OveFundinFan

I agree, but everyone on here seems to be talking about speedway taking place with spectators. Apart from snooker and horse racing I havent seen any sport in the UK taking place, and they are without spectators. Footbal is spoke about, but its a contact sport and many players do not seem too keen to be part of it - they have families to think of. Speedway in the UK in 2020 with spectators - I dont think so.

I haven’t seen any announcements that when speedway stadiums reopen they can also admit spectators. All other motor sports I interested in ie Moto GP, F1 are racing without spectators. Can’t recall seeing a date when speedway can return, full stop, never mind with spectators.

Don’t agree, some people, IMO, had made their mind up long before the Cummings trouble (which was stirred by the presses hate for him). People were blatantly breaking any and all the rules set from day one.

Seems some are ignoring the rule to be able to so work. 3 guys working on property next to me have travelled for 4 days from Deby to near Chester all in the front of a 3 seater van!

There is not going to be any meetings this year with crowds. My opinion is it aint going to happen. On that basis there is no problem having the British GP at BV - excellent track for racing, as we all know, and an empty stadium wont look out of place for world wide TV coverage. Its whether there will be movement across borders of people by then.

I agree with HGould. Sorry Rob, if you cant see that the situation is real and this lockdown will only be released very slowly and in stages. Just banging hundreds and thousands of people together at sports events and similar is just looking trouble straight in the face, the hospitals will be full, front line staff will be back into danger, so events with spectators are just not going to happen this year I reckon. I have my concern about professional football taken place, even behind locked doors. Its a contact sport. Speedway seems ok, because the riders are naturally pretty well protected, pit crew will just have to stay apart and be fewer in number.

I cant agree with you that its just an Open Meeting. Those riders in this year GP either battled it our through last years GPs, fought the way through the GP Challenge series, or impressed a selection committee in some other way from their riding last year. So they are there on merit. And, IMO, whoever wins will be the 2020 World Champion.

I sure its been said before John, but you really are missing out on some fantastic racing IMO. Some of the moves are breathtaking. Yes, we have seen breathtaking moves over the years, always have been, but on the right track there seems to be an abundance of them ie Malilla, Gustrow, Wroclaw and Torun. Obviously passes are up to the rider as well, and the current crop of riders really are giving it all.

Surely, John, the starters are already known......... the 15 who have already qualified for the series that would have been held plus 1 other, which in my mind would be first on the list, already established, that would be used to replace an injured rider (I don’t mean a meeting reserve, I mean series reserve).

The problem is not with one off world finals - the problem is if the powers that decide which track choose an inadequate one for good racing. A one off world final on a proper race track would provide some tremendous racing IMO.

Well, 2019 Czech GP announced for Sept 19. Certainly hope its not a one day world championship this year.

Same error for me.

BVue is one of the top 5 tracks in the world in my opinion. I doubt it will ever be a World GP track due to low number of spectators there could be even with temporary stands on 3/4 bend. However, if riders could travel and race with no spectators I think BVue would be a great venue as racing would be superb, but there would be no hugh empty stands in camera view. Income would have come from pay as you view, and that could make a lot.

I predicted couple weeks ago that Spedway GP World Championship this year would be 3 GPs all in Poland. I did not name tracks then but here goes :- Warsaw, Wroclaw, Torun

Someone said speedway gps are rubbish, no they not. Watched 2019 Malilla and 2019 Teterow, both amazinMonday night I got You Tube via Rocku and watched 2012 Championship Final, both legs, between Somerset and Scunthorpe. Good racing on very good tracks. Also watched a match between Somerset and Sheffield. Again a good match to watch.

I couldnt see these listed on my BT2 anytime last week at the times shown. Not looked at the "new" list yet.

Really.

My prediction is that there will be 3 Speedway GPs, all in Poland. Thats where the money is (at the moment).

but the National Speedway Stadium has proved in the short time since it opened in 2016 that it can hold raceable meetings when others tracks have failed. Add to that, the BLRC used to be held in October at Hyde Road stadium, and that is only a few hundred yeards down the road - same weather patterns..

Josh Brookes, favourite to win the 2020 British Superbikes championship is back in his native Australia and he does'nt think BSB will take place this year. That's what I am thinking for speedway in 2020 too. This virus is not going to go away as quick as we may wish it to.

The Principality Stadium is now an improvised hospital like the Excel, now Nightingale hospital, in London. Will take some major decision to remove that facility. I don’t think we will see much speedway this year if any.

Last night on You Tube I watched all 23 races the 2016 Cardiff GP, the one where Danny King scored 7, including a last race win over some of the worlds best. Apart from that there was many a good race. For sure Cardiff has had its share of boring races, all tracks do, I seen more then a few at the infamous Hyde Road track. Year in year out boring, not Cardiff in my opinion. yes, the current BV track would be a worthy race track for GP, but only 10,000 capacity at the best, I would go for that, but don’t you think hotel prices in Manchester would shoot up in prices, all cities do when their is an event on, and Manchester has plenty of events so the hoteliers are well used to hosting guests and raising prices accordingly.

Would be good if the SON in last week n October was held in the afternoons, still be cold but maybe a bit better then a night meetings.

Definitely 9 of the 16, 11 out of 18. i can’t definitely say I saw Hofmeister, if I did it would 1960 world final at Wembley. He did 4 world finals, all at Wembley :- 1957 0 points, 1958 2 points, 1059 4 points, and 1960 6 points. See what he was doing, he was progressing by 2 points every year. Not riding regularly in Britain he was slowly getting used to Wembley. Give another 4 years and he could have been world champ with 14.

I would love to see a speedway meeting fro Somerset, but what if no one from Somerset management reads this forum? your request will not be seen, therefor no match. Why not contact Somerset direct?