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Speedway Star Toothless Pussycat
BWitcher replied to robolots's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
You're making yourself look more silly with every post. My reference to the old world finals was in relation to the fallacy that is always put forward, which you are now doing yourself, that the racing was so much better in bygone days. It wasn't. You had many gate and go races then just as you do today. That's not slagging off, that is reality. Your true colors are now shining through, you're throwing out inaccurate statement after inaccurate statement simply because you are yearning for a bygone era that is gone and isn't coming back. Everyone has the chance to qualify for the gps. It's strange though, those that qualify tend to struggle mightily, yet you are claiming existing gp riders aren't up to the job.... -
Woffinden Named As Team Gb Skipper
BWitcher replied to jim the whipper's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
Let us know the fairy story then. -
Speedway Star Toothless Pussycat
BWitcher replied to robolots's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
I've not said anything about preferring gp's or world finals. You have though, thus revealing the biased nature of your argument. For what it's worth I prefer a world championship where everyone gets a chance over at least 60 rides. That doesn't mean I slag off the racing under the old system, or claim the racing is much better in the current one. The old world finals and qualifying rounds were great in their day. The gp's are great now. They're both speedway. They're both great. -
Speedway Star Toothless Pussycat
BWitcher replied to robolots's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
No they weren't. In fact once qualification was assured, many riders would ease up and cruise through the meeting, unless they had a shot at winning it. Some would let fellow countryman score points to progress too. There was some great racing, there was some poor racing, just like most speedway meetings down the years. Now you're resorting to picking and choosing the GP's you want to compare too. You're comparing a World Final in Sweden, to a GP in Italy.. -
Speedway Star Toothless Pussycat
BWitcher replied to robolots's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Next we'll be hearing about the much better racing in World Finals of years gone by.. It's been interesting reading the reports of the World Finals of yesteryear in the British World Champ features in the Speedway Star, those finals in the late 40's and 50's.. race after race won from the gate. -
Speedway Star Toothless Pussycat
BWitcher replied to robolots's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
No you didn't and no the racing wasn't more cut throat. They weren't poor, I used to love them, the same as I love GP's now. -
Speedway Star Toothless Pussycat
BWitcher replied to robolots's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Which one? 1994 in Vojens? 1993 in Pocking? How about the last one in England, 1990 at Bradford? The World Final was dying, crowds were tumbling. You have to go a long way back to get to crowds being as big as Cardiff. -
Speedway Star Toothless Pussycat
BWitcher replied to robolots's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Lmao. Oh dear. -
Speedway Star Toothless Pussycat
BWitcher replied to robolots's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Yes it is, they show you what CAN be done with the sport. Still, in typical speedway fans style knock something that is done well.. but continue to bleat when served up crap every other week through the season. -
Riders Who Draw In The Crowds
BWitcher replied to ColinMills's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Wrong, we know pretty much exactly what would have happened. Riders like Egon Muller and Jerzy Szakiel (excuse spelling) would not have won World Titles and those titles would have gone to the top riders around at the time. The other riders weren't told not to beat T-Rick, but there was an era when they were told, sorry but T-Rick gets first gate pick every race.... a quite significant advantage. I don't think the competition he faced during that period was all that hot either, compared to other eras. I'm not and I doubt anyone will say T-Rick wasn't a great rider, but he in my opinion wasn't at the level of dominance of a Nielsen/Mauger etc. -
Riders Who Draw In The Crowds
BWitcher replied to ColinMills's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
No, you are wrong, every rider didn't have the same opportunities in a GP. For starters, other all time greats never rode in a GP. Had GP's been around, some of them would have won more World Titles. Secondly, Rickardsson didn't even have to win more races in some seasons, it was almost handed to him on a plate in the farcical system used. Each rider wasn't given the same opportunity, THAT was the problem. -
Riders Who Draw In The Crowds
BWitcher replied to ColinMills's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
T-Rick could certainly come from the back when required and was one of the great riders.. best ever, not close. Not utterly dominant in league racing like the true greats were, plus rode in a somewhat easier era and most of all for a portion of his career was given a massive massive advantage due to the GP format in place at the time. -
Sgp Riders' Numbers
BWitcher replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
And another one, in an attempt to discredit the new system inadvertently posts in favour of it. -
Sgp Riders' Numbers
BWitcher replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
Hilariously you have just defeated your own argument and given the reason why the riders want to have their own number. Let's ask the fans around the track at the end of this season shall we? -
Sgp Riders' Numbers
BWitcher replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
You're wrong. It's quite simple. Or perhaps Greg Hancock was pushing for it for the last couple of years just for the fun of it.. -
Speedway Star Toothless Pussycat
BWitcher replied to robolots's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Is there any particular reason you follow speedway? -
Blimey, you've laid down the gauntlet now. KKS is going to have to work real hard to top this thread.
