IronScorpion

But they DID ride in the PL in 2017 and, thus, have current averages to be used and/or converted where appropriate.

Taken from the Redcar thread posted by Tsunami "As usual totally wrong. Matej wanted away from Havvy and in fact moved out of his house I believe. We fancied Kus and signed him. The following year we already had Steve Worrall and went for the big one Robert Lambert. So it was either Matej or Ludde and it was decided to go for Ludde as he brings more with him. This year Matej is riding in Poland so no Sundays for him, and he has gone on loan to your new promotion." But don't let facts get in the way. Good luck Matej this year.

This was a point I raised on another thread saying that even though it was Easter, Championship should have had Good Friday(allocated Championship race day) & Premiership should have had Easter Monday(allocated race day) but was shot down. It was, even suggested, that Poland could be racing on the Easter Monday(have done previous) but their season starts on the 6th, & that was the reason why.

there might be a change as isn't it FA Cup Final Day & Harry & Megan's Big Day on the 19th.

You must have known that after the AGM back in November or did you think it wouldn't rain as much in 2018 as it did in 2017, so we will change the rules and race each other twice again.

Proctor has an average from 2014 of 5.37 when he double upped. It is lower than 5.50 so why not use that. Some other teams are using old averages

Most teams have built their teams as the rules are now so ALL teams should abide by them. IF they decide to change the rule to allow 6+ PL riders in, then changes CAN be made AFTER the season has started & after the rider to be changed has ridden a certain number of meetings of after a set date. That way, it is fair for all clubs.

If the Premiership is going Monday & Wednesday then stick to it. Championship should still have Good Friday & Premiership Monday. Now, fans have got to watch out for double uppers missing. I bet Premiership racing will be May Day, Spring Bank & August Bank Holiday only. Stop messing the fans about!

Stead was one of those riders that was a team man & willing to settle behind a team mate not like others I see racing for the extra point/money, gets himself or his team mate in trouble, not racing for his, & the supporters, team.

Lambert was fit one day,had an injury the next day, was fit again the next to pick & chose when he wanted to represent Newcastle in the Pairs & Fours!

He gave an opinion based on the rules which are made by the SCB not BSPA. Since when has there NOT been grey areas in the rules. Yourselves & Newcastle did not send your top 4 by averages which is the main point in your declared team.

That is one. This weekend, how many Brits do you think will be in the starting 11 of the 20 teams?

So why do the 3 main leagues in Europe(Poland, Sweden & Denmark) have rules in place for home grown riders. We had it in place & still riders like Jacobs & Nielsen could not get starting places in 2017, & now the rule has been thrown to one side. We, also, had the EDR system even though it was biased & flawed. But, we are not the only sport that dumps Brits for foreigners!

Get in touch with Lakeside as there might be a way to get some of our riders on old averages

I have posted that our no7 will be riding against fellow no7's with a few having a 4+ average which means experience at this level. What I see, as a problem, is that there are still a lot of riders doubling up & if they are injured, it affects both teams. Using r/r & a no6 struggling for whatever reason will hit you hard. This applies to all teams but is a reason why I would not have a novice at no7.

I was wondering the same towards the end of this last season, when we knew we were losing Ryan Douglas. He was signed on a 3 year visa giving him time to adjust to a new country, lifestyle riding differing tracks. He had been hampered by injuries & confidence issues but trying the GTR from the start of the season left him with a mountain to climb. How many other Aussies are on long term visa's as I expect Campton to be one of them. I did note down that there were over a dozen that had not reached a 7point average.

Keep up Jenga. Premiership will ride Mondays & Wednesdays & some Thursdays(Swindon at home). Friday, as you say, should be a no no as Workington were refused a change of race night so Saturday should be their option.

Only the "Secret Society" will know the rules as they will not be available to the public & probable changes and/or additions will be made through out the season to suit.

Get in touch with the Lakeside promotion as they, even though it is their first year in the Championship, seem to know or adapt the rules better than other teams to get riders on their lowest averages(from 2016) even though they have a 2017 average. Still, nobody knows how though.

hence, why I put "unless reserve swaps or t/sub" Heat 2 guaranteed if there & ready Heat 4 protected unless of injury Heat 8 protected of t/sub but not reserve swap

at the moment, who ever it is, he will be riding against fellow no7's 3 times, unless reserve swaps or t/sub Etheridge 5.06, JPB 2.00, Hume 2.00, Zach 2.63, Smith 2.57, Bickley 2.00

Another new rule, this year, has put a block on many top riders not riding in this country as you are only allowed 1 x 8point rider in a team. This has lead to the current World Champion, Doyle, moving clubs( I am sure a lot of Swindon fans are happy with that) & Wolves losing their spearhead & GP rider, Lindgren. Most top riders will be reassessed.

Only hours to go before presents are opened some 5 weeks after the AGM & I hope that ALL the promoters get a "Crystal Ball" as it was they, not the BSPA Committee, that voted for changes in 2018. How wonderful HINDSIGHT is!!!!!!!

Clegg was on his -2.5% brit reduction taking him to 4.23 I think, Davey was a 3 & Riss was the big hitting reserve at the start of the season.

I am now putting something else out there as I have just had the calculator out based on the averages posted in "New Teams 2018" Ellis is 6.67 (5.56 x 1.2 = 6.672) Zach is 3.85 (3.21 x 1.2 = 3.852) Morley is 3.85 (3.29 x 1.2 x .975 = 3.849) ????????? A bit puzzling as only Morley gets the British reduction but the conversion rates could be in an unwritten rule somewhere. All riders that achieved a real average in 2017 will have a conversion factor of 1.2 applied. If a rider has a previous average then a conversion factor of 1.3 will be applied where necessary(last year 1.4 seemed too high)