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Awww! my hopes were raised when i saw two new pages had been added to this important thread since i last looked only to find it consists of everyone Googling and Wiki-ing Ping Pong! lol. Gee! is this what the off-season forums are reduced to? (says me with absolutely nothing sparkling or informative to add myself) Ok on second thoughts i do actually have one musing on the matter while we wait for news, i thought it was a good point a while back when someone (a rider?) mentioned that not knowing whether they will be appearing on Sky television is affecting potential sponsorship deals, and also will likely cause a backlog of racing suits needing to be prepared. I'm wondering now though if maybe the riders have since been informed there is a deal in place but not to go public with that knowledge?

Hmmmm as an avid disinformation/misinformation spotter of the USA's quite obscene 'Fox News' (tell it to you straight etc. lol lol lol lol can't breathe for laughing) i can only apply the same skills and berate that in my opinion the FIFTH COLUMNIST that is 'methanolpress' needs to be read between the lines. The truth is out there if you know where to look and your link to that site is quite mislead and sad.

Sorry but the impact of a Rolling Stones concert negatively impacting on the attendance of a SGP is wierd and farcical.

Was glad to see the various advertisements inserted into the breaks during track maintenance aka 'beer and food sales' on the webcast and hopefully that paid for the broadcasting costs. Thanks for that link and i've duly added my praise. Initially i was about to exit at the amount of asterisked mandatory personal info required on the form, however, i simply entered 'private' into selected fields and it rather surprisingly went through without popping up a 'that doesn't match' type of warning. Heyyyyy 'The Pedaler' i notice ye hath not repented for your sins yet! I also note that ye are of few posts so am suspicious if ye are a multiple ID poster? Reveal yourself lol. Ok a simple 'sorry' wll suffice is sorry such a hard word to utter? Only joking it's forgotten.

Lol no problem regards the one having a pop 'cos i loved by others in my life lol, so i'll survive! To yourself and all others i above all wish everyone the best of health in the year ahead.

Presumably the exact same footage but it's also available on the original broadcasting official site http://new.livestream.com/accounts/5201468/events/2647360 Might be preferable to watch it there in order to boost any viewing figures the sponsors may be keeping an eye on??? Unsure

Wow big RED FACED EMBARRASSMENT for you seeing as you appear to have been too lazy to read just a few posts earlier before you went casting insults. Exactly what part of the post below do you not understand??? I never imagined for one second that the official broadcast would be free. I even contacted the organizers via their website the other week to inquire about what payment methods would be in use. What say you now Pedaler??? A five letter word beginning with SORR ?

zzzzzzzz Wha! Wassup! zzzzzz W'appen zzzzzzzz. Lol only kidding i lasted the course thanks to a hefty sleep-in earlier today. Big congratulations on an ACE win by Scott. Didn't think Darcy could go the whole meeting without being involved in a smash in such tight confines but i reckon he did very well.

A break in the MMA (for me) whilst they re-run an earlier preliminary fight that i watched live at the time. So thought i'd pop in for a gander to see if anyone enjoying the racing and Aha! good to see old (not as in age lol) faces still around during the off-season. Wow the Cricket over already! ouch!!! They only got themselves to blame all series getting themselves out of their own doing 90% of the time. Excellent news you can get to watch it. I feared the worse when i saw the wording the other day about streaming being available for 'overseas' fans. Great to see a packed crowd. Although the winner of each race has been first from the gate there has been some good racing over the first four heats, take a bow Darcy for one. I find it a bit odd that the race commentator refers to riders during a race by their race jacket number. Fans at the track and on screen don't get to see the numbers that much but as we all know we do see the helmet colours all race. However i'm guessing that's a rare fault in the presentation of a meeting when comparing the US to UK. Great to see the little kids coming out on parade and racing. Cool there is a girl in there and also two riders from England.

Yayyyyy! FREE broadcasting online already, best wishes for a profitable and successful meeting with plenty of passing. Full screen is fantastic quality. Ok that's all from me i'm juggling it with a super Mixed Martial Arts fight card which is live until 7am!

Sky have publicized their 2014 F1 coverage in the media today so maybe it's announcement week!

