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Currently, "Thank you for watching, see you all back again in 2 weeks time."

How bonkers is that, the season has only just started, middle of July, yet there's only 5 home meetings left. Genuine questions: Every club fan up and down the country, do you have any drive left to bother attending in 2027?? If you have, why??

Wow!! Marketing....????? Who knew?????

We need young riders and a bloody ton of them too. Britain needs to scrap the current setup and completely start again from scratch. Training camps, standard machinery, with the league that is somewhere between the second and third divisions, and split regionally, they may even need to cease running a league because of a lack of riders and go back to what they did in 1928 with a series of individual meetings and match races, until enough riders can be found to run a league with no doubling up because it WILL be just one league, with some scratch races after for riders under 15. The longer they keep sticking a plaster on it, the harder and more expensive it will be to repair it properly or maybe not at all.

Can anyone confirm if this is Trackrat. Gone but never forgotten if it is.

What?

Is this on Sky?..

Home win some margin, 54-36. I’m going for the Sheffield reserves to score a combined 1 point unless they both miraculously find some gating gloves from bottom of kit bag

Years ago, you found out when at the track that "headliners" were missing... Now you know usually two days in advance, and even up to setting off time, that "all of a sudden" one of the main riders wont be there... And often, not because he is injured... So much to unpick for the sport to be even remotely a success going forwards... Probably far too much now I would suggest.

Imagine if you bought a luxury car for say 30k. Then they removed the electric windows, the air conditioning and stereo and still tried to flog it for 30k.

Think it was a shoulder injury. But Doyle has had injuries the last couple of years. I was around 30 yards away when he cleared the fence at lynn a couple of years ago. Anyway I noticed in the Sheffield Star they were complaining about low attendances and significant losses at their last 2 home meetings. One day these owners may learn!

Correct over the 40 point limit so can’t make more than one change unless they go back under the 40 point limit with them.

Are they putting up that gazebo that you took a photo off?.. The thing that they took to the Gorton Festival thingy..? It looked really good... I am sure that will have attracted 1000's given they will have I am sure, advertised this fantastic event.. And several 100's will come I am sure from that Youth Centre they linked with the other year...

I don’t dispute that and it is a fine balance between pushing on with the next generation or supporting the decline with no one interested in the talent that may be another Bewley. Like everything today supporters have no patience and want instant heat leader status riders and seemingly refuse to back today’s newbies. It didn’t happen in years gone by because you had second halves to meetings and the 6 and 7 team riders got to compete in real races not contrived protectionist heats and supporters appreciated this pipeline of talent. The sport is in the situation it finds itself in because of fickle supporters who dismiss these youngsters as wobblers which is an insult added to which you have promoters who cannot or will not back the trainees and then you have failing of a sport governing body who have consistently not bothered to adapt to the changing situation that the sport finds itself in with no idea of how to create a pipeline of future talent. Its rules inhibit the progression of young riders and why they ostracise Nora teams and riders is the self fulfilling prophecy. The governing body as it stands is not fit for purpose. So much needs to change across the spectrum from club owners to governing body to supporters but alas in today’s climate nothing will happen apart from the continual decline in the UK of this once great sport

Won’t bother England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Yeah, it’s a pity Bears aren’t allowed to break the rules to keep you happy 😄

Wasn't serious though was it? Thought he was thinking about riding last night? I don't know to be honest

Who's Nellie from Workington, if your gonna try and out me / upset me at least get me name right 🤣🤣. As much as I give stick to pilots fans on here, it's all done in good taste. Maybe meet some next week when I'm in town for a couple of days 😎. Gonna check if sunseekers have me boat built 😜

... and it's not about filling the stands, it's about not making a loss 👍🏻

I thought he was injured?

From the little I can find, seems like it will be a very good afternoons racing. Do you know if anyone is recording for download on YouTube? I really do wish more is done to promote this type of meet and the future of the sport. Sadly some supporters are indifferent but where is the next Dan Bewley going to come from if you do not get behind the youngsters. It’s a pity that the nearest club Ipswich, do so little at this level. Enjoy the afternoon.

Just as likely to get 1+1 on Thursday... it was either him or any other Fox or Ace based in the UK though so slim pickings really for those that can perform around Foxhole... I wonder if they asked Doyley 🤔 😉

Even Hobson didn't have a choice!