cityrebel

Are there bigger payers than Kent in the NL?

I was there that fateful night all those years ago, but the memories are still vivid. RIP Vic.

Thanks, a night in for me tomorrow then.

With a 4am alarm call for work the following morning, some of us appreciate the early start. Having worked on the speedway operation at Wimbledon for many years, i fully understand the difficulty in preparing a track for an afternoon meeting.

I'm not really bothered what you think, i was just making an observation on what was written in the programme.

Very interesting comments in last nights programme regarding the financial situation at Eastbourne. The outgoings are huge compared to NL racing. It's obvious the big home wins are not helping when it comes to paying out the points money. Who'd be a speedway promoter!

Forecast looks terrible. Len will probably pull the plug early.

The items look far too good to be sold off line. Ebay charge a 10% sellers commission compared to 20% for buyers and sellers on auction sites like the saleroom. Ebay has a worldwide audience to maximize funds for any good causes.

Drying up here now, in not so sunny Surrey.

But what a location. A stunning beach situated a stones throw from the track. No venue could replicate that.

Tomorrow sees the Diamonds visit Arlington for the first time in donkeys years. The weather looks better on saturday compared to today. Hopefully it will be a decent meeting.

It makes sense.

I was at the Belle Vue and Mildenhall bank holiday meetings. The crowds were excellent for both, exceptional for NL speedway.

You guessed right.

The problem is, there are too many tracks and not enough riders to fill the team places. The way the sport is going, things should even themselves out in the next couple of years.

For a start, the promoters would need to prepare a decent racetrack to give those riders on a handicap a chance to pass.

The problem is, a lot of speedway fans follow both sports. That wouldn't have stopped me attending Arlington tonight.

Just like they always have since 1928.

I missed the last one due to football commitments. I haven't seen the Lions ride at Arlington since 1983!

Fair play to them for making changes when the crowds are not great. They could have just sat back and done nothing. That would have been the cheaper and easier option.

It has to be a two league set up next season for the sport to survive. A championship level top flight and the NDL to develop the british talent to feed the top league. No one wants to see a reduction in standards, but what other options are there. When the likes of Poole are hemorrhaging money, the games up.

Plenty of bad luck on both sides last night, with the Kings nicking a point at the death. It was good to see a decent crowd on the island, with loads of kids in attendance.

Not at all, as an Arlington regular, I'm looking forward to it.

It's all about cost. I don't know how the Brummies are surviving on current crowd levels.

On the plus side, another home meeting against Leicester to look forward to.