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  8. Posted

    Too many riders think they are superstars nowadays. Speedway thrived when it was a paid hobby for riders who also worked outside speedway. They slung a bike on the back of a car, put a pair of overalls in the boot and just rode for the fun of it. 

    There isn't the money or the fan base in the sport for riders to carry on as they are, making financial demands and not giving a toss about the paying customer ( with the odd exception). 

    If riders aren’t prepared to at least consider fans and give it a go on a wet track maybe they should seek other employment.

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  14. Posted

    3 hours ago, orion said:

    New team Manager is an Estate Agent ... given speedway current problems in selling off tracks for housing its quite ironic 

    I believe Rob Lyon was a car salesman when he was appointed team manger, I don’t think he’s done too bad a job.

    i understand Brady has been a fan for 25 years, given that fans on here think they know better than many team managers, I suggest he has the perfect qualifications :P

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  17. Posted

    1 hour ago, Potman said:

    From most viewpoints around the stadium you hardly notice the catch fence is there, it does not impede the view. Plus you have the comfort of knowing it should stop any errant machinery from descending onto the terraces. If you haven't been there to see it you cannot say it will degrade the viewing experience.

    Having stood on the Lynn terraces and had at different times had 2 bikes (David Norris was one, forgot the other) and one rider ( Dukie Ermolenko) fly over the fence and land within feet of me, I was quite pleased to see the fencing installed. The benefit of safety far outweighs the very small effect on the view. 

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  18. Posted

    On 7/5/2021 at 9:32 AM, Bagpuss said:

    Out of interest what do you consider to be 'safely run for the vulnerable elderly' and what needs to be done that isn't at the moment which would encourage you to return? 

    I’m only going by the long shots on TV last night but it seemed to me that the wheelchair viewing area in the home straight stand was rather full!

     I know it’s personal choice but to me that is a bit dubious as regards safety. Before anyone says it was camera angle they were straight on shots from the back straight.

    This isn’t a pop at KL as they have tried to provide disabled friendly areas but might explain why some are not comfortable going at present.

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  24. Posted

    2 hours ago, Trees said:

     if we want our sport to survive we need to support it, riders are still giving their best, it's still 4 riders racing in each race, 15 heats ........... no different to over the years.  ...

    15 heats....says it all really. In my days, not that long ago, it was 13/15 heats and a second half of at least 8 more heats. Sometimes a Rider of the Night comp, sometimes a junior match , sometimes .... heavens above....both. If you were lucky you even got 3 Golden Helmet races thrown in as well.

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  25. Posted

    1 hour ago, mikebv said:

    Haven't a fair few tracks had decent crowds this year?

    Certainly comparable to pre Covid days...?

    Reading the various threads' comments around crowd size, and watching the UK racing on Eurosport, I would say most tracks are doing 'OK'....

    They never got close to capacity anyway so even a 25% max capacity for many would be around a 'usual' crowd..

    Wolves, Birmingham and Newcastle seem to be the ones taking a hit it seems, but most appear to be moving along..

    Maybe the decent crowds have more to do with the lack of alternatives. Covid regs mean many other events have been cancelled and/or attendances capped.

     If promoters actually got their act together and put on added value for money (, I.e. children’s entertainers/singers/ands are crying out for work) so it might be mutually beneficial. Perhaps just perhaps a few people might continue to go to speedway once other stuff opens up. Most businesses have had to adapt, speedway as usual has just stood still.

    I have just seen three pigs fly past the window :P

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