The Original Elite League Draft Riders (where Are They Now)

[Alan_Jones]

There seems to be confusion as to if both tier 1 & 2 riders can go into the 1-5 or just tier 1. I've seen both cases stated on various threads on here, can anyone definitively answer the question ?

 

Until it happens, no.

[SteveLyric2]

There seems to be confusion as to if both tier 1 & 2 riders can go into the 1-5 or just tier 1. I've seen both cases stated on various threads on here, can anyone definitively answer the question ?

No confusion. The 2016 rules on www.scbgb.co.uk state that only the Tier 1 reserve (ie the one with the highest starting MA) can be promoted if his average becomes greater than one of the 1-5 after a minimum of 2 home and 2 away league fixtures. Averages to be reassessed after every 2 weeks.

 

 

The initial proposal to introduce a Draft Track Reserve scheme back in 2013/14 was hampered by the PL clubs refusal to implement it. That's one of the reasons it started off half-cocked in the EL!!

Edited April 5, 2016 by Skidder1

[Alan_Jones]

No confusion. The 2016 rules on www.scbgb.co.uk state that only the Tier 1 reserve (ie the one with the highest starting MA) can be promoted if his average becomes greater than one of the 1-5 after a minimum of 2 home and 2 away league fixtures. Averages to be reassessed after every 2 weeks.

 

 

The initial proposal to introduce a Draft Track Reserve scheme back in 2013/14 was hampered by the PL clubs refusal to implement it. That's one of the reasons it started off half-cocked in the EL!!

 

Well you're confused because the regs don't say that at all.

 

17.4 TEAM COMPOSITION (new for 2016)

 

17.4.1 A Team’s initial Declaration may include the following:

(a) a maximum of 3 x riders, graded as Heat Leaders.

(b] a maximum of 3 x Doubling-Up riders, (if 3 riders are nominated, 2 of whom must be nominated for one shared position, with the MA of the highest shared rider counting towards the Team’s total MA.) NB. A Doubling-Up rider can do so for 2 consecutive Seasons only and must at the time of declaration, be in a Premier League’s currently declared 1 – 7, have a PL MA established prior to the start of the season and give absolute priority to all British Speedway fixtures.

© a maximum of 3 x EDR’s (if 3 riders are nominated, 2 of whom must be Tier 2 with the MA of the th th highest Tier 2 rider counting towards the Team’s total MA.) for the 6 and 7 positions.

(d) a # 8, being a non-ACU licensed rider assessed at 4.00 who has not been included in any previous Team Declaration.

(e) A Team’s initial Declaration for top 7 riders must not exceed 40.50 points. 17.4.1.1 A declared #8, can be used as a replacement at any time for a #1 to #5 Team Member

 

17.4.2 When re-declared, either permanently or temporarily, a Teams combined MA for the top 7 positions must not exceed 40.50 points, except where the MA of the introduced rider is equal to, or lower than the rider being replaced. A re-declaration must include two EDR’s. Conditions imposed in Art. 17.4.1 (b] for Doubling-Up riders will still apply, but, after 1st May not Art. 17.4.1 (a) for Heat Leaders.

 

17.5 TEAM LINE-UPS (new for 2016) Team notifications (Art. 16.4.1) will nominate 7 riders for the meeting, whose MA does not exceed the Teams current Total MA. Necessary “late” changes do not permit a team line-up to be re-shuffled, unless it is necessary according to the rules. [A switch of the RR Facility from #2 to #4 is not permitted

 

17.5.1 Only one EDR (the one with the highest MA) may move into a Team’s top 1-5.

 

17.5.2 Of the riders nominated for the meeting they will line up in the following positions

a) The 1st, 2nd and 3rd riders (by MA) must ride at either #1 #3 or #5.

b] The 4th and 5th riders (by MA) must ride at either #2 or #4.

c) The 6th and 7th riders (by MA) must ride at #6 or #7. NB, only an EDR may ride at #7.

Edited April 5, 2016 by Alan Jones

[Trees]

No confusion. The 2016 rules on www.scbgb.co.uk state that only the Tier 1 reserve (ie the one with the highest starting MA) can be promoted if his average becomes greater than one of the 1-5 after a minimum of 2 home and 2 away league fixtures. Averages to be reassessed after every 2 weeks.

 

 

The initial proposal to introduce a Draft Track Reserve scheme back in 2013/14 was hampered by the PL clubs refusal to implement it. That's one of the reasons it started off half-cocked in the EL!!

They ought to not include the reserves heats in working out the new averages .....

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

17.5.1 is the point where the ambiguity lies.

 

'The one with the highest MA' is how it is written but there is no clarification as to if this relates to the initial declaration only.

 

If it is dynamic then at each average update either EDR could move up.

[Ben91]

Basically either reserve can move up but only the higher averaged one of the two moves up if both of them are in the top five of their side average wise.

 

The race format should have been reverted to the same one used in the PL and NL, having two reserve races is going to inflate a lot of reserve riders' averages. That and the race format is horrible anyway.

[Badge]

You'll never know if its been a success or not. For all you know without the draft half a dozen may have retired, a few more dropped back to the NL. But equally a couple may have found themselves into an EL 1-5 by now. It's impossible to decide if it's worked or not.

 

 

 

And part the reason Joe Jacobs is only a draft rider is because no PL team signed him last year (yet weirdly hes back this year despite having no PL team

Edited April 5, 2016 by Badge