JanAndersen

Agree but we’d have been selling ourselves short averages wise. I think they’ll be looking at a 3.40ish rider

No Dayle Wood then

The big drama would come in heat six, Kye Thomson making a sharp gate and riding the dominant outside line to head home number one Chris Harris. Inexplicably the red lights came on and the race was stopped, the explanation that the referee had hit the button by mistake. Thomson would repeat the trick in the re-run on the way to a ten point haul

He’s got about 11 years on Scott Nicholls

Double post

I don’t think you can read too much into the order the team is announced. Thomson will be back I’m pretty certain.

If my maths is right that would leave 8.5 to play with but we could only use 7.99 of that? The high 7s riders will be in huge demand this season. Paco plus a higher averaged reserve than Wood might be a better route?

Wolbert would be class in the championship

Christ, you were on that quickly. I hadn’t even pressed confirm on the edit!

Victor was signed for Berwick edit. Sorry realise this post was before it was announced

That’s a great team tbf but Kye will be back. I’d love to see Erik back in blue and gold at some point though.

Ask it every year but what would Wolbert come in on?

For me it should be Thomson, Castanga, Grahn and Wood that complete the team. Maybe doesn’t use all of the available points but I think it would be pretty strong. Every rider capable of adding to their average.

I’d be absolutely astonished if Kye is left out. His average is less than 6.00 so is an absolute bargain

Surely that depends on how he’s started the season?…

Will be great to have Pickering back in the league. He’ll definitely draw a crowd at Armadale. An 11 plus average is madness though. That team will be far too top heavy.

Which comments?

He’d 100% be a heat leader

A gamble no doubt but a gamble at 5.93 feels one worth taking. On his day he’s a Championship heat leader.

Any shout of leaving Kye Thomson out is crackers given how he finished the season. That’s coming from his harshest critic in the early part of the year.

Where is the Dan Thompson stuff coming from? Just that with the supposed new 8pt rule he’d be looking for a new club? I could see him binning the championship next season if that’s the situation.

And we’re eternally grateful Gaz. 😉

Probably still win as much as the Tiggers. 😄

I might suggest that the BV crowds wouldn’t change much then. We all know that speedway crowds are predominantly people who would go regardless of the ‘level of rider’. There are some exceptions to this obviously but I don’t think the impact would be significant.

Is it time the authorities bite the bullet and create a single league without trying to entice GP riders? Would it impact crowds that much if the highest average riders were essentially the top Championship guys now? I’m not so sure.