lucifer sam

The exact format and scoring for 1996 and 1997.

The problem is us anoraks will quickly adapt to the scoring system - e.g. it wasn't that hard for me to work out the points last night, as much as I think the new system is daft. It's the more general fans which won't understand the new points system e.g. how a rider can score 6 points in his races and yet end up with 8 Grand Prix points. It's really weird, having two different sets of points, and throws speedway out of kilter from almost every other motorsport where points are scored per race.

Remind me, is it OneSport taking over? If so, the European Championship has retained the "every point counts" system.

Yup, plus the pressure of winning the final and therefore the Grand Prix and standing at top of that podium at the end of the night. If Bellamy thinks riders are happy to sit back in second place in the final, he needs to go back and watch some of the finals from the last few years. When the Managing Director of BSI is so out of touch with the fan base, maybe a change is required.

F1 has 1 race per event, F2 has 2 races per event, British Touring Cars has 3 races per event, a Speedway Grand Prix has 23 races per event. Each used to award points per race - speedway is now the odd one out.

On the contrary, in F2, points are awarded in EACH race - in the feature race on the Saturday and the sprint race on Sunday. In the British Touring Car series, if there's three races, points are awarded for each of them. Same in virtually every motorsport discipline - points are awarded in every race. Speedway has now gone out on a limb.

OK, two examples: Laguta has 14 points entering the semi-finals. His reward for taking a further two wins is another 6 points. Lindgren has 7 points entering the semi-finals. His reward for a second and a third is another 9 points. That's nuts! If it ain't broke, don't fix it with a sledgehammer!

Hmm, yes. Another reason it's not a good idea.

All four gates are winning races.

Laguta might as well not come out in his next two and save the engine for the semis! Point scoring system is utter cr*p.

Spot on

It's all inclusive. Most National League tracks charge £14, plus a couple of quid for the programme. The price is for admission, programme and parking. At how many tracks could you do all of those for £15.50? It's 19 heats and nine riders per team.

Outright seventh for Jordan, then. Might have to amend the Scunny site, although I'd already used a little artistic licence in placing him ahead of the other riders on seven points and ignored any heat wins, etc

So does that count even if the referee got them the wrong way around?

Driving through a country is fine. Stopping to refuel and pay by card at the pump is fine. As long you don't stop and socialise.

AND was only one of two riders to beat Kenny Carter in the 1984 British Final!

So, do you honestly think that people inside their own vehicles can somehow catch the virus? How exactly?

The fact they had a run-off for eight (right to be first reserve?) bodes well for Palin.

Yeah, not sure, but I think he might have made it through!

Yes, the updates seemed to come to a halt.

Interesting - at the moment, Palin clinging onto 7th due to his second place.

No races for over half an hour - has it been rained off?

In any case, I think Kemp will be in the top six/seven. Hopefully Palin can make it too - certainly got the talent, even if he's a couple of years younger than most of the riders on display today.

Both Kemp and Palin looking good on 5 points after two rides: http://online.speedwaylive.eu/international/junior-european-cup/pardubice/2020-08-14/