Fortythirtyeight

Never claimed I had one but trying things that were done away with in the past for logical reasons is not the answer. We could try and stop kidding ourselves that we need a ‘ Premier ‘ division and a ‘ Championship ‘ when it’s near enough the same riders who just get paid more in one than the other. Do away with doubling up, make the lower divisions weaker, pay the riders less, especially the NDL, make them consider being semi professional and amateurs riding for expenses only, if, as they claim, they need big money, then those that want to be full time professional can aim for it. Bring the costs down for the riders and the fans. There you go, just an opinion as you have asked.

Read the relevant posts .

They weren’t done away with, the NJL has never stopped , the others simply ran out of ‘ ghost teams ‘ to fill them. There was nothing stopping the same riders being used by the host club but they simply weren’t interested in running juniors themselves so blame the clubs themselves not the authorities ( on this occasion ).

And ? One kid doing a couple of laps, quite quickly, is a totally different scenario.

So you want to go back to the ‘ old days ‘ ? Ask yourself why that was done away with in the first place . To provide more ‘ entertainment ‘ of the top level and do away with the mostly corrupt second half finals that were rigged by the riders themselves, as demanded by the dwindling fans who mostly walked out after heat 13.

If you bother to read the posts on the subject you will realise the suggest was to run it during the hour before the main match, Dave ran his at lunchtime, bit of a difference !

Believe me it isn’t feasible and yes, it’s been tried. A PL match was once put in jeopardy because the track concerned had the air fence damaged by an accident and the paramedics were then taken away to deal with the injured , never mind the last minute track maintenance . Have you ever watched a complete novice child try to ride four laps? Besides the painstaking time it can take, usually with an adult running along side to keep them ‘ steady ‘ how many kids are you going to get on track in an hour ? How many different size kits are you going to require? How many qualified ‘ trainers ‘ ? and so on and so on…. As someone who helps run a training school with hire bikes I do know a bit about what’s involved.

No, it’s ‘ Team ‘ strength control.

Then why suggest something that you know isn’t feasible? If Redcars attendances have increased year on year since 2017 then they must be attracting new fans mustn’t they ? I dare say the same goes for Glasgow and Berwick.

What ? Where do you watch the sport ? All northern tracks run second halfs and have done for many years , not just the NJL matches either .

Not feasible for many reasons including insurance, safety clothing, track time , costs etc , never mind the length of time it takes to kit / dress one kid out for a go on a bike without brakes.

To reduce your reply to one sentence , you want to bring back rider control ? Which didn’t work the last time it was tried.

Isn’t that why there’s a team building points limit ? So that all teams have the chance to be equal, at least at the start of the season . I doubt that Birmingham and Newcastle together have 1500 ‘die hard’ supporters based purely on their attendance levels last season as neither got anywhere near 750 regular attendees. No one cares who wins ? Ask the fans who support the winners if they care ….of course they do ! Yes, financially it makes little sense although if your a successful club crowds do increase in the majority of cases with Workington being the exception. My local club produces entertainment on a good track with good presentation and they have increased their attendances for the last 5 years since they got rid of the old school promotion style and got younger , enthusiastic , forward thinking promotors in. The healthy clubs are healthy for a reason. They work within their budget but still prioritise a competitive team producing entertainment that will attract a financially viable crowd, it’s called working to a business plan, many struggling clubs are simply not doing just that.

Strange then that the most experienced and highly regarded member of his team told him told him just that ! By getting stuck in do you mean try start a fight with all around or just ride beyond his skill level? He needs to wind his neck in and concentrate on riding and not try to play silly mind games with all around him.

and that’s Poole’s fault ? Quite a few teams have the same, it’s a dog eat dog sport and the Birmingham promotion have enough experience to know that. Newcastle aren’t exactly over loaded with top riders either.

Because he needs his head examined. He was about as popular as a fart in a space suit with his team ‘ mates ‘.

Surely the point would be ( no matter which clubs were involved ) that more teams means more riders required meaning more team opportunities for new riders and more proper track time for all riders ?

Why be ‘ awkward ‘ ? It doesn’t matter who it is, the situation is being addressed and no one will miss out . From your guessing you obviously have no idea about each clubs junior set ups so let’s just wait and see what ‘ officially ‘ gets announced shall we.

Good!, spending money inside the stadium can’t be a bad thing.

Are you suggesting the powers that be aren’t taking the new proposed league seriously ? For the second year running ?!?!

It’s no secret that a couple of clubs are struggling to find ‘ youngsters ‘ to fill places in both capacity levels, this is because of lack of new kids coming through in the last few Covid affected seasons . A few of the clubs with a more forward thinking attitude and available track times have an excess of riders and it is hoped to spread the excess to other clubs to enable all riders to get experience on MORE tracks and not, therefore, visiting the same track multiple times. However, it is down to the individual riders if they wish to join a team which is not their local club and may mean excessive travel to the club that needs them. Remember, these kids do not get paid ! All will be revealed in time.

isn’t it called a ‘ development league ‘ for a reason ? You could be describing several other individuals with your broad and critical comment. You ever tried riding a speedway bike ?

Think you will discover that only those that were already riding speedway took part in the scheme.

Possibly because of your age? NORA 92 Ltd is a motorsport body who licence and run all forms of motorsport, a bit like the A.C.U. but not so old . As the IOW have dropped out of ‘ Official ‘ BSPA/SCB speedway they run events under NORA .

It’s a voluntary scheme so perhaps they declined the invite? , some ‘ kids ‘ have full time jobs and simply don’t have the time to attend. There’s been some lads who have attended once and never returned , it’s personal choice, don’t read too much into it.