Arch Stanton Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Peterborough have completed their team with Greenwood and look pretty tasty. Hopefully It's another double header on Good Friday (with a much better Foxhall track please Chris!) Looking forward to it already could be a couple of belters. Rarely in 30 years of attending Foxhall have I seen the track in such poor shape, which naturally resulted in one of the most boring meetings you're likely to see. Chris Louis actually apologised after the meeting and admitted they had got it wrong, but it was too little too late. On the one day you want to put on a good show, a bumper Good Friday crowd with probable first time attendees, and they got it horribly wrong. I know the winter weather made things difficult for track prep not just at Foxhall but up and down the country as a few tracks had early problems, but I didn't see another track as poorly prepared as Foxhall was that day. Hopefully lessons learned as last Good Friday must have been damaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Blue Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) I heard from somewhere that the track was going to be changed to have extra banking for 2015 , not quite sure how that's going to be achieved though being inside a solid stock car track . If it's true and comes to fruition it should at least create a few more lines for passing . If there's enough material that is ? Edited January 1, 2015 by Super Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Can't really see how that's possible with the stocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I heard from somewhere that the track was going to be changed to have extra banking for 2015 , not quite sure how that's going to be achieved though being inside a solid stock car track . If it's true and comes to fruition it should at least create a few more lines for passing . If there's enough material that is ? It was Chris Louis who said that recently in the local paper. Can only be a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Surely the only way better banking can be achieved is if they made the inside lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Thumb Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Or raise the outer kerb (stock car track inner kerb) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Well yeah they could do that, but can't see the owners letting that happen really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Perhaps they are going to change the starting gate from where it is over to the back straight. This would make sense as the new stands are on that side and surely it is only a matter of time before the present start side buildings are pulled down. How many tracks have the main seating area on the opposite side of the track to the start line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Blue Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 If they did contemplate moving the starting gate im sure it would only be temporarily as the plan I believe is to fully redevelop the current starting side stand as well . Alot of money has been put in to the upgrading of Foxhall so far by the owner and it will be a very impressive stadium when finished ! It's already used for world stock car events and hopefully in the future maybe a major Speedway event or two ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witches forever Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Super Blue I believe the home straight stand development has been put on hold for a period down to the fact that the chap that owns speedeworth south has had his bid the buy the stadium rebuffed, according to my sources the parties involved had agreed a pre contract selling price but when it came to paying up the original owners decided to up the price at the last minute. Please don't quote me on it thou as I'm getting third hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Great result for Rohan in round 1 of the Oz champs. 3rd in the A final but 2nd overall as he was joint top in qualifiers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Some top darts from rohan. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Great result for Rohan in round 1 of the Oz champs. 3rd in the A final but 2nd overall as he was joint top in qualifiers. Aye joint top scorer with Doyle on 14 points in the heats! Great stuff. Super Blue I believe the home straight stand development has been put on hold for a period down to the fact that the chap that owns speedeworth south has had his bid the buy the stadium rebuffed, according to my sources the parties involved had agreed a pre contract selling price but when it came to paying up the original owners decided to up the price at the last minute. Please don't quote me on it thou as I'm getting third hand. I'm more than likely being a bit thick here, but who has done all the stadium improvements so far over the last couple of years? The current stadium owners, or the "chap that owns speedworth south" who thought he was buying the stadium? Edited January 3, 2015 by CardinalSin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Aye joint top scorer with Doyle on 14 points in the heats! Great stuff. I'm more than likely being a bit thick here, but who has done all the stadium improvements so far over the last couple of years? The current stadium owners, or the "chap that owns speedworth south" who thought he was buying the stadium? It's almost a certainty that the improvements have been done by Speedworth. I would think that they have now got a new long lease a couple of years back with an offer to buy the stadium. If they had not got a long lease they would not be spending the amount of money that they have done . I am sure that the Ipswich Speedway Ltd (the freeholders) have vertually never spent any money on the Stadium so why should they now. Whatever happens they still get their rent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 It's almost a certainty that the improvements have been done by Speedworth. I would think that they have now got a new long lease a couple of years back with an offer to buy the stadium. If they had not got a long lease they would not be spending the amount of money that they have done . I am sure that the Ipswich Speedway Ltd (the freeholders) have vertually never spent any money on the Stadium so why should they now. Whatever happens they still get their rent. Still none the wiser! Why would someone who doesn't even own the actual stadium spend so much money on it? Was it spent because they had an "agreement" with the owners on a price and they were sure they were buying it, before the goalposts were seemingly moved on a price by the current owners? If that's the case then it could get messy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Still none the wiser! Why would someone who doesn't even own the actual stadium spend so much money on it? Was it spent because they had an "agreement" with the owners on a price and they were sure they were buying it, before the goalposts were seemingly moved on a price by the current owners? If that's the case then it could get messy! Must admit long lease or not, it does seem a little strange. How long is the lease for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Must admit long lease or not, it does seem a little strange. How long is the lease for? t is possible to have a 100 years lease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Bit like renting a house. When you are living there you don't mind improving it as it benefits yourself. Eg painting the rooms. May even do bigger things if you are told you can buy at the end of the current agreement. Eg sort out the garden. However once that offer has be taken away I think most would be loathe to do anything else. Think that is where Spedeworth and Foxhall are at now. Thing is Spedeworth will have made money through increased attendances since the upgrades so not all bad........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Increased attendances? When I went to the stocks a couple of months back they looked the same as they always have, pretty good. The speedway of course different kettle of fish. Just like everywhere else the crowd levels seem to be falling year on year. The figures that were bandied about for the improvements already made were quite substantial if I remember rightly. Not sure what return they're currently getting on that investment but there you go, it's their money to do as they please I suppose. From what's been said though, you can't help but wonder that they made those improvements on the promise that they were eventually buying the stadium and it was eventually going to be theirs. We don't know the ins and outs though so probably best not to speculate further.. Edited January 4, 2015 by CardinalSin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 3 meetings this year have had near capacity crowds for the cars. These meetings are not the normal ones but the ones where fans will travel vast distances to be there. Speed weekend over the 2 days charges £25 a day. So a nice little earner! Also believe that at Gala night they had to turn people away! And again that was a premium event that charges more than normal. The Weekly meetings attendances are like you said pretty good, but don't forget the drivers pay to be there so out goings are at a minimum. Looks like they using the speculate to accumulate theory, which seems to be paying off....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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