Grachan 7,314 Posted November 8, 2018 I see there is more in Speedway Star this week with regards to Sweden taking Thursdays. Surely... SURELY!... British speedway needs to take this night as its second fixed night before Sweden (quite justifiably) take it off them. That would leave British speedway with just one priority night instead of two because of being voted down by lower teams. This should not be allowed to happen! The top league should take Thursday as a fixed race night immediately, or else they will lose it. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,863 Posted November 8, 2018 I think the top League should take Friday and Saturday nights, especially now with minimal impact from the GP's 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted November 8, 2018 But you see, you get whats left after FIM takes what they need, PZM takes what they want and Sweden takes tuesdays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfie456 490 Posted November 8, 2018 3 hours ago, iainb said: I think the top League should take Friday and Saturday nights, especially now with minimal impact from the GP's You have fixtures in Poland on a Friday and Saturday plus numerous Sec or Gp qualifiers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucifer sam 3,953 Posted November 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Grachan said: I see there is more in Speedway Star this week with regards to Sweden taking Thursdays. Surely... SURELY!... British speedway needs to take this night as its second fixed night before Sweden (quite justifiably) take it off them. That would leave British speedway with just one priority night instead of two because of being voted down by lower teams. This should not be allowed to happen! The top league should take Thursday as a fixed race night immediately, or else they will lose it. What's so special about Thursdays? Surely crowds are bigger on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. I would suggest one big league, with all fixtures taking place on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,683 Posted November 8, 2018 Perhaps more of the Thursday teams will be in the top league anyway making it less likely to be opposed..... Peterborough strongly rumoured to be moving up and availability of the showground apparently much better during midweek too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, iainb said: I think the top League should take Friday and Saturday nights, especially now with minimal impact from the GP's That could mean that any number up to about ten riders from this year will not always be available due to Polish and other meetings. Edited November 8, 2018 by A ORLOV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,353 Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, iainb said: I think the top League should take Friday and Saturday nights, especially now with minimal impact from the GP's You are joking. Those that run on saturday will be the quickest way to the poor house. Stadiums would be empty GP nights. But if they want to run against the GP's then thats there perogative. Fridays you could understand. Kids off the weekend so more might go. But then again, perhaps promotions need to start buying those Carrots. Edited November 8, 2018 by Starman2006 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve0 5,517 Posted November 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, Starman2006 said: You are joking. Those that run on saturday will be the quickest way to the poor house. Stadiums would be empty GP nights. But if they want to run against the GP's then thats there perogative. Fridays you could understand. Kids off the weekend so more might go. But then again, perhaps promotions need to start buying those Carrots. Why would stadiums be empty on GP nights? I watch very few things “live” at transmission time and much prefer to record and watch on delay. This allows me to skip past Adverts , replays and endless studio chats. I’m sure a lot of people feel the same way 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kickitov 104 Posted November 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Grachan said: I see there is more in Speedway Star this week with regards to Sweden taking Thursdays. Surely... SURELY!... British speedway needs to take this night as its second fixed night before Sweden (quite justifiably) take it off them. That would leave British speedway with just one priority night instead of two because of being voted down by lower teams. This should not be allowed to happen! The top league should take Thursday as a fixed race night immediately, or else they will lose it. Agree 100% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattK 3,447 Posted November 8, 2018 6 hours ago, iainb said: I think the top League should take Friday and Saturday nights, especially now with minimal impact from the GP's Even without the 10 GP weekends, you would still lose riders on at least ten other weekends to the GP Challenge, World U21s, World Team U21s and Speedway of Nations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,777 Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) If we have to go with the fixed nights then it should be Monday and Thursday. Wolves, King's Lynn and Poole on Mondays and the remaining existing PL tracks on Thursdays. Any newcomers to be allocated to keep the numbers on each night as equal as possible. Edited November 8, 2018 by Aces51 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted November 8, 2018 12 minutes ago, Aces51 said: If we have to go with the fixed nights then it should be Monday and Thursday. Wolves, King's Lynn and Poole on Mondays and the remaining existing PL tracks on Thursdays. Any newcomers to be allocated to keep the numbers on each night as equal as possible. cant see poole on a Monday difficult what ever way we look at it ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drb 1 Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) Is there any reason why Speedway isn't run on a Saturday afternoon ? That is the traditional sport day and would more likely attract more Football fans during the summer months. I understand there may be a clash with Grand Prix schedule but has previously mentionned how many GP riders are in UK. Also you are more likely to attract larger crowds when they are not at school or work rather than rushing to a stadium after a busy day. Edited November 8, 2018 by drb 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
INCOGNITO 357 Posted November 8, 2018 8 hours ago, Grachan said: I see there is more in Speedway Star this week with regards to Sweden taking Thursdays. Surely... SURELY!... British speedway needs to take this night as its second fixed night before Sweden (quite justifiably) take it off them. That would leave British speedway with just one priority night instead of two because of being voted down by lower teams. This should not be allowed to happen! The top league should take Thursday as a fixed race night immediately, or else they will lose it. SWEDEN have already had approved by the FIM that they will run their top level on a Tuesday or Thursday and have priority on riders. POLAND have the same with Friday, Saturday's and Sunday's BRITAIN went with Monday and Wednesday's so Sweden jumped in already to claim Thursdays so Britain have to now keep Monday and Wednesday or accept they may have to cover for riders involved in the top leagues in Sweden and Poland if fixtures do clash. NOTE There may only be one or two top level meetings in Sweden on a Thursday and the same in Poland on a Friday and Saturday night so in most cases fixtures can be sorted to avoid clashes but it would be a risk any track riding on these nights at home signing a rider that competes in the Swedish or Polish top leagues. other countries get their next season sorted early, Poland complete their signings now and Sweden not far behind but we haven't had an AGM yet so are way behind and have to take what's left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites