NickRushbrook Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Ellis will be in If true, hopefully he puts in the same effort as he did when he was a visiting rider in 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 If true, hopefully he puts in the same effort as he did when he was a visiting rider in 2016.Agree with you on that one, he was useless when we had him and did well to complete four laps then turned up with Poole for the first time and looked unbeatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRushbrook Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Agree with you on that one, he was useless when we had him and did well to complete four laps then turned up with Poole for the first time and looked unbeatable. It's attitude. He's obviously a very talented young rider which made it even more frustrating. Said it was the track which simply doesn't add up in hindsight. It seemed like he was trying to prove a point with his subsequent visits to the raceway. The time to prove a point would have been in the preceeding seasons! That said, he will have my full support should he sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 I think it was clear to see he didnt want to be here but that was then and like you say he is a very talented rider. If he does sign he is another rider who should be good away and no one can accuse Cook of putting a team together of home track specialists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Didn’t it used to be the case that you could drop back down a league on your old average, so Zach could return to the Championship on his 2016 Somerset average of 2.67? It would be something of a masterstroke if we could get Zach on that average but I don't think we can. Ellis will be in If he is then we could look at this line-up: Nick Morris 8.72 Richard Lawson 8.65 Adam Ellis 7.23 Kyle Newman 6.10 Ben Morley 4.28 Zach Wajtknecht 4.17 Tom Brennan 2.00 41.15 I had previously calculated Tom's average as 50%of his NDL figure. However, as being new to the to the Championship, he would come in on the minimum figure. This does leave us 1.35pts below the limit though. Robbo would start on 7.02 - I wonder? Edited December 1, 2017 by tocha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrow Boy 2 Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 The rules are what need looking at. Morris, Cook, Masters & Schlein's BPL averages multiplied by 1.3 puts them all above 10 for BCL purposes which ought to prevent them from competing at an easier level but if they are allowed to do so then the likes of Nicholls should be allowed to do so as well who has no real BPL average but whose BPL average multiplied by 3 is lower than any of the afore mentioned. On the Peterborough page they are saying that the drop down rules have been reconsidered now allowing the likes of Scott Nicholls to ride in the BCL. Common sense prevails. A victory at last. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliv Clav Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 How many team's plans were altered by bringing in the rule to not allow those riders to double up? How many more team's line-ups have been changed now that the rule has been removed?! I wonder if Nicholls was originally lined up for us, as Jon mentioned a possible all-British team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Jonas started his British career with Reading Racers in the second tier. (Although I can't imagine a 2004 average is still valid) Bet it would beInvolved as part of one of those algebraic equations seen in fuzzy black and white at 2 in the morning back in the early 80s on the open university being presented by a bloke who looked like he stalked the Vicars wife Edited December 1, 2017 by Triple.H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 It would be something of a masterstroke if we could get Zach on that average but I don't think we can. If he is then we could look at this line-up: Nick Morris 8.72 Richard Lawson 8.65 Adam Ellis 7.23 Kyle Newman 6.10 Ben Morley 4.28 Zach Wajtknecht 4.17 Tom Brennan 2.00 41.15 I had previously calculated Tom's average as 50%of his NDL figure. However, as being new to the to the Championship, he would come in on the minimum figure. This does leave us 1.35pts below the limit though. Robbo would start on 7.02 - I wonder? That side would certainly not be a classic Lakeside team that struggles on the road, that team should give every team a run for their money no matter the track and if your good away from home, your going to be untouchable at home, that's what happened in 1991. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Swap Ellis for Eddy Kennett and thats a good side 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Swap Ellis for Eddy Kennett and thats a good side Thats what I suspect the original plan was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Thats what I suspect the original plan was. Now a possibility again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BomberHammer Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Have they announced which night they are racing on yet ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenR195 Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Mainly Saturday nights with some Friday nights I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) Mainly Saturday nights with some Friday nights I believe Not that many Saturdays I would have thought. The Rolling Thunder Show (bangers, stocks etc.) have 16 of them between March and October. Edited December 2, 2017 by tocha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Next signing will be announced tomorrow at 6pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Not that many Saturdays I would have thought. The Rolling Thunder Show (bangers, stocks etc.) have 16 of them between March and October. That should leave a dozen or so for speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Mainly Saturday nights with some Friday nights I believe I don't know where you got that from. All that was said by Jon Cook at the end of season meeting with the fans was that mid week meetings never were financially viable and the Sunday meetings this year were financially disastrous, so that narrows it down but nothing was said about Saturday being preferred over Friday. When you consider that Nick Morris for one will be wanting to get off to Poland, and Zak and Adam if they come will have continental commitments I doubt whether there will be many Saturdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 I don't know where you got that from. All that was said by Jon Cook at the end of season meeting with the fans was that mid week meetings never were financially viable and the Sunday meetings this year were financially disastrous, so that narrows it down but nothing was said about Saturday being preferred over Friday. When you consider that Nick Morris for one will be wanting to get off to Poland, and Zak and Adam if they come will have continental commitments I doubt whether there will be many SaturdaysProbably from the interview with the Glasgow owner who said we will run mainly Saturday nights, I have not seen anyone else mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 With so few fixtures to arrange, it shouldn't be too difficult to fit them all in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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