Hawk127 1,360 Posted June 7, 2016 If you believe all the gloom and doom about various clubs and the tales of woe, what is the betting likely to be on the following happening in 2017 No Coventry or Swindon - Tracks closed Leicester taken over by one of the promoters who currently run one of the above mentioned clubs and change the race night to Thursday/Friday Ipswich return to the Elite League and pick up riders from Swindon & Coventry Scunthorpe and Redcar go NL due to costs and lack of PL riders and end up in the play offs. Wales and Cornwall both get a new track/club All Elite clubs run a NL to fill in the gaps in the fixture list and give some continuity to weekly speedway Season to run from April to September - Pre and post this clubs can be allowed to run any number/type of individual meetings with whoever the like Return of Test Match series against Australia or Sweden or Denmark in Elite League Test matches in the PL against Germany and Czech Republic and Easter European Select team NL series against the USA or Benelux Select All riders of UK birth only to compete in National Championship over 12 rounds with four rounds being held at a track in each of the EL, PL and NL culminating in the highest scorers competing in a final in Manchester. The riders do not necessarily have to be riding for a UK team to compete. Entrance fees across the board reduced to £10.00 adults £5.00 for Children under 18 and OAPS. Family tickets for two adults and two children £25.00 BSPA to sell books of tickets and fans can use them at any track they like Odds on each one happening??? Pretty long I guess. Only trying to lighten the gloom and have some fun. It is not a slight on any club but some of this might just be the way things end up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted June 7, 2016 You bored fella Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk127 1,360 Posted June 7, 2016 Well it could be depression, perhaps I should keep off this forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shale Searcher 1,264 Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) Actually......... Races cut to 2 laps, (cost saver) Less wear on engines, clutches. Less fuel used, tyres last twice as long. League meetings return to 13 heats (cost saver) Team format changed (cost saver) Each team now made up as follows; Heat Leaders, no 1, 3 & 5 have to be (foreign riders) Second Strings no 2 & 4 (have to be Premier League riders) Reserves no 6 & 7 (Have to be NL riders) Team Suits Barred (cost saver) each rider purchase a blank race bib which is covered both sides with Velcro, (each rider will be provided with a starter set of Fuzzy Felt and simply create the team logo/crest/rider no for which ever team they ride for (bonus or given for best nightly effort) Riders allowed to guest for any team, in any League (but only at same position as last meeting for their allocated team) If a club in the top 3 positions of their league lose a rider/s for any reason, they are only allowed to use a rider from the MDL or lower ranked club/league. New rule for racing. If a rider loses any part of his fuzzy felt race bib during a race, he will be fined half his nights wages, if he commits the offence more than once in a race meeting, he will be thrown out and a novice from the crowd will use his equipment to take his place in any of his races remaining (crowd novice replacements, can not ride in heat 13) highest scorers race) Crowd novices can only be used at the same track they were first used at. (Cost saver) I think we're getting somewhere here.... What do you think? Edited June 9, 2016 by Shale Searcher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
