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Why No Reserves At The Swc ?


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It just seems daft to me that no team is allowed to have a reserve rider. What happens if a rider is ruled because of a injury during the meeting ?.

 

Also this joker is totally biased against the team that is leading, as they have no chance of using one. I think it should either be scrapped, or all teams are allowed a joker to use when they desire.

 

:D The Brits were totally AWESOME last night :D

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Having no reserves is very silly indeed, does it mean that if a rider should be injured in his first ride, then that team would have to continue with no replacement in all his remaining rides? seems like it.

 

As for the joker, they are a modern thingy, and we will just have to get used to them, however, we may find them useful at Wroclaw!

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regarding reserves, I agree completely. It used to be that you had a reserve who could come in at any time whether others were injured or not. I think that was a better system.

 

Jokers? Yeah, we might find them useful in Wroclaw, but it doesn't make them any less stupid. Even worse than the Tactical Ride in my opinion. In a a match like this where there are basically 2 teams fighting it out, it takes six victories over the opposition to build up a lead that can be wiped out in one race.

 

That is unfair in the extreme, plus there is also the old argument of it being a complete embarassment to and ridiculous to be giving these double points away all over the place.

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Some teams take a reserve dont they, did they not say last night that Jonas was a reserve ,or was i hearing things. :blink:

 

Don't know about Jonas Shirls, but Johno was reserve for the Aussies and he was in the pits at Eskilstuna. :approve:

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Perhaps the other option is for each team to track a destroyer.

 

A rider who would be guaranteed to put at least 1 rider from the opposition out of each other team he rode against .

 

Would then give his team a real chance of wining the meeting . :blink:

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