Using October averages and keeping a 42.5 limit:
1 Ben Barker 9.44
2 Leigh Lanham 7.16
3 Rohan Tungate 7.05
4 Cameron Heeps 6.74
5 Stefan Nielsen 4.70
6 Adam Ellis 4.25
7 Robert Lambert 3.00
Total 42.34
I thought Brady Kurtz was going to be a 5 this year but can be on a 3 next year as he would be old enough (17) to race on a british licence! Todd Kurtz started on a 3 for Newport if my memory serves me correct!
Given Rye House won, should Sheffield have been fined for fielding an understrength team - mind you Glasgow would be fined every away match if that was the case!
I was surprised Ipswich (3rd) and Scunthorpe (4th) were picked as high as they were, i was also surprised Edinburgh (7th) Berwick (8th) and Redcar (10th) we placed so low, i really rate those three teams!
As Rye House fan, consider we have 5 riders who were at reserve in 2012 (or 2011 for Nelson), Nelson - Bunyan - Garrity - Lambert - Lyke-Nielsen. So don't worry about your lot so much!
I'm sure Seb Aldens 4.82 average was a conversion of his 2011 Berwick average, so as he didn't gain an elite average in 2012 his 2013 elite average should be a conversion of his 2012 Berwick average (which would be 4.55).
This is what happened to Sam Masters who had to use his Somerset 2011 converted average for Poole in 2012 as he didn't have enough matches with King's Lynn in 2011 to gain an elite average.
If you're willing to go without David Howe, what about this team (Octobers averages)
1 Josh Auty 8.09
2 Nick Morris 8.00
3 Thomas Jorgensen 6.42
4 Ashley Birks 5.59
5 Michael P Toft 5.21
6 Carl Wilkinson 4.66
7 Gary Irving 4.00
41.97
can't believe i forgot about Richie Worrall