Getting close:

Looks like the two boards to watch are 6 and 18. Anyone know what the status
on 18 is? Last map displayed on the the site is SP08, but there is no
mention of the F08 deadline.

Basically it looks like the Riders would need either a gift or a miracle to
improve upon the three way shared 1st. In fact, in looking at that SP08 map,
David Ling is only a Munich away from a solo. He could almost certainly take
St Pete and Tunis, and he's already got the goods to hold all the other
German centers. So, for England it just comes down to Munich.  Does he go
for it? Or will he second round see only 2 solos out of 28 boards?

I'm not sure if that indicates a fairly balanced scoring system, in that
most everyone had reastic goals to play for long enough that throwing solos
never really entered the equation? Or if we're all just crummy players who
couldn't solo against the computer version.