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Berwick V Edinburgh Championship 08-04-17 7-00pm


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The Reg is :

"15.5.2 Where a Referee stops a heat, and the leading Rider has completed at least 2 laps, then s/he has the sole discretion to either order a re-run or award the heat based upon the positions when it was caused to be stopped; Riders, other than the one disqualified being advanced one place"

 

Bridger had completed 2 laps before the red lights came on.

 

Same thing happened at Armadale on Friday when ht2 was awarded.

Yes but it was a really close race.
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The Reg is :

"15.5.2 Where a Referee stops a heat, and the leading Rider has completed at least 2 laps, then s/he has the sole discretion to either order a re-run or award the heat based upon the positions when it was caused to be stopped; Riders, other than the one disqualified being advanced one place"

 

Bridger had completed 2 laps before the red lights came on.

 

Same thing happened at Armadale on Friday when ht2 was awarded.

I know the rule,but thought the race as close enough that the result could have changed.
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The Reg is :

"15.5.2 Where a Referee stops a heat, and the leading Rider has completed at least 2 laps, then s/he has the sole discretion to either order a re-run or award the heat based upon the positions when it was caused to be stopped; Riders, other than the one disqualified being advanced one place"

 

Bridger had completed 2 laps before the red lights came on.

 

Same thing happened at Armadale on Friday when ht2 was awarded.

Part of the referee's consideration should be: who was at fault, and who benefits or loses out from awarding the race.

 

In this case the faller was a Berwick rider, but the team who lost out were Edinburgh who were denied a chance at an additional point.

 

The referees should have the common sense to build that kind of reasoning into their thinking.

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