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MASSIVE TEST AHEAD FOR SCORPIONS FLUIDAIR POWER Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance, are looking to win their third successive home meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday (7.30pm). But they will face a massive test, when they entertain an all-powerful Glasgow Tigers team, on a night when an electric atmosphere is almost guaranteed. Glasgow have been taken over by brothers Gerry & Michael Facenna this season, and the duo have spent over a million pounds on improvements to the Peugeot Ashfield Stadium, as well as assembling a very strong side led by former Scorpion Nick Morris, Richard Lawson and Aaron Summers. Friday’s clash could almost be described as David vs Goliath, except for the fact that there is a ‘David’ riding for the Tigers! The David in question is David Howe, Scunthorpe’s all-time leading points’ scorer, and the man who started the 2015 season wearing the Scunthorpe No 1 race-jacket. He has been signed by Glasgow to replace Kozza Smith, who has returned to Australia with a broken leg, and, ironically, Howe makes his debut for the Tigers at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday. Howe’s inclusion in the Glasgow side is bound to create plenty of talk on the terraces. His last appearance for Scunthorpe came at Newcastle on April 19, when he scored paid 2 (1+1). He subsequently ruled himself out of action for the Scorpions, after informing the promotion that he had suffered an injury within his home, and in a recent interview in Speedway Star magazine, he said he was taking a break from speedway. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey prefers to largely keep his silence over Howe, simply stating: “It’s not ideal that David Howe makes his debut for Glasgow on Friday racing against us. But the decision has been made and we move on. “We’re not riding against just one man on Friday; we’re riding against a complete team. “Looking at the two teams, we are the underdogs, make no mistake about that. But we rode very well last week against Workington. We will come out fighting, looking to pull a miracle out of the bag, because we really don’t want to lose another home match. “The lads are going to need every last bit of support. We need the fans to come along and really get behind the boys, because this is an important meeting in context to our season.” In a meeting that is bound to have plenty of spice, Rye House’s Nikolaj B. Jakobsen is the guest for Josh Auty, and Godfrey reckons the Scorpions have pulled an ace of the hat. “There’s quite a story regarding the guest for Friday”, Godfrey reveals. “We wanted Ben Barker, but he was already booked to guest for Lakeside. So we booked Ashley Birks, because we could have used him as a guest again, as long as we used him at No 1 rather than No 3. “Lakeside then reintroduced Ash to their side. On Monday afternoon, we agreed with Lakeside to release Ash from his guest booking, as long as we could use Ben Barker, and they agreed. “But then Ben suffered a horrible crash at the British Final on Monday. We wish him all the best, and a speedy recovery from his injuries. He has been brilliant in his guest performances for us this year, putting in maximum effort and helping out the rest of the side as well. “It meant we had to re-think the guest, and I think we’ve pulled a rabbit out of the hat with Nikolaj B. Jakobsen. He came here with Rye House a month ago, having never seen the place before, and he was fantastic. He’s got a never-say-die attitude, which we like, but plus now got a bit of track knowledge as well.” Glasgow have strengthened their side, by bringing guest Nico Covatti, enjoying a fine season for Ipswich, in place of James Sarjeant, who is riding for Elite League Coventry. The Scorpions have won their last two home meetings, against Newcastle (53-37) and Workington (54-38). There are 24 heats of action in total on Friday, with a nine-race second half comprising of a six-heat Midland Development League match between Scunthorpe & Long Eaton and three 250cc Youth races. Admission prices for Friday: Adult: £15.00 Student/OAP: £13.00 Child (10 – 17): £5.00 Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17) Match Programme: £1.00 Expected teams for Friday: FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance: 1. Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen (guest for Josh Auty), 2. Theo Pijper, 3. Rider replacement for Ryan Douglas, 4. Carl Wilkinson, 5. Alex Davies, 6. Ben Wilson, 7. Nike Lunna. Glasgow Tigers: 1. Nick Morris, 2. David Howe, 3. Aaron Summers, 4. Nico Covatti (guest for James Sarjeant), 5. Richard Lawson, 6. Victor Palovaara, 7. Dimitri Berge. Midland Development League teams: Scunthorpe Stags: 1. Jamie Halder, 2. Stephen Whitehouse, 3. John Gaskell, 4. Luke Whitehead. Long Eaton Invaders: 1. Layne Cupitt, 2. Lee Geary, 3. Harvie Banks, 4. Sam Darroch. Glasgow Tigers at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Dimitri Berge DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR David Howe PL 111 501 1056 72 8.43 9.01 16 + 2 from 6 rides (2009) Richard Lawson PL 13 56 91 9 6.50 7.14 13 + 1 from 5 rides (2014) Nick Morris PL 20 101 189 14 7.49 8.04 15 from 6 rides (2012) Victor Palovaara DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Aaron Summers PL 17 80 115 8 5.75 6.15 15 from 6 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2014)) GUEST RIDER Nicolas Covatti PL 1 3 4 0 5.33 5.33 4 from 3 rides (2014) Other Notes Dimitri Berge 2012 World Longtrack Champion (250cc) Has ridden in 1 World Cup meeting for his country. Made his Premier League debut for Glasgow in 2014. David Howe Currently Scunthorpe's All-time record points scorer (2120 to date) and Premier League Winner in 2012. 2000 British Under-21 Champion. Member of Peterborough's three Championship Winning Teams in three consecutive years (1997, 1998 and 1999). Member of Peterborough's Craven Shield Winning Team in 1999. Member of Peterborough's KO Cup Winning Teams in 1999 and 2001. Member of Wolverhampton's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2002. Has ridden in 3 Grand Prix. Richard Lawson Member of Workington's Premier League Fours Winning Team in 2009. Member of Workington's Young Shield Winning Team in 2010. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Lakeside for the 2015 Elite League Season. Nick Morris Former Scunthorpe Scorpion and a member of the 2012 Premier League Championship Winning Team. Made his World Cup debut this season. Twice Queensland Under-16 Champion in 2008/09 and 2009/10. New South Wales Under-16 Champion in 2009/10. Member of Buxton's National League Championship Winning Team in 2010. Member of Glasgow's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2011. Member of Swindon's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2012. Member of Somerset's Premier League Championship and KO Cup Winning Teams in 2013. Member of Somerset's Premier Shield and Premier League Fours Winning Teams in 2014. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Swindon for the 2015 Elite League season. Victor Palovaara Made his Premier League debut for Glasgow in 2014 and riding in his first full British League season. Aaron Summers Australian Under-16 Champion in 2004. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2008. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Play-Off Winning Teams in 2008 and 2009. Member of Coventry's Elite League Winning Team in 2010. Member of Birmingham's Premier League Four-Team Championship Winning Team in 2010. GUEST - Nicolas Covatti Twice Argentinean Open Champion (2008 and 2013) 2013 Italian Champion Has ridden in 2 Grand Prix and 5 World Cup meetings. Made his British League debut for Birmingham in 2012. Glasgow Tigers' Results at EWR 25 August 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 54 Glasgow 39 21 August 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 50 Glasgow 40 03 September 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 62 Glasgow 30 29 July 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 54 Glasgow 36 30 September 2011 PL(Ph 2) L Scunthorpe 57 Glasgow 38 11 May 2012 LC L Scunthorpe 40 Glasgow 34 21 September 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 54 Glasgow 37 28 June 2013 PL L Scunthorpe 59 Glasgow 35 16 May 2014 PL L Scunthorpe 57 Glasgow 36 (stats by John Eyre)

