Happy Hunter

David Hemsley is the only shareholder in Beaumont Sports Complex ltd. There are a number of shareholders in Leicester Speedway Ltd., including some well known names. David Hemsley owns one of 3601 shares.

Just in case you have missed it Mr Hemsley resigned yesterday as Director of Leicester Speedway Ltd. The Company Secretary also resigned yesterday. This leaves Yulia Hemsley as the sole director of Leicester Speedway Ltd. Mr Hemsley remains the sole director of Beaumont Sports Complex Ltd.

The Company Secretary also resigned on the 13th September the same day as Mr Hemsley. The only Company Officer is now Yulia Hemsley. Mr Hemsley is still the sole director of Beaumont Sports Complex Ltd.

You have got to remember that there are two Hemsley controlled companies involved in this. Beaumont Sports Complex Ltd who lease the land that the track is on and the surrounding land, including the Speedway Bar and car park, from the City Council, and Leicester Speedway Ltd. who run the speedway and, presumably, sub lease the track from Beaumont Sports Complex Ltd. So I assume that the Council are chasing Beaumont Sports Complex Ltd. and not the company running the speedway.

Easier said than done I think!

Having had a look around the various web sites I suspect that it will be Masters at no3 for King's Lynn and not Harris as reported in the Leicester Mercury. (see my previous post for teams)

According to the Leicester Mercury the teams for tonight are:- Lions: 1 Patrick Hougaard, 2 Rider replacement, 3 Nikolai Klindt, 4 Paul Starke, 5 Syzmon Wozniak, 6 Ludvig Lindgren, 7 Josh Auty. King's Lynn: 1 Michael Palm-Toft, 2 Robert Lambert, 3 Chris Harris 4, Kai Huckenbeck, 5 Troy Batchelor, 6 Robert Branford, 7 Carl Wilkinson.

Somerset, Plymouth, Scunthorpe & Buxton just to name the ones that I know about. Some of that thousand would be season ticket holders and some would pay £15 concession so it might be less that £17,000 but your point is still valid.

I don't think they will be able to build on the land as the reason it was a green field site is because the land was contaminated by heavy metals when it was part of Leicester's sewage treatment works until the Wanlip Sewage Treatment Works opened in the early 1960's.

According to last week's Speedway Star it was 5 weeks. Some of the delay would, no doubt, be down to cash flow problems (5 away meetings on the trot with no income) but, like you, I can't see the present Leicester setup continuing beyond this season.

I think that most people agree that, if any rules have been broken, then a punishment should follow. It's the scale of the punishment compared to other decisions in disciplinary cases that bothers me.

It's not as simple as some folk think. The land on which the stadium is situated and the surrounding land (where the BMX Track and 5 a side football pitches were supposed to be) was leased by Leicester City Council to Beaumont Sports Complex Ltd. who were the company who obtained planning permission for and built the Speedway Track. They in turn let the track to Leicester Speedway Ltd. Mr Hemsley is a director of both companies. Not sure if this helps the discussion or muddies the water even more!

It is still there but you need to click on the 'News' tab to be able to see it. The ones on the right hand side of the screen are all newer releases.

I remember that, when there was talk of Leicester moving up to the Elite League, someone came on here and said 'be careful what you wish for'. Never been a truer saying and worth repeating! I watch speedway in both the Elite and Premier League and much prefer the latter!

Whatever you think of DH this punishment is harsh especially when you remember that last season a rider only got a £200 fine and a 21 day suspension for deliberately ramming another rider after a race causing him to miss the rest of the season through injury!

I think that the announcer last night said that Nicolai Klindt's paid maximum was the highest score ever by a Leicester rider. Those of us with long memories will remember that Anders Michanek scored a full 21 point maximum against Coventry at Blackbird Road on the 14th of May 1968. Despite this Lions lost the Knockout Cup match by 52 to 56 (18 heat match).

I think that last night was the first meeting since the Lions re-opened that we did not have one rider who won a race! Says it all really! DH won't be paying out much by way of points money will he?

I agree. From what I have seen and heard its a much better product than the Elite League.

It will be interesting to see what the crowd is like tomorrow especially as the weather forecast is good for the evening>

I should think that the news that Wozniak is going to be missing from the Lion's line up for the foreseeable future will be the last straw as far as some Lion's fans are concerned!

I don't want to pour cold water on this but isn't this all a bit late? Wouldn't it be better to try to identify another site and then badger councils, M.Ps. etc.into submission?

30 minutes stadium to stadium. I agree with the second part of your post! It was the same when the Leicester team (Hunters & Lions) rode at Blackbird Road. Even the hot dogs & onions were better at Brandon although its taken me about 50 years to admit it!

Rumour had it that last night DH was going to be in the bar after the meeting and would be willing to talk to fans. Did he and what did he say?

Can't spell it either!

If you use this link http://www.speedway-stats.co.uk/Averages/2014/1 and then hover over the heading 'averages' and then over either Elite or Premier League you will see that you can get the up to date averages for this season and previous seasons.