RCF

Redcar v Workington 27/06/13 Redcar Cubs 1. Dan Phillips 3,3 = 6 2. Kev Keay 1,1 = 2 3. Sam Darroch 0,0 = 0 Workington Meteors 1. Matt Williamson 2,3,2 = 7 2. Stefan Farnaby Non Starter 3. Rob Shuttleworth F,2*,1* = 3+2 Heat 1 Phillips, Williamson, Keay, Shuttleworth (Fell) 4 – 2 4 – 2 Heat 2 Williamson, Shuttleworth, Keay, Darroch 1 – 5 5 – 7 Heat 3 Phillips, Williamson, Shuttleworth, Darroch 3 – 3 8 – 10 Heat 4 Abandoned due to curfew, result stands

Newcastle Vs. Northside 7/7/13 Newcastle 1. Luke Ruddick F = 0 2. Stefan Farnaby 2,F,1,1 = 4 3. Sam Darroch 2,0,0 = 2 Northside 1. Michael Neale 3,3,2* = 8+1 2. Kyle Deans 1,3, = 4 3. Rob Shuttleworth F,2*,3 = 5+1 Heat 1 Neale, Farnaby, Deans, Ruddick (Fell Ex) 2-4 2-4 Heat 2 Deans, Darroch, Farnaby (Fell Ex), Shuttleworth (Fell Ex) 2-3 4-7 Heat 3 Neale, Shuttleworth, Farnaby, Darroch 1-5 5-12 Heat 4 Shuttleworth, Neale, Farnaby, Darroch bb 1-5 6-17

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So which former riders are you suggesting folk out to buy a competitive bike, riding gear and licences to race junior standard meetings? from an earlier comment i take it you dont class NL standard former riders so that leaves PL or EL, I'm open to suggestions because all the one's i know wouldnt consider making a come back and risk more injurys to race for free?

So what would you do Abbott and Backless, you've got strong views on the subject, how should we be running it?

Sorry backless i didnt think i needed to point out that for the MJL these were ridiculas teams because there is an abundance of young riders to pick from, were as in the NJL sikes was used in the first season to fill a team place at berwick because without him they wouldnt have had a 3 man team! its also worth mentioning the other 2 in berwicks team that year as it follows what your talking about, john mcpail in his early 20's benifitted massivly from racing with sikes and got chances at nl level the year after. but the 3rd rider was the little known 40+ rider ricky anderson who only the year before bought his 1st bike! he scored a few points but more importantly a 15 year old watching thought he'd be able to beat him, and is now berwicks #8!!!! as i said before, these people Do have a place in the sport and anyone willing to take to the track shouldnt be told otherwise! everyones there to be beat from top to bottom, they all deserve respect!

Ok the BSPA havent gone so far as to kill it off, what they have done is moved the goal posts at last minute when everyone was sorted for the season, the criteria you say the NJL need to meet has never been a template for 'British Junior League' in fact the other leagues only finalised it between themselves a couple of months ago to stop some of the ridiculas teams been put out last season (Henning Loof, Wayne Carter) were as the NJL's own criteria has worked well for the 2 previous seasons and everyone involved has strived to stay within the targets of the league and was happy for it to continue, Why fix whats not broken? As for the experienced riders only one of them used was foreign as far as im aware, and only for 2 matchs, not ideal but better than 3 man races! the others are remenents of the LInlithgow, Berwick, Newcastle and Cleveland teams that not that long ago were racing at div 3 level, There was no down side to these riders been in the teams, firstly they made up the numbers so that the league could go ahead, seecondly they were a target for the riders with real potental (and were beaten by them) and thirdly as younger riders became available they stepped aside as everyone involved knows what the leagues there for! As for the Mid-life crisis bit, it always baffels me why people have something against older guys giving it a go even if they're never going to be world champions, once again there only used when there isnt enough youngsters to fill a team and they serve a great purpose by providing an easy first target for new riders to aim for, if a kid runs lasts all the time at the first rung of the ladder he'll probably give up sadly, give him someone to beat and he'll quickly fill with confidance and move onto the next target (that'll be the ex-national league riders) The Heats has now been clarified as the 4 heat format as you say and the only change is the rider selection rules, i just hope it doesnt mean a shortages of riders that then makes the league look mickey mouse! We Want a league full of teenagers competing against each other but we're willing to fill the teams with others for now just so theres a league system in place for them to step into in the next few years! 15 year olds stood in the terraces should be watching it thinking to them selves i can beat these guys, i think i'll have a go!