RS50 359 Posted July 20, 2020 16 hours ago, Fromafar said: Will Covid testing for riders and officials still be required if stadiums don’t open till October,not seen anything mentioned on this subject? Don't believe covid testing is the relevant point. Speedway can not pay without crowds, struggling even with them. An October start would be too late for a meaningful season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,332 Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, RS50 said: Don't believe covid testing is the relevant point. Speedway can not pay without crowds, struggling even with them. An October start would be too late for a meaningful season. It is if it is required before ANY meeting can take, don’t think it is cheap.Like you say Oct is too late Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christalan 2 Posted July 20, 2020 I believe this season will not be able go ahead so I suggest the BSPA have a meeting to cancel this season altogether like many other events have throughout the UK then all riders etc from abroad can return home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emilali 499 Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, christalan said: I believe this season will not be able go ahead so I suggest the BSPA have a meeting to cancel this season altogether like many other events have throughout the UK then all riders etc from abroad can return home. That would be working on the assumption the BSPA give a damn about anyone but themselves and their own goals. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruckerroo 792 Posted July 20, 2020 Unless the powers that be can get a clear concise answer from sport and culture within 10 days i dont think theyve any choice but to call stumps this season. Its not an elite sport by any stretch and you couldnt call gatherings mass . The government are keener for the culture vultures to go too a fetid opera or a show indoors than let people go for a pleasant evening in the fresh air where the current odds are 2,000-1 to catch even a symptom of this media driven virus. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlieboy 412 Posted July 20, 2020 We can't have speedway ,an outdoor sport ,yet the government deem it safe to hold a snooker tournament in a confined space !!!!!!! I can't work out how much safer it is to go to snooker rather than speedway ??. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,922 Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Charlieboy said: We can't have speedway ,an outdoor sport ,yet the government deem it safe to hold a snooker tournament in a confined space !!!!!!! I can't work out how much safer it is to go to snooker rather than speedway ??. It can be a lot safer I guess, just depends on how it is organised. Just heard they are going to do a trial indoor concert in Germany. Not sure who, but they will do 4 ,30 minute performances, with different ways to get in and out and how it will all be organised. Then it will all be analysed by computer to see which method is safer...... Edited July 20, 2020 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ringitsneck 348 Posted July 20, 2020 GOD FREE was telling people at his amateur meeting yesterday that there would be no Elite or Championship this year as not enough clubs would commit to a shortened season but they hoped to get some National League and British Youth meetings soon . Not sure how he thinks the National League will want to run ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joseq7 360 Posted July 20, 2020 21 hours ago, False dawn said: Speedway in UK allowed in the UK in October (?) SON at the National Speedway Stadium in October (?) Hope you've got your tickets Isn't it often a tad wet in Manchester in October? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,332 Posted July 20, 2020 17 minutes ago, Joseq7 said: Isn't it often a tad wet in Manchester in October? Can be a tad wet anytime In Manchester 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted July 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Ringitsneck said: GOD FREE was telling people at his amateur meeting yesterday that there would be no Elite or Championship this year as not enough clubs would commit to a shortened season but they hoped to get some National League and British Youth meetings soon . Not sure how he thinks the National League will want to run ? I heard that. You might get a few tracks run some meetings at NL level. I'm all for it, if it does happen. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric i 610 Posted July 20, 2020 If they can't get going until October, why not have a British championship over multiple rounds at tracks that want to start up? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ringitsneck 348 Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, eric i said: If they can't get going until October, why not have a British championship over multiple rounds at tracks that want to start up? Simple. If there isn’t a crowd there isn’t going to be a meeting. As for the Riders who put thousands into their equipment for this season, as Charles Wright has stated, why go and wear my engines practising for just a couple of meetings to have to spend it all again for next season. I can’t see any meaning full meetings of any notable standard in the UK this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hammer1969 414 Posted July 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Ringitsneck said: GOD FREE was telling people at his amateur meeting yesterday that there would be no Elite or Championship this year as not enough clubs would commit to a shortened season but they hoped to get some National League and British Youth meetings soon . Not sure how he thinks the National League will want to run ? Why not merge all the Premiership and Championship clubs who want to run into one league for this year, call it Pandemic Challenge league perhaps, at least there would be some speedway this year 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ringitsneck 348 Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, hammer1969 said: Why not merge all the Premiership and Championship clubs who want to run into one league for this year, call it Pandemic Challenge league perhaps, at least there would be some speedway this year Because that won’t be cost effective. Berwick and Redcar running against Ipswich , Belle Vue and Poole who share some of the riders? Not enough riders , not enough fixtures. Edited July 20, 2020 by Ringitsneck 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites