickly, that doesn’t necessarily weaken the reserves. One of Rushen, Harrison or McDiarmid could then move down, meaning a strong reserve pairing throughout the season.

That’s what I like most about the side. Other than Lawson, and perhaps Cairns, I could see the rest of them ending up relatively close together average-wise. There isn’t really an obvious weak link, and there’s plenty of scope for improvement right through the team.

[Aries]

1 hour ago, Paddy The Rebel said:

 

I think essentially with having Cairns at 5 who essentially is not a number 5 the team is built with protection around him all the other riders are basically going to be 6.00 riders so if cairns has a bad night there’s plenty of cover for him,that’s my thought anyway.

Yet. He may well be next season if his progression continues. To average what he did in his very first season at the age of 16/17 was some achievement. 
 

So much more to come. 

[LisaColette]

54 minutes ago, Neila said:

Genuine question were any riders missing from the end of season party ? Seems looking at reports of many functions most if not all had riders missing ours was a shambles to be honest, only 1 rider turned up and that was due to his guest appearance being called off 

From photos i've seen, Kerr, Zach, Will and Cooper were there. Even Ben Cook was there. They were talking about video messages from Slater and Fraser. Not sure about Kyle or Lawson. 

Not bad seeing as going against Traitors final 

Edited 10 hours ago by LisaColette

[daz9100]

10 minutes ago, LisaColette said:

From photos i've seen, Kerr, Zach, Will and Cooper were there. Even Ben Cook was there. They were talking about video messages from Slater and Fraser. Not sure about Kyle or Lawson. 

Not bad seeing as going against Traitors final 

Kyle was there too with his family, Lewi also had his family with him.

The only person missing was Richard, who obviously has his young family to look after and I believe is in the middle of a house move too.

[SteveLyric2]

1 hour ago, daz9100 said:

Kyle was there too with his family, Lewi also had his family with him.

The only person missing was Richard, who obviously has his young family to look after and I believe is in the middle of a house move too.

....and Richard did advise the management beforehand, so it wasn't a case of him simply not turning up....!😉

[Pirates Of Poole]

35 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

....and Richard did advise the management beforehand, so it wasn't a case of him simply not turning up....!😉

Shame he could not send a video for the fans like Fraser from Aussie and Slater from the states! 

[TigerIain]

5 hours ago, daz9100 said:

Kyle was there too with his family, Lewi also had his family with him.

The only person missing was Richard, who obviously has his young family to look after and I believe is in the middle of a house move too.

Maybe he'd heard that the fuel testers were there 🤷‍♂️