Statement from Nicki Pedersen: My dad's bigger than your dad. Statement from Greg Hancock: Well my big brother is bigger than your big brother. Statement from Darcy Ward: Where's the off-licence? All the best Rob

You are completely sick

This is going to be one hell of a meeting, with an electric atmosphere - don't miss it!! All the best Rob

Sarjaent's new average will be 6.35: http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/pl15_issue_14.pdf So that's Berge at reserve from Friday onwards. All the best Rob

There was actually a lot of good racing today. It was a very, very good meeting, and much needed after some of the televised disasters earlier in 2015. I'm not entirely sure if I'd agree with MickTheMuppet's verdict of best televised meeting ever. I would say the 2007 World Cup Final at Leszno (last-heat decider and more than 100 passes within a single meeting) is still the best of terms of racing, while for sheer drama, there's the 2006 and 2010 Play-Off Final second legs, and for controversy, the 2004 World Cup Final. But withstanding all that, it was a mighty fine meeting today. All the best Rob

Today, you really were watching a different meeting to the rest of us Well done Sweden. All the best Rob

Haha, poor Nicki All the best Rob

Polish feed has the interviews in English as well. Commentary in Polish, though, plus Poland's version of Andy Jaye and Scottie in the gaps. All the best Rob

Thanks! All the best Rob

Don't be an idiot. Tomorrow was always down as the re-staging date of the World Cup Final. Polish speedway is farcical in any case. All the best Rob

I've sent a polite tweet to British Eurosport as to where I can view live coverage of tomorrow's Speedway World Cup - I suggest everyone does the same. All the best Rob

So no Edinburgh rider has ever moved at the tapes and got away with it? Those blue & yellow tinted glasses of yours are pretty powerful, Youngy. All the best Rob

Massively enjoyable meeting last night. Ashley Birks was a brilliant guest with five classy wins, and the whole team rode well. Some great racing as well, with a number of races won from behind, including a great win for Theo Pijper in Heat 13 around the outside. All the best Rob

Well, considering only ONE team qualifies from tomorrow into the final, it's slightly impossible for both Great Britain AND the United States to get through, isn't it? All the best Rob

