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  1. 4 points
    A think they might also sneak a point at Newcastle.
  2. 4 points
    Ask Barry Bishop and Martin Widman to be in charge of bringing Speedway into the 21st century. They not only understand that these days you need to provide more than 15 heats of Speedway to make a night out but will listen to the ideas and thoughts of others. In fact they are so forward thinking that they were forced out of league Speedway in the UK!
  3. 3 points
    Will be glad to see MotoGP back this coming weekend. What with Speedway GP Friday and Saturday as well it’s going to be a cracker.
  4. 3 points
    Funny how the business commitments only came into play when Poole dropped a division.
  5. 2 points
    He was head and shoulders above everyone else in the Brummies side. I'll never forget his performance for the Bees to win the title at Poole. He can sometimes have a poor match but overall he puts in a shift for the side he's racing for. Hope he gets a full season at Perry Barr.
  6. 2 points
    Cook should be at 2. Would ride in 3 heats with the no1. "Easy" ride in heat 8 and then RR in heat 13. With Cook and King together in 3 heats ... must get 3 heat advantages for it to work But hey what do the paying public know.... Pressure now on Allen to score well... the rider who would be at reserve if Starke had ridden enough meetings for an average. Oh well.....
  7. 2 points
    In my opinion promoters in general are just as much to blame for the sport going on such a huge decline as anyone. Its their product to sell each week and very few do a good enough job. Admittedly I have never been a speedway promoter and never will be, but I wouldn't invest in a speedway club and expect handouts to keep the club going. What I have seen recently is a couple of Championship clubs having the begging bowl out for money to help them through the season as well as threatening to close down because the fans aren't packing into the stadiums. And those clubs are clubs with new promoters over the last couple of years who have never promoted before. The value for money just isn't there. On average around two hours stood around watching 15 heats of speedway, overpriced food and drink, barely anything going on between the heats and more often than not being stood in freezing cold conditions listening to completely out dated music. Add that with poor stadiums that look older than the average pensioner and processional racing on track and its clear to see why there are no fans coming through the gate. I absolutely love speedway, admittedly no where near as much as when I attended Newport regular before we shut down and I moved to Aus, so I am not one that wants to see the sport fail and cease to exist. But I really do think that the sport has been driven that far into the ground (in Britain) that it is beyond a state of repair. It would take a miracle of epic proportions to revive the sport in the UK, IMO. I remember the beginning of the end being when Rickardsson quit Poole after a few meetings one season, I think it was the season they brought the grading system into the Elite League. Ever since, the quality has got weaker and weaker, prices have gone up and up and ultimately, crowds have gone down and down.
  8. 1 point
    Not funny that his father passed away, and he took full control of the business
  9. 1 point
    At Leicester probably............... ............ but IMO Edinburgh are stronger away.
  10. 1 point
    For those a little shy about wearing their speedway merchandise... Speedway t-shirt
  11. 1 point
    Kyle Bickley is at No.2 again for this meeting.
  12. 1 point
    2miles from track. dry and sunny with white fluffy clouds
  13. 1 point
    Doesn't mean they sell though. The problem with track shops and indeed all retail, is that people have different tastes. Some prefer all singing all dancing items, other prefer simple looking garments that they can wear out of speedway. We try and cater for both, but never in a million years will we keep everyone happy. At the end of the day, we try and do our very best for all of our clubs, all of which are unique in their own way. We must also remember, that as much as we love what we do and do our very best for each club, we still have to make a profit to continue trading. It is no good us buying loads of expensive items that 2 or 3 people want and then be left with loads that we cannot sell, that is a false economy. Taking chances on expensive items is a dangerous game to play when you are trying to survive. Speedway is not like football. Football order items in the 100s and 1000s. We order in the 5's. We have to. Many clubs have found out to their cost, that merchandise is not the huge money spinner they think it is and have been left with thousands of pounds worth of stock, that I'm quite sure their fans would prefer them to spend on the riders or track. Its a helluva risk. We have been in this industry for many years and know it well. We can all argue with others and tell them what we think they should be doing and how we should be doing it, but when you are spending someone else's money its easy, not so easy when its your own.
  14. 1 point
    After the demolition of the mighty Bandits,Poole will be worried no doubt.
  15. 1 point
    Surely you can't be questioning the tactical genius that is Richie? ;-)
  16. 1 point
    Hope Birmingham survive, I follow speedway all over the country and have visited Perry Barr on many occasions always staying over in the nearby hotel. I don't know wot marketing as been done but as the local student population been tapped into at all? I hope the walloping at Leicester hasn't disheartened the promotion & the supporters even more. It angered me when a few weeks back they were allowed a full house 18,000 for the cricket at Edgbaston yet just down the road at Birmingham speedway they cudn't open because of the restrictions Test event or not this demonstrated the madness of the rules around covid. Hope the Brummies survive
  17. 1 point
  18. 1 point
    Yep thats the issue preaching to the converted so to speak.. it needs to get out to the wider unconverted Birmingham.
  19. 1 point
  20. 1 point
    For me it isn't the riding position thats as tough as being the transitional place. Riders at 2 have largely stepped up from reserve and the trick is to keep scoring and move into the main body proper rather than drop back down to reserve and run that yoyo performance life. It is a rapid evening though with 4 rides done by heat 10. If i was calling out the fairness of positions a number 7 rides against another reserve in every race whilst for a 6 it happens twice. Could shuffle those around a little better and switch the endless reserve swapping around.
  21. 1 point
    Can see witches taking a point or more, cook is on fire just at hope he has a fresh donk, need solid support off king, Allen and starke,all are most capable around the aces turf , shame missing crump (or guest a number one that wants to have a crack )as that leaves no room for error or 4th places , witches will surprise
  22. 1 point
    Fingers crossed that goes smoothly tellboy A last heat decider would make sure they set it up correctly
  23. 1 point
    But Rob's lads can do what they wants...
  24. 1 point
    Another thing that struck me as lunacy is that some people reckon that 12 quid was a good price for a middle tier live stream. I find that baffling when you compare that to what you pay for streaming services such as Netflix, I pay I think $14 a month for Netflix which is about 7-8 pounds sterling. That is what you call good value. As people have been stating on various threads I have been viewing, two adults to attend a Premiership meeting with a couple of drinks each and some food is in excess of 50 quid. You cannot be demanding these prices when none of the worlds top riders ride here anymore.
  25. 1 point
    speedway riders of any ability have probably got more "bottle" in their little finger than you(indeed most if us) would have in your entire body
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