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  1. Posted

    11 minutes ago, Bendonebunching said:

    Just been announced at Plymouth that the match against Eastbourne on the 7th September is off.

    Oh dear!! If they are already calling off meetings 2 weeks away then yes that does appear to be it.

    Really bad news for Eastbourne and British Speedway if it happens.

  2. Posted

    35 minutes ago, Piotr Pyszny said:

    It was this:

    We have been asked by the BSPL Management Committee not to make any detailed statement today, as we had planned.

    We remain in constant contact and communication with the Management Committee and they have requested us to make no further comment while various options and avenues are considered.

    Whilst we are sure that this is frustrating for you, our supporters – and for us – it does allow us the opportunity to optimise all our energies on working through various options and solutions for the short, medium and long-term future.

    Further detailed updates will follow as soon as possible.

    Typical BSPL though……communication and openness is definitely not their strong point and with Eastbourne having promised us an honest statement today, they have obviously requested that the club say nothing!

    Surely though as each day ticks past, this is going to get more and more difficult to rescue the season. Fixture dates running out, and riders missing out on other meetings if they haven’t been paid and want to be released to other teams, just 2 obvious things that spring to mind.

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  4. Posted · Edited by Marky_Mark

    9 minutes ago, SuperSpeed said:

    Rumours on Facebook via a sponsor that Lawson and Kennett have left, as has Ian Jordan (who allegedly owes thousands, both in rent and to the riders) and that an SCB investigation is underway.

    Ian has just confirmed that he has not left and there will be a factual statement released tonight.

    He has also stated that whilst there are known cash flow issues, everybody will be paid their money.

    Lets wait for the statement, as he has also said that lots of the rumours are inaccurate.

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  5. Posted

    57 minutes ago, ch958 said:

    why hasn't it been offered for someone else to promote

    Yes you beat me to it!

    I can understand the Hancock family not wanting to run without the income from the clubhouse contributing towards costs

    But.... there may well could have been a consortium/promoter out there willing to lease the track from them? Could have been made to work at NL level for example?

    Sadly the announcement clearly stating that’s it and it’s gone and the selling of the air fence reads to me like they have other ideas for use of the land the track sits on, particular if other units have gone up.

     

     

  7. Posted

    It’s been confirmed that Danno isn’t in the team this year. With the points that they have left, they could have Connor King and it leaves approx 6.50ish left, I would say Jack Smith is probably the best value rider around that average. Others potentially in the frame around that mark would be Danny Halsey or Danny Phillips.

    So I don’t think Scott Campos will be in a heat leader position and therefore is good value on his low average, as although he struggles on some away tracks, he really does fly around the Smallbrook track

  8. Posted · Edited by Marky_Mark

    Interestingly, there’s been lots of rumours about Tom Brennan, just worked out that had he been signed as number 5 on his average then in my team above Scott Campos would have fit at number 3 with 0.03 to spare but I’m sure I read that they couldn’t fit Scott into the team so maybe Alfie will return :)

  9. Posted

    Great to see Ben back on the island, I’ll be over a few times from the mainland supporting this great promotion no matter what side gets put together but the highlight for me last year was Alfie Bowtell blasting round the track, is it possible that he could be accommodated too?  I notice that Ryan Terry-Daley is also not in the Plymouth side this year so I was thinking something like this:

     

    Ben Morley - 9.13

    Chris Widman - 3.32

    Ryan Terry Daley - 5.22

    Danno Verge - 4.83

    Alfie Bowtell - 9.24

    Jamie Sealey - 2.00

    Chad Wirtzfeld - 2.00

     

    A complete guess so I could be way out but anyway best of luck to Barry, Martin and all 7 riders that represent the 2019 team :)

  10. Posted

    It was an enjoyable meeting despite Kent being comfortably in front throughout. Yes Alfie has been a great addition to the Islanders side and it's great seeing him ride, the race you mentioned was definitely the highlight of the night.

    For the Kings there were great performances from Jack Thomas and Taylor Hampshire in particular and Anders Rowe also looks a great prospect at just 16 years old.

    The poor Islanders are a bit battered and bruised at the moment especially with Widman now being on the sidelines, they definitely need to bring in a rider or 2 but think they have been struggling to find anybody. William O'Keefe looked a good prospect at reserve, is there any chance of bringing him in for the rest of the season?

