Luke has just had his 1st year of CL racing & his 2nd at NDL level.
Joe Thompson should not have been trebling up this last year.
Who are the 2 riders?
Steve has done a lot of travelling these last few years so his priorities this year, in no particular order, is his young family, his business & Championship riding. Living 25-30 miles down the road is a no brainer this year.
Similar could be said of Starke with his preparation & upkeep of his bikes often breaking down.
I seem to remember a meeting last year when he had no bikes running & no "team mate" lent him one.
This is my take as how I see the last 2 signings unfolding.
If your "temporary" reserve scores a few & goes to a possible 2.3 & Poole increase their team average then how will you fit Cairns in? I think Starke is your temporary signing due to the fact he has a low average but rides WR well & will be expected to score about 5 points knowing he will be paid accordingly for doing his job & allowing Cairns to come in at the end of June.
As was said last year, the naming of the joint team thread is awful & just shows your dissent towards Scunthorpe.
A more appropriate topic name would be Scunfield.
I think rolling averages still apply once you have ridden 1 or more meetings on or before the 23rd of the month.
New or re-assessed riders get new averages after 6 meetings( changed in '24 to take in group BSN meetings)
Is this new regulations this year across all 3 leagues or just tied to National League as I have not seen it anywhere else?
I think there are 5 or 6 silencers to choose from in the 24 reg's & going by performance of the transponders used this last year, they were of a cheaper option & not as good as used abroad.