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  2. Posted

    3 hours ago, Gemini said:

    Bates riding should be interesting. Best to stand well back.  :D  I think Ryan is still recovering from his painful shoulder injury so will probably find the Eastbourne track a bit difficult. 

    Ryan looked uncomfortable last week with that injured shoulder , I was surprised he took all his rides. Wouldn't be at all surprised if he didn't ride this weekend, with no fixture until 17th May after this Sunday it would give it time to heal. Especially given his average as gone up to 7.10 an Eastbourne 'track specialist' might be a better option as a guest.

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  3. Posted

    I think Leicester only postponed the meeting, because Newcastle had agreed to ride on the Sunday if need be. If riding it today hadn't been an option I'm sure they would have given it the best chance to go ahead on Saturday & would have probably got it in ( or at least 10 heats) before the rain came late in the evening. Having the option to ride today just made it an easy & sensible decision really.

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  4. Posted

    1 hour ago, iainb said:

    Another meeting they could have run

    Admittedly the rain didn't arrived until late this evening, but how many people would have ventured out tonight in temperatures of 5 or 6 degrees, with a howling gale that's been bending the trees in half all day? Far better to make an early decision & run it on Sunday with temperatures forecast to be in the early teens & a dry day expected. Common sense prevails for once.

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  6. Posted

    Ryan MacDonald replaces Kelsey Dugard, who it seems has retired after breaking his collarbone on P&P day. Sounds like he hadn't mentioned the fact he had retired to the Cubs management though. Quote on the website from Stewart Dickson says " I haven't had any official contact from, but I've been told he's no longer doing Speedway and I had that confirmed at the weekend". Does anyone who follows NL Speedway think that weakens the Cubs side or not?

  7. Posted

    1 hour ago, racerback said:

     travel up from oxford to watch this it will be my first time at Leicester looking at google earth it seems I enter the car park from the retail park by Tesco can anyone confirm this for me please also is there a charge for car parking and do I need to get there early to get a space

     

    many thanks

    The speedway car park is behind the  leisure centre, the best way from the A46 is, take the Beaumont Leys exit, travel about 3/4 of a mile & turn left at the roundabout ( Bennion Rd), follow this for about 1/2 a mile until you come to another island with a police station next to it, turn right here, in about 300 yards the road bends right, at this point take the small road that forks to the left, this leads to to the speedway car park. There is no charge, but it's usually full by 6.40-6.45 ish. Alternatively just park on one of the shopping centre car parks, these are free, but have a 4 hour limit.

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    3 hours ago, bruno said:

    Is the police station easy to spot,I've been a few times so can picture the shops on the way in . Thanks

    If you come off the A46 at Anstey/ Beaumont Leys exit, turn  towards Beaumont Leys, there is a small stretch of dual carriage way (about half a mile), which then merges to 1 lane for about 200 yards until you get to an island , turn left here into Bennion Road. The shopping centre will then be to your right, the industrial estate is on the left (BOSTON ROAD) , turn into Boston Road , this goes round in a half circle eventually coming back onto Bennion Rd (at the Police Station). You should be able to park anywhere around Boston Road.

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  9. Posted

    27 minutes ago, Big Al said:

    Was in Derbyshire today but was quite warm and very windy - if it was also in Leicester that would have been just what the doctor ordered. Hope it stays dry tomorrow.

    Yes, very windy in Leicester today, which should have dried the track out nicely. Lions p&p this evening, presumably that went ahead as planned, as nothing on website to say it had been cancelled. Saturday's forecast doesn't look good, rain all day,BBC  forecast says stopping about midnight, but Sunday does look dry, so fingers cross if this strong wind persists it should dry out in time for 2pm.

  10. Posted

    The average age of most Speedway crowds is probably 65-70, most of whom are busy adjusting their blankets & pouring the next drink from their flasks between races. How many people of the age group that follow Speedway have accounts on facebook or Twitter or could be bothered messing about downloading apps from smartphones between races, I know even if I had a smartphone, which I don't , the meeting would be over by the time I had worked out what I had to do ( technology as passed me by). All people want to see is 4 evenly matched riders, giving it their all, not some fabricated mis-match determined by who has the most supporters.

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  11. Posted

    1 hour ago, Big Al said:

    Does the 2.5% reduction apply to Scott Nicholls? I've been presuming it doesn't because I don't think he was ever in the CL or NL. Or maybe he was?

    But confusion seems to be reigning over whether the 2.5% reduction eligibility is for that, or if it's given just for being British.

    If his average is reducable by 2.5%, that would give an extra 0.21 to the points left for rider 7. Maybe they are trying to get Jan Graversen in - but I think he'd need the CL/NL reduction in addition to Scott's Brit reduction!! 

    Could be that or could be they are trying to get a reduction on Josh Bates average after missing a year.

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  15. Posted

    On 11/21/2018 at 5:20 PM, Hamish McRaker said:

    Season ticket holders might get a decent discount on those swanky Italian designer shirts he models?

    Talking of season ticket holders getting a discount, had an e-mail from the club today saying because of Rye House folding last season & one meeting not taking place ,£17 will be knocked of next seasons renewal. So credit were credits due, because this hasn't happened before in past seasons.

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  16. Posted

    4 minutes ago, jenga said:

    simon lambert, oysterclub , danny phillips  and my mate james sarjeant . . thats your top 4 .

    As they made Sarjeant an asset last season along with Connor Mountain, I would think both will feature. If Josh Bates is fully fit he'll obviously be either at Leicester or Sheffield. Would also love to see NBJ.

  17. Posted

    1 hour ago, GoldenGauntlet said:

    I seem to remember season ticket holders getting one or two free programmes as compensation a couple of years ago. Season tickets don't really make financial sense for supporters unfortunately due to the small theoretical saving and the likelihood of meetings not being staged or having to miss the odd meeting for other reasons.  I think they'd sell a lot more (and benefit financially overall) if they made them cheaper. Hopefully we'll at least know which night Lions will be racing on before people are asked to buy season tickets for next season. Personally I hope they don't go for Saturdays.

    The  free programmes were because they only charged £10 for a televised meeting, so to compensate season ticket holders they were allowed free programmes for 2 meetings . Nothing has ever been offered back for meetings not staged during the season.

  18. Posted · Edited by stevethelion

    2 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

    Thats terrible

    This year Ipswich didnt run the 16 Lapper which was due as part of the season ticket

    A pro rata refund cheque was sent within a couple of weeks of the confirmation the season was finished with a letter apologising for the meeting not happening and thanking the fan for their valuable support

    That's excellent from Ipswich, nothing's ever happened like that at Leicester. We'll see if there's any reimbursement for the missing Rye House fixture on next years season ticket, but on past experience I've got my doubts. The present promotion do seem to value the season ticket holders more than under Hemsley's reign & we have been invited on to the centre green during meetings, early access to P&P day etc. but never any credits for meetings that weren't run.

  19. Posted

    On 10/31/2018 at 2:04 PM, LionsFan said:

    I don't really mind which league we are in, but I would prefer a return to Saturday night racing.

    I'm not sure  the AGM will necessarily be the final say on league structures, points limits etc. We will still be waiting for the government's policy on EU nationals being able to work over here post Brexit. Work permits/ visas could be required in which case it's likely there will be fewer Swedes/Danes etc riding here. This in itself means a watering down of the league.

    On a separate note have the club said anything about 2018 season ticket holders receiving  a credit on  2019 season tickets due to losing the second Rye House fixture? 

     

    I'd imagine that will be forgotten about & swept under the carpet, like it has in past seasons ( mostly by the previous management I must add) eg. the year Birmingham folded mid-season 2 matches were missed, the debacle of the Kings Lynn meeting 2 seasons ago that was never ridden & there's probably more examples, season ticket holders have never been credited anything the following season.

  20. Posted

    On 9/24/2018 at 7:32 PM, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

    Same owners but separate promoters on paper is surely easily arranged if required

    They have different promoters anyway, Lions - Dave Darcy & Neil Machin , Sheffield -Damien Bates, Julie Reading & Peter Mole.

  21. Posted

    1 hour ago, Big Al said:

    I bet that Hans' final average will be under 8. Very useful indeed if the "only one over 8" is applied again, for him and whoever employs him! 

    Hans average from 1/9 was 8.00.  According to the figures on Lions website, which have been updated since last nights meetings, his rolling average now stands at 7.56, which makes him much more employable for next season. Good work  by Connor Mountain too, after his 9 points on Monday his rolling average was 2.97 , after 8 pointless rides last night, he managed to shave 0.50 off & now stands at 2.47, which has the promoters have said they intend to use him next season, after signing as an asset, means they will have 0.50 to use elsewhere in the team.:t:

  23. Posted

    18 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said:

    Bellego maybe

    Bellego is the only  rider from the premiership who isn't riding tonight, that would be anywhere near Nicholls standard. From the Championship I suppose Barker, Garrity or Lasse Bjerre are the best 3 from those not riding tonight. Though after Bjerre's departure from Sheffield I doubt he will be asked. Doesn't really matter I doubt Lions will get within 25 points of KL in either match.

  25. Posted

    23 minutes ago, hammer1969 said:

    How is the weather in Leicester looking for this evening and is the track OK after yesterdays downpours as we're thinking of making a trip up from London

    BBC forecast shows cloudy, but dry for this evening. It's very overcast now & we have had a little drizzle this morning but not enough to wet the pavements.Suppose to brighten as the day goes on. Quite breezy, so I would imagine the track will dry out nicely & provide a decent surface.

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