mikebv

You can only get excluded in the 'shallow end'....

Amazing how many top riders basically 'crap' themselves when Zmarzlik aims his bike at them as they enter the bends.. Nicki P would have him excluded ten times out of ten...

Especially given his performances in the play off final in Poland.. Handled the massive pressure well....

Fireman Phil out again... (Norman Price driving the truck)...

I think Kelv and Nige have a different interpretation of that rule which includes "not when you were expecting to be hit"...

Ref should exclude Thomsen there... Just because Vaculik didn't crash he was still severely impeded...

Does seem ridiculous when you can clearly see the riders averages above and below their team position...

As clear as day....

Ruined so much of the racing through crap track prep... Obsessed with soaking every track he touches....

Fireman Phil gets the water out again... On such a dark, not warm evening it must be a nightmare keeping the dust down....

Maybe they could get a big hotel chain involved as the GP's will take place around the country... Maybe the Sheraton Hotel chain could be chosen as the exclusive hotel company to be used if they agree to sponsor the events..? The "Sheraton Hotels Individual Trophy" has a nice ring to it... And off the back of this, maybe they could advertise the event as the.... "Sheraton Hotels Individual Trophy Extravaganza"..

Are they now covering it?

And can also result in clubs getting lower crowds as they run more home meetings to cram them all in... Fans then cherry pick which to attend.. Particularly on the dark, damp, colder evenings.. Eg Workington suffered by being successful and having to run so many in one month due to losing some Friday fixtures.. Ironically, not always weather related..! As we often say so much of the issues of the sport is simply down to its own signed off operating model.. Which, with just a modicum of common sense and business acumen, could be resolved overnight..

I often feel that the Disney channel would be a quite appropriate place to show it too...

Spot on.... Use every week of the summer momths possible to run the leagues and then have a cup competition in October if they need to pad out the meetings to give the riders enough races to earn money.. Or, if that means too many meetings for the great many riders who DU during the summer months, at least run the top league to its conclusion in September so the 'flagship league' gets its best crowds and publicity, and leave the 2nd Div to run in October as now... "Let's hope the weather is ok" shouldn't be the most often used comment when discussing the play off finals...

Perish the thought...

On the same night at the same meeting....?

Correct... If Mountain does ok, one of the other 3 might want to use him later in the play offs...

You can see the logic.. Keeps the season going for those fifth, six, seventh and eighth and keeps their fans interested.. Within a match or two you could be in the play offs or relegated... Also, isnt the plan to extend the top league to ten teams? Maybe it will be done the season after? Meaning the seventh and eighth teams dont "coast" knowing no relegation rides on it... And obviously, the play offs bring big crowds, and I presume, very good viewing figures..

And then some seem surprised when many don't take it seriously, and find other things to do...

His average should be 2.56 I believe.... Based on multiplying his Div One average by his Div Two average, and then adding in his non existent RS average.... You then divide this total by the hypotenuse of a Dairylea Triangle (Reduced Fat).... Or, if the equation is worked out on a day that isnt a fixed race day for his Div One team, then a supermarket own label cheese triangle can be used.... Or a piece from a 600g bar of Toblerone if one is to hand. .. (Not a white Toblerone though, only a dark chocolate one).....

I wouldnt say its just to get one over the Aces in particular... It's just the usual 'make it up as you go along' nonsense... All the fans (that are still left), should be used to it by now..

I think the bike got caught UNDER him...

The phrase "due to unforeseen circumstances" is one that you do fear could raise its ugly head... As could "we did try"...... Hopefully GI will come through....

Smederna will be well pleased with that end to the meeting.. Could have been all over if Hts 14 and 15 had gone against them...