obrien48 27 Posted September 11, 2009 This has been bouncing around in my head for ages so I apologize if it's a bit random. But here is my take on how speedway can solve it's problems - the basic idea came from how cricket has evolved the twenty20 competition... General The idea of 3 teirs of speedway needs to be binned - all clubs should be treated as equal regardless of size/so called quality of track. There should be a central key sponsorship pool who will advertise across every team in the country, this money will be evenly distributed to each team. The teams and riders of course have the chance to create extra revenue from alternative sponsorship and gates although the key sponsors will be king. The idea of creating pools of localised (relatively) team competition should help to reduce travelling costs for riders and fans. Less is more and each "round" should be built up - create a buzz around each race night - the local rivalries should also help with this. Riders - assetts v privateers Each rider should be encouraged to become a club assett (they will not be allowed to double up or inter-league/ride in europe but have the stability of knowing where they will be based) Riders wishing to race in europe and double up will enter a draw. To be held before the season. Based around averages and scaled thus: Pool 1: Riders with average of 7-8 Pool2: Riders with average of 6-7 and so on... This should create a fairer distribution of riders while still allowing some riders personal stability. League structure Uses existing scoring system 22 race weeks possible between April and end Aug 1 home x 1 away meet 1 fixed race night + Monday for Sky --------------------------------------------------- March = Pre-season challenge matches. --------------------------------------------------- April - Aug = Main body of Season. Also includes cup competition. Regional race pools designed to cut costs and create a more localised speedway scene Pool 1 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Berwick, Newcastle, Redcar, Workington Pool 2 Belle Vue, Sheffield, Stoke, Buxton, Scunthorpe, Wolves Pool 3 Brummies, Coventry, Peterboro, Leicester, King Lynn, Mildenhall Pool 4 Newport, Somerset, Swindon, Plymouth, Weymouth, Poole Pool 5 Eastbourne, Rye House, Lakeside, Sittingborne, Ipswich, IoW Winner of pools go through to 6 team playoff (winner of cup competition making up 6th team) The Playoffs - Held in September Two pools of 3 - each team races two meets Grand Final Two winners race off for Title on neutral track. Indoor venue? NEC? Feel free to rip it apart Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T.N.T. 355 Posted September 13, 2009 I answered this in General Speedway section already Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
