OveFundinFan 4,137 Posted June 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, WestGorton1884 said: Great advert for the sport, always knew this would be a close meeting, Ipswich have got real strength in depth Having Max and KB in two of last three races proved vital . Regarding the Max / Bomber clash ,... Nothing malicious from Max who is anything but a dirty rider But definitely the right decision to exclude him, Looks like a promising season in store for both teams Not malicious, but certainly careless...... he should have known Harris was close, he had only just undertook him then went too wide. Spoilt his own score and that of Harris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterPlinge 657 Posted June 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, acef said: if there is a demand for £10 tickets, for example, and we sold an extra 4/500 by doing so on a consistent basis, then £10 is the price point it should be. 1,000 people @ £18 = £18,000 If they sold an extra 4/500 by offering £10 tickets 1,400/1,500 @ £10 = £14,000 - £15,000 So no. In your example, £10 clearly isn't the price point it should be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyderd 1,216 Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Gavan said: So if your half a bike length up you can basically just shove the other rider into the fence because ' you are in front' Max Fricke is by no means a dirty rider but that move wasnt good .....the commentary team pretty much said the same He was half a bike length up and left Harris no room at all. Its not up to Harris to throttle off if he is only half a bike length down, he should have been able to ride up to the next corner in that straight line. I also cant understand how the race wasnt awarded either Could have cost us a point maybe Its all well and good saying that Bewley had a poor night and so did Wells , but on the plus side Worrall rode and scored really well. Also Ipswich reserves had a poor meeting to. Its all if buts and maybes. All i know is that if we can keep this up then i dont fear anyone over 2 legs what you say is mostly true, my only gripe is this, how many riders do you see using the boards to propel them into the next corner, Max was at the part of the track where this is often done, Max must of known CH was near him but maybe he thought he was not as close as he was and was using the boards to give him more speed into the corner, it's possible but only Max knows for sure. Thankfully both riders were able to just dust themselves down and get on with the meeting.The ref called it correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyderd 1,216 Posted June 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, WalterPlinge said: 1,000 people @ £18 = £18,000 If they sold an extra 4/500 by offering £10 tickets 1,400/1,500 @ £10 = £14,000 - £15,000 So no. In your example, £10 clearly isn't the price point it should be At the end of the day the BSPA should not of let BT or any broadcaster call the shots,it should of been properly negotiated so the all clubs are not losing hand over fist every time the camera's are in town. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halifaxtiger 5,318 Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) 29 minutes ago, acef said: Value is decided by the consumer. If we are not selling enough tickets, then it’s too expensive whether it’s comparable or not. The price has to represent value and looking at the footfall, it seems it doesn’t. Imo if there is a demand for £10 tickets, for example, and we sold an extra 4/500 by doing so on a consistent basis, then £10 is the price point it should be. Unfortunately there is just too much cost in the sport today making it next to impossible to turn a profit Just because people aren't buying something doesn't necessarily mean it is too expensive. It can easily be a case of ignorance of what the price actually gets you. Belle Vue's gates are, apparently, around 1200. If half are in the grandstand and half in the south stand, that's income of £22,000. 1700 at £10 is £17,000. That's a £5,000 loss and to make £10 pay, they'd have to increase the gates by 1,000 a week. There is a case for having reduced entry at TV meetings, but it is noticeable that clubs have dropped it. Clearly, the propaganda value of big TV attendances is not enough to overcome the losses incurred. I'll admit I am biased but the comparison I gave is between one sport with near world class competitors while the other is semi professional and light years away from the top of their sport. Comparing the two, to me, makes speedway look cheap. As to turning a profit, apparently Eastbourne are doing very well - even their worst gate was 'break even'. Edited June 4, 2019 by Halifaxtiger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,137 Posted June 4, 2019 I remember Sayfutdinov being trapped by Medinski in a similar situation to Fricke/Harris and look how it turned out for Emil. I dont think he been the same since. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ouch 1,191 Posted June 4, 2019 We had a similar coming together in the same spot at the last Colts match. This time the rider behind was excluded so it’s swings and roundabouts with decisions like this. Glad in both cases everyone was ok. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,082 Posted June 4, 2019 If ou deem it was the fault of Harris then you have total disregard for rider safety. Fricke's foot peg was in the front wheel of Harris so Fricke's bike was not in front at the time of impact, it is totally different to rider taking another rider's line to stop his move. