The Old Or The New?

[Ray Rocket]

In truth speedway is, and always has been, an individual sport, the team element is largely contrived and team results are purely an accumulation of individual scores, no one team members performance is directly affected by the ability or otherwise of those making up his team.

 

I know what you mean, especially as there are only 2 team members out there at any one time. However, they are, or should be, all working and pulling together, encouraging each other and as their accumulated scores, from both weak and strong riders, determine which team has won at the end of the meeting, it is not an individual event. In any case, I thought that the 2 riders out there in any heat, are expected to team ride.

 

Also, somebody in a slightly earlier posting, suggested there are a number of indivdual speedway meetings. Outside of testimonials/farewells and the 'Under' meetings, what are these?

 

 

 

 

[MattK]

I know what you mean, especially as there are only 2 team members out there at any one time. However, they are, or should be, all working and pulling together, encouraging each other and as their accumulated scores, from both weak and strong riders, determine which team has won at the end of the meeting, it is not an individual event. In any case, I thought that the 2 riders out there in any heat, are expected to team ride.

 

Also, somebody in a slightly earlier posting, suggested there are a number of indivdual speedway meetings. Outside of testimonials/farewells and the 'Under' meetings, what are these?

Obviously there's the individual World Championships (otherwise known as the Grand Prix), World/European U21, individual European Championship, European U19, Czech Golden Helmet (along with several other Golden Helmet events), each country has their own "final" i.e. British Final, Polish Final, Danish etc. as well Elite/Premier League Rider Championships and undoubtedly many more.

[Ray Rocket]

Obviously there's the individual World Championships (otherwise known as the Grand Prix), World/European U21, individual European Championship, European U19, Czech Golden Helmet (along with several other Golden Helmet events), each country has their own "final" i.e. British Final, Polish Final, Danish etc. as well Elite/Premier League Rider Championships and undoubtedly many more.

 

But in the main, in each 'main stream' speedway operating country, the version of speedway mostly held, is team racing.

 

I do accept the doubling of riders in teams in other countries would make life a little complicated, however, you could have a rule, that the rider could only ride in the team of his own country, if there was a doubling up situation. Maybe, that would encourage more British riders in the leagues.

 

[Trees]

no one team members performance is directly affected by the ability or otherwise of those making up his team

Yes I agree with parsloes, you are wrong because within a team the team members do help one another at the expense of their personal glory, it's part and parcel of team speedway. You've been bereft of team speedway so long you've forgotten what it's all about Jeff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should come to Lynn if you want to see a team performing in the pits and on track ..............

[speedyguy]

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POLL QUESTION: Was the original world championship formula (qualifying rounds to

a one-off final) preferable to the present Grand Prix format?

 

 

 

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- No., 2 votes, 9.52%

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