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  1. Posted

    There was never going to be a squad system in the NL. Danno went out in all good faith to get the essential ferry sponsorship, paid for a block of tickets, obtained some other very valuable sponsorship and now has to go back to all of them and say what??

    Some of his sponsors were new to the sport and may now be lost forever due to this happening. I sincerely hope not. 

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  2. Posted

    16 hours ago, flagrag said:

    Leicester had actually agreed terms with another rider but he has now broken his hand practicing so no replacement could be found for the start of the season, Leicester are also unable to use Ben Trigger for the first couple of meetings as he doesn’t turn 15 until the end of May

    I have a list of riders experienced in NL racing who could step in to hole created by the loss of Jamie Halder so please don't say there is no replacement available,  

    Martin Widman

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  4. Posted

    2 hours ago, PotteringAround said:

    You mean just as Leicester "haven't"?

    Leicester haven't followed the rules and plugged the gap.  They've cheated and are illegally using the R/R facility.  

    The NDL should put someone in place to police the rules and guard against such cheating.   They could call him "NDL co-ordinator" or something like that.  

    I don't know why people are getting so wound up by all this cheating? It is being done to bring on the youth and "for the good of the sport". 

    Martin Widman Wight Warriors

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  5. Posted

    5 hours ago, Technik said:

    I believe you are correct in your statement.

    However at the express decision of the BSPL a facility can be used for a 28 day period. When that period starts or finishes can be adjusted depending how far up the food chain you are.

    I understand Coty Garcia is stuck in Argentina as they are in lockdown so Berwick will also have a facility

    Hardly the same situation. There are riders out there ready to ride in place of Jamie.

     

  6. Posted

    On 1/13/2021 at 1:31 PM, Ringitsneck said:

    You need to get your facts right.

    The NL has been independently run for several years, they have their own meetings and don’t pay any fees to the BSP Ltd and get discount on their insurance and referees fees via the BSP Ltd.

    So where’s the interference?

    Jason Pipe is a volunteer, nothing more nothing less.

    I think it is you that needs to get your facts right. 

    The NL is not run independently as all their meetings are overseen by the Management Committee, with all decisions having to be ratified at a General Committee meeting. All the  standalone clubs pay fees to the BSPA and to the SCB, the insurance is cheaper because the benefits are much reduced from the other two legs, and the referees fees are slightly less because the referees choose to charge less for their services. 

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  7. Posted

    48 minutes ago, waco said:

    I take it from the completed team that Cris Widman may have retired...But as yet no confirmation of that..What ever the future holds for him I wish him all the best.....

    There is posting from him on Facebook. No he hasn't retired from speedway but last season took it's toll on him trying to run his butchers shop and being a speedway rider as well, particularly riding for the Warriors with a full on programme meaning quite a bit of time away from the shop. Life running a shop on the high street has proved to be a bit more challenging than was anticipated due to various problems, but he has definitely not retired. I am sure he will appreciate your comments. 

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  8. Posted

    1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

    If that's the case bit of a shame a rider improves in a "development" league but gets dropped because he improved too much? 

    It is tough but that is how it works until somebody comes up with another way of team building from year to year.  

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  9. Posted

    5 hours ago, Richard Weston said:

    Worth a trial in NL. The idea is to encourage more passing, I would think. 

    I well remember when the Elite had an off 15m tactical rule, that could make for a thriller if a reserve or 2nd string was holding off a top guy.

    This is a small trial, in a small competition, and it will be interesting to see if it works.

    Speedway certainly needs to evolve/change.

    Thank you Richard for your words of support.

    The handicap and the gate change rules only apply to the NT competition, not the league, and were agreed by all three participating clubs as a way of creating something a little different. No rider will be left out of his/her nominated race, it is not a tactical substitution but a means of trying to do things differently. As you may know the IOW have held handicap races for a number of years and this season we tried 6 riders in the final for the first time so we keep innovating.  Some things work and some don't but unless you try, you will never know. 

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  10. Posted

    4 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said:

    Even if there are a couple of strong contenders from the dev leagues / amateur leagues they are still only going to occupy the reserve berths. I fully expect the usual northern suspects may feature like Ryan Mac, Ruddick etc but it still needs to be a team up to standard and whoever signs is in for a whole load of travelling for every away match.

    They will only have 6 away meetings so it shouldn't be a major problem. I think Ryan Mc did his fair share this season without too many hiccups although he did suffer some cruel rain offs.  

     

  11. Posted

    1 hour ago, waco said:

    So is the speedway track still there or has it been destroyed...BMR were the worst thing to happen to Rye House speedway....

    It is still there and is used every weekend for speedway and flat track and sometimes in the week as well. Track is good now.

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  13. Posted

    On 9/16/2019 at 8:53 PM, adonis said:

    Even if they had any money to spend . even at £10 a point  90 points is £900  out of the takings . then pay a ref ,stadium rent . ambulance ,insurance . equipment ,shale , and maintenance .doesn't leave a lot of change on gates of 150

    There is also on top of your list BSPA admin fees, SCB track and official fees. You are right, not much change on gates of 150 and just in case anyone is wondering about your 90 points, you have to pay your riders for the equivalent away fixture and of course travel to both.  

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    29 minutes ago, False dawn said:

    Just to be clear. The discussions here about top riders, budget constraints and falling crowds is all very interesting. But Stoke closed because the stadium was sold from under them. 

    False dawn that is spot on, and you can understand in a way why so little was spent on the stadium if the lease they had allowed the owners to do this. Not much incentive to spend any money knowing that it could be snatched away at short notice.  

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  18. Posted

    2 hours ago, waco said:

    Wow what a meeting 45-45',,,Ben superb for the IOW and nice to see Cris Widman showing what he can do.with a new found confidence,,Well done all the riders great stuff...

    Yes Ben did a great captains job leading from the front, and it was nice to hear absolutely no complaints about the track. A bit slick but very smooth. 

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  19. Posted

    6 hours ago, cityrebel said:

    The total opposite of what i saw at King's Lynn last night. 15 heats of mostly processional racing on a one line track. The island is light years away from the Norfolk Arena. Until every promoter sings from the same hymn sheet, i can't see speedway surviving in its current format.

    What has happened to the KL track? Not been for a few years but has generally produced good racing in the past.

     

  21. Posted

    19 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

    Agreed not exactly the future of the sport. Them's the rules and that's the way it is however shock horror there is one moaner so in the interests of fairness im just off to start threads about Tom Woolley, Dan Greenwood, Mark Baseby, Paul Hurry, Taylor Hampshire, Luke Bowen, Tony Atkin, Rob Suttleworth, Ben Hopwood & Adam Roynon who are all in the same boat and need somebody to moan on their behalfs also.

    Not sure your list of riders in the same boat as David is very accurate. Mark Baseby has retired, Taylor Hampshire is taking time out and I am sure Adam Roynan isn't fit yet. 

  22. Posted

    1 minute ago, cityrebel said:

    Beating the dreadful weather was a bonus as well.

     

    1 minute ago, cityrebel said:

    Beating the dreadful weather was a bonus as well.

    Glorious sunshine in the late morning/afternoon meant constant watering but it got quite cold later and the Warriors blankets were on show yet again. Flaming June!!

     

  25. Posted

    20 hours ago, sandking072 said:

    Someone......anyone......please......

    I have just sent a message to Rob Dyer to see if he can post them as my programme was incomplete. What I can tell you is the track was much improved this week and enabled Georgie Wood to record the fastest time of the season. 

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