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topaz325 1,853 Posted June 4, 2019 4 hours ago, acef said: Where in the rule book does it say he has to? It’s good sportsmanship, yes, but it’s not a ruling. The rider in front can put the bike wherever he chooses and max chose to run up to the boards as he made the pass. On paper he was the primary cause of stoppage so had to go, but Chris was equally to blame for staying on the taps after he’d been passed. He should have throttled off and cut back in as max was clearly chasing the high line. If Pedersen has made that move the BSF would go into melt down, not good from Fricke. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyE 822 Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) On 6/4/2019 at 8:41 AM, Phil The Ace said: A couple of 100, you do realise we have another stand on the far side where most ppl are most weeks. Everyone just looks at the grandstand. There was approx 500 in grandstand and about 600 or so in south stand. No where near a few 100. It was a poor crowd though I have no axe to grind - just saying how it comes over on tv. The cameras seem to do their best not to show the overall crowd with any close-up focused on the 'densely packed' areas when it is fairly obvious that there were whole sections with hardly anybody there at all. Edited June 6, 2019 by TonyE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,242 Posted June 4, 2019 Allen withdrawn from our meeting this Thursday as he found last night too painful on his shoulder. Can add that to the ifs what’s and maybes re the result Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,243 Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, woodenspoon said: I would prefer it if the BT TV cameras were never at Belle Vue, it would then mean that you had to attend in person to see some of the best speedway in the UK. Surely getting in at TV meetings for a Tenner would be even bigger losses for the promotion, as it appears that speedway gets very little out of the BT deal. Does anyone know the exact amount per TV showing ? Speedway gets many, many hours of advertising out of the BT deal.. That they choose not to highlight themselves as a 'popular place to visit' isn't BT's fault... Last night they should have ran with cheap tickets, filled the Grandstand, and had huge banners advertising various sponsors and the club website, twitter, fb page etc covering the empty back straight.. Or at the very least move all the Grandstand people together and covered the vacant seating with advertising banners like champions league football does with the first few rows.. When the SWC was at BV a few years ago we got 'upgraded' free of charge to the seating erected on bends three/four Why? Because this was the area that was going to get most covered on TV as it was directly in line with the camera covering the starts.. Unpurchased, empty seating would have made the event look 'unpopular'.. So much of advertising and marketing is about hype.. If it looks successful many 'sheep' will follow it and grow it's success.. And vice versa, the same is also true.. It it looks unpopular, it will stay unpopular unless something changes.. And 'build it and they will come' simply doesn't cut it anymore... The Aces have a huge asset in that circuit. They now need to get a marketing plan that actually does it justice.. Edited June 4, 2019 by mikebv 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfie456 499 Posted June 4, 2019 22 hours ago, GiveusaB said: Great speedway meeting! Ipswich unlucky with Harris damaging his bike? Couldve been a different result? How annoying is that 'whiney' woman announcer??? You want to be there when shes screaming like a banshi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAH 409 Posted June 4, 2019 42 minutes ago, Wolfie456 said: You want to be there when shes screaming like a banshi kettle pot black porky parry ffs enough said !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, mikebv said: Speedway gets many, many hours of advertising out of the BT deal.. That they choose not to highlight themselves as a 'popular place to visit' isn't BT's fault... Last night they should have ran with cheap tickets, filled the Grandstand, and had huge banners advertising various sponsors and the club website, twitter, fb page etc covering the empty back straight.. Or at the very least move all the Grandstand people together and covered the vacant seating with advertising banners like champions league football does with the first few rows.. When the SWC was at BV a few years ago we got 'upgraded' free of charge to the seating erected on bends three/four Why? Because this was the area that was going to get most covered on TV as it was directly in line with the camera covering the starts.. Unpurchased, empty seating would have made the event look 'unpopular'.. So much of advertising and marketing is about hype.. If it looks successful many 'sheep' will follow it and grow it's success.. And vice versa, the same is also true.. It it looks unpopular, it will stay unpopular unless something changes.. And 'build it and they will come' simply doesn't cut it anymore... The Aces have a huge asset in that circuit. They now need to get a marketing plan that actually does it justice.. So easy for you to say all that will your money pay for it ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites