Knowle 51 Posted March 25, 2009 Came across a copy of a Knowle Stadium paychit for a rider called Charlie Bourdon who rode at Middlesboro on 10/4/1947 which stated that he was paid for 4 starts @ £1 each, no points money earned, travel expenses £3.10.0 minus 3/6 insurance, total paid £7.6.6 There is a footnote to say that due to the low payout he was let off £2.10.0 machinery repair charge. This was his only appearence for Bristol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyguy 20 Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) Came across a copy of a Knowle Stadium paychit for a rider called Charlie Bourdon who rode at Middlesboro on 10/4/1947 which stated that he was paid for 4 starts @ £1 each, no points money earned, travel expenses £3.10.0 minus 3/6 insurance, total paid £7.6.6 There is a footnote to say that due to the low payout he was let off £2.10.0 machinery repair charge. This was his only appearence for Bristol. An unhappy match for Charlie Bourdon. He had a fall and a non-start in the league match. His name never appeared previously in any Bristol or Middlesbrough meetings or subsequently. Charlie is only shown as two starts in the match and does appear in the second-half so he must have been paid a guaranteed four starts for the meeting. Edited March 26, 2009 by speedyguy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluedocs123 0 Posted April 4, 2009 50P at Reading in 1976 including programme....seemed like better value for money than Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knowle 51 Posted April 4, 2009 An unhappy match for Charlie Bourdon. He had a fall and a non-start in the league match. His name never appeared previously in any Bristol or Middlesbrough meetings or subsequently. Charlie is only shown as two starts in the match and does appear in the second-half so he must have been paid a guaranteed four starts for the meeting. This payslip was found recently by his daughter in his possessions after his death so he had kept it for over 60 years. It is rather poignant that he had kept a souvenir of the one occasion he had been given a chance which never came his way again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Team Man 32 Posted April 7, 2009 Not that the club needed it. At those rates, with an average crowd of 10,000 paying the lowest entrance and not buying a programme, they would've been hauling in £750 a meeting and paying maybe 7 quid to their best rider. Mustn't forget that tracks had to pay entertainment tax on the gate money, it was quite hefty, it closed a lot of Cinema's , theatres, and Speedway tracks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midland Red 2,383 Posted April 9, 2009 This might stir some memories! http://speedwaymemories.fotopic.net/c1122612.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Custom House Kid 45 Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) Free...I climbed in Where you a backstraight boy? Edited April 9, 2009 by Custom House Kid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinmauger 584 Posted April 9, 2009 1974 at Hull, my first year of spectating, it was 30p entry (5p stand transfer) and 10p for a proggy.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DK Rides Again 4 Posted April 10, 2009 1974 at Hull, my first year of spectating, it was 30p entry (5p stand transfer) and 10p for a proggy.... Less than 6 quid in today's money; the argument for dropping admission prices gets ever stronger............... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 24 Posted April 10, 2009 Less than 6 quid in today's money; the argument for dropping admission prices gets ever stronger............... No it doesn't, DK. You have to have a fertile imagination to believe that cutting prices by 50% would result in attendances doubling. Much as most of us don't like to admit it, the reason tracks are poorly attended is that there are not enough people interested in going along. The only outcome, I suspect, of dropping admission prices would be a financial loss for the tracks concerned, and that wouldn't do any of us any good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DK Rides Again 4 Posted April 10, 2009 No it doesn't, DK. You have to have a fertile imagination to believe that cutting prices by 50% would result in attendances doubling. Much as most of us don't like to admit it, the reason tracks are poorly attended is that there are not enough people interested in going along. The only outcome, I suspect, of dropping admission prices would be a financial loss for the tracks concerned, and that wouldn't do any of us any good. Did I say that it would? And could one of the reasons that people aren't interested be, because they see it as poor value for money? There's a few folk on this forum, including I believe a couple that are actively involved in the sport at a high level, that consider speedway to be a £10 sport, and I would agree with them. Reducing the admission fee by half won't double the attendance, but it would be worth finding out at what level dropping entry fees would start to have a positive effect in footfall, even if you offered something like two for one, which shouldn't have any negative effects at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinmauger 584 Posted April 10, 2009 1974 at Hull, my first year of spectating, it was 30p entry (5p stand transfer) and 10p for a proggy.... That was kids rates, I was a lot younger then (weren't we all!), think it was 70p or so for adults which would be £12 - £13 in todays money.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DK Rides Again 4 Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) That was kids rates, I was a lot younger then (weren't we all!), think it was 70p or so for adults which would be £12 - £13 in todays money.... Calculated against average earnings, 70p is about a tenner. Using your figures, one adult, one child, two transfers and two programmes would be about 15 quid, which still compares favourably with today's prices; a family ticket for two adults, two children and four programmes at Lakeside, would cost you £44, for your dad to take you to the same place would be £23. Edited April 10, 2009 by DK Rides Again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
