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You have to think who thought it was a good idea

I thought they had the track covers on?

No your choosing who to hold accountable, its all or none as far as I'm concerned.

Looks dreadful. 🤣

Was dry and Sunny,the big boys would be putting their bikes in the van!!

Last few years my experience at the track has been cash only at the bars (may not be all bars but certainly the pop ups just outside). So some zloty needed

I do not buy into the opinion that a wet track favours the away side. It didn't favour Ipswich when they blew it in 2023, Leicester when they crumbled in last years first leg or the reigning champs last night. BV simply have not been good enough and that is the truth of the matter. We will try again next year, and get behind "throttle jockey" Brady (i find that modern term very insulting to the "throttle jockeys" that have won world titles) in his quest to win the title.

In Mid September too... How very unseasonal for Vojens. .

Or the Jubilee Trophy option....

Only Garry 1603 has bet so far- surely the spread isn’t to hard lol

Indeed... Tracks lose income throughout the year during the qualifiers, especially on those nights that the weather may be a bit iffy, or the opposition is poor, or the team is already a shoe in for the PO's.. (Or a track hosts a double GP!)... Therefore, you would think that they would want to deliver a full house to recoup some of that lost revenue... And, as you say, do everything to facilitate it... A strange business plan..

SGP2 R3 Vojens race card:

There is always the Kings Lynn option!!

Dodgy weather rest of night!!

There's a yellow weather warning in place for Leicester on Monday, we should do a Poole, call it now and get the 2nd leg 😁

you would have thought they would have done all they could to get a full as possible stadium

Currently dry and sunny trackside!

Additional link for tonight: https://vk.com/video-220089063_456247349

Dodgy weather rest of night!!

Exactly the point I'm trying to make to counter the comparison argument from others for speedway admission to be lower.

We already had someone who could beat No.1's at reserve in Dan T

The lowest I have paid anywhere this year is £18, but most tracks you are looking at a minimum of £20. Buxton promoter once told me that at his 'domestic' meetings he rubs 6/7 lesser formulas as he knows their 'pay to race' fees will cover his outgoings, so any paying spectators are profit. F1 meetings would have 'payouts' of around £4-5k in start and prize money on top of the other costs. Crowd sizes vary wildly depending on the formula with literally just a few hundred at some non-F1 meetings, up to several thousand at bigger meetings. The fact that you think speedway has higher outgoings surely suggests that the prices should be higher, so the fact that admission to both is similar is a positive for speedway.

I use Staring abroad ,no hassle ,no charges if you withdraw cash just remember to pay in local ( if asked).

Thanks for the insight. I still don't think it's a valid comparison to speedway though regarding admission cost. The stock car meetings at Foxhall always seem packed, they charge for parking as well plus they get the catering/bar income. Profits for these meetings I think will be way in excess of what speedway could make. Do you know if the admission cost for meetings with lower formulas is significantly lower? For speedway I'd estimate outgoings for each meeting to be around 25-26k, not adding in any profit margin. They have to recoup this of course but I'd expect stock car outgoings to be lower. Overall, I think the entry price for speedway is ok in the Premiership. Blimey, I paid £19 for a fish and chips meal at a pub last week plus £7 for a glass of wine - I'd have rather been at the speedway!

You do realise there are 2 GP riders in the other semi as well ? One who has a very slight mathematical chance of a bronze medal, and the other in a fight for a guaranteed place in the series next year. Why would it have been OK for them to race last night, but not fair for the Belle Vue riders ? Common sense would have been for the semis to start a week later, after the final GP.