BIRKS IS A WELCOME GUEST FOR SCORPIONS SCUNTHORPE club asset Ashley Birks will guest for the FluidAir Power Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance, when they entertain the Workington Comets in Premier League action at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday evening (7.30pm). The Scorpions have been badly hit by injury this season. David Howe is out indefinitely, after aggravating an old shoulder injury in an off-track accident, while it will be a few more weeks before Josh Auty is ready to return from a broken hand. Last Friday, both Ryan Douglas and Alex Davies crashed out of the latter stages of Scunthorpe’s 53-37 Knockout Cup victory over the Newcastle Diamonds. Unfortunately, Douglas seems set to be ruled out for 4 to 6 weeks, after suffering a small fracture to one of his vertebrae. However, Davies will ride through the pain barrier on Friday with a badly lacerated thumb. With ‘Honourary Scorpion’ Ben Barker (the regular guest for Josh Auty) in action for Berwick at Plymouth on Friday, the Scorpions have turned to an old friend in Ashley Birks, to guest in place of Douglas, while rider replacement will operate for Auty. Birks rode for the Scunthorpe Saints in the National League in 2010 and 2011, and then was promoted to the Premier League Scunthorpe Scorpions between 2012 and 2014, and was captain for much of that period. He is riding for his hometown club Sheffield this season, where some of his main sponsors are based. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey says: “I know that Ash (Birks) is a rider who will always give his all when he rides for Scunthorpe. “He is still very much a friend of this club. Last week, for the Newcastle home match, he came along to help out Ben Wilson. “But Ash also ended up providing invaluable assistance to Nike Lunna. He looked at Nike’s clutches and, by the end of the meeting, Nike was getting out of the start much better than before. “We looked at the various options for Friday, and decided it was best to use the guest for Ryan in this case.” The Scorpions have yet to win a league match in 2015. Their two victories have both been over Newcastle, in the League Cup and Knockout Cup (both by 53-37). “We’ll give it our best shot on Friday”, says Godfrey. “That’s what we did last week and we ended up with a valuable lead over the Diamonds in the cup. “Workington have got some riders who can ride our place well, but I think we can beat them. Last week, it was our strength at reserve which went a long way to our success and that could well be the case again. “This season certainly hasn’t gone to plan so far. But what the fans will see every week at the Eddie Wright Raceway is a Scorpions’ side giving it their all, plus some fabulous racing.” There are 24 heats of action in total on Friday, with a nine-race second half comprising of a six-heat Midland Development League match between Scunthorpe and King’s Lynn and three 125/150cc Youth races. Admission prices for Friday: Adult: £15.00 Student/OAP: £13.00 Child (10 – 17): £5.00 Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17) Match Programme: £1.00 Expected teams for Friday: FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance: 1. Rider replacement for Josh Auty, 2. Theo Pijper, 3. Ashley Birks (guest for Ryan Douglas), 4. Carl Wilkinson, 5. Alex Davies, 6. Ben Wilson, 7. Nike Lunna. Workington Comets: 1. Kenneth Hansen, 2. Ricky Wells, 3. Rene Bach, 4. Matthew Wethers, 5. Kyle Howarth, 6. Nicki Barrett, 7. Nathan Greaves. Midland Development League teams: Scunthorpe Stags: 1. Tom Bacon, 2. Sam Darroch, 3. Paul Bowen, 4. Luke Whitehead. King’s Lynn Lightning: 1. Adam Portwood, 2. George Hunter, 3. Sean Phillips, 4. Kyle Roberts. Workington Comets at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Rene Bach PL 5 21 29 6 5.52 6.67 7 + 3 from 4 rides (2012) Nicki Barrett PL 2 7 3 0 1.71 1.71 2 from 4 rides (2014) Nathan Greaves PL 1 4 2 2 2.00 4.00 2 + 2 from 4 rides (2014) Kenneth Hansen DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Kyle Howarth PL 6 32 31 2 3.88 4.13 7 from 4 rides (2013) Ricky Wells PL 12 56 80 11 5.71 6.50 9 + 2 from 5 rides (2014) Matthew Wethers PL 9 36 37 4 4.11 4.56 7 + 1 from 4 rides (2008) Other Notes Rene Bach Member of Denmark's World Under-21 Team Cup Winning Team in 2011. 2010 Danish Under-21 Champion. Member of Newcastle's Premier Trophy, KO Cup and Play-Off Winning Teams in 2010. Member of Workington's 2012 Premier League Pairs Winning Duo. Nicki Barrett 2004 FIM Youth 80cc Champion. Made his Premier League debut for Berwick during the 2012 season. Nathan Greaves Twice British Youth 250cc Champion (2011 and 2012). Twice British Youth 500cc Champion (2012 and 2013). Member of Dudley's National League Championship, KO Cup and National Shield Winning Teams in 2013. Member of Cradley's National League Championship, KO Cup and Four-Team Championship Winning Teams in 2014. Kenneth Hansen 2003 FIM Youth 80cc Gold Trophy Winner. Made his Premier League debut for Workington during the 2007 season. Kyle Howarth 2015 British Under-21 Champion. Rode for the Scunthorpe Saints in 2009 National League. Member of Poole's Elite League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Swindon for the 2015 Elite League Season. Ricky Wells Twice USA Under-16 Champion (2004 and 2005). Twice USA Under-21 Champion (2007 and 2008). 2009 AMA American Champion. Member of Wolverhampton's Elite Shield Winning Team in 2011. Has represented the USA in World Cup meetings. Matthew Wethers Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship Winning Teams in 2003, 2008 and 2010. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Play-Off Winning Teams in 2008 and 2009. Member of Edinburgh's Premier Trophy Winning Team in 2008. Workington Comets' Results at EWR 09 May 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 47 Workington 43 03 October 2008 YS L Scunthorpe 51 Workington 39 03 July 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Workington 39 20 June 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Workington 36 22 October 2010 YS S/F L Scunthorpe 47 Workington 43 15 April 2011 PL W Scunthorpe 44 Workington 46 18 May 2012 KOC W Scunthorpe 44 Workington 46 03 August 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 49 Workington 40 07 October 2012 PLPO SF L Scunthorpe 62 Workington 28 30 April 2013 PL D Scunthorpe 45 Workington 45 31 August 2014 PL L Scunthorpe 53 Workington 37 (stats by John Eyre)

