Alan_Jones

2nd August on the Rye House fixture list is Berwick away. Odd...

His grandmother has died.

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I'm out of ideas then... BELLE VUE RIDER MAT RIDES POINTS BP TOTAL AVERAGE Conor Dwyer 2 6 16 2 18 10.67 Tom Woolley 2 7 17 0 17 9.71 Sam Chapman 2 8 19 0 19 9.50 Rob Shuttleworth 5 18 42 2 44 9.33 Reece Downes 2 6 13 2 15 8.67 Shaun Tedham 1 2 4 1 5 8.00 Andy Mellish 6 18 29 9 38 6.44 Michael Neale 5 14 21 2 23 6.00 David Holt 9 25 37 9 46 5.92 Sam Ward 1 3 4 2 6 5.33 Adam Sheppard 2 6 7 0 7 4.67 Sam Woods 2 3 3 1 4 4.00 Layne Cupitt 1 3 3 0 3 4.00 Luke Whitehead 1 3 3 0 3 4.00 BUXTON Adam Extance 1 3 6 0 6 8.00 Stefan Farnaby 1 3 5 0 5 6.67 Scooter Webster 6 20 30 4 34 6.00 Josh Bailey 1 2 3 0 3 6.00 Tom Bacon 7 23 29 0 29 5.04 Sam Ward 2 6 7 0 7 4.67 Tom Woolley 2 4 4 1 5 4.00 Sam Darroch 2 6 4 4 8 2.67 Ronan Atkinson 1 4 2 1 3 2.00 Bradley Seal 5 10 5 0 5 2.00 Lawrence Fielding 3 10 4 0 4 1.60 Ben Hewitt 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 Sean Phillips 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 CASTLEFORD Layne Cupitt 1 3 8 0 8 10.67 Michael Neale 2 7 18 0 18 10.29 Ryan MacDonald 1 2 5 0 5 10.00 Daniel Phillips 1 3 7 1 8 9.33 Adam Portwood 4 12 25 0 25 8.33 Ben Hewitt 1 3 6 1 7 8.00 Andrew Blackburn 2 7 9 3 12 5.14 Tom Bacon 5 17 18 4 22 4.24 Scooter Webster 1 2 2 0 2 4.00 Sam Woods 1 2 2 1 3 4.00 Sam Ward 1 4 4 0 4 4.00 Sam Darroch 2 7 4 0 4 2.29 Liam Sanderson 1 3 1 0 1 1.33 Sean Phillips 1 4 1 1 2 1.00 John Markham 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 Alec Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 COVENTRY-MERCIA Sam Chapman 1 4 11 1 12 11.00 Ryan Terry-Daley 7 21 55 1 56 10.48 Conor Dwyer 1 3 5 1 6 6.67 Jason Garrad 1 2 3 0 3 6.00 Lawrence Fielding 1 4 6 2 8 6.00 John Markham 6 16 23 6 29 5.75 Adam Sheppard 7 20 25 4 29 5.00 Connor Fletcher 2 5 6 1 7 4.80 Martin Knuckey 2 5 6 0 6 4.80 Tom Sipos 3 7 5 1 6 2.86 KING'S LYNN Adam Portwood 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Josh Bailey 7 21 52 0 52 9.90 Andrew Blackburn 1 3 7 2 9 9.33 Alec Wright 6 19 38 2 40 8.00 Adam Kirby 9 25 41 7 48 6.56 Ryan Kinsley 8 21 29 6 35 5.52 Sam Darroch 1 3 4 1 5 5.33 Layne Cupitt 9 26 30 6 36 4.62 Scooter Webster 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 LONG EATON David Holt 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Adam Kirby 2 6 14 0 14 9.33 Lee Geary 12 38 70 6 76 7.37 Layne Cupitt 4 12 21 1 22 7.00 Adam Portwood 4 12 20 1 21 6.67 Adam Sheppard 1 3 5 1 6 6.67 Ben Holloway 4 12 15 6 21 5.00 Lee Springthorpe 5 13 16 3 19 4.92 Cameron Hoskins 3 8 7 3 10 3.50 Alex Wilson 4 12 10 1 11 3.33 Ben Hewitt 3 10 8 2 10 3.20 Sam Darroch 4 11 6 2 8 2.18 Luke Whitehead 4 11 5 4 9 1.82 Rob Watts 1 3 1 0 1 1.33 MILTON KEYNES David Holt 1 4 11 1 12 11.00 Connor Mountain 4 11 29 2 31 10.55 Jeremy Pestell 8 27 63 8 71 9.33 Danno Verge 1 3 7 0 7 9.33 Shaun Tedham 4 12 27 3 30 9.00 Sam Chapman 11 36 79 7 86 8.78 Jack Hall 1 3 6 3 9 8.00 Alec Wright 1 3 5 3 8 6.67 Danny Ayres 1 2 3 0 3 6.00 Joe Exley 1 3 4 0 4 5.33 Niall Strudwick 8 23 30 7 37 5.22 Rikki Mullins 2 5 6 1 7 4.80 Luke Whitehead 2 7 5 1 6 2.86 Bradley Seal 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 Conor Dwyer 1 3 2 0 2 2.67 Sam Ward 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 RYE HOUSE Layne Cupitt 1 3 8 1 9 10.67 Jason Garrad 3 7 18 4 22 10.29 Luke Harris 3 10 20 1 21 8.00 Danno Verge 2 6 12 1 13 8.00 Niall Strudwick 1 3 6 1 7 8.00 Danny Ayres 8 25 48 2 50 7.68 Andrew Blackburn 2 7 12 3 15 6.86 Rob Watts 7 24 30 6 36 5.00 Joe Exley 1 2 1 0 1 2.00 SHEFFIELD Adam Kirby 1 3 9 0 9 12.00 Tom Woolley 1 3 8 0 8 10.67 Ben Holloway 4 8 17 0 17 8.50 Alex Wilson 7 21 27 1 28 5.14 Layne Cupitt 1 4 4 0 4 4.00 Tom Bacon 3 8 8 0 8 4.00 Ben Hewitt 3 9 7 2 9 3.11 Sam Darroch 2 7 5 0 5 2.86 Sean Phillips 3 7 4 1 5 2.29 Dan Miles 9 25 10 2 12 1.60 Bradley Seal 2 4 1 0 1 1.00 STOKE Lee Payne 2 7 21 0 21 12.00 Andy Mellish 1 3 8 1 9 10.67 Rob Shuttleworth 3 7 18 1 19 10.29 Sam Chapman 1 3 6 1 7 8.00 Sam Woods 1 3 6 0 6 8.00 Liam Sanderson 1 3 6 0 6 8.00 David Holt 7 23 42 5 47 7.30 Layne Cupitt 5 19 34 2 36 7.16 Scooter Webster 2 6 8 2 10 5.33 Sam Ward 10 31 41 12 53 5.29 Paul Bowen 1 4 3 0 3 3.00 Adam Sheppard 4 10 6 1 7 2.40 Tom Sipos 1 4 2 1 3 2.00 Dan Miles 1 3 1 0 1 1.33 Sam Darroch 1 3 0 0 0 0.00