The official site is gathering some good content daily now including a free downloadable racecard for the meeting. The rider draw 1- Tyson Burmeister USA 2- Ryan Fisher USA 3 - Edward Kennett GBR 4 - Ricky Wells USA 5 - Gino Manzares USA 6 - Max Ruml USA 7 - Scott Nicholls GBR 8 - Chris Harris GBR 9 - Billy Hamill USA 10 - Darcy Ward AUS 11 - Charlie Venegas USA 12 - Patryk Dudek POL 13 - Hans Andersen DEN 14 - Maciej Janowski POL 15 - Greg Hancock USA 16 - Billy Janniro USA *17 - Jason Ramirez USA *18 - Austin Novratil USA * Reserve ALL THE LATEST NEWS (also extra video clips added) http://www.industryracing.com/news.html OFFICIAL RACECARD (and nooooo it's not a 'Minimax' one, i'm on holiday it's my off-season lol lol) http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0adc65b981705e2831101f578/files/ScoresheetOfficial.pdf

The earlier entries gave enough 'clues' as in naming the website and the video tabs However direct link to the page http://www.industryracing.com/live.html

Talking of highlights Eurosport are showing the GP's through this month APPROVE

Duhhhhh! how on earth did i miss seeing the 'watch live' tab when i was on the site the other week lol. For those starved of speedway action there is currently available FREE a very high quality three hour video of the 2013 Californian Championships. The sound quality is very good from the little bit i just glanced at and not suffering from the usual mixing pitfalls that you can get on the internet. There is no mention at the moment of live coverage of the Monster Invitational however seeing as they use 'Livestream' it does look likely it will be available. I'll fire off an email later as i'll certainly be interested in watching the meeting with such quality of picture and sound. As a long time avid viewer of NFL, NHL, Nascar and MMA the 3am start time is easy peasy for me lol. Starting to really look forward to the meeting now.

So why do they have it as a group! Much appreciated thanks.

I wasn't aware there was a live feed last year that would be great news indeed if it should transpire to be the case this year. Was it an official stream on the organizers website? If one has to Google around for feeds on the day the event is staged at the Grand Arena, in the City of Industry with races slated to start at 7pm PST, 10pm EST, 3am (Sunday) GMT/UTC. Haven't a clue what the costs involved are as in negligible or hard to make it pay but a pay-per-view stream could bring some money in as there are many speedway starved fans across the world come this time of the year. I'd willingly pay a small charge to view.

Just a quick diversion here Steve but what are your thoughts on a possible promotional boost for the sport in the US by getting Travis Pastrana to have a go at speedway and possibly leading to a pre-meeting exhibition race? As you know yourself he is an absolute legend in the USA (and around the world) and closely followed by the media in all that he does. He states on his website that his passion is competition and he always needs a challenge. He's tried and been proficient or successful in several motor sports both two and four wheeled. He's so eager to race that whilst waiting for rehabilitation from surgery to allow him to race bikes again he went into Nascar. I'm guessing that he doesn't even know speedway exists? Surely he would be greatly intrigued to be fed the phrase "no brakes, no gears, no fear". That must grab his attention? Is there no promotion in the US who would be able to afford his fee for an exhibition attempt? although surely he could be tempted to try the sport for free??? Mind you we'll have to strongly agree to differ on one thing, which is absolutely fine, but ouch so, so sorry i've got to say this....i reckon it would be a travesty for him to try the sport, or be a guest and view it, if it's the Monster Invitational circuit or one of the tiny tracks. You simply don't get the speed and power on them, the riders when together on some of these circuits appear to be about to come to a stop when approaching and going around a bend together. I simply don't consider he would get a taste of true speedway with motors roaring and flat out speeds. He'd need to experience the bigger tracks to satisfy him as he's used to racing at around 200mph in Nascar. If i thought he would get to read it i'd send him a communication with a link to the epic Chris Harris race with Greg Hancock when the former won the Cardiff GP. He'd see a fantastic speedway race, a very large crowd in a top class stadium and sense a taste of the marvellous atmosphere. How could he not be tempted especially with the no brakes aspect and the acceleration from a standing start of a speedway bike apparently being faster than a F1 car.

Thanks for the interesting info from the previous attempt at league racing. Wow! was that an exceptional monsoon year for New Zealand or does it really rain that much, it always seems to be raining whenever i see clips of NZ, and that's from a Mancunian lol. 'matches over four heats' OMG! is that a joke? My heart dropped in disappointment when i saw that until...... That's far better, twelve heats What on earth is the purpose of having a 'closed' page? No way am i signing up to Facebook either to view just one site/page. A great pity that people are deprived of following the league and news. Again i have to ask why is it kept private?????

That's an excellent insight 'Bavarian' i was aware of several meetings having mention of free admission for youngsters but didn't realize it was an actual widespread policy. Great to hear it has had the desired effect. Whilst promotions in the UK may see not charging as repellent there is the bonus of possible side purchases of merchandise and catering income (where the club receives it). Also paying adults attending because they can bring the kids in for free and would otherwise not have come to the meeting.

