Najjer Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 With two groups there has to be a final at least. The two semi's could be scrapped and the top team from each group faces each other over three heats perhaps, top scoring team from those heats takes the title. Rye may actually qualify for this for a change. Eddie and NBJ could do quite well too. It costs an arm and a leg so reducing heats is a non starter for me. Likewise nobody wants to meeting to drag on with nothing happening, so making riders do 3 on the trot at the end of the night is a bit of a non starter too. The system works perfectly well as it is, and allows also the even-ing out of potentially one group being stronger than the other. The only way the system could be improved is by involving every team, but that isn't really possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 It costs an arm and a leg so reducing heats is a non starter for me. Likewise nobody wants to meeting to drag on with nothing happening, so making riders do 3 on the trot at the end of the night is a bit of a non starter too. The system works perfectly well as it is, and allows also the even-ing out of potentially one group being stronger than the other. The only way the system could be improved is by involving every team, but that isn't really possible. Agree, I see no real issue with the format and having three on the trot would cause delays. It seems a way to remedy what happened in last year's final though. That said it wasn't a farce as some have said, it was speedway racing. Sometimes people get excluded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Best of 3 heats or maybe a mini league consisting of the top team in each group plus highest scoring team from below. a one race final doesn't work well because of the scoring system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Why not make the final whoever wins it that team are champs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 What happens if one teams wins the first two finals? You have a pointless race left. The final is fine. If a rider crashes, well thats his own fault! The pairs is on of the few meetings where the format is fine, it works and doesn't need tinkering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I agree format is final. Top Scorer winning bollocks is crap for the spectator. A team or rider (whatever the format) has a crap first ride or 2 and have no chance of winning they'll just give up, Were as when you have semi's and finals riders keep going to the very end as they never know they might sneak through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penchev Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Just hope they have extra beer and burger outlets, last year was an absolute farce, missing the racing having to queue for 20 minutes! Hardly a great advert for such a big event, considering in previous years they have had a hogroast etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 So Scunthorpe, Sheffield and Plymouth miss out. Group A Edinburgh Ipswich Rye House Peterborough Newcastle Group B Glasgow Somerset Workington Redcar Berwick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penchev Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 So Scunthorpe, Sheffield and Plymouth miss out. Group A Edinburgh Ipswich Rye House Peterborough Newcastle Group B Glasgow Somerset Workington Redcar Berwick Nothing on the BSPA website regarding the line-up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Nothing on the BSPA website regarding the line-up It was on their twitter feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penchev Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 It was on their twitter feed Just seen it, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 We allowed a guest for Olly?..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penchev Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 We allowed a guest for Olly?..... Nope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Just hope they have extra beer and burger outlets, last year was an absolute farce, missing the racing having to queue for 20 minutes! Hardly a great advert for such a big event, considering in previous years they have had a hogroast etc Same goes for the toilets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 We allowed a guest for Olly?..... don't know if this post is a joke or for real. if you were allowed a guest, you would have the choice of most of the pl. think yourselves lucky you qualified . poor old Sheffield have the top rider in the league and cant get a sniff in. what ever next from the elite drop outs,.. keeping palm toft for the rest of the season ? L.O.L.( knife in and twisted ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Group A Edinburgh Ipswich Rye House Peterborough Newcastle Group B Glasgow Somerset Workington Redcar Berwick So it looks as though its top 3 riders: (minus Stead and Allen) Edinburgh 26.35 Glasgow 23.81 Somerset 23.63 Ipswich 23.17 Rye 22.83 Worky 22.7 Redcar 22.58 Peterboro 22.51 Berwick 22.11 Newcastle 21.48 Scunthorpe 21.46 Plymouth 20.64 Sheffield 20.3 Edited June 11, 2015 by 2ndbendbeerhut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 So how the qualification done? Group A Edinburgh Ipswich Rye House Peterborough Newcastle Group B Glasgow Somerset Workington Redcar Berwick If its top 3 riders: Edinburgh 26.35 Sheffield 24.27 Peterboro 24.17 Glasgow 23.81 Somerset 23.63 Ipswich 23.17 Rye 22.83 Worky 22.7 Redcar 22.58 Berwick 22.11 Newcastle 21.48 Scunthorpe 21.46 Plymouth 20.64 But that includes Stead and Allen in qualification... Stead and Allen not included due to injury but Peterborough still qualify with their next 3 riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) don't know if this post is a joke or for real. if you were allowed a guest, you would have the choice of most of the pl. think yourselves lucky you qualified . poor old Sheffield have the top rider in the league and cant get a sniff in. what ever next from the elite drop outs,.. keeping palm toft for the rest of the season ? L.O.L.( knife in and twisted ) Its was just like most of your posts a joke Edited June 15, 2015 by scoobydoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 is this going to be on sky sports like last year or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenway Bleachers Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Supersub Wolbert and Sam to defend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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