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If what Peter Adams said tonight is correct, then there could be some team changes coming up. He said that the August averages will be recalculated without points scored in Birmingham matches which I think is a first. I'm guessing that a lot of averages will drop and the ex-Birmingham riders will return to their final 2013 averages.

As they're in Tolyatti which was named after the Italian communist leader Togliatti, pronounced 'Tolyatti', which, for some strange reason is known in English as Togliatti, it sounds like they're doing a good job.

Route 66 from outside the railway station goes to within a 10min walk from the stadium.

The Cradley reserves cost the team a point by throwing away an easy 5-0.

At least 6.

Bob Dugard is rarely correct with his comments in Speedway Star. Constant threats of pulling out of the EL unless they devalue the product to his satisfaction is one of the reasons the league is in its current state. I can't see anyone wanting to take on the promoting rights knowing they won't be left alone to do it their way. Peterborough is a poor example because there is the added problem of a change in race night which, judging by comments on various Peterborough threads, is a major cause of concern.

The Hackney track in Powderhall stadium with Elfield Park's back straight viewing position.

Past history shows us that they're easily bought...

You may be pleasantly surprised at the end of the season, or even sooner if we give generously on Sunday.

He turned down the offer of a benefit meeting last season because he didn't want to admit at that stage that his career was over and wanted to wait until the 2 year period the medics gave him for reassessment of his condition was up. Hopefully, once Luke's testimonial is out of the way, Chris' meeting will be back on the agenda.

The EL have only themselves to blame. They've continually mismanaged their side of the shop to the extent that they are outvoted 13-10 and probably soon to be 15-8. If they want more exclusive use of doubling up riders they need to make the riders and their PL promoters offers they can't refuse, and we know that in most cases that is no longer viable, so they are stuck with what they've got.

Quite right. It's not as if any other clubs are having financial problems...

What time does it start?

A1: 2005-2014 A2: 61-70

It is for the first 4 or 5 heats...

Somerset v. Edinburgh at Berwick? Interesting...

The "New silencer design" thread; http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=50660&hl=%2Bsilencer+%2Bdesign

I posted the following on the FTR thread but thought that discussion of the wider implications for the sport deserve a thread of their own. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's an interesting interview with Jon Cook in this week's Spar. He expects the riders EL averages to continue to be ignored with the progress of the riders, in general, to be determined by the PL average of the no. 6s and NL average of the no. 7s with 3 or 4 moving up into the 1-5 over the next couple of seasons. They are having a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the future of the scheme rather than wait until November. There are a couple of quotes which show a refreshing attitude which could have wider implications than to just the FTDR programme. "As an Elite League, we've taken our hands off the wheel and we're letting Phil [Morris] drive us. I won't pre-empt what Phil's ideas are, but they've been pretty good so far, so we're looking forward to hearing them and how we move forward." "I think it's another fantastic lesson for the sport - we've had the faith to let someone else drive the project without interference from us. That's something that points the way for us in the future. Rather than turning up at AGMs with a list of what we need, maybe we leave a bit of the decision making to experts in a different field." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm assuming from the lack of any mention of PL promoters in the article that the meeting is confined to the EL, which is a shame, but hopefully the attitude will trickle down and spread to other areas of the sport.

There's an interesting interview with Jon Cook in this week's Spar. He expects the riders EL averages to continue to be ignored with the progress of the riders, in general, to be determined by the PL average of the no. 6s and NL average of the no. 7s with 3 or 4 moving up into the 1-5 over the next couple of seasons. They are having a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the future of the scheme rather than wait until November. There are a couple of quotes which show a refreshing attitude which could have wider implications than to just the FTRD programme. "As an Elite League, we've taken our hands off the wheel and we're letting Phil [Morris] drive us. I won't pre-empt what Phil's ideas are, but they've been pretty good so far, so we're looking forward to hearing them and how we move forward." "I think it's another fantastic lesson for the sport - we've had the faith to let someone else drive the project without interference from us. That's something that points the way for us in the future. Rather than turning up at AGMs with a list of what we need, maybe we leave a bit of the decision making to experts in a different field."