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  2. Posted

    For me it has to be Prague and Torun.   Prague being the easiest to get to and plenty to see and do over the visit.   Racing wasn’t the best but with the ease of getting to it etc I would good back again.  

    Torun was amazing atmosphere and nice town to stay in. We hired a car to get to it from the airport but there are plenty ways including the fantastic Travel Plus Tours.

    Thoughts on the your best and others you have visited. ?

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  5. Posted

    1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

    King's Lynn tried this one year in the 2nd tier & half of the tickets found there way in to the hands of those already attending or at least attended Speedway before & happy to attend for the freebie. The majority of the rest didn't ever get used. 

    The idea is ok in principle but as with what happened with King's Lynn, that would be what Horton meant by losing money. It's not from potential new supporters, it's from the existing taking the freebie. 

    If the idea is to get extra people into the track then they need to work with a very large employee in the area. e.g Council / NHS / Union / car plant etc. -  Offer all the staff reduced price price tickets (e.g £10 or £12) every meeting on ideally a place like standing only where they can upsell if they choose to.   Maybe in return the company offers sponsorship in the future. 

          

  7. Posted

    Watching Emil Sayfutdinov race last night was something special.    Do you think Ipswitch have done a big favour to alot of other clubs to bring in the crowds when he rides away at other tracks this year in the UK ?


    When Ipswitch are in town its a definite one to watch and hopefully if Nick Pederson is ok that should help bring in a few extra in through the gates around the country.

    Anyone else ?
     

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  10. Posted

    On 3/11/2022 at 10:26 AM, TotallyHonestJohn said:

    I am aware this subject interests a great deal of people and I am not sure if this upload has worked but here goes

    Following on from what is happening at Northside this will hopefully give some comparisons

    Regards
    THJ

    Sorry having difficulty in getting this uploaded and I have asked for some assistance... lets see where I get with it

     

    Regards
    John

    Track Dimensions.pdf

    PDF link now works

  12. Posted

    It is with great sadness the loss of one of our own, Steve Turner.

    He was a great chap and always smiled on the terraces and had many friends on the BSF. He was one those who brought a lot of forum members and fans together. 

    I remember meeting him many times and have fond memories of our trip to the Cardiff GP together with Fd and Co. 

    Rest in peace my friend. 

     

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  13. Posted

    28 minutes ago, Parsy29 said:

    Riders Wages are big to pay for the costs of bikes, a van, mechanic etc etc. Don't get me wrong I believe they are worth more than Premier League footballers but try telling that to your general public. The gulf between income from fans and expenditure on riders wages has risen to a non sustainable level.

    The sport IMO needs to go back to a part time one where you ride a couple of times a week and you have a job that fits around it. 

    The sport is a £10 sport. 15 minutes of entertainment over a 2 hour period. A family of 4 spending say £30-£40 is a good value night out. Spending £60 all of a sudden isn't value for money any longer.

    Hit the nail on the head!   The sport is a £10 sport.   Riders must get other jobs that fits around it like in lots of other  sports with such low gate money or ride abroad  as well.

    Also people says its a family sport but that is far from it.   The vast majority of kids around 12 and under will be in bed by about 9:30 on a school night! 

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    The banqueting suite will be built on the site of the Hare and Hounds bar with the terraced area at the finish line end of the track also making way for the new development.

    “The way it has been designed will allow for the top floor suite to be open for 500 guests or split into rooms of 250, 150 and 100 people capacities providing fantastic views across the track.

     

    “On the same level will be five brand new executive boxes which will cater for 20 people per box. These, too, can be made into one large executive box for 100 guests. Our existing executive boxes will remain in place until the new development is open and a new entrance will be in place until building work is completed.”

    https://www.rmcmedia.co.uk/magazines/westside/article/Owlerton-Stadium-announces-plans-for-5m-banqueting-suite

     

     

  22. Posted

    I see the tigers have linked up with the Sheffield Steelers ice hockey.   They are going to offer a some kind of discount to the Steeler's season ticket holders which is great news but they could by missing a MASSIVE opportunity here. 

    Why not offer £5 a meeting vouchers to be used for say 2 meetings valid until  the end of April to ALL Steelers fans.     There will be over 7000 fans at the ice hockey on Saturday night!   Both sports are very family orientated with ice hockey season just about to finish and the speedway about to start. 

     

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    19 hours ago, 4thbender said:

    Absolutely agree - 4.00pm is neither one thing or the other. Too early for an evening match and too late for an afternoon match. Sunday tea is a special time in many families and taking dads away from 3.00 till 6.30 will ruin family time on Sundays and won't be popular with mums.

    We spend our weekends at Brid and I can't see my missus agreeing to have an early dinner and leave the caravan straight after in order to get back by 4.00 so I guess that's the end of over 50 years as a supporter.

     

    Yes 5pm first race would be much better and keep to tight schedule so not late for young kids. 

     

     

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