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Can't they do it live from track A and then keep filtering in one recorded race from track B.

Is it time then to create a competition which culminates in a one off final that attracts an attendance which generates some more distributable revenue?

Do the proceeds of the so called Super 7 events go into a pot for sharing out or does the staging club keep them?

Isn't owning a speedway club more of a passion than a business. It is true that most such passions are not making money but the promoters are usually quite happy to continue because speedway has always been in their blood and will no doubt always be so therefore to make a profit is not the reason for their stewardship. Any major changes will therefore have some real effects on their motivation and may prove to some to be too much of an imposition and could result in them walking away because after all it is their money that they are prepared to provide to keep their tracks open. Don't think that I don't agree with a lot that has been said on here. It is just that I do not want any tracks to disappear like Leicester's did for 28 years.

I agree I heard or read somewhere that Belle Vue were reluctant to get involved in the decision to call a halt after heat 10 because they were worried that their suspended sentence for the original over watering of their track might be held against them. When I saw the gathering discussing it at the time I wondered why Jason Attwood took no part in the discussion.

As at 26.09.13 01-Craig Cook-Edinburgh 02-Magnus Karlsson-Leicester 03-Jason Doyle-Somerset 04-Ricky Wells-Sheffield 05-Nick Morris-Somerset 06-Richard Lawson-Workington 07-Mikkel Bech Jensen-Plymouth 08-Ben Barker-Ipswich 09-Josh Grajczonek-Somerset 10-Rene Bach-Workington

Auty and or Birks?

As at 24.09.13 01-Charles Wright-Buxton 02-Lewis Blackbird-Dudley 03-Paul Starke-Dudley 04-Steve Boxall-Kent 05-Joe Jacobs-Coventry 06-Robert Lambert-King's Lynn 07-Adam Ellis-Isle Of Wight 08-Ashley Morris-Dudley 09-Lewis Kerr-King's Lynn 10-Ben Morley-Kent

Because now you can get double points.

For what it is worth I also feel that both rules are unfair but the current one is more so. When I challenged a certain someone about this he was of the opinion that double points were introduced to keep the racing interesting. Racing can still be interesting if the match score is one-sided but at least it is genuine and not false. The old rule was not fair on the lesser riders who were constantly replaced. It might work better now if heats 2,8 & 14 were exempt.

It's the guests that I would like to see be done away with and it's the RR facility that should be modified for the better to replace them. It is all about making things more credible. I take the point in that if a top man is missing some may decide not to attend but if the evening should prove to be entertaining interest may increase in the long term which will only be better for the sport in general.

But might not speedway one day attract more customers if it was run sensibly. At present it only caters for existing customers some of whom are obviously becoming more and more dissatisfied with what they are being served up. It has already been said that all of the non speedway media disregard it as even a minority sport which continues to get sillier with each passing day. In a recent King's Lynn article Mads Korneliusen is quoted as being totally fed up with the rules and no longer looks forward to racing in England but will continue to do so in the hope that things will improve.

If your best rider is missing for whatever reason then the team concerned should expect to be weakened and accept that until he returns or is replaced they will just have to soldier on by using the rider replacement facility. I would however suggest that when a team's top average rider is missing then 2 of his rides may be taken by any other rider if desired with one each being taken by any other 2 riders. If a team's second highest average rider is missing then 2 of his rides should be taken by the number 3 and one each by any 2 others and if number 3 is missing then 2 rides may be taken by number 4 and one each by any 2 others other than the number 1 and so on.

It gets a bit boring though when we keep on seeing the same riders every time, even if they are the best around. It would be nice to see some different riders now and again during the series. How about leaving out any rider who comes last and bring in a replacement rider from a list of those who did not re-qualify from the previous year and or those who just failed to qualify from the challenge. The rider who was replaced does however return for the following GP replacing whoever comes last and so on.

Is it time to make KO Cup matches just one leg affairs to avoid the usual end of season fixture congestion. I realize that BEL have been more drastic and cancelled it completely but I think the KO Cup should be retained. How about if a match ends in an away win or a home win by 10 points or more then the winner proceeds into the next round. However if an away team only loses by 9 points or less then a return leg is staged with the aggregate winners going through as it is now.

Is it time to make KO Cup matches just one leg affairs to avoid the usual end of season fixture congestion. I realize that BEL have been more drastic and cancelled it completely but I think the KO Cup should be retained. How about if a match ends in an away win or a home win by 10 points or more then the winner proceeds into the next round. However if an away team only loses by 9 points or less then a return leg is staged with the aggregate winners going through as it is now.

If that was true then 'Cam' would have been up there to. Having just looked at it further it would seem that BB has only put in 6 top 10 scoring performances out of this last 10 most current matches.

Yes that is why I left him out. They had a collection for him because they thought so as well. I understand that he is giving the money to The Ben Fund which presumably is The Riders Benevolent Fund and not one of his own bank accounts. At the current moment he would surprisingly only slot back in at number 10.

Just for you then. Cook 1120 Doyle 1100 Karlsson 1050 Wells 1040 Worrall 1000

Well done referee. Not only did you not allow a perfect start by Tai Woffinden you then went on to allow what was obviously a moving Jarek Hampel to get away with a definite roller.

As at 05.09.13. 01-Craig Cook-Edinburgh 02-Jason Doyle-Somerset 03-Magnus Karlsson-Leicester 04-Ricky Wells-Sheffield 05-Ritchie Worrall-Newcastle 06-Nick Morris-Somerset 07-Michel Bech Jensen-Plymouth 08-Richard Lawson-Workington 09-Ludvig Lindgren-Newcastle 10-Rene Bach-Workington

As at 03.09.13. 01-Lewis Blackbird (Dudley) 02-Charles Wright (Buxton) 03-Paul Starke (Dudley) 04-Steve Boxall (Kent) 05-Robert Lambert (King's Lynn) 06-Joe Jacobs (Coventry) 07-Adam Ellis (Isle Of Wight) 08-Ashley Morris (Dudley) 09-Stefan Neilsen (Mildenhall) 10-James Sargeant (Coventry)

As at 30.08.13 01-Ipswich+18 02-Somerset+17 03-Newcastle+15 04-Edinburgh+14 05-Workington+9 06-Redcar+5 07-Leicester+5 08-Scunthorpe+0 09-Rye House-1 10-Berwick-10 11-Plymouth-12 12-Sheffield-19 13-Glasgow-25

As at 18.08.13. 01-Craig Cook-Edinburgh 02-Jason Doyle-Somerset 03-Ritchie Worrall-Newcastle 04-Nick Morris-Somerset 05-Ben Barker-Ipswich 06-Josh Grajzonek-Somerset 07-Mikkel Bech Jensen-Plymouth 08-Magnus Karlsson-Leicester 09-Olly Allen-Rye House 10-Ricky Wells-Sheffield Currently ranked 37 Not necessary so. There are 5 riders in the list who don't feature in heats 1

As at 18.08.13 01-Somerset+17 02-Newcastle+15 03-Edinburgh+14 04-Ipswich+12 05-Workington+9 06-Leicester+5 07-Redcar+5 08-Rye House-1 09-Scunthorpe-6 10-Plymouth-9 11-Berwick-10 12-Sheffield-14 13-Glasgow-22