IainB

Sorry to have scared you lol You're not going to get a virus by clicking a link, you'll only get one if you download and install a program or open a document that it's encouraging to do.

I do, many rock concerts in fact and we all know that's a swizz too, especially in these days of e-tickets. I think the last time I went to see Iron Maiden you just had to have your credit card with you. £1 on £17 is working out at about a 6% booking fee, which is about what you pay on an £80-£100 concert ticket. Doesn't make it right though does it? And as far as I can remember (it's been so long since I've been to a concert) it's per transaction with concerts not per ticket.

I just think that if we are being asked (forced in some cases) to pay a booking fee and all we're getting for it is an email, it's a justified question to ask what the booking fee is for

Well... if you're feeling adventurous I can highly recommend TJ Perkins, it's about 2.5 miles from the track but I've never quite tasted Fish & Chips like it, in a good way. https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Leicester+Lions+Speedway+Bar,+The+Pavilion,+Leicester,+UK/Perkins+T+J,+32+Woodgate,+Leicester+LE3+5GE,+United+Kingdom/@52.6557525,-1.1758882,14z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x4877604272b53bc5:0xdd770fcaee8cb0c8!2m2!1d-1.1649697!2d52.6678594!3m4!1m2!1d-1.1613646!2d52.6539206!3s0x487760f543872453:0x880f56093dd5ac4c!1m5!1m1!1s0x487760e4d42d4b13:0x4e6f73d30578cd60!2m2!1d-1.145935!2d52.6436245!3e0?hl=en-GB

It's not a moan, it's a discussion. I think you'll find if you look back through the posts that I have very much considered where the booking system has come from. Just because you're paying a booking fee everywhere doesn't make it right. Much like the £1 for parking at some tracks it looks like an additional add on to scrape a bit more money from the punter. Like your £3 programme full of adverts, but at least you normally have a choice about that. With no pay at the door option at some tracks it could look like a bit of a cash in, especially at £1 per ticket... That they're not actually physically sending to anybody

... and the graphics on the start line

https://gtr.ukri.org/project/FE65A183-82CB-43DE-814C-BABA3658508E#/tabOverview

They can add them to all of the GTR engines they've got... just need to buy some dodgy bendy frames and they'll have enough for a complete league of unrideable bikes

was probably watching Home and Away on C5 lol

Do you not have a decent chippy in Scunny lol

So after the initial 3 hour programme which, apart from the actual racing, was introductions, explanations and adverts, Monday nights transmission was cut back to 2 and a half hours and a very scaled back production. Abby presenting on her own, minimal interviews from "Brando". The new deal was greeted with great fanfare and while glad and grateful to watch live British Speedway on TV last Monday's match was a far inferior programme than what was previously offered by Sky and BT Sport. Where was all of the detail and analysis that was promised and going into greater depth... a lot of the programme seemed to be the camera scanning the... erm... crowd, playing Where's Wally. There was also some atrocious direction with the age old problem of the pictures cutting away to a close up of the leader on his own just as there was a move about to be pulled at the back.

Looks like a bit of a dead rubber this one, but the weather forecast is good so I've got my ticket (including booking fee) and will be there to hopefully see some good racing. Unless there's some weird teams I can see the only excitement here being whether they can beat the sun going down and get it done before any delay is needed.

I seem to remember Steady being told the same thing years ago... Bates like Stead is probably just not good enough to put the teachings into practice

Is that because you're particularly ugly in that part of the world? Please take that as a joke... You do have a regional stereotype to live up to!

I've also booked mine, it said £18 £0 booking fee... Where on the website it says admission is £17, don't know about you?

I thought the one on telly was pretty good, BH Monday wasn't great, but then it never is and you were up against a weakened Ippo side last night. Most riders haven't "raced" in nearly 2 years, maybe a bit early to be blaming the tyres, who knows like you say may be part of the reason

You only have to wear them in the stand at Peterborough

...or a Sledge

Maybe it's because these tyres were introduced in the GP's where a rider will be using a new tyre for every race, where we're trying to make them last a whole meeting, whether the "ingredients" are the same I don't know

Well, that was pretty rubbish racing and contest wise... was just nice to be out on a nice summer's night watching some Speedway though.

There's lots of crazy health & safety regs at Peterborough, I don't know how the leader of the council gets out of bed in the morning, they must be terrified!

Actually, looking on the Leicester website, entry is by online ticket purchase only, so there's no choice the stated £17 is actually £18. I bought my rained off Leicester vs Edinbugh ticket using the old booking system so actually saved myself 50p... 1p cheaper than Scunny lol

You mean like a season ticket?

Probably more due to most riders not racing for nearly 2 years. Although having said that, when I was hanging around the pits after the match at Peterborough last week there was a lot of scrutiny of 1 particular tyre... Buster Chapman, Rob Lyons, Hans N Andersen, Richard Knight, Peter Oakes and a few others having a good hard look at it. So something didn't seem quite right.

I don't really care which it is tbh, but it would be nice to know if you are paying a booking fee compared to those that turn up and pay on the day