First of all let me be clear i wish American speedway every success in the world and great credit to those who have kept it going in the minuscule little pockets on the continent. I always avidly look for mention of good crowds in meeting reports and when viewing You Tube clips. I'm well chuffed if i see or hear of close racing taking place and hope that those present spread the word to others about the entertainment on offer. I do have to take you to task on a couple of points. As bad as GB are the mention of USA being ranked above GB is comical and just down to a SWC meeting result. Also take away Greg Hancock (nobody rides forever) and what would the USA have scored? Such calculation is similar to one of the meetings in the US this season where the hosts beat a Rest of the World side - did you see the line-up for the Rest of the World team ? lol. On the basis of that result are you are claiming the US riders are the best in the world? I take in your comments on throttle control but if these riders are 'immensely skilled', and even allowing for them being youngsters, why have the US touring team raced against National League (amateur/learner) tracks over here? Why does a US touring team not race against top Polish, Swedish and UK clubs with their immense skills? Top riders in the world can earn very good money so why are the immensely skilled American riders not at the top of the averages in the sports top leagues? It's not down to lack of money because as i say top riders can earn a good living from the sport. As for close racing i've seen many, many clips of these tiny tracks where despite the bikes barely fitting on the circuit a BIG gap can frequently be opened up by the leader and also the leading two. Often it's clear there is no way for a trailing rider to make a pass let alone shoulder to shoulder three or four rider battles. When you do see all four bunched up it's as if they are racing in slow motion and often they are only so close because the track is sooooooo small. They can't help but be next to each other! Going back to immense skills i'm sure you'll agree it's harder to operate or do something at speed, can i please ask you three questions what speed do the riders reach going around the corners (or seems like one big circle at times on the US tracks) and what speed do they reach on the straights? How do these speeds compare to what is considered as normal speedway? I certainly remember more than one US rider in the past saying the speed of standard tracks the world over took them by surprise. I stress again i am on your side regards hoping for success for the present and future of American speedway and sincerely hope that those who came to the first Monster invitational last year will come back for more. Indeed i understand that they are adding extra seating for this year's event which is fantastic news. Believe me i've spent many an hour Googling and searching You Tube for clips of American speedway and have been absolutely delighted whenever i see a good crowd in attendance, also one thing for sure Americans know how to put on a show and they truly embarrass UK speedway promotions in that respect.

Line up for this year's meeting: Darcy Ward - Australia Greg Hancock - USA Scott Nicholls - United Kingdom Gino Manzares - USA Billy Hamill - USA Chris Harris - United Kingdom Max Ruml - USA Edward Kennett - United Kingdom Maciej Janowski - Poland Hans Andersen - Denmark Charlie Venegas - USA Patryk Dudek - Polish Ryan Fisher - USA Ricky Wells - USA Tyson Burmeister - USA Billy Janniro - USA Whilst i appreciate the relatively large amount of publicity this meeting garnered for the sport i'm in two minds whether it is good or....wait for this....bad for the sport! Totally personal opinion and i'm sure lots will strongly disagree but i view it as 'toy' or mini speedway. In my eyes it's akin to the differences between a proper/real football match and a five-a-side game or American Football and Arena Football (mini version of that game).

Whilst the video isn't by the group themselves a very speedway specific song that received a fair bit of radio air play was 'Speedway' by the Kursaal Flyers' Some of the lyrics.. .. My bike is getting rusty now the one my fans admire The track is getting dusty and my agent just got fired And i don't think i can make it cos i'm feeling kind of tired I'm feeling pretty shaky and my hands are getting sore And i feel like i'm nearly eighty though i'm only twenty-four And i don't want to ride the speedway any more Where's my little siren now she ain't coming back We was going to marry but one of us just had to crack That's another reason i'm not out there on that track Last night i dreamed i was riding for the Aces I hit the bend i looked up i saw their faces Then i saw my siren's face through the dusty screen I hit the fence a wheel came loose...(???)...off my machine Riders were all flashing past i couldn't hear a sound I was lying on the dusty track a crowd had gathered round The doctors said there ain't no hope the agony just grew Then i saw my little siren's face i knew that i'd pull through

An actual 'bidding war' over speedway! Cool we are going up in the world lol.

A really specific thread regarding UK TV coverage of Swedish speedway as opposed to general discussion of the racing season. I notice that the Premier Sports website has removed all reference to speedway recently. It's no longer under the 'motorsports' tab or indeed under the 'other' tab. I do hope this isn't an ominous sign and that it means they've ditched the Swedish speedway It's a website that has often left legacy pages in situ and/or non updated pages but clearly someone has actively removed the multiple speedway pages and links. We've been spoilt rotten with the super entertainment that has been on offer over recent seasons. It's not just the fear of losing the coverage but even changing it to another provider would be bad news in my eyes. Whilst i'll still maintain my subscription because of their wonderfully extensive live broadcasting of NASCAR (and intermittent Mixed Martial Arts) i'd imagine most speedway fans who subscribe do so only for the speedway and will hot foot with their wallets and purses out of it. One final constructive point i'd like to make..... WAAAAAAAAH!