4thbender Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 A change to the rules has just been announced: riders were previously required to remain astride their machines when preparing their start area. This will now revert back to the wording as per the 2017 Regulations.It therefore now reads: "Only if a rider is at the starting gate with sufficient time remaining of the 2-minute allowance, be permitted to prepare their Start Area, provided they remain in full, personal control of their motorcycle, have their Cut – Out Lanyard attached, and with their motorcycle facing the direction of racing."Is this for better or worse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Better Amendment served no purpose. It didnt save time and didnt add anything to the meeting 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 And hindered shortarses.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comet49 Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Do they ever think about the effect of rules? I don’t need an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 they make a rule on a Saturday night when they are on the lash and come Monday they have had time to think about it and change it to cover their mistakes . i thought muppets did not drink ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainlesssteelride Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, comet49 said: Do they ever think about the effect of rules? I don’t need an answer. The question should have been just, do they ever think Edited March 28, 2018 by Stainlesssteelride 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 hour ago, comet49 said: Do they ever think about the effect of rules? I don’t need an answer. There are a few others that spring to mind but it is strange how it caught out around 1/2 dozen riders in challenge meetings but none at Peterborough Sunday in the CS meeting. Were the riders trying to prove a point. Riders above a 6 point average now allowed in Championship from Premiership but in rules still not. Should have kept the "at least 2 Brits" in squad or al least 1 in a reserve position to allow riders to progress. There are still riders out of a team place similar to 2017 for having the wrong average to fit yet they allow a list of 260 riders to be circulated from abroad, who start in the Premiership on a 4 or Championship on 5.2. The addition of a time clock on the centre green now seems to be a must to assist referees, start marshals, riders & the paying public. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks123 Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 20 hours ago, IronScorpion said: There are a few others that spring to mind but it is strange how it caught out around 1/2 dozen riders in challenge meetings but none at Peterborough Sunday in the CS meeting. Were the riders trying to prove a point. Riders above a 6 point average now allowed in Championship from Premiership but in rules still not. Should have kept the "at least 2 Brits" in squad or al least 1 in a reserve position to allow riders to progress. There are still riders out of a team place similar to 2017 for having the wrong average to fit yet they allow a list of 260 riders to be circulated from abroad, who start in the Premiership on a 4 or Championship on 5.2. The addition of a time clock on the centre green now seems to be a must to assist referees, start marshals, riders & the paying public. Will they now have to re-run the Peterborough meeting so all matches in the CS are under the same rules? A meeting with different rules could decide a qualifier from that group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 im all for the allow prep if at gate early enough the ones who arive as the 2 minutes are about to end deserve to have to line up with no prep of the start grid ive always said the 2 mins time allowence should mean rider in a sort of holding area at tapes(say within 5 metre behind tapes) ready to be pulled up by start marshal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 1 hour ago, scaramanga said: im all for the allow prep if at gate early enough the ones who arive as the 2 minutes are about to end deserve to have to line up with no prep of the start grid ive always said the 2 mins time allowence should mean rider in a sort of holding area at tapes(say within 5 metre behind tapes) ready to be pulled up by start marshal thats way too easy to put into practice ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainlesssteelride Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 2 mins over tapes go up. They would soon be out early enough then. Stop pussy footing around the riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 43 minutes ago, Stainlesssteelride said: 2 mins over tapes go up. They would soon be out early enough then. Stop pussy footing around the riders. sometimes they are genuinely working on bikes and are pushed but its the ones who sit at pits gate until 15 seconds and then potter round and still want to prep gate that anooy me paul thorpe was a master at it its all mind games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 13 hours ago, scaramanga said: sometimes they are genuinely working on bikes and are pushed but its the ones who sit at pits gate until 15 seconds and then potter round and still want to prep gate that anooy me paul thorpe was a master at it its all mind games Which is why, in my opinion, the rule should be "ready to race within the two minutes," rather than "on the track." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All4back Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 40 minutes ago, StevePark said: Which is why, in my opinion, the rule should be "ready to race within the two minutes," rather than "on the track." Spot on Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 4 hours ago, StevePark said: Which is why, in my opinion, the rule should be "ready to race within the two minutes," rather than "on the track." if im not wrong once upon a time it was instead of the on track making way to tapes its been last few years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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