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  1. I have many issues with r/r, but what annoys me is when managers purposely give a rider a rider replacement ride when they have ridden the heat before it or are due to ride the heat after. it just slows down the meeting.
  2. Yesterday, I went to the Youth Championships round at Iwade on 20th July. What a brilliant meeting it was. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and only £5 to watch 31 heats of speedway (which, by the way took under 2.5 hours). Despite the weather, the meeting still went ahead. A big thank you to all those involved in the running of the event, but more importantly the young competitors and their families for providing a brilliant spectacle. I would encourage everyone who enjoys speedway to go and watch the youth championships and I hope it comes to Iwade (my nearest track) again next year.
  3. You finally sentence really hit the nail on the head: ”The sport has to improve the product and get out into the wider market”. We need to look at the product and address this first before we can hope to get larger crowds. I have been into speedway for only 18 years. I was trying to name the tracks which have shut down in that time. Needless to say, I lost count which is a real sad indictment. I have said it before on this topic, but if we want professional speedway to continue, we need someone independent to come in and look at the sport. We may not like it, but speedway needs some out-of-the-box (and possibly radical) thinking in order for it to survive. What does speedway have to loose? Take the risk or see it being consigned to history like the Dodo.
  4. Whatever happens, something radical must happen at the AGM. I would like someone independent to come in and look at the sport from a different perspective. We may not like it, but we need some outside-of-the-box thinking if we want speedway to survive and appeal to a new audience. It may be a risky move but at the moment, what does speedway have to loose?
  5. I hadn’t realised this, but at Plough Lane, there is a museum (free to enter) by Wimbledon in Sporting History (https://wimbledoninsportinghistory.org/your-visit/) with some speedway memorabilia there. Clearly AFC Wimbledon, along with the statue unveiling are keen to keep its history alive. I hope that the possible return does happen and (if so), build upon its links with the football club to bring speedway to a new audience.
  6. Dean, that is a very good idea in this YouTube age. However, is it possible that whilst these so called ‘influencers’ may get people into the speedway if they like the product, on the other hand, it could be even more damaging to the sport if they don’t. Mind you, I suppose it can’t get much worse, so it is worth the risk. Karlito is going a great job in YouTube and I really like his videos, but he cannot do it alone. Those who run speedway need to get him involved. I do believe that making the public more involved in the meeting by using apps which are used within the conferencing environment would help. These apps and websites would allow those attending to become more involved in the meeting, such as voting for rider of the night, polling the spectators, and getting the public to pose questions to the riders etc. It is possible particularly when there is a lull in racing. Speedway does need, I feel, to embrace the technology which is out there.
  7. I agree with you 1valve, the London Stadium would be perfect. Stratford International is only 7mins away from St Pancras and Kings Cross stations by HS1. The Olympic park would make a great setting for a fan zone. Last year the London Stadium also held baseball as well as athletics where the lower tier had to be reconfigured, so it can be done.
  8. I completely agree. If riders are going to the lengths like you mention and sacrificing safety, this needs to be addressed. I believe a few years ago (I maybe wrong), there was a test meeting at the Isle of Wight where riders were given a standardised engine. Could the FIM undertake a test event with a minimum weight introduced and possibly looking at adding ballast? Or even do some testing with riders? As a side note, I read in this weeks SS about a possible solution to fixing the air fence lifting problem by using water in the base. What do people think?
  9. I had a thought on the issue whilst watching Karlitos video on YouTube today. It does seem farcical that the 10th place qualifier could win it. Why don’t we do the following format (I added it to Karlito’s comments section in the video): 1st and 2nd go straight to final. 3rd and 4th go into a semi final. Riders placed 5th-8th ride in a 'quarter final' where the top 2 progress into the semi-final. This seems much fairer to me and would reward those who do well in the qualifying heats. The worst the 1st place rider after qualification would finish would be 4th and the worst position the 3rd place rider after qualification could finish would be 8th. Any thoughts?
  10. I’m exhausted just reading that list! It shows you how tough he is and it is amazing he is able to walk with the aid of a frame in the video given all he has been through - so inspiring.
  11. Judging by his performance against Kent, it looks like Cooper Rushen will be one to watch.
  12. It said on the updates that the first race was Cooper Rushen’s first competitive race on a 500cc bike. What a debut, 3 wins plus a paid win and a third. Oh, forgot to mention, a new track record as well. One to watch.
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