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Difficult track for the riders last evening, but all the riders gave it a good go. With no possibility of track grading it was always going to be a case of limited racing/passing - but there was some so both track staff & riders deserve recognition for their efforts to get the meeting on & completed. Well done guys (& girls)

It is against the law for a retailer to charge you a higher price for using a card at the point of sale than they would charge you for cash. Its different for "online card sales " where the seller can and often does add a "service charge" which is entirely legal to do so.

Meeting postponed.

All makes good sense based on "what we know now" - However, which clubs/promotions will have the cash/courage/ability to ring the changes if things don't go according to plan? Or which promoters/team managers do we think have put a team together which they feel will not make the playoffs and thus do nothing about improving their prospects once the season is well under way. For me Leicester (SD) will not stand idle should playoff prospects look bleak - for that reason alone Lions will be in top 4.

When did Kings Lynn replace their solid wooden fence with Armco?

Your are correct. However, I was referring to the match average (as per what riders are paid on) hence although JD will undoubtedly be led home by Emil from time to time it will not be the same as if he is beaten by an opposing rider My apologies for not being clear.

Maybe, but that will not affect JD’s average as bonus points are included in the calculation.

Thankfully it looks like there are no double headers planned for 2023

If folk arrive around 6.30 for a Thursday start time of 7.30 there will be no problem with the 4 hour limit as meetings generally are finished by 9.30pm.

Although age is only a number, with Freddie being the same age as Doyley & 4 years older than Emil it’s difficult to see how your comparative career timeline holds up especially when Jason & Freddie averages were virtually identical in last years Polish averages.

What? A wooden spoon? Tad premature isn’t it, even for the 2023 Panthers line up!

Good to see Bomber given the Captaincy of the Lions. His great attitude, professionalism & experience is going to be a major factor during the season - the right appointment.

Would it have been really possible that the Panthers could have afforded to pay all three riders their going rate? ...seriously? Remember gate receipts from one home meeting needs to cover the cost for the away meeting too.

Your right. Global average for the number of customers visiting a single McDonalds each day is 1800.

The Leicester Stadium was built with racing taking place a few years before the dumping of earth took place. This action was fully controlled & compliant with the required regulations. The other uses (football & BMX) could still use the “raised” land for their sport but these have not been forthcoming. The money raised paid off the loans for the building of the stadium and if anybody with spare land wishes to raise money in a similar way then developers would love to hear from you as getting rid of earth is always a challenge.

That would definitely create a sell out plus a world wide TV deal that the whole of UK speedway could live off for decades!

Lions will then operate R/R

Can anybody provide a reliable idea on how Ipswich would be able to afford both Jason D and Emil S ?

A beneficial owner is a person who enjoys the benefits of ownership even though the title to some form of property is in another name. It also means any individual or group of individuals who, either directly or indirectly, has the power to vote or influence the transaction decisions usually by owning 25% or more of voting rights related shares.

No, not in recent years. Also worth noting the Leicester track is currently getting a serious update for next season.

I agree a trust can be created from scratch - everything has to start somewhere (and I speak as a current trustee of a significant trust fund) - but restrictions on being able to create sufficient income on an ongoing basis severely restricts the concept of a trust raising sufficient funds to continue to provide the levels of cash to buy/develop speedway stadiums as suggested by the original poster which was to provide funds on a wider scale than just one facility i.e. Brandon. Regarding charity status, The suggestion is not that the stadiums themselves would be a charity. That would be the status of the "Speedway Society" akin to any "building Society" - As for tax, you are correct, trusts benefit from various unique tax advantages however, like building societies to be tax efficient to the benefit of its members, a speedway society should also be none profit making having ensured any capital raised higher than total cost is "gifted" or "invested" prior to the end of an applicable financial period and thus reducing the tax burden. Of course on top of this the charity would benefit from specific tax break applicable to charities.

Seems strange that this does indeed look the to be the likely case. Can anybody shed any real reason(s) why this is so? i.e. Asking for too much money, Average too high/low or reliability issues etc etc. Would be god to have any answers based on fact rather than negative biased "opinion" Overall from a fans perspective. It would be sad to see him (a British) rider missing from PL action.

A very good idea in principle - raising money to acquire/develop speedway venues & something which has most probably been thought about on a number of previous occasions but maybe worth exploring further in this current climate. On a point of clarification, rather than a trust (that looks after something already created) the formation of a "society" (by definition a body organised to raise funds for projects relating to literature, science or charity) would be more appropriate, aka Nationwide Building society which is a foundation charity. The "Speedway Society" would be able to attract investors (members) to create the initial fund eventually supported by profits from the sale or operation of assets which in turn provides a return of interest/dividends to its members.

There is a pool of willing talent available in the UK. The problem is the promoters are unwilling to turn on the conveyor belt for any length of time to get the talent sufficiently developed.