Fortythirtyeight

So he/they didn’t stage any but they competed in two matches , one more than the other two teams. Just another speedway idea that wasn’t thought through are tackled with any enthusiasm.

British U-19 and U-21 champion goes to prove your talking drivvle.

Are you sure ? I thought Jason Pipe sorted Peterborough matches out as he was moaning how difficult it was to get riders to commit to them.

So Barry Briggs, umpteen times a champion, was wrong when asked why he signed for Wimbledon saying he needed to learn to ride the tracks he found difficult ?

‘ Big Money side ‘ ? In what way ?

Yes, council own the whole motorsports park and have tried to pass it off previously as there is no guarantee of safety in any council owned land these days even if you do have a lease.

I did say FIM who control the strings for ALL GP tracks.

Which is basically what I’ve said , and I don’t get the Star .

Redcar is owned by the local council although everything on the land is owned by the directors.

But as has been said umpteen times, the building superstructures and the dimensions of the rugby pitch mean that it isn’t cost effective for ANY promoter, club or FIM , to try to run speedway at Odsal. As for better location ? It might be for northern based individuals but people travelling from abroad? I’d rather go to Cardiff, despite the rip off hotels and I live really close to Bradford compared to Cardiff.

So that’s two hands up for Bradford but as it’s never going to happen for all the reasons covered on here it’s not really an issue.

Hands up who would rather have a day and possibly a night in Cardiff than Bradford ?

So not the best 16 riders in the division more of a diluted individual meeting.

What are the illegibility rules for this meeting ? So many from each club ? As I’m wondering how a teams number 6 gets to qualify for such a meeting ?

So far we have had 21 HOME meetings and we still have two individual meetings and a cup final to run and we hope for more !

and what do clubs do for the other half of the season ? My local club pays rent for 12 months so 15 fixtures isn’t going to cover it !

Doesn’t meet ANY speedway specs at present.

Try 10 years and a different council and they didn’t find the land either.

Pl W D L F A Pts Redcar Erimus Insurance 7 5 1 1 154 94 11 Berwick Speedway Academy 6 2 2 2 115 96 6 Teesside FIP Consulting Tigers 6 2 1 3 97 117 5 West Lothian 5 2 0 3 72 90 4 Armadale Angels 4 1 0 3 42 83 2 As of 4/9/2022.

You are, Buster took it over when Helmsley capitulated but you may have missed it as the deals were done quite quickly.

Teesside FIP Tigers 24 West Lothian Wildcats 10 Tigers. E.Davison 2,2,3….7, L.Richardson 1’,1’,2’….4&3, D.McTeer 3,2’,2’,….7&2 ( P/Max) C.Kluczniak Fx,3,3….6 Wildcats L.Muff….3,3, EF…6, G.Millar points did not count, L.Hague Fx,1,0….1 R.Webb 2,0,1….3

Not exactly unusual for one club to say one thing and the other club something completely different. Those of us that know the truth will not worry about what has been said as there was a similar issue with a midland club over a track surface , it’s basically club propaganda and I doubt anyone will justify it with any comment at all.

As most tracks don’t have a ‘track doctor’ only a hired in paramedic and probably a different one every week , I don’t see that working with any consistency.

Standard procedure is 7 tyres issued to each team prior to the start of the meeting , tyres which are checked by the referee from an official batch from the BSPL stock ( a garage proprietary in Lincolnshire ) and distributed at random to each rider to be fitted at the track. Riders will have a used tyre on their second bike which can only be used, when checked and authorised, in an emergency situation.

Because the meeting was abandoned perhaps? Once it is declared ‘closed’ by the official no further official racing can proceed.