    Oh just one thing that puzzled me, if the averages in the programme were correct the 1 rider above Widman's average that could have taken a R/R ride would have been Campos so I was a bit surprised that Verge, the 2 reserves and the number 8 took all the R/R rides? 

    Keep up the good work Barry and Martin and I hope for a change in fortunes on the track soon 

     

     

  11. Posted

    2 good signings in Morley and Hopwood but what it does now mean is that Campos starts the season as the 3rd heat leader if Widman returns and it's not possible at all now to fit in Cockle,Wilson or Coles

    They did need to strengthen the team to make sure on track success backed up what in my opinion is the best promoted club in the country but I must admit I'm quite disappointed that Connor Coles isn't back in the team. Very difficult building to such a low points limit though!

  12. Posted · Edited by Marky_Mark

    Sorry if this has been mentioned somewhere else, but couldn't find anything.

     

    Could anyone out there please confirm whether the rule was bought in that u15's cannot ride 500cc.

     

    I really do hope not as have just spent a mint on a new 500cc and Jamie is not 15 until November!!!

     

    If this is not the case please can someone help me with where to apply for licences and how much they cost. Know he has to be signed as competant (sp) by two instructors, hopefully can get that done as and when we can get to some training schools!!!

     

    Any help would be appreciated thanks.

     

    Novice rider's Mum

     

    Jacqui

     

    Sorry Jacqui, the answer is yes!! This rule has been brought in, many other angry parents at Sittingbourne last week also!

  17. Posted

    Ok, answered my own question!

     

    Also there will be a Junior (Under-21) World Cup in 2005 :

     

    16.05 Semi-Final : Abensberg (Germany) : Germany v Great Britain v Sweden v USA

     

    28.08 Semi-Final : Rybnik (Poland) : Poland v Finland v France v Russia

     

    28.08 Semi-Final : Holsted (Denmark) : Denmark v Australia v Norway v Ukraine

     

    01.10 FINAL : Pardubice (Czech Republic) : Czech Republic v Semi-Final Winners

  18. Posted

    Can anyone tell me when the junior world cup takes place and where to? Cant find any info anywhere.

     

    Also who do you think will join the great britain team to replace the injured James Wright?

     

    Great Britian (In no particular order)

     

    1. Ed Kennett

    2. Chris Schramm

    3. Danny King

    4. Richard Hall

    5. (Replacement for James Wright)

     

     

     

    Have any other teams named their line ups?

  19. Posted

    Sure you may have one or two that opt to pull out but most of them could still earn good money riding GP's, Sweden and Poland.

     

    I don't actually think you'd lose that many riders from Britain, but even if we lost all the SGP riders, I think it's a price worth paying to have a credible domestic competition again.

     

    In reality, I think such action might force a compromise - such as a limited number of GPs (say six) during the season, a percentage of the SGP income (when it reaches a certain level) going to the leagues providing the riders, and no arbitrary arranging of cancelled GPs.

     

    Sorry Kev, cant agree there. I would certainly not rather lose all SGP riders, and Im sure the league would be worse off with their absence. I do completely agree with you that the British league should not be inconvenienced either, my only answer to it is to run each week as normal and when GP riders are away you will simply have to run without them. As I said earlier on, I would rather have GP riders missing a few of my teams meetings than not seeing them at all.

  20. Posted

    Some vaild points there Kevin, but I think that the only real option is for a change of race night. I think that Eastbourne are already considering running on a different night to Saturday for example.

     

    They wont go back to a one off final and so GP's will continue to run, and squad systems wont make too much difference as you are saying that its cheating the public to run without the GP riders.

     

    Personally I would rather watch a few meetings each season without the GP riders than not see them here at all, which would inevitably happen if you forced riders to choose between the two. Sure you may have one or two that opt to pull out but most of them could still earn good money riding GP's, Sweden and Poland.

  21. Posted

    Sorry Kev, not completely understanding your question. But if you're asking what British speedway gets from the GP's?

     

    - The fact that people see it on the TV and want to go and watch it live at their local track

     

    - It cant be denied that the top riders attract extra people through the turnstiles, people want to see the current world champ riding on their track.

     

    Of course I,m not talking about regular supporters, as we will go to every meeting regardless but new people coming into the sport.

     

    As for domestic competitions, as far as Im concerned the GP didnt affect them too badly this season? There were no GP rider restrictions this year and yet most teams managed to get their weekly meetings on during a GP week. In fact some teams (Eastbourne) just ran without their GP riders.

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