Somerset Closure

[Winditon 233]

On 5/29/2021 at 3:57 PM, Ghosty said:

Copied from tougher Zomerset tread.

I would like to think the Hancock's will give a more in-depth interview on the overall reason why Somerset Speedway is no more, the loyal fans deserve it & other promotions could learn from it. 

I have said it before: I'm sure the year in the Premiership created huge debts, this hopefully would under normal circumstances have been clawed back over the last few years but with forced race nights & covid this didn't happen. 

To their "credit" the Hancocks never presented the begging bowl to the sponsors or the fans, maybe they should have? Maybe if they had been more open with any problems a solution might have been offered. Maybe, Maybe, Maybe, what is fact another one bits the dust.

Maybe the offer for the land was too good an opportunity to turn down regardless of the loss of income through covid etc..Big shame as Somerset was a great track and produced some very good racing.

[eric i 610]

I know the pandemic hit the club house/function room side of the business but suspect they would have sold regardless of the pandemic, too good an offer. 

[Marky_Mark 55]

Hi there, apologies if anybody has covered this elsewhere and I’ve missed it. I was just wondering, does anybody know if this fantastic track has been ripped up now? 

Edited July 14, 2022 by Marky_Mark

[Elmo 274]

7 hours ago, Marky_Mark said:

Hi there, apologies if anybody has covered this elsewhere and I’ve missed it. I was just wondering, does anybody know if this fantastic track has been ripped up now? 

I believe so and half of it is used for caravan storage.

[StevePark 2,780]

3 hours ago, Elmo said:

I believe so and half of it is used for caravan storage.

What a waste

[The Cheese 2,022]

https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/highbridge-mcdonalds-restaurant-steps-closer-with-approvals-from-council/ 

[Marky_Mark 55]

Heartbreaking!  I don’t suppose anyone has any pics of what the defunct track now looks like?

[heathen52 383]

Whilst I could have understood the need for Houses, do we not have enough McDos and Greggs around the country, the site is going from fast bikes to fast food .

[Elmo 274]

6 hours ago, Marky_Mark said:

Heartbreaking!  I don’t suppose anyone has any pics of what the defunct track now looks like?

There’s some pictures on the speedway stadiums past and present Facebook group.

[screm 8,050]

11 hours ago, Elmo said:

I believe so and half of it is used for caravan storage.

https://twitter.com/SocialSpeedway

[Diamondboy 677]

Was down there for Mark Lemons testimonial. Shame it’s gone.

[Triple.H. 1,981]

The Vegas of the west

had some very good nights out in Burnham on Sea after the pairs

[auntie doris 2,339]

Was a great racetrack..shame it closed.

[Najjer 2,881]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Tp72XcA47sAtXWEBGynypfZ39fudPnRUQk9Bd5DfgZ82iSfXVcPdgLviudMmRfGKl&id=100000674626434
 

Looks like being very early doors but this is positive news never the less. Speedway hopefully returning to Somerset and 15 minutes or so up the road from the old track. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!

[Skidder1 7,631]

The Weston Super Mare Rebels!!