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Lets hope Rye House speedway return cause I'm sure a properly ran operation on a Saturday night in the NL or the Championship would draw viable crowds! 

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5 hours ago, RobMcCaffery said:

I will make a very brief return to clarify some points made here.

Yes, I do have a very detailed knowledge of what is going on, having served throughout this saga as an advisor to Steve Ribbons. We have been friends for many years. 

I have therefore read and advised on all correspondence between the Rye House Action Group, the leaseholders, Carter & Bailey, the land owners, The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, the planning authority, East Herts Council and also the SCB. I also supplied information to the public via the Speedway Star and social media. I even trusted this forum to accept the information I was sharing in good faith. Sadly while most responses were intelligent and respectful about our efforts others saw personal vendettas as far more important. 

At the point where I ceased posting here I also told Steve to 'leave me out of the loop' for some time while I dealt with my own ill-health. After a good break I hope now to resume assisting. 

I will however keep postings here to an absolute minimum.

Here is the current situation:

All is on hold until the planning application is heard by the council. We hope that this will not be delayed too much further.

We have issued a detailed proposal which would see the speedway track restored and racing resume. This was at the invitation of the kart promoters who even suggested that we might be able to resume racing in time to join the NDL in 2022.

They subsequently changed their position to say that our proposal was now to be included in a list of options to be considered after seeing their planning permission granted. 

Much work has taken place. The stadium and race track have been modified but not irreversibly. We have engaged specialists to assess the way to reinstate and crucially the cost. 

We do have access to funds that would pay for track  reinstatement and entry to the NDL. 

We have the technical, legal and financial resources to see this project through. Steve is a key player but far from the only. We are not dreamers but sadly right now we are in  the hands of the kart promoters. THESE THINGS TAKE TIME. 

I am not going down the road of this being a starting point for what is too often damaging and ill-informed speculation. 

Our priorities lie with the job in hand, not satisfying the egos of the darker side  of the BSF. 

Sorry to the decent contributors. 

 

Rob McCaffery. 

(51 year fan)

 

 

 

Having started this thread on 23 January 2020 with the following post:-

Just seen Kevin Jolly has plans for Rye House for entry into NDL for 2020, any views on this.

Think it would be great. 

I have nothing but admiration for your efforts Rob, keep up the brilliant work and hopefully it will bear fruit.

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Good luck Rob and the rest of the team and hope to see Rye House back on track soon :t:

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On 1/2/2022 at 10:45 AM, RobMcCaffery said:

I will make a very brief return to clarify some points made here.

Yes, I do have a very detailed knowledge of what is going on, having served throughout this saga as an advisor to Steve Ribbons. We have been friends for many years. 

I have therefore read and advised on all correspondence between the Rye House Action Group, the leaseholders, Carter & Bailey, the land owners, The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, the planning authority, East Herts Council and also the SCB. I also supplied information to the public via the Speedway Star and social media. I even trusted this forum to accept the information I was sharing in good faith. Sadly while most responses were intelligent and respectful about our efforts others saw personal vendettas as far more important. 

At the point where I ceased posting here I also told Steve to 'leave me out of the loop' for some time while I dealt with my own ill-health. After a good break I hope now to resume assisting. 

I will however keep postings here to an absolute minimum.

Here is the current situation:

All is on hold until the planning application is heard by the council. We hope that this will not be delayed too much further.

We have issued a detailed proposal which would see the speedway track restored and racing resume. This was at the invitation of the kart promoters who even suggested that we might be able to resume racing in time to join the NDL in 2022.

They subsequently changed their position to say that our proposal was now to be included in a list of options to be considered after seeing their planning permission granted. 

Much work has taken place. The stadium and race track have been modified but not irreversibly. We have engaged specialists to assess the way to reinstate and crucially the cost. 

We do have access to funds that would pay for track  reinstatement and entry to the NDL. 

We have the technical, legal and financial resources to see this project through. Steve is a key player but far from the only. We are not dreamers but sadly right now we are in  the hands of the kart promoters. THESE THINGS TAKE TIME. 

I am not going down the road of this being a starting point for what is too often damaging and ill-informed speculation. 

Our priorities lie with the job in hand, not satisfying the egos of the darker side  of the BSF. 

Sorry to the decent contributors. 

 

Rob McCaffery. 

(51 year fan)

 

 

 

Hi Rob, good to see you back and hope you are feeling healthier. I'm sure I speak for every Rockets fan by wishing you and Steve all the best with your fantastic efforts and we really do appreciate the work you are putting in. Don't let those t*ats grind you down!

