Vince 9,453 Posted April 6, 2018 Apart from crowd levels I think one of the things that actually was better in the 'good old days' was Speedway starting on Good Friday and finishing in mid September. March and October are too prone to bad weather for Speedway in my opinion and perhaps a shorter season would encourage clubs to have a more regular schedule. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,740 Posted April 6, 2018 49 minutes ago, Vince said: Apart from crowd levels I think one of the things that actually was better in the 'good old days' was Speedway starting on Good Friday and finishing in mid September. March and October are too prone to bad weather for Speedway in my opinion and perhaps a shorter season would encourage clubs to have a more regular schedule. Good Friday was 30th March this year! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vince 9,453 Posted April 6, 2018 And look at the weather Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,241 Posted April 6, 2018 ...I seem to recall that Len Silver at Hackney used to open and close the season...15th March and 31st October give or take. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted April 6, 2018 6 hours ago, steve roberts said: ...I seem to recall that Len Silver at Hackney used to open and close the season...15th March and 31st October give or take. Often later than 31st October. It was as late as November 10th one season in the 70s, and a challenge at that if I remember right. In those days any track running fewer than 26 meetings a year was seen as being in trouble with 30+ being commonplace and expected. But then meetings made profits, even those open events that the modern day 'fan' sneers at. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites