ALUN Rossiter is hoping to fast-track his view on the reserve rider system at this weekend’s British Speedway Promoters Association’s annual general meeting.

The Robins boss wants the system, which gives young British riders with National League experience the chance to ride in the Elite League, strengthened ahead of the new campaign.

Having experienced the frustration of a serious injury to reserve Lewis Rose last year and also having both Charles Wright and Rose miss meetings with fixture clashes, Rossiter wants a fairer way to replace reserves at difficult times.

“I’m happy if we can strengthen the fast-track, but we should look at cutting it down to one rider,” he said.

“I still feel when there is a clash of fixture you are having to work hard to bring in someone of similar standard or go down.

“If there is a way that we can all sit around in the room, I think there are a couple of ideas floating about, and they are sure they can make it stronger, then fine.

“I don’t want to go back down the same route in the way we picked them and let people come in like last season.

“We should be able to use someone of the same calibre when a reserve rider is injured or has a fixture clash.”

Rossiter also wants to bring up points averages for the new season, not only to attract new European riders into the league, but also save the jobs of those riders already in it.

“I think we need to look into the averages of the riders riding at two and four,” added Rossiter. “I’m sure there is a way to work out when riders have been riding as heat leader and then they drop down to second string.

“To give you an example, Davey Watt has gone up to a 7.5 average yet Dakota North is just over a point below him.

“You wouldn’t say Davey Watt is far better than Dakota North and you could end up putting someone like Davey Watt, who has been very loyal, out of a job.

“We are already struggling for riders as it is and if we set a points limit we are going to have riders out of a job. We also need to look at the lack of new European riders coming in because they have all been assessed on averages they have all done in different leagues.”