crescent girl Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 Tasty field lining up for the 2024 Shielfield finale, with meeting sponsorship by bulder Terry Straughan (himself a former "Starza" competitor) Each NDL member-blub has nominated two representatives: Connor Coles & Dayle Wood from Edinburgh, Oxford's Jody Scott & Senna Summers, plus Ace & Stene Pijper from Scuntfield. Freddy Hodder will represent Belle Vue alongside Matt Marson, Jake Mulford (the favourite?) is coming from Middlesbrough in company with Will Hocaniuk with Leicester's Luke Crang and Aaron Butcher completing the nominated riders. Berwick will issue four wild-card invitations to complete the field. Twenty heats to decide the winner. Admission pegged to £12 early-bird e-tickets (from https://www.berwickspeedway.com/tickets/) available until midnight on September 6th or £14 on raceday. Cash only at turnstiles. Accompanied kids under 16 free. Limited heat sponsorship is still available for £100, from https://www.club@berwickspeedway.com Large free on-site car-park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 51 minutes ago, crescent girl said: Tasty field lining up for the 2024 Shielfield finale, with meeting sponsorship by bulder Terry Straughan (himself a former "Starza" competitor) Each NDL member-blub has nominated two representatives: Connor Coles & Dayle Wood from Edinburgh, Oxford's Jody Scott & Senna Summers, plus Ace & Stene Pijper from Scuntfield. Freddy Hodder will represent Belle Vue alongside Matt Marson, Jake Mulford (the favourite?) is coming from Middlesbrough in company with Will Hocaniuk with Leicester's Luke Crang and Aaron Butcher completing the nominated riders. Berwick will issue four wild-card invitations to complete the field. Twenty heats to decide the winner. Admission pegged to £12 early-bird e-tickets (from https://www.berwickspeedway.com/tickets/) available until midnight on September 6th or £14 on raceday. Cash only at turnstiles. Accompanied kids under 16 free. Limited heat sponsorship is still available for £100, from https://www.club@berwickspeedway.com Large free on-site car-park Hope they're going to invite William Cairns 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted August 27 Author Report Share Posted August 27 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Bandit59 said: Hope they're going to invite William Cairns William was indeed invited, and had provisionally accepted. However, he has now been called upon to represent GB in a 250cc event the same day, and cannot compete. This detail has also been posted on the club website, to keep everyone advised and informed. Edited August 27 by crescent girl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 Well done to Berwick for staging it but it’s hardly a ‘tasty field’ when several of them are NDL reserves, but at least it’s a meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 No news on the wildcards yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo95 Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 15 hours ago, Bandit59 said: No news on the wildcards yet Mason Watson, Jamie Halder, Jacob Clouting and Ashton Vale. On Berwick website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 1 minute ago, Gambo95 said: Mason Watson, Jamie Halder, Jacob Clouting and Ashton Vale. On Berwick website. thought Max Perry might have been worth a shout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 There's a big spread of riders ability here,can see some strung out races, maybe they should think of a handicap system regarding what league they ride in to balance it up, just my thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 2 minutes ago, Bandit59 said: There's a big spread of riders ability here,can see some strung out races, maybe they should think of a handicap system regarding what league they ride in to balance it up, just my thoughts They are all NDL riders so why would you even think that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binman Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 32 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said: They are all NDL riders so why would you even think that ? Mason Watson only local to cheer on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 5 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said: They are all NDL riders so why would you even think that ? Some have rode champioship league for a couple of years big difference of ability eg senna summers and Jake Mulford don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted September 1 Report Share Posted September 1 17 hours ago, Bandit59 said: Some have rode champioship league for a couple of years big difference of ability eg senna summers and Jake Mulford don't you think? No, I dont, they are all NDL level , some are more experienced than others , thats all, they are all in that league and have to race each other so no handicap required. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 On opening this thread, I hinted that Jake Mulford might start favourite -- he can pull out big races in meetings like this (I recall Jake being a surprising, but deserved runner-up to Leon Flint for the 2022 U-19 title) -- but there are others in the field ready and more than able to prove me wrong. One thought: While we know the winner will be crowned the latest and worthy Stars of Tomorrow winner -- the list of winners goes back 54 years, begod -- is this the final round of the NDLRC series, or are there more to come? Has anyone published the current pecking order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 (edited) 58 minutes ago, crescent girl said: On opening this thread, I hinted that Jake Mulford might start favourite -- he can pull out big races in meetings like this (I recall Jake being a surprising, but deserved runner-up to Leon Flint for the 2022 U-19 title) -- but there are others in the field ready and more than able to prove me wrong. One thought: While we know the winner will be crowned the latest and worthy Stars of Tomorrow winner -- the list of winners goes back 54 years, begod -- is this the final round of the NDLRC series, or are there more to come? Has anyone published the current pecking order? How can it be part of ‘the series’ and have a current ‘pecking order’ when this field is mostly reserves and very few have taken part of the other two meetings ? Edited September 6 by Fortythirtyeight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 39 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said: How can it be part of ‘the series’ and have a current ‘pecking order’ when this field is mostly reserves and very few have taken part of the other two meetings ? Regardless of the riders (who were mainly nominated by their NDL clubs, not Berwick) having not all contested all the other rounds, the NDLRC is being run as a series. The rider with the most points after the final round will be the champion. However, Berwick have created a focus for the evening by running the "Starza" in parallel, meaning that their will be a winner, and a podium, on the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 20 minutes ago, crescent girl said: Regardless of the riders (who were mainly nominated by their NDL clubs, not Berwick) having not all contested all the other rounds, the NDLRC is being run as a series. The rider with the most points after the final round will be the champion. However, Berwick have created a focus for the evening by running the "Starza" in parallel, meaning that their will be a winner, and a podium, on the night. If it’s not the same riders how can it be a ‘series’ ?, another speedway fiasco. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo95 Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Well done Freddie and his 16 competitors. Enjoyed the meeting and good to see the riders walk away after their crashes. Much prefer the format of top points scorer wins (unlike GP's when top points scorer doesn't always make the final never mind winning). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Well done to Freddie .He has found the going tough in Championship but has just got on with it.Hopefully kick on next season( at Berwick). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted Wednesday at 02:33 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:33 PM (edited) On 8/31/2024 at 8:56 PM, britmet said: On 9/6/2024 at 12:09 PM, crescent girl said: Regardless of the riders (who were mainly nominated by their NDL clubs, not Berwick) having not all contested all the other rounds, the NDLRC is being run as a series. The rider with the most points after the final round will be the champion. However, Berwick have created a focus for the evening by running the "Starza" in parallel, meaning that their will be a winner, and a podium, on the night. On 9/6/2024 at 12:30 PM, Fortythirtyeight said: If it’s not the same riders how can it be a ‘series’ ?, another speedway fiasco. The National League Riders’ Development Series is a series of individual events, but they are not connected to each other, there is no overall winner. Sadly there is no NDLRC this year, despite Poole calling their staging that. Edited Wednesday at 02:37 PM by szkocjasid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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