adonis 1,454 Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, cityrebel said: If that's the case why are BMR planning to run a flat track series there. The whole thing seems to be a spiders web of various companies. I think BMR anre involved with the kart people . I did hear that the speedway was going to be an extension to the kart track , but that was back in silly season , however as they say ,theres no smoke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted May 21, 2019 24 minutes ago, adonis said: I think BMR anre involved with the kart people . I did hear that the speedway was going to be an extension to the kart track , but that was back in silly season , however as they say ,theres no smoke The article in the Star seems to indicate this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rayleigh 362 Posted May 21, 2019 The lease of the whole stadium is held by the Kart people, if BMR are running Flat Track they must be hiring the stadium from the Kart people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goldhawk 76 Posted May 21, 2019 I have been to Romford dogs several times over last few years and would make great speedway track with great history of big crowds at Brooklands the other side of town so could be a winner if permission could ever be got which is doubtful given housing around it but you never know. Not sure if being renovated but scaffolding on main grandstand at present Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonny the spud 2,281 Posted May 21, 2019 I hope if speedway does come back to Essex and anyone from previous promotions is involved, the riders owed thousands will be paid before any permission was granted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marko 956 Posted May 21, 2019 Romford dog stadium is being completely redone, both stands are/will be demolished and will be rebuilt, amazing thing though is that despite all the work going on the dog track is still in use. It would be a cracking little place to have speedway but will never happen, too much housing. But I have one idea, there is land just outside Chelmsford which is used for Grass track a few times a year, I wonder if that could be made into a speedway stadium? not really any housing around and its right next to Hylands Park which holds festivals and the like, which is far more noisy than our sport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC! 142 Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, marko said: Romford dog stadium is being completely redone, both stands are/will be demolished and will be rebuilt, amazing thing though is that despite all the work going on the dog track is still in use. It would be a cracking little place to have speedway but will never happen, too much housing. But I have one idea, there is land just outside Chelmsford which is used for Grass track a few times a year, I wonder if that could be made into a speedway stadium? not really any housing around and its right next to Hylands Park which holds festivals and the like, which is far more noisy than our sport. Just a quick point - Romford Stadium now has one stand, which has been extended and will remain. The other has been demolished and will not be replaced, it is designated for car parking. I mention this as the track now has nothing between it and housing (about 40 meters away) meaning any possibility of use for speedway (however remote) is now extinguished. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted May 22, 2019 19 hours ago, Rayleigh said: The lease of the whole stadium is held by the Kart people, if BMR are running Flat Track they must be hiring the stadium from the Kart people. Surely 'if' the kart people now own the stadium, they'd be better off staging regular speedway meetings rather than sporadic flat track events that attract one man and his dog. It all seems like smoke and mirrors to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted May 22, 2019 10 hours ago, Jonny the spud said: I hope if speedway does come back to Essex and anyone from previous promotions is involved, the riders owed thousands will be paid before any permission was granted. No different to those that run Rye then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vince 9,458 Posted May 22, 2019 8 minutes ago, cityrebel said: Surely 'if' the kart people now own the stadium, they'd be better off staging regular speedway meetings rather than sporadic flat track events that attract one man and his dog. It all seems like smoke and mirrors to me. Sporadic flat track events with no paying spectators but a couple of hundred riders paid £45 each to race at Peterborough the weekend and no riders wages to be paid out! It's no secret that most Speedway meetings make a loss. Add to that regular Speedway and flat track schools and at least you aren't running loss making events. I hope league Speedway does take place at Rye House again but it will need to be run by somebody willing to invest money rather than make a profit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted May 22, 2019 14 minutes ago, Vince said: Sporadic flat track events with no paying spectators but a couple of hundred riders paid £45 each to race at Peterborough the weekend and no riders wages to be paid out! It's no secret that most Speedway meetings make a loss. Add to that regular Speedway and flat track schools and at least you aren't running loss making events. I hope league Speedway does take place at Rye House again but it will need to be run by somebody willing to invest money rather than make a profit. If that's the case, no wonder BMR don't want regular speedway back at Rye. Prehaps it's the way forward for other loss making venues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HertsRacer 222 Posted May 22, 2019 I'm sure the greyhound stadium would have been the first place The Bombers looked at after they were kicked out of Brooklands. Far too close to housing for it to happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted May 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Vince said: Sporadic flat track events with no paying spectators but a couple of hundred riders paid £45 each to race at Peterborough the weekend and no riders wages to be paid out! It's no secret that most Speedway meetings make a loss. Add to that regular Speedway and flat track schools and at least you aren't running loss making events. I hope league Speedway does take place at Rye House again but it will need to be run by somebody willing to invest money rather than make a profit. Spot on. I have heard other promotions say in the past that if they thought about it too much they would cry as running Speedway is often out of love rather than financial sense. As much as id love to see a team back at Rye house it makes much better financial sense to run flat tracks, practice days & amateur events where riders turn up and pay to ride. If i was pushing the boat out maybe a few combined events/challenge fixtures with low points money but low entry fees. Sidecars might be a step to far at Rye but there is certainly a chance of making some money out of the venue but it won't be huge amounts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted May 22, 2019 I still think that running NL speedway at Rye on a sunday afternoon could be viable, but professional racing would be a massive gamble in the sports current climate. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chairboy 77 Posted May 22, 2019 4 hours ago, cityrebel said: I still think that running NL speedway at Rye on a sunday afternoon could be viable, but professional racing would be a massive gamble in the sports current climate. I agree, I would happily support an NDL team at Rye House, and I know I'm not alone in saying that. In terms of it's facilities and ease of access (or lack of it), RH suits that level of racing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites