mikebv 10,285 Posted November 22, 2022 12 hours ago, Fromafar said: That would just about pay for Championship Team these days,some sponsers must have deep pockets.Did they not change their race night to weekend because fans weren’t liking mid week. And they had Jason Doyle... More fans immediately went to watch in the 2nd Division at weekends than went mid week to watch some GP stars... Poole show that sometimes it isnt really the level of rider on show, but the night you run... And with only single GP riders going around, and not in every team, to make a change of night work at this time, (especially given the clear historical evidence they have), could still be pretty difficult I would think... Hopefully plenty of sponsors on board and it will be a success... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,018 Posted November 22, 2022 25 minutes ago, mikebv said: Poole show that sometimes it isnt really the level of rider on show, but the night you run... Maybe the case when the leagues are almost the same strength but if there was a clear difference between the leagues it may be a different story... having said that Poole always had healthy home crowds when they were in the 2nd division before but I think they do get a good "holiday" crowd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishersGate 522 Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Barrow Boy 2 said: Just read about all the improvements that are to be made. New track lighting being one of them. Been banging on about this for ever it seems. Swindon's track equipment has also been purchased. It does need a little face lift the stadium 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old bob at herne bay 828 Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: Someone praising Poole! Has the world ended? Praising just the robust business model that the Fords operate. Stick to Wednesday night racing has been their aim, and full marks to them for not being “persuaded” to move. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted November 22, 2022 20 minutes ago, FishersGate said: It does need a little face lift the stadium The problem at Leicester isn't so much the lights but the height the Poles are at. They are too low and you get a dark area by the Air Fence. If they are that height due to Planning the obvious solution would be to put some on the Centre Green aimed at the base of the Air bags. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old bob at herne bay 828 Posted November 22, 2022 Probably the most recent example of how a change of race night causes a club to fold was Rye House. Highly successful in the premier league racing on Saturdays, crowds plummeted when they were forced to race midweek in the premier league. That was the beginning of the end for the “Rockets” 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, HGould said: The problem at Leicester isn't so much the lights but the height the Poles are at. They are too low and you get a dark area by the Air Fence. If they are that height due to Planning the obvious solution would be to put some on the Centre Green aimed at the base of the Air bags. Serious question - Is there any other track that has lighting on the centre green facing outwards? Edited November 22, 2022 by Skidder1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Al 708 Posted November 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Serious question - Is there any other track that has lighting on the centre green facing outwards? In the UK? Maybe not. I don't know if that particular track is still running, but think that the very small track at Pinjar Park in Perth WA has/had lights in the centre. Possibly one of the tracks in the USA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Serious question - Is there any other track that has lighting on the centre green facing outwards? Lakeside when they were running Edited November 22, 2022 by Bald Bloke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gasser90 229 Posted November 22, 2022 I’m really impressed with how Leicester are keeping everyone informed of all the goings on etc regarding 2023. Signing news. Track upgrades. All positive stuff. Pboro. Belle vue and Ipswich haven’t heard a peep from their promotions ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted November 22, 2022 52 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Serious question - Is there any other track that has lighting on the centre green facing outwards? Arlington had lights on centre green and outside track Lakeside had lights on centre green. Benefit is they avoid dark areas beneath bags. Best of course are lights over track like a lot of the older dog tracks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Normski 1,316 Posted November 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, HGould said: Arlington had lights on centre green and outside track Lakeside had lights on centre green. Benefit is they avoid dark areas beneath bags. Best of course are lights over track like a lot of the older dog tracks. Berwick {Berrington Lough} had lights on centre green Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,781 Posted November 22, 2022 Peterborough I think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col 854 Posted November 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, Gasser90 said: I’m really impressed with how Leicester are keeping everyone informed of all the goings on etc regarding 2023. Signing news. Track upgrades. All positive stuff. Pboro. Belle vue and Ipswich haven’t heard a peep from their promotions ! Belle Vue are busy trying to sell tickets for their Christmas Cracker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 370 Posted November 22, 2022 Perhaps they can use the motorway blade from Swindon to fill in the pot holes in the car park for starters! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
