Good choices IMO.
As for claiming the likes of Pedersen and PePe have more right than Lidngren, how does that work? Lindgren finishes 9th in the world in a GP series yet is deemed not worthy, the others qualify through 4/5 meetings and beat no GP riders yet are worthy?
It would be more fun if Holder and Ward ended up falling out when they are both fighting for WCs. Imagine the battles and possible publicity that would bring.
Might as well just change it to top 8 or so qualify and the rest compete in the GP challenge. Lets face it no-one outside the top 8 currently would be missed.
Neither Harris nor Lindgren deserve a place IMO. Both have shown that on the whole they are not good enough. Lets bring some new faces in, hopefully some exciting riders to make up for Bjarne/PePe.
Top performance from Ward it must be said, he didn't seem fazed by it at all. As for talking about debuts in GPs, Emil's was very good but Ward's was equally as good if not better IMO, to come in half-way through a GP season and beat some of those riders in the way he did was incredible.
Surely Nicki will refuse a WC if he doesn't make the top 8? If Poland still goes ahead with the limit on GP riders then he will one of, if not the, best non GP rider out there and will probably get well rewarded.