ruckerroo 792 Posted June 23, 2020 restaurants and pubs to reopen Hairdressers to reopen Hotels and campsites to reopen OUTDOOR LEISURE ACTIVITIES CAN RESUME Places of worship to reopen SD 2M REDUCED TO 1M Surely that's very good news for speedway getting up and running . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfie456 500 Posted June 23, 2020 33 minutes ago, ruckerroo said: restaurants and pubs to reopen Hairdressers to reopen Hotels and campsites to reopen OUTDOOR LEISURE ACTIVITIES CAN RESUME Places of worship to reopen SD 2M REDUCED TO 1M Surely that's very good news for speedway getting up and running . Carnt see speedway being allowed to be exception to rule regarding crowds at psporting events.Especially as cricket being played behind closed doors with the size of their stadia. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,634 Posted June 23, 2020 Wait for the next announcement. Speedway is aiming for mid-August. See the Stewart Dickson interview on Speedwaygb.co.uk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted June 23, 2020 Nothing in today's announcement to suggest sports stadia can re-open. For speedway, there was no news. Speedway still hopes for mid-August start (as above) but the big question is: Will fans feel safe and be willing to go out and support their club. I watched local BBC TV news tonight and it was 50/50 of the people interviewed who were willing to go to pub/restaurants. 50 per cent of a club's fanbase attending would be a disaster for most clubs. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,634 Posted June 24, 2020 16 hours ago, Richard Weston said: Nothing in today's announcement to suggest sports stadia can re-open. For speedway, there was no news. Speedway still hopes for mid-August start (as above) but the big question is: Will fans feel safe and be willing to go out and support their club. I watched local BBC TV news tonight and it was 50/50 of the people interviewed who were willing to go to pub/restaurants. 50 per cent of a club's fanbase attending would be a disaster for most clubs. At least they've lifted the lockdown of those 'shielding', which by their general age range would likely mean well in excess of 50% of a speedway club's regular attendees Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) What percentage of a capacity crowd will be allowed in anyway ? If you read the 2m rule correctly it has not been scrapped only in more confined spaces Edited June 24, 2020 by ray c Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chewbacca 653 Posted June 24, 2020 We still have a 14 day quarantine for people flying into the country. Rules out any riders living overseas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Lady 5,400 Posted June 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Skidder1 said: At least they've lifted the lockdown of those 'shielding', which by their general age range would likely mean well in excess of 50% of a speedway club's regular attendees Most of the shielded I've spoken too say they wouldn't go anywhere where there are lots of people, I certainly wouldn't. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Najjer 2,889 Posted June 24, 2020 Lets be honest, using the term 'sports stadia' is a very loose term for most of the UK's speedway venues. I can't see there being any problems with crowds being able to attend speedway in this country in August. The biggest problems to face is actually getting enough people to attend to make it anywhere near viable. People who have been shielding and classed as vulnerable won't be returning in their masses I wouldn't of thought. The second problem is having enough riders to make it possible, not without a complete restructering of teams in the top two divisions. In conclusion, I think speedway will be able to restart this year - I just think it'll be financial suicide to do so in this country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buttons 370 Posted June 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Skidder1 said: At least they've lifted the lockdown of those 'shielding', which by their general age range would likely mean well in excess of 50% of a speedway club's regular attendees That's if they will risk it, many won't Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
George Dodds 310 Posted June 24, 2020 29 minutes ago, Buttons said: That's if they will risk it, many won't A perfectly valid guess ... but no more than that. Probably wouldn't have thought people would be queuing off the charts for Primark or Macc-Ds either but it happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted June 24, 2020 25 minutes ago, George Dodds said: A perfectly valid guess ... but no more than that. Probably wouldn't have thought people would be queuing off the charts for Primark or Macc-Ds either but it happened. Aye, but how many of them were old codgers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HertsRacer 222 Posted June 24, 2020 On 6/23/2020 at 2:59 PM, ruckerroo said: restaurants and pubs to reopen Hairdressers to reopen Hotels and campsites to reopen OUTDOOR LEISURE ACTIVITIES CAN RESUME Places of worship to reopen SD 2M REDUCED TO 1M Surely that's very good news for speedway getting up and running . Not so easy. Friend of mine who runs a pub showed me the list (46 pages) issued after the announcement of the reduction as to things he will have to do in order to open. Mind boggling. Cant see any promoter or stadium owner having the cash to make tracks Covid safe for spectators. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,634 Posted June 24, 2020 Interesting question as to who is responsible for ensuring social distancing (and its cost) for speedway in stadia owned by other landlords?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,359 Posted June 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Najjer said: Lets be honest, using the term 'sports stadia' is a very loose term for most of the UK's speedway venues. I can't see there being any problems with crowds being able to attend speedway in this country in August. The biggest problems to face is actually getting enough people to attend to make it anywhere near viable. People who have been shielding and classed as vulnerable won't be returning in their masses I wouldn't of thought. The second problem is having enough riders to make it possible, not without a complete restructering of teams in the top two divisions. In conclusion, I think speedway will be able to restart this year - I just think it'll be financial suicide to do so in this country. Have to Agree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites