cityrebel

i have always felt that leicester were named in the league as a stand by in case the aces dropped out, just to safeguard the sky contract.

believe it or not. I was unlucky enough to experience the boulevard bogs twice, in 1980 and 81, and survived to tell the tale!

A very nice tribute phil. I got to know Russell very well during his time at Wimbledon, he was a nice bloke who always had time for a chat.

I wouldn't bank on it!

I'm amazed that there are new promoters willing to take over loss making tracks. They must have very deep pockets or creative accountants, or maybe they are just crackers!

decent crowds, despite a ridiculous 6.30pm weekday start time. The main promoter owning the stadium also helps!

The back straight toilets must surely be listed by now, which will no doubt delay the new stadium building project further.

The stadium reminds me of a typical new build lower league football ground, the track however is one of the best this country has produced in modern times. Unfortunately great racing does not guarantee decent crowds. A project of this magnitude has probably come 20 years too late.

the ironic thing is, the revamped hackney stadium was swallowed up as part of the 2012 Olympic development.

it reminds me of the revamped london stadium at hackney. It cost millions to build, but was skint by the time the gates opened.

It will never happen eddie, the local residents will kick up about the noise!

Maybe the 'BSPA' lions are just on stand by in case belle vue drop out, and the sky contract becomes null and void.

The sad thing is, lakeside's present location has become unsustainable as a professional speedway venue. Poor facilities added to the horrendous traffic delays have taken it's toll on the crowd levels. Weekend racing is the ideal solution, but stock car fixtures understandably will take priority.

andy fines!!!

Nice to have a new local track open, only 20 miles from me!

Will rye still run on saturdays?

How will any new promoters be able to manage the massive mortgage repayments. Breaking even is hard enough for the vast majority of tracks, without having that millstone around their necks.

If rye house do inherit some of the lakeside team from last season, it would make it a lot harder to re invent the sport at arena. I could definitely see the likes of kennett and Bridger lining up for the new look rockets.

i wouldn't moan, I promise!

Both the track and the stadium have lost some of their charm. Both will need to be improved for next season.

Well it looks like it's the NL or nothing for the hammers in 2017. Let's hope for some good news on the clubs future soon.

If the landlords agree to weekend speedway at arena, it will be a big task to set the place up for just a few hundred fans. I fear it will be a hard slog to attract the supporters in sufficient numbers, especially now that rye house have moved up.

Roy trigg for me. Finished third in the first british final I attended at west ham in 1970.

could be NL at lakeside next season.

How is that going to work shads. Saturdays seem out of the question for top flight racing, and crowds have never been good for weekday meetings at rye. I just hope it doesn't all end in tears with the track going bust.