mikebv

Emil always box office... Rides great around the NSS so should be worth tuning in for...

Artem has just gone out for lunch and ordered a prawn vindaloo... MOTWYW.....

Wright must have said that he didnt want to do it... ? Given the shape of the track, and his commitment, tenacity and hard riding style, surely he would have been a shoe in to take position four?

Dan has missed out on several finals.. It is a good job for the rest given he never loses them...

To be fair, 2nd bike possibly spun up a bit.?

An assist for Lambert...? Well done Dan....

Thomsen excluded...

Seen that before...

Maybe Thomsen going over to him made the ref think it was an admission of guilt... ?

As I say... Stupid rule.. Tool longer to argue than it would have to put all four back in.. Hone town decision too. Surprise....

Stupid rule... All four back...

You would have to get every country to agree.. And the FIM would need to be invoived to enforce the rule, as all their competitions would need to follow the sane regulations.. And riders with currently tens of thousands of pounds of machinery would have no use for it, and need to purchase more.. A potentially good idea but simply that horse has bolted and their isn't even a stable anymore, never mind a door to it...

Having a break?.... I'll get me coat... Cue other puns.....

The racing is, I would say, better than ever.. The amount of TV coverage has never been so high, both domestically and globally.. Both, combined, delivering huge opportunities for growth in the UK.. Sadly, opportunities that are never taken up, or maybe even noticed?, it appears..

Also a cost consideration too I would imagine.. The big scores at home will need some balance as I would think there isnt too much profit made running a "junior team"... Nor will many fans (if any at all), travel away to watch them, so winning at home and being "competitive " away wont be the worst plan in the world..

Only in (UK) Speedway could this be a good thing for a team...

Captain Kurtz... Becoming a proper leader in the team, and possibly the most committed, hard riding, Captain in the league?

Weren't rev limiters proposed and supposedly going to be implemented?

They might bring in a boxing ref instead and he will step in after heat six....

In the interview he quoted the "£10k a night" nonsense mentioned by some, and said that it was not even near half that.. So. Let's say it is somewhere between 3k and 4k a night, and Artem was only booked in for say 10 meetings (who knows if certain meetings were not required?), then you can maybe suggest around £30k (ish) for the deal? 7 tracks sharing around circa £250k maybe?

In the Speedway Star interview with Alex Brady, he said that the "TV money" completely covered Laguta's salary to the end of the season, with the money from Discovery held in a separate company account which he didn't control... If Artem's costs are covered, does that mean the rest of the team are "over budget" as was quoted...?

With the ultimate irony being that they are expected to have the best equipment by their bosses, who then lromptly devalue the very competition they are trying to win by the implementation of their very own operating model.. An incredible plan... Obviously new kit is also purchased to pursue individual ambitions, which, again, will require a certain amount of income to sustain.. Income that you can only presume has some direct link in part to the admission costs that the regular punters pay.. A very unusual business plan and operating model..

An excellent summation.. "They risk their lives for our entertainment" is often the refrain of the "happy clapper".. And, whilst never decrying or disrespecting what the riders do, if there isn't enough money to let them be fully pro, then they need to not be fully pro... I don't know when the time arrived when so many "average riders" suddenly became fully professional in the UK, but it certainly didn't do the sport any favours... When only the "very best" made a "very good" living out of the sport, the sport flourished.. With the "average riders" quite happy to earn in just one night what they earned in a week in their "real job".. And earned that "weeks money" around twenty times a month.. The sport now seems to be ran solely for the riders to earn as much as is possible to justify their large outlay... And ran for the Promoters to be able to show that they can rub shoulders with some of the worlds best, regardless of the affordability and actual tangible positive impact to the sport of these riders through increased attendances and publicity.. The fans themselves are well down the pecking order, hence we have an operating model that is devised to let pretty much "anything go" just as long as meetings take place, regardless of the credibility of the product being put out there.. With admission costs far in excess of what the competition's actual value is, and often far in excess of what a "good night out" looks and feesl like from an overall entertainment package.. If you personally choose to present something which you have reduced the credibility of, then you really need to make it entertaining, both on and off the track, to keep your fanbase interested and regularly returning... Covid was the time to be radical, and I can only assume that the promoters thought that thousands of "desperate for Speedway" fans, and ex fans, would flock to the tracks as soon as lockdown finished... Sadly, doing the same old, same old, led to the same old, same old reasons why thousands of fans, who still closely follow the sport, still don't attend regularly... Maybe this AGM eh?

You should only moan if you are prepared to sort the air fences and clean the toilets I believe..... Otherwise you are required by the happy clappers (many of whom clean toilets and sort air fences so get in for free), "Speedway Law" to attend each week, pay over your hard earned/pension, and be bloody thankful you have a track to go to, as loads have closed down... And be under no illusions.. If your track closes, it is your fault...

Damn... Sure I was on to a winner....