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Nicki P, Emil and Piotr Pawlicki combined score of 14+1 for Leszno. Riding against thgem - Rune Holta also 14+1, a maximum!

It would appear Zagar has an average of 0.00! This is not unique to BV, Redcar's team total excludes no 1 David Bellego as well. And earlier in the season Cradley's team average included EIGHT riders.

But that is not you said. Anyway as Tina says he was booked to ride for Glasgow so regardless of whether or not he rode a facility was available under 19.12.a. And that facility was guest or R/R

There's no such thing. A facility is available for an absent rider, and that facility may be a guest or rider replacement depending on the circumstances. In this case a facility was available and one was used.

Yes there is always a facility, and Kent used one.

There's always a facility in the NL.

Here's my best guess (and given how much could happen it really is no more than that). Assuming the format is unchanged and that the age profile is similar, we can expect : 3 veterans who are already world stars 9 riders in the 25-34 age bracket at the peak of their careers, but currently in 2016 still working their way towards the top 3 Younger riders who aren't even riding 500cc machines yet The problem is that when I review the candidates I end up with way to many Poles! The veterans: Woffinden, Sayfutdinov and Janowski Central/'peak' group: Patryk Dudek (my best guess at 2026 World champ), Piotr Pawlicki, Bartosz Zmarzlik and Michael Jepsen Jensen - all of whom are already well on their way to long term GP status; plus five younger riders currently on their way up in: Max Fricke, Robert Lambert, Maxym Drabik, Krystian Pieszczek and Pawel Przedpelski. The Youngsters: Pick any three from - Mads Hansen, Matthew Gilmore, Casper Henriksson, Benjamin Basso and Kyle Bickley (but given they are so young these are highly speculative, and I haven't even considered any Polish youngsters) [it is worth noting that under 16 success is a very poor guide to future world stardom. The winners of the FIM Youth Gold Trophy between 2001 and 2007 were: Casper Wortmann, Nikolai Klindt, Kenneth Hansen, Nicki Barrett, Simon Nielsen, Michael Palm Toft and Anders Mellgren] That gives us seven Poles (and that is before considering the merits of riders like Smektala and Kubera), so I'd suggest that some of the Poles will fall by the wayside/get overlooked and leave room for Jack Holder, Brady Kurtz and Joel Andersson. And of course we should expect at least one 'slow-burner' like Kildemand or Doyle to establish themselves

Did Leicester get one for Paul Starke in similar circumstances earlier in the season?

Well that depends if they select the right person!

There is no money from the SCB, it is an administrative body almost entirely funded by licence fees (for tracks, riders, officials). If there is going to be any investment it will have to come from the promoters, and to be fair there has been some investment in the youth development programme (largely time on the part of Neil Vacher). There certainly seem to be more opportunities for youngsters to get track time than a decade ago. Ultimately the issue is funding, so it comes down to more sponsorship, bigger crowds or higher admission charges. The single thing that will generate more British talent on track is getting more youngsters interested in taking up the sport, and the development of the British Youth Championships has been a positive step in that direction. But speedway is a niche sport that few people have heard of; and as long as that remains the case it will be difficult to get more youngsters involved.

Probably - but he is not the oldest rider to score a maximum in Britain's top speedway league. PK is only 46, but Jack Parker scored his last maximum for Belle Vue in the 1953 National League when he would have been 47.

It would mean Leicester dropping Klindt as they already have Summers and Ludo doubling up.

Having looked at the weather forecast all I'm thinking is RAIN.😣

There was no space in the programme to write the time in anyway!

From an objective look at the riders eligible the top three U21 nations are easy to spot: Poland, Denmark and Australia. After that I'd say it is pretty close between GB, Sweden and Russia for fourth spot - hardly the basis for some of the running down of team GB on this thread.

He's long made it known that he intends to settle over there on retirement from British racing- if he hasn't already I suspect it is only a matter of time before he becomes a naturalised New Zealander.

Non-flamable tickets Do you think they are taking these no smoking rules too far?

Interesting read here https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/27/wimbledon-greyhounds-afc-plough-lane-stadium But not a mention of speedway.

I bet they'll all be talking about 'modal share targets' on the terraces at Blunsdon next week!

Fox was 26 when he came over. The four riders I have named are better at 18/19 than Fox was at 23/24. Manzares had a good first season here, and could well be back next year Saying Nicol should ride in preference to Janniro is equivalent to saying Wajtknecht should be selected in preference to Danny King. (Janniro and King are both current national champions)

Perhaps because: 1] They are still at school 2] it's a long way across the Atlantic 3] they want to get enough experience so that they are well prepared when they do come over After all how many teenage Danes and Swedes can you name who are riding in Britain? Dillon Ruml and Luke Becker are younger than British talents like Jack Smith and Zach Wajtknecht and over a year younger than Dmitri Berge who is currently the youngest foreigner riding regularly in Britain (based on a quick scan - it is possible I may have missed someone)

They appear to be doing fine. Looking at US domestic results it is noticible that the younger brigade (Luke Becker[17], Max Ruml[19], Dillon Ruml[17], Broc Nicol[18] in particular) are now filling most of the places in the scratch main finals.

Teaboys updates are amongst the best around - I have no problems with anything in Monday night's reporting.

What a difference a day makes - zero for PK in Sweden tonight.