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I think he remains on the rising star list until it is revised. Note: this is an opinion based on the impression I have gained, I am not in the least bit certain that this is indeed the case. I refer you to geoff100's comment

10.2.1 A Premiership or Championship Assessed League rider will establish an MA after 4 home and 4 away fixtures. Becoming effective 7 days after the last qualifying meeting. Thompson's average is therefore most definitely 6.05 today - typo on greensheets notwithstanding) However I think Thompson remains a 2* Rising star and can therefore guest for Jenkins under: 012.4 Facilities – page 113 D) Absent 6 th rider by MA – Guest. D1) Absent Rising Star – Same star rider or lower.

I've not seen that, can you cite the regulation?

Currently Dan Bewley, Dan King, Adam Ellis and Rory Schlein are the best options. (I suspect Bewley's average will not stay below Ulrich's for much longer)

New averages from 1 August based on matches up to yesterday. Think Batch would now be around 7.5 converting to 11.25

Results here http://www.speedwaya-z.cz/?p=46566 You can reconstruct heat results from draw order given above

Not British, but Anton Jansson who competed in the FIM Youth Gold Trophy last weekend is a fourth generation rider. Father Jimmy Grandpa Bo (and great uncle Tommy) Great grand father Joel

With both the DSL and the Allsvenskan riding on Wednesday's that may be a bit limiting ( although Pollestad, Sola and Fredriksen might offer some interesting Norwegian options)

And even then I'd be a bit cautious.

Reading 1993 team contained three riders whose sons have all ridden speedway professionally, but only one of the sons rode for Reading.

Would that imply an Aussie with British ancestors?

Plucking someone from the terraces. What a silly idea, you could end up with someone like Tim Sugar!

Two letters more than Parkinson-Blackburn!

British Embassy?? Surely it would be the Czech Embassy unless Smetana is a British citizen.

Oh yes, all those extra rides for Lee Richardson

Well I suppose there was the little matter of that blank space in the Belle Vue programme

I'm generally sceptical of how much value a TM can add to a team's performance, but in many ways Mr Dickson was very much the Lions match winner yesterday.

When he signed for Newcastle the UK was still in the EU. You may have noticed that since then we've left.

He is in Leicester's named 7 per the green sheets (until Monday anyway)

What time did they finally finish?

That's a great encapsulation of British league speedway. However with a few exceptions ( e.g. BL2/NL in the 70s) that's pretty much been the state for over 50 years

No Stella and Wajtkneckt in ht 13 - is it past their bedtime?

On what basis does Smetana qualify for a work permit? (He was only 9th in the Czech Championship last year)

Forecast has continued to improve, so it's looking like a thumbs up

But that would involve Keleher being in the line up of both teams!