Sings4Speedway

Much depends upon the grade / ego of riders. IOW have successfully ran handicapped meetings for the past few seasons which have been well received. That said they only really work on racers tracks where passing and momentum can be built up over the laps.

Now if there was a thread titled i love British Speedway but it frustrates me because......

Is bumping it up to top 6 for play off places a bit like prizes for taking part at school sports days? Surely teams should be build with a top four target at least if not to top the table. Scunny have a promoter in the inner circle and can basically start team building early as they know the points limit and rulings that will be voted through and still only aim at making the number up.

It should be the case across all the leagues. A range of three to six point riders in every race will produce a better product than ten to two, even the Prem has made a clever decision this year by upping the lower level and the product has been improved overall (crikey that was hard to say).

with TJ and Phillips signed elsewhere maybe Newcastle do have a chance in 2020

Think Jake will be a strong force at number 1 next season which will take care of a lot and solid engine room if Ayres at 2 and Tero + TJ at 3&4 but its a side full of riders who can go missing, Aarnio is on a lower average for a reason same as Jorgenson and the reserves will get a pasting away. Mid table side once again.

The issue with comparing National League to trials, grasstrack etc is that riders are expected to attend meetings midweek at various points around the country rather than pick and choose their own meetings, locations and race dates. That said i certainly won't disagree with the spending levels across the sport as a whole. Teams need to stick to what they can afford and potentially face sanctions if they cannot provide a sustainable business / adhere to fair play rules. There will always who state its not viable for them but there will be others who enjoy racing and are prepared to race for less. Surely the sport as a whole is more valuable than the services of a single rider for a single season.

Don't forget that isn't the whole story though. Poland take a genuine interest in junior riders, they have to be a certain calibre to even make squads in lower divisions but they are all given track time and assistance (something that several clubs in this country choose to ignore). They are then given the chance to spend some time in a protected position but they are already well on the way to making the grade before that point.

He did and it was an excellent venture but it ran at a loss and sadly since those days the amount of air fence panels at Iwade has reduced to almost zero so i would be very surprised if NL fixtures were run there this season. Plus £5-8 more than enough for SDL but i cannot see people prepared to part with £15 for Iwades delights. That said it is a very useful training facility and Kent as a County is very lucky to have the facilities.

Well fingers crossed by the end of the week we will know if you are a well informed poster who has earnt some respect from others or just a nonsense talking (insert expletive here). I know what my opinion currently is but im happy for it to be changed.

I believe Kent could sustain two teams as they have useful club sponsorship however the two bigger blockers would be the standard of the NL side as it would have to be assembled on the cheap (but with less team places perhaps riders will demand less monies) and will there be enough weeks available given the number of competitions there are at Championship level?

Taken from the above although i concede not a trusted source so wouldn't read too much into it

Precisely these guys head half way round the world at great expense to their family and themselves to make or break, often the decision to head over is based a lot more upon when a rider is ready and capable rather than the UK's approach of shows some promise. There will always be riders who fall through the cracks and plenty of talented Aussies have gone home over the years because things haven't worked out in much the same way that UK riders have slipped away too but those who remain are the ones who made the grade and have more to offer the sport as a whole.

I thought this was a Championship section and yet Poole & Kent both have threads despite not being officially accepted. The setup is no different to Eastbourne & Brum last season, one side went about making signings with confidence whilst the other nervously waited and had to pick up some of the scraps. In any case if it is only one place available Kent will have to do very well to stuff it up. The stadia, finances, fan base and recent record are all far superior to Plymouths and i would be staggered if the Kings are not accepted.

Palin has the backing both financially & more importantly of his family to keep him grounded but progressing. Many of the burn bright but fade away riders mentioned had either one or both of those factors missing and that is what finished them off not bike ability. In order to improve you have to race a better standard regularly and in the NL Palin just won't get that. The Aussies have to come over and drop straight into Championship so its sink or swim for them and the reason so many make it to a decent standard is that they have no other choice, giving riders an easy time will make them soft. Tai, Lambert and other success stories made it because they were strong and determined enough. Its now for Jordan to prove which camp he will fall into but i wish him all the very best and have a suspicion he will succeed.

I don't debate the reasoning and in fact think its a very strange requirement any side stepping up from the NL must keep a side going in the lower tier but if stepping down from higher is ok. Its a double edged sword because the more teams in the NL the better but forcing teams to run two sides could easily be financial suicide and cost the existence of the clubs in the long run. That said Poole should be made to run a youth round next year after skipping out of their agreement this season.

Don't forget that Weymouth are only an MSDL side that run after the main Poole meetings so the number of Wednesdays would be available......beaten by seconds grrr

Glad it was organised with such late notice probably hoping to keep those with valid conflicting opinions from the mafia away. I for one hope that this spawns a level playing field for all leagues & teams and not just those with a vested interest.

Forgetting injuries i would have Bacon over Shanes in a heartbeat. Yes there might be the wide riding entertainment factor from Shanes but in Tom Bacon there is a rider who is incredibly well polished and professional and knows how to win.

Below are the list of homogenisation numbers i can find. Unless i am reading them wrong most relate to 2015. I also can't recall seeing a manufacture year stamped onto any silencer (however i will confess its been a while since ive looked closely and the heat shields do hide a lot of the markings so will probably have to defer to someone more knowing? DEP T10 FIM TRS 2015D DEPT15 Free Flow FIM 26 AY 15 King “2015” FIM 071 Y 15 MOTAD FIM 091 T46 POLDEM 2 FIM 06 BP 78 REMUS V4 FIM 10 CT15 REMUS V7 FIM11 V15

From what i am aware the major supplier of silencers across the UK are all marked and marketed as 2015 KING silencer. Even purchasing one this season will see it stamped 2015 so are you saying that everyone is being slightly tucked up and after the 2020 everyone will need to replace everything they own?

Craziness. Rider of the year not just at Scunny but challenging for title throughout the league. If he isn't signed up by now i doubt he will be back, he is a rider that needs to feel the love. Ive an inkling that he could be headed Redcar bound and he loves it there so if the Scorps lose out.

Any side with Ruddick in is barmy, barely ridden all season due to "concussion effects". Ully & Andersen out, Bacon & Ayres in. With reductions etc could probably swap Ruddick for Kinsley and have a very tasty side.

With the best will in the world i can't see many from the 2019 side being included with the possible exception of Gilkes (and even he has made noises about wanting to be racing nearer home). Kemp will be better off elsewhere, Jenkins needs to get his confidence up at NL & Rowe has signed elsewhere. Kennett feels likely, Nicholls would be a great signing and Morley feels like a clever one. The rest who knows maybe even one from the hot list who everyone wants? I just hope the big international is Lasse Bjerre lol

The sentiment is certainly right and it runs throughout the sport. Ive lost count of times that NL clubs have come out and stated that there are not any suitable riders around to fill a reserve berth, these teams are generally ones who do nothing to assist with future rider development or offer any chances to emerging riders. Fortunately for the Thompsons they have Leicester who will move into any league to back them and Palin has good connections with both Scunthorpe & Belle Vue but there will always be others who fall through the cracks as they are in bigger need of guidance and mental assistance than bike ability.