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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2007 23:31:01 GMT
I'm bored, so let's assume that every rider who's represented a team in an official meeting in the UK since the formation of the British League/s in 1965 constitutes a 'record' for each team he's ridden for. With me so far? OK now, multiply that record by the number of years he rode for them, and you get a new total. As an example, Peter Collins rode for Belle Vue every year from 1971 until 1986 (inclusive), so that equates to 16 'records' and then add his 'record' at Rochdale in 1971 and you have a total of 17 'records' for PC. Got it? Now let's expand this to include every rider who has represented a team (Division 1 & 2, or their alternative name :  in an official meeting in the period 1965-2007.......... go on, have a guess, how many 'records' are there? |
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Post by admin on Nov 20, 2007 0:14:24 GMT
Jesus, I've no idea. None whatsoever.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 0:25:18 GMT
Jesus, I've no idea. None whatsoever. Bloody Hell, I never though I'd see you post that.  Go on, have a shot at it..........I'll post the answer at the weekend. Pride's at stake here, genghis, the self proclaimed master of the stats, is also welcome to have a shot........... and as an incentive, Damian the younger has contributed the grand total of eight 'records'. |
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Post by admin on Nov 20, 2007 0:29:13 GMT
Okay, I'll guess 13,863 records.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 0:42:03 GMT
Well, to date I can say that Sube is the closest so far. |
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Post by schumi on Nov 20, 2007 7:17:41 GMT
go on, have a guess, how many 'records' are there? I hope you've got this on a spreadsheet so there's no chance of you miscounting - you know what Genghis is like. 19,265. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 8:37:33 GMT
I'd guess there's been an average of 30 tracks over the 42 seasons since 1965 (assuming we're counting BL, NNL, NL, BL Div 1, BL Div 2, BEL and BPL), multiplied by an average of 10 riders per side.
I'd therefore say 12,600.
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Post by Genghis on Nov 20, 2007 10:09:31 GMT
Jesus, I've no idea. None whatsoever. Bloody Hell, I never though I'd see you post that. Go on, have a shot at it..........I'll post the answer at the weekend. Pride's at stake here, genghis, the self proclaimed master of the stats, is also welcome to have a shot........... and as an incentive, Damian the younger has contributed the grand total of eight 'records'. Kev, before I make my guess, do guest appearances count or not. And how about second half riders who fill in at their home track for the visiting team. Also you've made no mention of Division 3 - are you counting Conference League? |
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Post by braveheart on Nov 20, 2007 19:07:08 GMT
I'm bored, so let's assume that every rider who's represented a team in an official meeting in the UK since the formation of the British League/s in 1965 constitutes a 'record' for each team he's ridden for. With me so far? OK now, multiply that record by the number of years he rode for them, and you get a new total. As an example, Peter Collins rode for Belle Vue every year from 1971 until 1986 (inclusive), so that equates to 16 'records' and then add his 'record' at Rochdale in 1971 and you have a total of 17 'records' for PC. Got it? Now let's expand this to include every rider who has represented a team (Division 1 & 2, or their alternative name : in an official meeting in the period 1965-2007.......... go on, have a guess, how many 'records' are there? You have got it right. It's useless information and seeing it was after 11pm at night, why were you bored? Lets count how many tyres each rider went through throughout their career  Sorry Kev, I think doing my ironing is more important than knowing useless info  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 20:07:28 GMT
Bloody Hell, I never though I'd see you post that. Go on, have a shot at it..........I'll post the answer at the weekend. Pride's at stake here, genghis, the self proclaimed master of the stats, is also welcome to have a shot........... and as an incentive, Damian the younger has contributed the grand total of eight 'records'. Kev, before I make my guess, do guest appearances count or not. And how about second half riders who fill in at their home track for the visiting team. Also you've made no mention of Division 3 - are you counting Conference League? No genghis, guest appearances do not count. Second half riders 'filling-in' are officially guests, so as above. No, Conference League is not included - just the senior leagues. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 20:08:37 GMT
(assuming we're counting BL, NNL, NL, BL Div 1, BL Div 2, BEL and BPL) Your assumption is correct. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 20:09:30 GMT
I hope you've got this on a spreadsheet so there's no chance of you miscounting. Naturally. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 20:13:32 GMT
Does a new record have to be made if they rode a different engine, ie,Jawa, Weslake, Godden, Gm.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 20:13:39 GMT
So far we have:- Schumi - 19,265 Subedei - 13,863 Wibblemuis - 12,600 Is it higher, is it lower, or is it somewhere in between? |
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Post by admin on Nov 20, 2007 20:30:43 GMT
Does a new record have to be made if they rode a different engine, ie,Jawa, Weslake, Godden, Gm. Or even the short-lived PPT. |
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in an official meeting in the period 1965-2007.......... go on, have a guess, how many 'records' are there?
Sorry Kev, I think doing my ironing is more important than knowing useless info 