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It's actually a professional career taken up by many women around the world and one in which they can earn good money, or perhaps you would prefer them chained to the kitchen sink. The point of the comments made is that if you are going to employ people in such roles, it would make sense to employ the good ones otherwise it can be counter-productive, as with any role. You clearly have a problem, likely stems from jealousy.
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Sgp Riders' Numbers
BWitcher replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
No, you are the one who consistently moans and whinges about every change the sport makes. As I have said earlier, take your argument to the worlds foremost sports marketers. They'll be interested to hear your expert views I am quite sure. Let's also not forget, this is something the riders themselves have requested. I guess they should have consulted with Iris first... -
Sgp Riders' Numbers
BWitcher replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
It makes not the one iota of difference. It's a sport, with competitors who wish to achieve brand recognition and sell merchandise. The argument that speedway is not Moto Gp etc is quite frankly, irrelevant. Moto GP isn't Nascar, so it won't work.. oh wait it does. Nascar isn't NBA so it won't work.. oh wait it does. The sport is irrelevant, the marketing principles are the same. Nobody is suggesting that riders are suddenly going to be catapulted into the 'big time' as you childishly state. That one comment alone shows your lack of understanding of the topic. However, to improve and grow a product its a fundamental basic to look at what others are doing. It works in a wide range of sports and is employed by the biggest and most revenue producing sports of all. It's simply one more step in a process to make speedway look more professional, it's not an overnight fix! -
Sgp Riders' Numbers
BWitcher replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
http://store.nascar.com/Dale_Earnhardt_Gear/Chase_Authentics_Dale_Earnhardt_White-Black_Fragment_Element_Adjustable_Hat Then take a look at the top, what do you see, a list of drivers names? Wait no, its a list of numbers. Why? Because numbers are far more easily remembered than names. Folk are dragging league racing into this.. which is utterly irrelevant. This if for the GP series. Folk are saying you don't see other competitors in other sports competing in different events with different numbers.. WRONG. You do. Nascar Drivers for instance can race into 3 different races in one weekend in 3 different competitions, with 3 different numbers. Folk can argue against it as much as they wish, but they are arguing against multi million pound industries. Perhaps you think you know more than marketing experts in some of the worlds biggest sports? Even football changed to such a system, doing away with the old 1-11 numbers and replacing them with squad numbers. Numbers that your big name players will in the main try and keep when changing clubs (some even have it in their contracts). The simple fact is the number is part of the brand recognition. Yes, of course you market the rider, but the number makes it far easier to so. It's already been proven. Or maybe the naysayers are right.. maybe speedway has it right now and football/NFL/NBA/MLB/Nascar/MotoGp etc have it wrong. -
Sgp Riders' Numbers
BWitcher replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
Ignorance is bliss. Maybe you should inform some of the worlds foremost marketing experts.. as they think different and believe brand recognition to be massive. -
Sgp Riders' Numbers
BWitcher replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
There isn't anything negative to it whatsoever, but hey, this is speedway and some folk just want to moan... -
Sgp Riders' Numbers
BWitcher replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
No, but they will have their numbers next to their names at all times. You can knock it all you wish, but the reality is, it's a system used in other sports that works. http://www.allstarsdirect.co.uk/brands/46-Valentino-Rossi/ What do we have there, ah even in the name of the website its no 46 Valentino Rossi. All his merchandise has his number. As already explained, its brand recognition. http://store.nascar.com/Dale_Earnhardt_Gear What do we have there, oh look the number once again is prominent everywhere. This is a guy who was killed 13 years ago too, yet to this day anyone who has the tiniest interest in Nascar will know who No 3 was. http://store.nascar.com/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr_Gear And again. But hey, they're idiots, they haven't got a clue how to make money from merchandise have they.... -
Sgp Riders' Numbers
BWitcher replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
Quite the opposite, the new numbers will do everything for the fans, you will know exactly who your rider is. Any casual fan watching the odd GP here or there will soon know who the riders are. It can be used for riders merchandise (if the merchandise is of good quality) and be a major boost. I can remember owning a Mikael Max cap with the No 5 on it, out of date the season after. The actual numbering system now is confusing, The guy wearing 1 could be in 6th place in the championship. Last season means nothing, so the numbers are worthless anyway. I wonder who the first rider will be to have their number 'retired'. Don't know much then do you. Go to a Nascar race and ask anyone and I mean anyone in the crowd who number 24, or number 48 is, or even who used to be No 3 and they will tell you. Go to a GP and ask who no 7 is and 80% won't know without looking at their programme. Riders retaining the same number creates awareness, continuity and a brand. That can only be a good thing. How it is utilised is something different and it remains to be seen which riders take advantage of it.