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Because Belle Vue chose 2 & 4 for the semi-final, and Sheffield chose 2 & 4 for the final?

Curious situation. Obviously Atkins' original ban for withholding his services is over, but by now accepting a guest booking as a member of the Plymouth 1--7, surely Atkins has acknowledged and accepted his place in the Plymouth 1-7. So having restarted riding, if he doesn't turn up for the next Plymouth match (having now acknowledged his place in their 1-7 and used it to take a guest booking) then he should get another ban for withholding his services again?

Decent replacement signing https://www.bellevue-speedway.com

I understand and respect your points 1 and 2. But I was thinking more of "3) it would be quite funny"

Just a thought... but as creator of this thread, why not remove his sad attention-seeking by deleting the thread? I'm sure no one else would mind.

Think Leicester will be one of the strongest in the league at home. It's a tricky track that most visitors don't like, and with the Thompson's riding 2nd division around there and being well dialled in, I don't expect either of them to drop a point all season at home in NL. That on its own should win matches.

What were the crops? potatoes?

Looks like, just days after saying he wasn't quitting, Atkins has quit both Plymouth teams. 28-day ban for withholding services would appear to be the next step. Got to feel sorry for Plymouth who are losing riders at a rate of knots, and to a degree feel sorry for Atkins who seems to be a decent lad, but is having his career ruined, as you say, by people close to home who are calling the shots and doing him no favours.

Bog standard riding order from both teams. Pair the No.1 with the 5th average. 2nd best rider at No.5. Remaining two can go at 3&4 either way around. Used to be fashionable to put the strongest reserve at No.7, but these days teams seem to give the easier No.7 spot to the weakest rider, and swap them around during the meeting as necessary. (Also, we're assuming that is the riding order, and not just someone guessing at what the riding order will be, and listing them in the most obvious order).

Basso did better. He scored 10000

He was withholding his services, so he'll certainly be banned. Presume the ban will affect his NDL place too. Not sure whether it's a 7-day ban or 28? He put something on his Facebook to his "fans and sponsors" saying he wasn't quitting, but he didn't say anything about not turning up at Scunthorpe.

Atkins had denied rumours that he's quitting. Gilkes will be a big miss though. Sure anyone can guest for him, but finding guests willing to travel to Devon who can match his scorepower might not be easy.

Judging by the title of this thread, "Ron Johnson's Double", the 1963 rider might have just been someone who looked very like Ron Johnson.

That lasted 2 months. A leopard never changes its spots. Once a lying troll, always a lying troll.

No. Sadly it's true. Been confirmed by the BSPA who will be putting out a full tribute to Nigel shortly.

Nigel Pearson passed away this morning.

Sadly not. It's true. Condolences to all his family and friends. He was a true enthusiast with a wealth of knowledge, and a massive passion for the sport. A huge loss to Speedway.

That's what I said. It costs the same as the Championship. Think they're making a big mistake there. Armadale was £7.99. Berwick was £6.99 Think they've missed the price point with £11.99. Like I said you can actually go and watch Belle Vue v Plymouth in the stadium for the same money. A stream needs to be seriously cheaper.

They're charging £12 for NDL? The same as for the Championship stream? So it costs the same to watch this stream on your phone, as it does to actually watch Belle Vue v Plymouth in person at the stadium? Wow.

You're including a Berwick heat leader in that total, against Armadale's lowest-scoring second string.

Evenly matched??? Should be a very big home win.

Aren't they restricted to 14 motorsports events per year?

Ben Morley 9.18 Luke Crang 6.41 Nathan Ablitt 6.29 Connor Coles 6.04 Henry Atkins 5.86 Archie Freeman 3.00 Luke Kileen 3.00

Exactly. 6 teams racing each other once is 6 x 5 / 2 = 15 heats. That would be perfectly fair, although they're bound to want to add a semi and a final Don't understand why the OP would want to add a seventh team. That would need 7 x 6 / 2 = 21 heats before the semi and final, which would be too long.

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