foreverblue Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 13 minutes ago, Teromaafan said: And just how many people do you think are prepared to spend this amount of time travelling to watch speedway on a regular basis? There must be a lot that do and Northampton is not very far from Leicester, If I lived in Leicester I would go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle77 Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago I'm based in West London and in my time I've followed Wembley, Wimbledon, Hackney, White City, Eastbourne, Rye House, Lakeside and Oxford... I think it's about a 60 mile drive for me to get to Northampton, so I might give them a visit or two if it ever get's off the ground...  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago fairly easy route for both Leicester and Sheffield fans too as its straight down the M1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago A lot of doom and gloom on here. At least they're trying to give it a go with Northampton. Come on, it's a new track for heaven's sake so at least give it a chance before all the wading in with negative comments.  Some posters have said the BSPL should be attempting to get a track up and running where there's already a fan base but places like Coventry, Swindon, Wolves etc ain't going to be happening anytime soon. Northampton has been put forward, the owners/promoters seem to be keen to have speedway there so good luck to them. You just never know, it may turn out to be a resounding success. Fingers crossed. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 hour ago, Teromaafan said: And just how many people do you think are prepared to spend this amount of time travelling to watch speedway on a regular basis? That's a very different question as to whether it's a feasible option due to travel times And one I certainly wouldn't have a clue about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 hour ago, Teromaafan said: And just how many people do you think are prepared to spend this amount of time travelling to watch speedway on a regular basis? I suppose so much of that will depend on how well the owners promote it... Maybe they are excellent at marketing and presenting, and the "match day experience" persuades many to becomes regulars.... Let's be honest, the bar is set pretty low when it comes to that so maybe they can be a stand out performer?... The sport needs a success story, so let's hope Northampton can be it... It may also encourage others to follow suit if what they deliver is successful.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 7 minutes ago, mikebv said: I suppose so much of that will depend on how well the owners promote it... Maybe they are excellent at marketing and presenting, and the "match day experience" persuades many to becomes regulars.... Let's be honest, the bar is set pretty low when it comes to that so maybe they can be a stand out performer?... The sport needs a success story, so let's hope Northampton can be it... It may also encourage others to follow suit if what they deliver is successful.... Low bar? Start digging towards the earth's core and you may find that bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago Braefield/Northampton, are they one and the same? There used to be a Track at Braefield many years ago - is this the same place? Just out of interest, when Braefield closed, the Track Record Holder was Pete Wrathall (former Sunderland 'Star'). I suppose if it does, hopefully, get going - then he will still be the Track Record holder? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Comet Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago Yeah, same track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 20 minutes ago, The White Knight said: Braefield/Northampton, are they one and the same? There used to be a Track at Braefield many years ago - is this the same place? Just out of interest, when Braefield closed, the Track Record Holder was Pete Wrathall (former Sunderland 'Star'). I suppose if it does, hopefully, get going - then he will still be the Track Record holder? Same track but it's actually 'Brafield'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Sotonian said: Same track but it's actually 'Brafield'. Approximately 6.5 miles from the centre of Northampton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 9 minutes ago, Sotonian said: Same track but it's actually 'Brafield'. Sorry about the spelling Sotonian. I wasn't sure.. So long ago, I could not remember the spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 3 hours ago, Tinker said: the owners/promoters seem to be keen to have speedway there so good luck to them. Who are the owners/promoters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, IainB said: Who are the owners/promoters? The stadium is owned by Spedeworth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 5 hours ago, therefused said: fairly easy route for both Leicester and Sheffield fans too as its straight down the M1. Have you tried driving down the M1 on a week day afternoon ? It's far from fairly easy. I live near J28 and used to be able to do the 60 miles to Coventry in an hour for a Saturday stock car meeting. When I went to the occasional Friday night meetings it used to take me an hour just to get the 40 miles to J21, and it gets worse once you get below J19 and the M6. Edited 1 hour ago by DaveWayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 12 minutes ago, DaveWayne said: The stadium is owned by Spedeworth. They're not running the speedway though are they? Surely they'd have gone for buying Ippo ahead of a start up at Northampton if they were interested in running Speedway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 56 minutes ago Report Share Posted 56 minutes ago (edited) What is the deadline for Northampton (if it is actually Northampton) to declare ya or nay?  we are 11 days away from march, 27 days away from first meeting, the secrecy is beyond a joke, no premier fixture list, no statements to the paying public, speedway has committed some real shoot itself in the foot moments over the years but this is just another level Edited 54 minutes ago by THE DEAN MACHINE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted 53 minutes ago Report Share Posted 53 minutes ago 2 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: What is the deadline for Northampton (if it is actually Northampton) to declare ya or nay?  we are 11 days away from march, 27 days away from first meeting, the secrecy is beyond a joke, no premier fixture list, no statements to the paying public, speedway has committed some real shoot itself in the foot moments over the years but this is just another level You are right Dean. Whatever happened to Public Relations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted 15 minutes ago Report Share Posted 15 minutes ago 1 hour ago, IainB said: They're not running the speedway though are they? Surely they'd have gone for buying Ippo ahead of a start up at Northampton if they were interested in running Speedway? Sorry, I thought you were asking who the stadium owners were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted 4 minutes ago Report Share Posted 4 minutes ago 6 hours ago, mikebv said: I suppose so much of that will depend on how well the owners promote it... Maybe they are excellent at marketing and presenting, and the "match day experience" persuades many to becomes regulars.... Let's be honest, the bar is set pretty low when it comes to that so maybe they can be a stand out performer?... The sport needs a success story, so let's hope Northampton can be it... It may also encourage others to follow suit if what they deliver is successful.... Plymouth? Whatever Mark Philips is doing down there, others need to follow suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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