arnieg Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 (edited) https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wsra-ndl/2025-ndl-ndt-rider-eligibility/ Rather convoluted - It feels like some guys got together decided who they wanted to be eligible and then wrote the rule to give the desired outcome, Edited December 5 by arnieg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 21 minutes ago, arnieg said: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wsra-ndl/2025-ndl-ndt-rider-eligibility/ Rather convoluted - It feels like some guys got together decided who they wanted to be eligible and then wrote the rule to give the desired outcome, Theres basically 7 riders Killeen, J Thompson, Hagon, Foord, Mulford, Ablitt and Harrison that would have been blocked from NDL had the spurious if you rode in 2024 you eligible whatever rule not been added. Its also not a fun place to be if you are Ben Morley, do well at NDT and get offered a CL spot, take it and lose your NDT spot within 28 days. If in theory he loses his CL place a further 2 weeks later can he then be re-declared into the Kent side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 31 minutes ago, arnieg said: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wsra-ndl/2025-ndl-ndt-rider-eligibility/ Rather convoluted - It feels like some guys got together decided who they wanted to be eligible and then wrote the rule to give the desired outcome, Isn't that the way speedway rules have always been written? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 1 minute ago, Sings4Speedway said: snip ....... If in theory he loses his CL place a further 2 weeks later can he then be re-declared ....... snip That will all depend on who is asking and what effect it will have on the rule makers. I bet it won't be covered in an undisputable way in the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 1 minute ago, Chris116 said: That will all depend on who is asking and what effect it will have on the rule makers. I bet it won't be covered in an undisputable way in the rules. absolutely, my hazy memory says that riders couldn't be re-declared that season but im sure that was move to 2 weeks when Armadale wanted to pull a fast one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 22 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Theres basically 7 riders Killeen, J Thompson, Hagon, Foord, Mulford, Ablitt and Harrison that would have been blocked from NDL had the spurious if you rode in 2024 you eligible whatever rule not been added. Its also not a fun place to be if you are Ben Morley, do well at NDT and get offered a CL spot, take it and lose your NDT spot within 28 days. If in theory he loses his CL place a further 2 weeks later can he then be re-declared into the Kent side? Morley is a very plausible example. He could even be signed in the Championship as a 28 day injury replacement! I’d like to think if he did get a Championship spot but then lost it, he’d be allowed back at Kent ‘in the interests of British Speedway’. However continuing to use Morley as an example, it’s harsh on the rider that replaced him at Kent to then lose his place himself. Or if Kent couldn’t get a rider of a similar ability, then it could affect their product by putting out a vastly inferior team with no number 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 Or maybe he is just happy to ride in one league and enjoy his racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 On 12/5/2024 at 1:17 PM, arnieg said: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wsra-ndl/2025-ndl-ndt-rider-eligibility/ Rather convoluted - It feels like some guys got together decided who they wanted to be eligible and then wrote the rule to give the desired outcome, Should have given a name to the "Any rider who previously (prior to the 2024 season) had achieved a 4.00 average in the Championship, and currently has a Championship average of below 6.00" rule, maybe call them a "graded rider". That way the next rule would be only ONE graded rider per team, if a graded rider signs for a Champ / Prem team, has to leave in 28 days. Would also save time on the forum being able to say "graded rider" instead of "that rider who previously (prior to the 2024 season) had achieved a 4.00 average in the Championship, and currently has a Championship average of below 6.00" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 On 12/5/2024 at 1:47 PM, Sings4Speedway said: Theres basically 7 riders Killeen, J Thompson, Hagon, Foord, Mulford, Ablitt and Harrison that would have been blocked from NDL had the spurious if you rode in 2024 you eligible whatever rule not been added. Its also not a fun place to be if you are Ben Morley, do well at NDT and get offered a CL spot, take it and lose your NDT spot within 28 days. If in theory he loses his CL place a further 2 weeks later can he then be re-declared into the Kent side? Actually Killeen is below 4, so could have ridden before the rule change. I'd like to think Morley could come back in that situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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