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  1. Posted

    14 hours ago, heathen52 said:

    Im afraid that by following the BSPL refund policy the club have shot themselves in the foot, it has/will been a PR disaster, somehow the promotion need to make sure incidents of this nature cant happen again, but how to entice disgruntled supporters back through the gates is an entirely different proposition, I almost went to the meeting against Berwick luckily I didnt and I will be very reluctant to attend any meeting that has minimal medical cover in the future, not only at Birmingham.

    Just curious, but which tracks do you mean you will be attending? i.e. which tracks always have two ambulances and two paramedics?

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  2. Posted

    5 hours ago, Leave some for us. said:

    You should it’s much better than it was originally. Didn’t ermolenko have a hand in the design ? 

    AFAIK Sam marked the track layout with pegs, but the pegs were moved to suit another's design (similar ratio to a Cycle speedway track) without Sam's knowledge prior to the laying of the circuit.

  4. Posted

    17 minutes ago, Mike.Butler said:

    Peterborough operated IRR for Palm Toft on Monday and Nicholls took an IRR ride as well as a tac. sub. If he had ridden in heat 15 he would have had 7 rides.

    If P'boro had got a 5-1 in heat 15 to tie scores would Nicholls then have been able to ride in the super heat? (8th ride)

    Yes! ANY Rider can go in the Super Heat.

  6. Posted

    8 minutes ago, lisa-colette said:

    Leicester seemed to be doing alright til this apparently happened:

    'Worrall just punched Aernio at end of last race, it was only a tap to the helmet but ref coming down to pits now' - from a fan attending who posted on SM. I'm assuming that was the 'incident' referred to on updates? 'Last race- being Richie's second race.

    But how does that change the whole meeting unless track changed as well and Leicester riders not riding on right part of the track?

    That was my view of the alleged 'punch' too!

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  7. Posted

    Got a message regarding Nigel whilst I was at Scunthorpe, and I hoped that it was just a misplaced rumour.

    Sadly saw the confirmations when I got home.

    Echoing most of the messages on here, he will be missed and is a loss to our sport.

    Condolences to his family, friends and Media colleagues.

  9. Posted

    THE Campaign Group are pleased to confirm our planning application for the regeneration of Brandon Stadium is now live – and now wplans1.jpge need your help.
    The consultation period set by Rugby Borough Council runs until May 6, and all messages of support sent to the Planning Officer will be of vital importance.
    Full details of how to make your voice heard follow later in this communication, but firstly a reminder of what this application is and why we have submitted it.
    We first went public with our intentions last summer, at which point we ran our own consultation process and revised our plans based on feedback from local residents, which was almost universally positive.
    Our application was submitted to the Council earlier this year, and after going through the appropriate processes it is now active and can be viewed via the following link: 

    https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/34048
    The most relevant documents to view are the Planning Statement, the Regeneration of Coventry Stadium, and the Statement of Community Involvement, but brief details follow below.
    Our application seeks to change the use of various buildings at the stadium in order to provide additional community-based facilities in addition to the return of speedway and stock car racing.
    It should be noted that the return of motorsport does not form part of the application as no planning permission is required for this – it is already the established use of the site.
    The fundamental changes are that Hangar No.1 on the stadium frontage will be converted into a museum celebrating the history and heritage of speedway and stock car racing at Brandon; the under-stand bar will be converted into a gymnasium incorporating treatment rooms and a climbing wall (open to the local community); and the former dog kennels will be converted into a bar and catering outlet.
    Further arising from these changes, the dog track will be resurfaced to become a cycle track, with cycle speedway and other cycling-related activities taking place.
    A large proportion of the tarmac infield will be re-surfaced to allow for the staging of equine events.
    The Great Britain Speedway Team will relocate their training base from Loughborough University Elite Athlete Centre to Brandon and form a Centre of Excellence, including their Academy system for developing youth riders through established programmes.
    One question which may well be asked is, why submit a planning application on a site we do not own?
    The answer is to clearly demonstrate that a viable alternative exists to the policy favoured by the current owners, which has been to shamefully facilitate the destruction of the stadium and cause maximum grief for residents via non-existent security, and to then attempt to use the condition of the stadium as a reason to support a planning application aimed squarely at the building of houses which are not required by the Local Plan.
    Our application is endorsed by businessman Warren Hunter, whose offer to buy the stadium remains neither accepted nor rejected nearly two years on, and it also has the support of numerous international, national and local companies, as well as individual tradespeople, all willing to provide time, materials and skills to rebuild the stadium.
    So how can you help?
    The answer is to send an e-mail or letter in support of this application to:      erica.buchanan@rugby.gov.uk     or Erica Buchanan, Rugby Borough Council, Evreux Way, Rugby CV21 2RR. This response should quote reference number R22/0071 and be submitted before May 6.
    It is important to state here that what is not required is a comparison between our application and that of the developers. You are not being asked to make a choice between the two, and the application will be judged on its own merits regardless of the current Brandon Estates submission.
    Please concentrate on the positives of this application, which will provide upgraded facilities to assist health and well-being in the local community, as well as re-opening the stadium as the UK’s top oval motorsports facility.
    We believe our proposals represent the most sustainable use of the site, and are entirely consistent with both the recently adopted Local and Neighbourhood Plans, as well as fully complying with policies in the National Planning Policy Guidelines, and are consistent with the wishes of the vast majority of the local population.
    Please show your support for this application to the e-mail or postal address shown above. A reminder of the deadline, which is May 6.