If only the rulebook was written in plain language in the first place, and there would no need for various interpretations of it! All the best Rob

No I think Glasgow have the 7.50ish, because the rule you've stated is not applied in the manner that you have described. At least it wasn't when Scunthorpe and Sheffield tried to make team changes in 2013, and those team changes were rejected, because the rider retained their old average until they had done 4 home and 4 away, despite what this rule says. All the best Rob

Scunthorpe use Ben Barker, Richard Hall and rider replacement for Josh Auty, Alex Davies and Ryan Douglas. Jason Garrity guests for Nick Morris for Glasgow. All the best Rob

A tricky one, since both reached the heights of World No 3. But looking across their whole careers, I feel John Louis just shades it, courtesy of some stunning performances in the World Team Cup and World Pairs, plus slightly greater consistency at league level (not looking at averages for the aforementioned reasons, but rather position in the final averages). All the best Rob

SCORPIONS OUT TO MAKE CUP PROGRESS FLUIDAIR POWER Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance, take a break from Premier League action, when they entertain the Newcastle Diamonds in the first round of the Travel Plus Tours Knockout Cup at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday evening (7.30pm). The first leg of this Knockout Cup tie was due to take place at Newcastle’s Brough Park on May 3, but was rained off. The Brough Park leg will now take place on Sunday, June 28, in place of the Premier League meeting scheduled between the two sides on that date. Scunthorpe’s mission on Friday night for what is now the first leg is simple… to build up as big a lead as possible to defend at Brough Park for the second leg. The Scorpions and Diamonds will see plenty of each together during 2015. They were in the same League Cup group, and there are still Premier League clashes to follow between the two sides. The League Cup clashes suggest a very close KO Cup tie over two legs, since the Scorpions defeat the Diamonds by 53-37 on April 17 at the Eddie Wright Raceway, while the Diamonds won by 53-39 at Brough Park two days later. Although it should be pointed out that, since then, the Scorpions have bolstered their line-up, with the introduction of Ryan Douglas and Ben Wilson. Both Douglas & Wilson will make their second appearance of the season in Scorpions’ colours on Friday night. With Josh Auty still out with a hand injury, Berwick’s Ben Barker again comes in to guest in the No 1 spot. Barker also guested for the Scorpions at Somerset, and was due to guest at Plymouth in the postponed meeting last Saturday. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey says: “We’ve booked Ben Barker as a guest once more. Ben is a rider who will always give 100% in every meeting he races in, whether it’s for his regular team or a guest or whatever. “He’s the common sense choice at the moment, because his average isn’t that far from Josh’s. “If we’re looking to progress in the cup, and I can you assure that we are, then it’s not just about winning on Friday, but also building up a lead that we can defend when we go to Brough Park. “Cup meetings always have a slightly different flavour, because you don’t have to defend from tactical rides, because they aren’t allowed in this competition. “I’m sure Friday is going to be a night of some awesome racing, while we will doing everything we can to ensure we come out of the meeting with the result we require.” The Scorpions won the third-tier Knockout Cup in both 2006 and 2007, but have only reached the semi-finals at Premier League level once before in their history (in 2009). A good omen is that the side that the Scorpions defeated in the first round in 2009 were Newcastle. Admission prices for Friday: Adult: £15.00 Student/OAP: £13.00 Child (10 – 17): £5.00 Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17) Match Programme: £1.00 Expected teams for Friday: FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance: 1. Ben Barker (guest for Josh Auty), 2. Theo Pijper, 3. Ryan Douglas, 4. Carl Wilkinson, 5. Alex Davies, 6. Ben Wilson, 7. Nike Lunna. Newcastle Diamonds: 1. Lewis Kerr, 2. Anton Rosen, 3. Steve Worrall, 4. Christian Henry, 5. Ludvig Lindgren, 6. Simon Nielsen, 7. Lewis Rose. Newcastle Diamonds at EWR Ave Ave Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Best Performance Christian Henry PL 9 41 48 6 4.68 5.27 9 + 2 from 6 rides (2013) Lewis Kerr PL 4 17 23 4 5.41 6.35 7 + 2 from 4 rides (2013) Ludvig Lindgren PL 8 38 62 3 6.53 6.84 14 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2009)) Simon Nielsen PL 5 19 10 3 2.11 2.74 4 + 1 from 4 rides (2013) Lewis Rose PL 2 11 10 0 3.64 3.64 5 from 5 rides (2014) Anton Rosen PL 2 11 21 2 7.64 8.36 12 + 1 from 5 rides (2015) Steve Worrall PL 31 128 114 26 3.56 4.38 10 + 2 from 5 rides (2011) Other Notes Christian Henry Member of Glasgow's Premier League Championship Winners in 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2013. Lewis Kerr Member of Newcastle's League Cup and Premier Shield Winning Teams in 2013. Made his British League debut with King's Lynn's National League side in 2010. A Fast-Track Reserve with King's Lynn for the 2015 Elite League season. Ludvig Lindgren Member of Wolverhampton's Elite Shield Winning Teams in 2010 and 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Member of Newcastle's League Cup and Premier Shield Winning Teams in 2013. Simon Nielsen Made his Premier League debut with Workington in 2011. Winner of the 2005 Individual FIM Youth Gold Trophy (80cc), unofficial Under-16 World Championship. Lewis Rose Made his British League debut with King's Lynn's National League side in 2013. A Fast-Track Reserve with Swindon for the 2015 Elite League season. Anton Rosen Member of Newcastle's League Cup Winning Team in 2013. Swedish rider who made his British League debut with Newcastle in 2013. Steve Worrall Former Scunthorpe Scorpion and Saint. Member of the Saints' National League Winning Team in 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2013. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship, KO Cup and League Cup Winning Teams in 2014. Member of Cradley's National League Championship, KO Cup, NL Shield and NL Fours Winning Teams in 2014. A Fast-Track Reserve with Belle Vue for the 2015 Elite League season. Newcastle's Results at EWR: 04 April 2008 PT L Scunthorpe 55 Newcastle 38 16 May 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Newcastle 36 08 May 2009 KOC (1) L Scunthorpe 65 Newcastle 25 07 August 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Newcastle 45 14 May 2010 KOC (1) L Scunthorpe 49 Newcastle 41 23 July 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 52 Newcastle 39 01 April 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 47 Newcastle 42 30 March 2012 LC L Scunthorpe 46 Newcastle 44 13 July 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 48 Newcastle 42 12 April 2013 PS (1) L Scunthorpe 50 Newcastle 43 05 July 2013 PL L Scunthorpe 46 Newcastle 44 18 April 2014 LC L Scunthorpe 49 Newcastle 44 27 June 2014 PL L Scunthorpe 58 Newcastle 38 17 April 2015 LC L Scunthorpe 53 Newcastle 37

But: 1. Jason Garrity would be a "1" or very close to it, because while nutty, he's also exciting. 2. Teams would have seven Jason Garrity's. 3. Meetings would then take 6 hours to complete due to the 50 re-runs and everyone would moan. All the best Rob

Such is sport. In football, you have grounds almost empty before the final whistle goes if the home team is taking a drubbing. That's life. What would be wrong would be if the referee was influenced. If he feels a rider should be excluded, then that's his call. All the best Rob

Nope, it's a foregone conclusion. The Stripey Cats are much stronger than the Stripey Cats and will walk it. All the best Rob

It was for about a decade post-war Humph Although they had 8-man teams then (top six 4 rides each and two reserves 2 rides each). All the best Rob