It’s to allow Poole riders to shorten the track. Not illegal in general, but where other tracks are prepared for toe-to-toe racing, Wimborne Road is prepared to stifle racing.
Scunthorpe brought the entertainment on Wednesday; Jenkins passed Cairns, MPT passed Rushen and Pickering made passes in both the last heat and the super heat.
Other than Cook’s debatable “pass” in the superheat, a Poole rider didn’t make a single pass all evening.
The first leg of the final last season was the same. Beyond the first lap (when riders are closer, so swapping places is inevitable), only Freddy Hodder made a pass and that was in heat two.
After Jenkins done Cairns on Wednesday night, Ford was out on the track organising the removal of dirt.