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I see that the SCB are holding a series of Seminars for officials, including team managers. Presumably the 2019 Regulations will be considered but there is no sign of them on the SCB website yet. Does anyone know when they will be published? I need to know if the heat format has changed so that, if necessary, I can up date my score chart! 

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22 hours ago, Happy Hunter said:

 I need to know if the heat format has changed so that, if necessary, I can up date my score chart! 

The heat format hasn't changed, and is the same across all 3 leagues. 

The only different heat format needed is for the new Supporters Cup competition, which is the old 13 heat format plus a heat 14 nominated by  the supporters via a twitter vote, and heat 15 nominated by the team managers.

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56 minutes ago, CottonOn said:

The heat format hasn't changed, and is the same across all 3 leagues. 

The only different heat format needed is for the new Supporters Cup competition, which is the old 13 heat format plus a heat 14 nominated by  the supporters via a twitter vote, and heat 15 nominated by the team managers.

Brave new world but surely a twitter vote is grossly open to abuse?

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22 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

Brave new world but surely a twitter vote is grossly open to abuse?

One would think so.

It seems voting will be open from the interval (after heat 10) via twitter.  You don't have to be at the meeting to vote (so everyone in the country can nominate Poole's 2 lowest scorers for heat 14), then the team manager nominates for heat 15, choosing from everyone except those who were in heat 14.

 

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15 hours ago, Rob Dyer said:

Looks like the National League will have Tacticals and IRR for the new season.

Certainly does. Also an interesting introduction "In the NDL, only a rider who is 18 years old and under may be absent for any reason providing 3 days notice is given." Reading this means that pre-arranged holidays, family BBQ's and other miscellaneous reasons do not qualify? Also including the inability to get time off work? 

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4 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said:

Certainly does. Also an interesting introduction "In the NDL, only a rider who is 18 years old and under may be absent for any reason providing 3 days notice is given." Reading this means that pre-arranged holidays, family BBQ's and other miscellaneous reasons do not qualify? Also including the inability to get time off work? 

The way I read it is that anyone under 19 can be absent for ANY reason....

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13 minutes ago, Richard Weston said:

The NDL rocked along with nicely without IRR and TS. Shame that such artificial devices have now percolated down. They are rubbish 'rules' and open to abuse.

Agreed.

Should have left the NDL rocking along without TS.

They slash the points limit ridiculously low because they want to bring in the young 2.00 kids....

...and then in the next breath they bring in TS, so one of those young kids is going to have to give up a ride to the No.1, whereas on the other side their youngsters are going to come up against the opposing No.1 who can now have a 6th ride.

 

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7 hours ago, Richard Weston said:

The NDL rocked along with nicely without IRR and TS. Shame that such artificial devices have now percolated down. They are rubbish 'rules' and open to abuse.

I don't really have an issue with TS or IRR. I have no doubt, though, that the NDL was fine without them. 

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The top leagues should be doing what they did last year, and try to copy the NL.

The one thing I really hate is IRR. Leads to tactical injuries. (Although if a rider is injured and withdrawn in a crash where an opponent is excluded, then in my opinion the guilty rider should sit out the rest of the meeting as punishment.)

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Whilst they were largely pointless anyway as most clubs failed to use them the introduction of IRR virtually kills any sensible use of number 8's in the NL. This facility was generally put in place to enable extra opportunities for breakthrough riders, by removing it is another step away from the Development tag the NL has. There is really no clear direction in which this league is supposed to take.

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