I have watched Speedway since 1964.
It seems that there are a number of Rules I don't know about and still more that confuse the hell out of me.
Just how complicated they want to make four blokes riding around a track - I don't know. :sad:
Sunderland had a great Track too. All the Riders used to think it was a very fair Track. There was good Racing too.
Didn't compare to Hyde Road mind..................................
I have noticed that by far the most popular Track on which to watch Speedway Racing seems to have been Belle Vue - Hyde Road. Certainly it was the best Track for Racing that I ever visited.
Let's just hope that if they can get this new Stadium built that the Track will be as good as Hyde Road - if it is - I'm sure the Crowds will come flocking back.
There was something about Hyde Road - it was maybe the atmosphere when it was full.
Aahhhh!! Happy Memories and Happy Days!! Sad those days are gone now.
Well I've been to both as have lots of others.
GREAT as Cardiff is - it can't compare with the World Final at Wembley. :approve:
Just my opinion of course.
Would you not be better off staying and supporting your Club until a new Promoter comes along? If everyone stops going like yourself - the Track will close and there will be no Speedway Track for a prospective Promoter to take over.
You can be a long time closed.
Sunderland - Thirty Eight years - and STILL waiting. :sad: :cry:
That is precisely why the Riders that you mention should have been picked. The eventual Result of this Meeting is matterless, apart from bragging rights.
Roynon, particularly, should have been selected in the first place. Probably Auty and Cook too.
Sadly - we do seem to stick with the same old faces - even if they are out of form or passed their 'sell by' date.
I agree - we need to be more forward looking. I would have given Auty and Roynon a place - as much as anything for the experience. Personally - I don't think TeamGB will win this Meeting. It would have been a great chance for the above mentioned Riders to get sight and feel of the International level that they are aspiring to achieve.
Missed opportunity - I think.