Assessed Averages

[Dandelion]

Can somebody explain these to me? I'm at a loss, is there a website that will explain them?

Bartosz Zmarzlik comes in on a 6.50 a few years ago

So why is Kacper Wornya on a 4.00

How does this work for all nationalities, thanks

[SteveLyric2]

..because Woryna isn't as good as Zmarzlik, and hadn't ridden at the same level in Poland or internationally.

[Woz01]

Woryna hasn't rode in the top division in Poland before this season hence the 4pt average.

[naffer]

And here is me thinking somebody from the BSPA did it by sticking their fingers in their ears and going ting a ling a loo.

[Dandelion]

Oh I see, I thought maybe they were making it up as they go along again, I wish the rules would be more simple!!

[arnieg]

Oh I see, I thought maybe they were making it up as they go along again, I wish the rules would be more simple!!

The problem is that if the rules were simple you'd end up with Artem Laguta and Peter Karger on the same assessed average. So clearly we need different rules for different categories of rider. And because the range of situations varies quite a lot, they have to go into quite a lot of detail. And even then they still throw up problems (Brady Kurtz anyone?)

 

Here they are:

 

ELITE LEAGUE

 

7.3 RIDERS MATCH AVERAGES (see Art. 16.2 for Definitions) and GRADINGS

17.3.1 Riders new to Elite League racing are categorised as follows:

 

Cat 1: Riders with an “end of the previous season’s published average” in the Danish

Speedway League, Polish Ekstraliga, Swedish Elitserien or any other Professional

Speedway League, and any rider who is subject to a Certificate of Sponsorship,

without an established MA from another BSPA Professional League,

Cat 2: Riders not riding in a Professional League (ie. Denmark,Poland & Sweden)

17.3.2 The Assessed MA's for new Riders to the EL racing is:

Cat 1 Riders will be assessed on a “Grading List”, based upon results obtained in all

other Professional Speedway Leagues and given an Assessed MA accordingly

Cat 2 4.00

PREMIER LEAGUE

18.6.1 Riders new to Premier League racing are categorised as follows:

 

Cat 1: Riders with an “end of the previous season’s published average” in the Danish

Speedway League, Polish Ekstraliga or Swedish Elitserien of above 6.00 points

including riders subject to a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Cat 2: Riders with an “end of the previous season’s published average” in the Danish

Speedway League, Polish Ekstraliga or Swedish Elitserien of 6.00 and below plus

ALL other riders riding currently in any Professional Speedway League,

Cat 3: Riders not riding in a Professional League (ie.Denmark, Poland & Sweden)

Cat 4: Riders who are eligible to ride in the National Development League.

18.6.2 The Assessed MA's for new Riders to the PL racing is:

Cat 1 8.00

Cat 2 7.00

Cat 3 5.00

Cat 4 3.00

I seem to recall that Peter Oakes was involved in making the judgements on 17.3.2 category 1 riders.

 

These could be clearer, for example what does "any other Professional Speedway League" cover?

 

Edited April 11, 2016 by arnieg

[SCB]

Oh I see, I thought maybe they were making it up as they go along again, I wish the rules would be more simple!!

They basically do when assessing foreigners for the EL.

[Gavan]

When assessing foreign riders it depends on what club

 

Dennis dangerous Andersson was a 5.00 for anyone who wanted him.................but 4.00 if it was Poole

[heathen chemistry]

When assessing foreign riders it depends on what club

 

Dennis dangerous Andersson was a 5.00 for anyone who wanted him.................but 4.00 if it was Poole

 

and that was no joke!

[naffer]

When assessing foreign riders it depends on what club

 

Dennis dangerous Andersson was a 5.00 for anyone who wanted him.................but 4.00 if it was Poole

 

Yes I remember that but I think the problem was a Wessex 4.00 looks like a 5.00 everywhere else in the shire.