orion 7,621 Posted January 24, 2018 For the latest develpments tune onto jackanory 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,345 Posted January 26, 2018 Maybe May may be started Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,168 Posted January 27, 2018 On 26/01/2018 at 10:03 AM, auntie doris said: Maybe May may be started Yes but what year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Agrotron 955 Posted January 27, 2018 For all news regarding Swindon's new stadium tune into The Archers daily on radio 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewmac 483 Posted January 28, 2018 This may be of interest... http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/last-new-swindon-ready-proceed/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner85 603 Posted January 28, 2018 At last some good news i am sure that will make the Robins fans mightily relieved Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,658 Posted January 28, 2018 2 hours ago, stewmac said: This may be of interest... http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/last-new-swindon-ready-proceed/ Although clearly written for a greyhound readership this has to be great news for the Robins and their fans. The new grandstand has similarities with the one at Poole, which although built 20 years ago, still provides an excellent facility. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted January 29, 2018 Looking at the computer pictures, what the hell is that box with Abbey Stadium on it? So a few windows up top to look out of? No terracing in the front? Useless! This is surely just some feeble knock up and no good for viewing whatsoever. Flat in front so three deep at best. Or is this the outside of the stadium and the ‘track’ is just the road to the stadium? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambo 1,342 Posted January 29, 2018 Gaming International’s Head of Racing Bill Glass said: “Although the circuit will be shortened, it won’t affect the run to the bend from the 480 traps. Effectively, we are losing the area behind the 480 traps so we will no longer have a 509m distance, which we never used for graded racing anyway. The plan is to continue to run over a standard distance of 480 metres by moving the winning line.” Will this effect the position of the Speedway start/finish line and/or the positioning of the Referee's box? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stoke Potter 242 Posted January 29, 2018 There is no referee's box on that picture, alarm bells should be getting louder................ This is a significant change to the original plans, how can it possibly go through all the planning, etc. hoops that quickly to be started so soon?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Stoke Potter said: There is no referee's box on that picture, alarm bells should be getting louder................ This is a significant change to the original plans, how can it possibly go through all the planning, etc. hoops that quickly to be started so soon?? Now there are residents in the new houses who can object to the stadium and delay planning permission, and with the speed Swindon Council works May seems extremely optimistic. The picture does not seem to show viewing facilities for 700 as stated somewhere. Edited January 29, 2018 by A ORLOV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris116 759 Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) That computer generated image looks all to like an updated version of Crayford! I used to go to the old stadium for Speedway, Stock Car and Banger racing. The viewing was good from all around the stadium. Then they knocked the old stadium down and built the new Greyhound racing only stadium which only has viewing on the finishing straight. The stand at the new Crayford, like the one shown above, is flat fronted but does have viewing on two levels. Sadly on the lower level people can stand in front of you outside so you cannot see the racing and on the top level you have a reasonable view if you are on the front row but anywhere else you can only see the back straight as crowd in front block your view completely. Crayford and many other dog tracks has seating around tables for four which means the track is not in front of you but at your side! Much of Wimbledon and Walthamstow had the side on seating which means you have a job seeing one end of the track. From my memory (my last visit was in the mid 80s) the current Swindon stand allows you to see the track easily with seats that face the track rather than being a restaurant with a track on the side! I pity those who watch at any track that is built like that. The 700 people may well be able to be housed in the stand but I fear only about 100 of them will have anything like a good view of the track and while that may be acceptable at dog racing it certainly is not acceptable at speedway. Edited January 29, 2018 by Chris116 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,345 Posted January 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Looking at the computer pictures, what the hell is that box with Abbey Stadium on it? So a few windows up top to look out of? No terracing in the front? Useless! This is surely just some feeble knock up and no good for viewing whatsoever. Flat in front so three deep at best. Or is this the outside of the stadium and the ‘track’ is just the road to the stadium? This is the new fire station 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted January 29, 2018 I thought the impression was from the outside and not from inside the track Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevH 257 Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Richard Weston said: I thought the impression was from the outside and not from inside the track The terracing to the right of the building suggests that the CGI has been produced from the track side :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