Hopefully we can all enjoy those summer Sunday afternoons again soon and the quote from Karl Fiala in the recent Speedway Star article on the history of the KO cup sums it up for all of us; he said he really got Rye House, the big crowds full of families and sunny afternoons. That sums up Rye House to me.

Thanks also for the update, hopefully there is not a shift in the thinking of the leaseholders and the track can be reinstated asap.

Thanks again!

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On ‎1‎/‎2‎/‎2022 at 3:49 PM, secsy1 said:

Having started this thread on 23 January 2020 with the following post:-

Just seen Kevin Jolly has plans for Rye House for entry into NDL for 2020, any views on this.

Think it would be great. 

I have nothing but admiration for your efforts Rob, keep up the brilliant work and hopefully it will bear fruit.

Sadly, this time frame has passed so best to change the headline of the topic.

Good luck to all involved, though, & to see you maybe, in 2022 but defo 2023 like a few other teams. 

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1 hour ago, JohnHyam said:
For some weeks there has been no comment in regard to a possible - and much hoped for - Rye House Speedway revival.DOES ANYONE HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT IS/MIGHT BE HAPPENING please?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Nothing to see here :)

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John, there is little change to my message dated 1/2/22. I thought I was being quite thorough there. 

Quite frankly, after the crass mischief you have caused us here and in Facebook you are the last person whose demands I would feel obliged to answer.

EVEN IF YOU TYPE IN CAPITALS. 

If there is significant news we publish it, normally in more reliable places than this. 

Yes,matters are progressing, albeit slowly but lawyers are involved and it inevitably is drawn out.

It is a battle of wills and I can assure you I will NOT compromise our work by releasing information prematurely to you. 

If you are trying to suggest that we are lying and nothing is going on please stop insinuating and state openly your motivation in this harassment. Our barrister loves defamation work. 

Can you leave us to get in with an incredibly complex task in peace please? We are all working as volunteers so please take off the cardboard 'investigatve reporter' hat. 

 

 

 

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James, my message to Hyam also applies to you. You have previously accused us of being 'Dreamers living in La La Land' then later as bullies trying to force a poor innocent landlord to do what we want. 

We have and are putting in a great deal of unpaid work and I'm dam ed if we deserve the infantile rubbish from you. If you are trying to call be a liar then do so properly. We could use the libel damages to help fund the campaign. 

Just w he at ma me es you think you have the right to be so offensive to us. Since when is it s crime to try to save our speedway. It took Oxford 15 years..,

 

If you and Hyam wonder why news is often not published here just read your offensive postings and try to work it out. 

Just who the hell do you think you people are?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, JohnHyam said:

I will indeed, as you request, stop making further mentions of Rye House speedway - either on the BSF or on Social Media.

That would be extremely welcome. I don',t believe it though. 

 

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Don't get involved in any petty nonsense Rob cause its a waste of energy and hasn't done you or Steve Ribbons any favours in the past!

 

Good luck in your efforts to resurrect Rye House speedway, like I've said in the past, something that the BSPL should have done cause that place has the potential to be the Scunthorpe of the South!

 

I hope you succeed and then you can let your actions do the talking!

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I really must apologise for the exchanges with Hyam and Harris and breaking my assurance that I wouldn',t make further posts here. Unfortunately I saw there was movement on the thread and thought it  best to check its content. 

The two persons concerned have been persistent troublemakers which is distressing when all we are trying to do is rescue our speedway. 

In my case I promised my family this would be my last involvement in speedway matters. I was tempted to get involved at the track if it reopened but still being stressed out at nearly 3.30 a.m.tells its own story. It wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't in hospital. The sport really does have some shocking followers. Well they can't be considered supporters. Still a lack of sleep is a useful reminder not to get involved again. 

Why can't we just enjoy a great sport?

 

 

 

 

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4 hours ago, JohnHyam said:

In all honesty, you haven't been to a meeting for around 20 years and have often said you lost interest in the sport around 50 years ago. So why d you still try to disrupt things and annoy people within the sport ? There must be some hidden issues at work here

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15 hours ago, RobMcCaffery said:

James, my message to Hyam also applies to you. You have previously accused us of being 'Dreamers living in La La Land' then later as bullies trying to force a poor innocent landlord to do what we want. 

We have and are putting in a great deal of unpaid work and I'm dam ed if we deserve the infantile rubbish from you. If you are trying to call be a liar then do so properly. We could use the libel damages to help fund the campaign. 

Just w he at ma me es you think you have the right to be so offensive to us. Since when is it s crime to try to save our speedway. It took Oxford 15 years..,

 

If you and Hyam wonder why news is often not published here just read your offensive postings and try to work it out. 

Just who the hell do you think you people are?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Throw in the bait and the fish will keep biting

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