van wolfswinkel 635 Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) There were 2 very nice smiley lady stewards at the first gate who took our parking money and made a fuss of the dogs. It was when we arrived at the Fort Knox end that we were told we couldn't stay in the car park but there was a lay by up the road. We were on holiday and the intention was to see the Bees ride but no way was I leaving the dogs 'up the road'. We'd been to Swindon loads of times before with no problems. The dogs just go to sleep after a long walk at the White Horse, Uffington. (No it's not a pub.) All the car windows are left open, including the roof, although at 7.20pm it's cool enough anyway, and we park where we can see the car from the stadium. Yes, I think we ended up in the pits car park. Our personal escort. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150351743332785&set=a.212043107784.161691.550797784&type=3&theater One of those would be Irene. I was a steward for 1 match, but my plan of watching speedway for free was thwarted as I was sent around the back of the stand to look for kids climbing in. There were none. I work around the North Wessex Downs so know the Uffington White Horse well. The White Horse thatched pub is in the hamlet of Woolstone a few miles away. We take our huge wire-haired Dachshund(sausage dog)Bertie for walks around the Downs, great places to walk in 4 counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, away from built-up areas such as Swindon and Reading, you have places such as Vale of the White Horse, Avebury/Silbury Hill,The Ridgeway, Watership Down, Kennet and Avon Canal, Barbury Castle, Liddington Castle, Savernake Forest, and the market towns of Hungerford and Marlborough, and a few thousand racehorses train on the Lambourn Downs, just over the hill from Uffington. Edited August 14, 2015 by haydon hat 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teddy2706 166 Posted August 18, 2015 At Sheffield they subcon to the local institute of thugs, morons and apes. I like everything about Owlerton except them. Good car park, good spectating, good restaurant, great racing, rubbish security! "Ya can't park theere, it's f't Casino", Ya can't stand theere, it's got yellow lines", "Ya can't park thee motabike theere, th's ta goo in't tha area theere". I assume that Sheffield speedway has to be run on a tight budget because I have never seen any other speedway club so top heavy with security and track staff, do the Council insist on such numbers? And how come dogs are perfectly welcome at some tracks, yet verboten at others? That imbecile Porky got someones dog chucked out at Monmore some weeks ago, yet it is a dog racing stadium! Speaking of Monmore, years ago they had two monkeys in the car park (with specially tailored white coats that hid their tails) who delighted in parking visiting fans cars in the bottom of the car park, then boxing them in with home supporters cars who they knew would be late out. They weren't averse to threatening behaviour away from home either.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyretrax 2,240 Posted August 18, 2015 The fact that it's a greyhound stadium is all the more reason not to allow pet dogs. Who knows if these dogs are up to date with innoculations and could be carrying a virus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Voice Of Reason 2,124 Posted August 18, 2015 I was a steward for 1 match, but my plan of watching speedway for free was thwarted as I was sent around the back of the stand to look for kids climbing in. There were none. We have the same at Lakeside these days - looking for people climbing out. There are loads. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerite 319 Posted August 18, 2015 I like everything about Owlerton except them. Good car park, good spectating, good restaurant, great racing, rubbish security! "Ya can't park theere, it's f't Casino", Ya can't stand theere, it's got yellow lines", "Ya can't park thee motabike theere, th's ta goo in't tha area theere". I assume that Sheffield speedway has to be run on a tight budget because I have never seen any other speedway club so top heavy with security and track staff, do the Council insist on such numbers? And how come dogs are perfectly welcome at some tracks, yet verboten at others? The Car Park staff and stadium security are provided by Owlerton Stadium and nothing to do with the speedway. As for the heavy security numbers, all sports venues in Sheffield came under heavy scrutiny after the Hillsborough football disaster and continue to be so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skid Sprocket 243 Posted August 18, 2015 Varies from track to track. In most cases the revenue goes to the stadium owner, not to the speedway promotion. Where the speedway promotion has control over the car park they are likely to use volunteers, but where the stadium is taking the money it will almost certainly be subcontractors. Of course there are some tracks you can park for free (e.g. Leicester, Coventry, Lakeside, Wolves, Kings Lynn, Ipswich, Rye House, Mildenhall, Kent) Redcar (free) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites