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There is a full programme of Polish League Division 1 fixtures on July 10th. Sam Masters at least would be riding over there. Other riders named in the line-up who have ridden in the competition this year are Rohan Tungate, Josh Grajczonek, Claus Vissing, although they are all listed as 'unclassified' in the league's statistics.

 

No riders are involved in that day's German Bundesliga match.

 

Not all of the top two riders per the green sheets have been nominated for the meeting:

 

Workington - Ricky Wells (no.1)

Peterborough - Craig Cook (no.1)

Plymouth - Brady Kurtz (no.1)

 

Can anyone come up with a line-up over the history of this event (which goes back to 1975) in which every pair consisted of the top two in the averages? It would be fascinating to know. Were all of those that didn't all farces? Riders always withdraw or have other commitments. This time three riders are in the GP and people get their knickers in a twist over it!

 

It's staged the night before the GP for a very good reason - it gets a superb crowd and turns Cardiff into a weekend party.

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There is a full programme of Polish League Division 1 fixtures on July 10th. Sam Masters at least would be riding over there. Other riders named in the line-up who have ridden in the competition this year are Rohan Tungate, Josh Grajczonek, Claus Vissing, although they are all listed as 'unclassified' in the league's statistics.

 

No riders are involved in that day's German Bundesliga match.

 

Not all of the top two riders per the green sheets have been nominated for the meeting:

 

Workington - Ricky Wells (no.1)

Peterborough - Craig Cook (no.1)

Plymouth - Brady Kurtz (no.1)

 

Can anyone come up with a line-up over the history of this event (which goes back to 1975) in which every pair consisted of the top two in the averages? It would be fascinating to know. Were all of those that didn't all farces? Riders always withdraw or have other commitments. This time three riders are in the GP and people get their knickers in a twist over it!

 

It's staged the night before the GP for a very good reason - it gets a superb crowd and turns Cardiff into a weekend party.

 

Craig Cook is deemed ineligible to ride, as he has not raced enough meetings for the Panthers (according to the BSPA).

 

Same might said for Kurtz (not sure).

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Joke

Then don't go then.

Cook and Kurtz shouldnt even come into the equation at all.

 

King Lambert and Worrall missing so feel for Newcastle in particular

 

Farcical this meeting is now held when it is.

 

Its a spectacle for the Premier League and now that more and more premier league riders are near the top of the leaderboard in the British Final, then chances are each season 3 or 4 top riders will be missing.

 

Time to get this meeting back to where it belongs. By all means keep it at Somerset but move the date away from the gp

Crowd figures are excellent, would be daft to move dates in my opinion

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There is a full programme of Polish League Division 1 fixtures on July 10th. Sam Masters at least would be riding over there. Other riders named in the line-up who have ridden in the competition this year are Rohan Tungate, Josh Grajczonek, Claus Vissing, although they are all listed as 'unclassified' in the league's statistics.

 

No riders are involved in that day's German Bundesliga match.

 

Not all of the top two riders per the green sheets have been nominated for the meeting:

 

Workington - Ricky Wells (no.1)

Peterborough - Craig Cook (no.1)

Plymouth - Brady Kurtz (no.1)

 

Can anyone come up with a line-up over the history of this event (which goes back to 1975) in which every pair consisted of the top two in the averages? It would be fascinating to know. Were all of those that didn't all farces? Riders always withdraw or have other commitments. This time three riders are in the GP and people get their knickers in a twist over it!

 

It's staged the night before the GP for a very good reason - it gets a superb crowd and turns Cardiff into a weekend party.

 

Wells now in:

 

http://www.workingtoncomets.co/news/article.asp?id=100666

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I will have a great night regardless who's riding . It might not be as good as Newport v Glasgow used to be , the night before Cardiff , but it's a cracking night out and an entertaining novelty event . Be even better if Glasgow won it again :drink:

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yep, few times now we've seen exclusions in semi or final that spoil it as a spectacle - how about unless a rider is excluded for dangerous riding, the rerun should be with a 15m handicap.

 

anyone that decides not to go to this meeting because of a couple of missing riders, it's a shame, but those that go will see a fantastic meeting I've no doubt.

the pairs/Cardiff weekend is always about the racing on the Friday, the atmosphere on the Saturday, and as much as I enjoy Cardiff, the racing is so much better at Somerset

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