Daniel Smith

He's proved it, won't be World Champ but he IS ready for the GP challenge. Correct choice for the Brit Wild Card

I love the way people know what kids want without even asking them Regarding my 2 nephew's who attend (12 & 9) & a friends niece & nephew ( both 11) what they want is very simple Keep thing's moving. The constant waiting around between races is difficult for them. That is pretty much it. They still do what I use to do, speak to riders, food & drink, watch the racing but the best bit for them? The freedom to move around the stadium & meeting up with other kids. People these days think technology is the way forward, it isn't. It's knowing how to keep youngsters engaged.

I've noticed the Speedway has been removed from the UK Eurosport TV schedule?????

Sky's basic entertainment package is £21.50 per Month. Expensive if you're just after Eurosport.

Some people are hard to please. People who say it won't work because it will be old news before it reach the shelves are talking nonsense. Almost every magazine out there is exactly the same. Playstation, Xbox, FHM, Esquire, Nuts, Fast Ford, Total Vauxhall etc etc etc all has content you can find elsewhere for free but they still sell 1000's each time. There is no reason why Inside Speedway & Speedway Star can't work side by side and maybe on odd occasions together. I recommend everybody (even Phil Rising) purchase the first addition and look for themselves before criticising something they've never seen. Week after week we hear speedway needs more coverage, promoting blah blah blah yet someone tries to move thing forward positively yet Speedway Forum members can't wait to trample all over it, brilliant - give yourselves a pat on the back. Good luck Inside Speedway & Speedway Star. Regardless of opinion of some this sport strongly needs you to survive

I think the hurdles are obvious. Agreeing which riders ride for what team

Someone needs to have a word with the start marshall, this thread seems to have completed more than 4 laps of the same & it's still continuing Darcy is here, will ride GP's, EL etc so it's end of story

Yep, has to be Live for me too. I tend to Sky+ & watch about an hour or two behind just to blitz through adverts & ramblings. If anything is beyond the Live feed the result is already known and the interest is lost to watch isn't there.

pleased to hear that Mr R. Fingers crossed all i's & t's get dotted & crossed

because???????? Don't keep us hanging Phil, or is this a speedway star exclusive story?????

Kerr could be a top rider. Has the style & skill the only thing that stopped him hitting an 8 average last year & possibly the year before is his mechanical gremlins. Always the same problems, blowing engines or dropping chains, more so than any other rider I've seen. If he can get past that he'll hit a 5+ average for Newcastle easy, a real genuine class rider

Well, after that statement I will agree with Ward. Time to move on. He'd been fined but given no convictions against his name which shows that it wasn't taken to seriously by the court. Wrapped knuckles is all that's needed here. It certainly doesn't come across as bad as the Bournemouth Eco made it out to be. No conviction, no issue IMO See you in 2013 Darcy and hope you have a good season and rip up the GP's

Question. I've seen many riders on Twitter say they use Snus to give them a boost, any idea what that is as I have no idea???

I think that's true but from my understanding is that Sky ain't getting the returns from sponsorship / advertising. Viewing figures ain't the problem

With the riders announced do people really think they'll pull punters through the gates to make this series work???

:rofl: very professional of the UK Speedway Series :rofl:

Very well explained fella.

This is exactly what I thought would happen from past history. The riders will pull out now as this puts their livelihood at risk & the riders announced won't have the financial backing to challenge it. Well done the BSPA / SCB in my opinion. Renegades should be exterminated from speedway.

Monster don't need speedway. At the time being they're using it to crack Eastern Europe knowing speedway is massive in Poland. Everywhere else Monster is covered by all other Motorsports. Monster will not as a brand be hampered by no speedway coverage in the UK. It's a very blinkered view if you think no live GP coverage in the UK is damaging the product. The only damage is to us supporters as those that do just watch GP's will be lost to speedway.

The last time Tai was in the GP's he made a mistake by running untried & untested Michael Lee tuned engines. This time around he'll be running pretty much identical motors as Darcy & Holder on PJR which will put him in a much stronger position. Does Tai have the ability? Of course he has, it's just going to come down to his mental strength. I've changed my mind on relection of Tai's chances and as long as the PJR's hold together he'll finish 11-12th in the series. I have no doubt about it

Just a thought. Wasn't something like this attempted a few years ago and riders were threatened to have their licences revoked if they took part in a non sanctioned speedway meeting????

Thats flattrack racing. They're not just motoX bikes used

This just adds to the point that the decline is more down to us than the sport itself. As newbies the sport has the wow factor but the longer someone hangs around turning up becomes a chore & they end up lost to the sport. We start to expect more for our money even if the price remains the same year on year. If you've been going to speedway for 50 years, 2002 is the same as today. 50 years ago was way better. If you've been going to speedway for 20 years, 2002 you may have seen as the decline because it's nothing more then your own perception. If 2002 you first went to speedway those first 2-3 years where the best ever, why is that. Correct, no expectation. Is there a decline in speedway itself or a decline in attendances because there's so much to do now without even leaving the house. '

I have a very different approach to Speedway's decline. I honestly feel it has nothing (maybe a little bit) to do with rules, regulations, admissions costs etc. I personally think it's more to do with the supporters expectations of the sport. As time moves on there's more & more other things to do but speedway has remained the same concept. Most tracks still churn out 50's, 60's, 70's music, no pre meeting entertainment, to much hanging around between heats etc. These to me are the main reasons for speedways decline rather than equipment, rules etc

Completely unbiased view EL Iversen Klindt Stead Korneliussen Schlien Alden Smith PL Smith Stead Kerr