NEW LOOK FOR STAR

[Sidney the robin 4,735]

44 minutes ago, Starman2006 said:

Yep the bumper issue is always good value Sid, i know they do it, but mid season track and team reviews pen pictures and mid  season stats  would be good, might help the sales and advertise the fact that a certain team will be in the following weeks star. And the British GP edition, but i do wish they would make more of it in the Star, maybe a middle [  fixed ] supliment type thing  this is our showpiece event.

If they could do that sort of edition everyweek mate that would be superb i know it probably isnt 't viable.But i have said endless times compared to other papers and magazines it is still great value they must be doing something right to be able to last the test of time.

[ouch 1,191]

Ever thought of doing a poster in the middle pages? Action shot or team photo. Something I could put up in my man cave. 

[Starman2006 2,354]

1 hour ago, Sidney the robin said:

If they could do that sort of edition everyweek mate that would be superb i know it probably isnt 't viable.But i have said endless times compared to other papers and magazines it is still great value they must be doing something right to be able to last the test of time.

I see what your saying, but to do all or maybe the premiership and championship it would come down to cost of producing the magazine and the cost to fans, i think the idea of doing a mid season review could work but it depends, you would have to cover the 3 leagues otherwise there would be moans, and that might not be viable. thats why they produce a bumper edition in March, although it is food for thought. either mid season or at the end of the season. with that seasons stats. But i still say a decent supliment fixed in the star for the British GP is a must, you need to capture the publics imagination and as i said baring a British world cup this is our showpiece event. It is still value, but many people do not have bottomless pits of money, thats why clubs, and perhaps the star need to dangle that carrot. End of the day, it all comes down to cost.

Edited April 9, 2018 by Starman2006

[Sidney the robin 4,735]

2 hours ago, Starman2006 said:

I see what your saying, but to do all or maybe the premiership and championship it would come down to cost of producing the magazine and the cost to fans, i think the idea of doing a mid season review could work but it depends, you would have to cover the 3 leagues otherwise there would be moans, and that might not be viable. thats why they produce a bumper edition in March, although it is food for thought. either mid season or at the end of the season. with that seasons stats. But i still say a decent supliment fixed in the star for the British GP is a must, you need to capture the publics imagination and as i said baring a British world cup this is our showpiece event. It is still value, but many people do not have bottomless pits of money, thats why clubs, and perhaps the star need to dangle that carrot. End of the day, it all comes down to cost.

The Speedway star is very important to Speedway i can't ever imagine not ever having it touch wood it goes on for years to come.The bumper March edition for me people would pay extra for it it is certainly worth it certainly from my perspective.

[The Little Un 47]

When I was young the first page I read was Pam Oakes' every week; followed by Rising to the Occasion. Back in those days there were so many fans that you had people going through the crowd selling it; their cry was another thing that added to the occasion. Speedway had a aura and the supporters were as one with every club having its own war cry. I doubt that the sport will ever be the same as it was then as even today's Polish crowds look very sparse in comparison to those days. Crowds of 16,000 were the norm at Wimbledon with both Ronnie and Barry in the team with good riders like Cyril Brine, Olle Nygren and Trevor Hedge just to name a few.

Today the sales of the Speedway Star are probably well below 10% of the sales they were then and so they have had to cut their suit to fit the cloth. They will never be able to meet the demands of every speedway fans but since it started it has done its best to achieve that. I do not mind people suggesting things to put in the magazine but why complain about what is already in it?  There are places that have speedway as an after thought in their magazines and you have various types of stock car, quads, sidecar speedway, grass track and long track depending in what country you are in.

 

[spinkox 37]

Never like photos using flash - it stops the wheels - well the front anyway. Alf Weedon never used it...

 

[The Little Un 47]

15 minutes ago, spinkox said:

Never like photos using flash - it stops the wheels - well the front anyway. Alf Weedon never used it...

 

But there never was, never is and there never will be another Alf Weedon. Alf was photographing speedway seven years before I went to my first speedway meeting which was the 1955 World Final at Wembley. Mike Patrick is closest to Alf in talent and I am sure he learned a lot from studying Alf.  

[stevehone 3,427]

29 minutes ago, spinkox said:

Never like photos using flash - it stops the wheels - well the front anyway. Alf Weedon never used it...

 

100% agree, but a necessary evil with the lighting how it is at many tracks

[Starman2006 2,354]

7 hours ago, Sidney the robin said:

The Speedway star is very important to Speedway i can't ever imagine not ever having it touch wood it goes on for years to come.The bumper March edition for me people would pay extra for it it is certainly worth it certainly from my perspective.

Yeh i would agree, the bumper issue should be £3, and the rest of the season £2.90, i think nobody would complain about that for what they are getting.

[PHILIPRISING 7,298]

8 hours ago, spinkox said:

Never like photos using flash - it stops the wheels - well the front anyway. Alf Weedon never used it...

 

YES he did

[Paddi 19]

On ‎06‎/‎04‎/‎2018 at 7:57 PM, Vic Meldrew said:

But could we have less space devoted to Grasstrack and European/Overseas news?

I actually like the European and Overseas news. Keeps me up to date with results all in one place.

[westlakejawa 23]

 

 Can't be to many smiles in S -S offices at present with this lousy weather, must affect track sales/production ratio, with out the juggling of space filling due to lack of match reports ect .        Doing a great job Good value for the cost compared to some specialist  publications.    

[Starman2006 2,354]

43 minutes ago, westlakejawa said:

 

 Can't be to many smiles in S -S offices at present with this lousy weather, must affect track sales/production ratio, with out the juggling of space filling due to lack of match reports ect .        Doing a great job Good value for the cost compared to some specialist  publications.    

Hmm, a lot of positives coming out here. And to be honest we are all speedway fans but i would expect you would get the same views from fans that don't use this forum.

[sommelier 1,118]

14 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said:

YES he did

Wright Wood was IMO a million miles in front of Weedon, when you consider the poor lighting conditions in Wrigh Woods day, yet still managed some amazing photos.

Mike Patrick was a class act, but when you look at MX images (Haggis Hartman) he is just in another world!!!

[Trevor 270]

I love the Star, and look forward to Thursday when it comes. I also loved the retro feel of the front cover. My only suggestion for improvement is less of the really long articles and a bit more fan input, such as teams your team loves to beat, tips when coming to your track, rider you love to hate etc.