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  10. Posted

    18 minutes ago, lisa-colette said:

    I'm glad it's not the norm in the other league, as based purely on forecasts both meetings would have been off  tonight whereas they both got completed. Forecasts are often wrong in this country. If it was 80%-90% chance of heavy/persistent rain then fair enough. But 50% chance, come on. 

    Birmingham only just managed 10 heats. It was heavy rain during Heat 10 too. Phil Griffin praised the 2022 track surface, saying that last year, in similar conditions, they would not have got ten heats. Track looked (and rode) very smooth.

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  13. Posted

    47 minutes ago, PotteringAround said:

    He was.   This seemed very strange as he wasn't riding in the meeting, but was walking around the pits in his kevlars. 

    At a push I can perhaps understand Sheffield wanting him in the pits to watch and learn, but it seemed very odd that he was wearing his kevlars even though he was only there as a spectator.

     

    Dan could have taken a ride, particularly a better scenario if a Reserve had got injured in Heat 2.

  16. Posted

    3 hours ago, Grachan said:

    I think they had it right with the 3-2-1-0-1-2-3-4 system. I think that worked well. They should have stuck with that.

    Unbelievable that they changed that because sometimes supporters went home disappointed that they didn't get 3 points after winning at home and now have a system where home supporters might go home disappointed with not getting a point after getting a draw. 

    The response to someone querying it says it all really. "Let's see." Brilliant.

    The minimum match points for a draw is one point.

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  17. Posted

    1 hour ago, IronScorpion said:

    I wonder which promoter(s) thought of this idea? With only 6 teams in the Premiership, it must have taken ages to get a result(sorry no 3-3 voting, it has to be a majority vote).

    Even the Speedway Star has not put out this story so it must have been thought of in this last week.

    What result will be given if meetings are curtailed by rain & it is a draw after 10 or more heats(the result stands)?

    I can see this rule being moth-balled before the season starts.

    If the meeting is curtailed and the score is a draw, the match points will be 1-1.

  21. Posted

    12 hours ago, Teromaafan said:

    Not sure how much Dan (mainly) and Joe (to a lesser extent) will benefit from another season at this level. It might well be additional laps but I can’t see either of them having to ‘race’ for many points. Hopefully their home performances will not lead any complacency that could be carried forward to Championship level. I don’t know what the third tier pays but presumably it justifies the time and expenses incurred at this level?

    Last season, both riders went through a tough patch with low scores and, in my opinion, the scarcity of NL fixtures at the time did not allow them any confidence re-building rides. Extra track time is always welcomed by both.

  22. Posted

    17 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

    Will be very interesting to see what level the PJL is aimed at? Initial rumours was NDL reserve/second string level, the few proposed squads i saw from last year were NDL reserve / MDL level. I certainly think Perry is likely to be included but not sure Gilkes will take any part due to both ability level and costs. 

    Surely the likes of Gilkes, Thompsons, Hume, Mulford will be used, as I assume they will be 'paid' to attend as No.8 anyway?

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  25. Posted

    10 hours ago, Schwantz34 said:

    Is there any sort of calendar, even a provisional one, for Ice Speedway Gladiators this year?

    15 Jan 2022 Ice QR 1 Örnsköldvsik Sweden
    12/13 Feb 2022 Ice Final 1/2 Togliatti Russia
    12/13 Mar 2022 Ice Final 3/4 Inzell Germany
    02 Apr 2022 Ice Final 5/6 Heerenveen Netherlands
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