Happy Hunter

Will anyone else be sorry to see the end of the regular emails from the Lion's management?

Perhaps the new sponsors could lend us a JCB to put the track right!

Like you I would like to be able to see what's going on in the pits but the situation of the pits at Beaumont Park is down to the planning conditions and requirements to cut down the noise as much as possible. I also agree that the meeting presentation could be improved.

You had to be a gutsy rider to ride at Exeter with it's steel safety fence!

What I can't understand is how Leicester were allowed to track a team in 2016 when they still owed money to the riders who rode for them in 2015! The BSPA must have known the situation and should have stopped DH from signing any riders for 2016 until all his debts had been settled for 2015. You can summarise Norrie's comments in 3 words - 'What a mess'.

Just checked when the track alterations took place last year. Looks like they started at the beginning of January but there was not time to do bends 1 & 2 so I reckon you can forget any track alterations this season.

I know the promotion have been busy team building but I am a bit worried that it has all gone quiet on the track alteration front. Presumably there will be some sort of 'Press & Practice' event before the first home league meeting so that only leaves 6/7 weeks to get any work done and for any alterations to settle in.

He got 14 points from 7 rides last time he was at Beaumont Park. I still would not touch him with a barge pole though!

Thanks.

How about having a double headers between Leicester & Coventry - one home, one away? It would surely make economic sense for the promoters and fans. E.g only one lot of travelling expenses for riders, fans, officials etc.

How about having a double headers between Leicester & Coventry - one home, one away? It would surely make economic sense for the promoters and fans. E.g only one lot of travelling expenses for riders, fans, officials etc.

ok M69 gets congested at the M1 end on Fridays where it reduces to 2 lanes from 3 with only 1 lane for the M1 North.

ok M69 gets congested at the M1 end on Fridays where it reduces to 2 lanes from 3 with only 1 lane for the M1 North.

I think you might have underestimated the strength of feeling of Lions fans on this.

If only a half of what's been said on the Bees thread about Horton is true and he moves lock stock and barrel to Leicester then perhaps we should start a bring back Hemsley petition.

What would Lion's fans reaction be to the whole Coventry team signing for Leicester? I don't think I could support them as it would seem to me that, instead of losing the Bees, we will have lost the Lions!

Just been having a look at the Lion's fixtures for this season. Unless I am mistaken they are only down for 13 home fixtures with only one home fixture shown against Coventry, Rye House & Swindon. What is going on?

What makes you think it will all be over today? If so why did the BSPA put a tweet out yesterday?

Not sure you can have a corpse if its not dead!

As far as I can see from the Lion's web site there are 4 vacancies at the moment (Co-promoter, Operations Coordinator, Team Manager & Track Curator). If you include the Medical Officer, there are, I think, another 19 people employed in various capacities some of whom must be vulnerable, especially those who have been subject to criticism on here in the past.

I was right not to volunteer! The postperson arrived at 16.50 but without the Star. So, if anyone who did get a copy (top shelf or otherwise) and who would be prepared to share Dave Darcy's words of wisdom with he rest of us I, for one, would be truly grateful!

I'm sure some kind soul will post a synopsis of what Dave Darcy has to say. I would offer but I can't guarantee that the postperson will deliver my copy before you are all in bed!

Looks like there will be a two page article on an interview with Dave Darcy in this week's Speedway Star.

Although you can't compare them to Brandon I shouldn't think that the tracks at Leicester, Plymouth or Somerset cost anywhere near a six figure sum!