ALUN Rossiter believes that the current fast track reserve system is wrecking the Elite League.

This season, British Speedway Promoters’ Association rules dictate that, as individual rider averages fluctuate, reserves move both up and down from the main body of Elite League teams, and Swindon Robins boss Rossiter thinks that the constant reshuffling is doing up and coming racers no favours.

The Robins team manager, who is also the chief of the Great Britain national team, is concerned that the overall product of the Elite League is suffering as a result of how the fast track scheme is currently organised and is advocating a change to the rules as soon as possible.

“I totally don’t agree with the fast-track. It is an oversight by us. The fast track, in my opinion, has gone as far as it can go now,” said Rossiter.

“There is so much of a gap now between the riders who have come through the fast track and the next lot.

“This is the so-called top league – I won’t say we’re the Elite League because I think we are only that by name and not by association.

“We’re not the Elite League – we never have been – but at the end of the day, Sky sponsor us with money and that is why we do what we do.

“You can just see the riders who are moving up are not scoring any points and that can’t be doing their confidence any good.

“Look at Charles Wright – he is all over the place this year.

“Moving up to two or four should be the limit for the fast-track riders. That is a progression. Because of the format we have got, it is just too big of a jump.

“You can’t expect them to go and race the heat leaders. We changed the format so we have got better racing and to make sure the top riders met each other more.

“It has certainly killed the confidence of the fast track boys; the (Kyle) Newmans, the Adam Ellis’ in the league.

“Ellis was only in the National League and he has had a good start to the year, and his confidence has been hit by having a go as a heat leader.

“I do think it should be something that we should be man enough to say: ‘it is an oversight by us and we should be looking to change it’.”