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Yep, good point, we have tended to focus on the riders we know. It sounds like a cracking meeting, anyway. Is Janowski of an age to have another crack next year, like Ward and Woffinden?

Must reiterate my congratulations to Darcy Ward; a stunning performance for a 17-year-old. I allowed myself to be sidetracked by Skeletor's moronic post, which was most remiss of me, and have not acclaimed Ward's showing in the way it deserved. When he rode at Monmore earlier this year I was most impressed. I do hope the Wards and Woffindens of this world "train on" in racing parlance and become big players in future Grands Prix. Woffinden has probably done his 2010 wildcard aspirations no harm in the way he bounced back from the tapes offence, mind. Trees, as to your point on a Woffinden max -- not necessarily. Don't forget that Ward knew second place would be enough in his final race. Had it all been on the line at 12 points apiece, who knows? Edit: Just remembered that Ward was actually on 11 after four, but you get my drift.

Ah, the intelligentsia have arrived.

Wonder what the actual racing was like? It was certainly draining watching the results come in heat by heat. Mark, if my scipts read like that I'd be rewritting them too!

Um, well done Darcy Ward? Congratulations? Bravo?

Tough scenario, this -- last one home is off the podium.

Pavlic could still pinch this. Edit: Well, he could at the time I typed the above!

Ward drops a point. So heat 18 can hold the key.

Fair play to Tai, he's giving himself every possible chance.

Thank you Sam and Dirt (put like that you sound a bit like an old music hall act, the Chas and Dave of the shale!). Tai is clearly very long odds then. Not mathematically impossible, but very unlikely.

Just had a text, Tai's exclusion was for tapes. Can anyone advise on the format here? Is it "old school" 20 heats, most points wins, or the latter-day top two to final, next four to semi ala ELRC last night? Edit: Sorry TNT, posts crossed there. Hadn't seen yours.

Thanks for that, Nathan. Sounds like you had a long enough journey yourself. I thought it was a long haul coming from Wolverhampton (-ish) and I wasn't even driving! KetteringPanther, I honestly can't think of a better idea or concept with which the forum could be associated. Organising it would be the problem, of course, but what a great way of furthering the lifeblood of the sport.

Following on from that, I was impressed not only by Jonah's advice (both mechanical and on riding technique) but the manner in which it was delivered. It's clear that he has a really good rapport with these youngsters and that the words of wisdom stick. This was the first U15 meeting I've attended and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Just hope that the economic situation eases to sufficient degree that there are bigger fields next year. I was told that one of the riders at Northside (Josh Dingle?) had come from Plymouth!

In fairness the competition was originally 500cc class alone. Only recently has the 250cc section been introduced. Two trophies would be good, but I note that all the riders were given a small trophy, there were glass ones for the 1-2-3 in each section and everyone got flowers for mum too! Sorry to miss Rob and Shaleshifter, I was in the pits all through the meeting. Saw the jackets and did wave but not spotted through the Cumbrian drizzle!

OK Rob, look forward to it. Interesting mugshot in the Swindon programme last night...don't be offended if you tap me on the shoulder and I break the record for the standing high jump.

Shaleshifter, hope you have a great time and that the matches provide plenty of entertainment. Probably won't be at the Lynn match, but will be at the U15s.

You coming up from Poole for this one, Shaleshifter? Or are you holidaying?

Thanks for that, very grateful. Winding up to be a tight finish by the looks of it.

Anyone have points scorers for this, please? Have seen the 1/2/3/4 of Kyle Howarth, Ashley Morris, Josh Dingle and Darryl Ritchings on the BSPA site but would appreciate a bit more info.

Top three straight through to final, numbers four to seven in a last chance race-off for the final place. Similar to British final, where it's top two straight through and three to six fighting for two spots. Lindgren won the last chance race and booked his spot in the one-off final, where he finished second.

And fourth, in his 24th successive Swedish final, PK! Edit: Quite a weekend for THJ, winning the junior and third with the big boys.

Purely and simply, it doesn't get better than this.

Peter Toogood stepped forward after Monday's match to back the Lyon long-term strategy, so that's hopeful. It read as proper backing rather than the dreaded football club chairman vote of confidence! And I was interested in Tai Woffinden's remark after Monday that they were in it "for the next three years rather than the next two matches". I was impressed when hearing Lyon at Ryton and have seen nothing subsequently to change my mind.

Good effort, Orion. But clearly no takers.

Thanks to Snyper and Rob for their assistance. A Scottish team in the early qualifiers would be brilliant! I'm not well up on the scene north of the border, but Tully and Lawson spring to mind for starters. I suppose the issue would be who funds it?