Popular Post Hamish McRaker Posted March 4 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 4 7 hours ago, WookieboyDon said: And yet, here you are. The amount of moaning that five teams is not good enough, makes a mockery of the sport...a sixth team looks likely to appear and STILL moaning. 🤦♂️ Hard to understand why anyone would be anti a new venue being created per se, and i'm not seeing much or indeed any of that being expressed. However, there is considerable concern and scepticism over the chances of it being ready on time, and successful and sustainable, with time constraints being one of the main concerns over effective local marketing and publicity. These concerns and doubts can be expressed in humourous or serious ways, and are sometimes wrapped up within more general concerns about speedway in the Uk and the way it is being run. These are mostly perfectly valid concerns, made in good faith and with the underlying well-being of speedway in the UK at their heart. Whether the above could be justifiably deemed "moaning" is rather irrelevant, especially as the definition of what constitutes "moaning" is likely to vary greatly. I'd liken it to "complaining", and there doesnt seem to anyone complaining that a new venue could be happening. But there are doubts and concerns being expressed, which for the most part seem to be perfectly valid 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 7 hours ago, Aries said: Why on earth would they do that until they’re actually sure they’re running? I’d imagine the advertising and promotion of Northampton Speedway would commence ONCE they’ve got the green light to run, not before! Pretty bizarre gripe from you again which seems to happen a lot lately 🙄 Well it was a bit of sarcasm which clearly went over your head but hey ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 Good luck Northampton. We all wish you well. Period 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 Northampton could quite easily kick off on the late bank holiday Monday and have more than enough time to fit in 10 league fixtures and 1 KO Cup before the cut off. If a late start means we get the same amount of teams as some previous seasons, then I’m all for it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, False dawn said: Good luck Northampton. We all wish you well. Period Period ? For a minute there I thought you were talking like a yank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 11 hours ago, WookieboyDon said: And yet, here you are. The amount of moaning that five teams is not good enough, makes a mockery of the sport...a sixth team looks likely to appear and STILL moaning. 🤦♂️ Welcome to the forum, whatever happens the BSPA is getting it in the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 10 minutes ago, eric i said: Welcome to the forum, whatever happens the BSPA is getting it in the neck. It is a Forum,personally I think some of the comments regarding the BSPA are justifiably on what we have seen developing this closed season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 5 hours ago, Happy Hunter said: Isn't there a refs box there already for the car racing? Maybe it needs to be Homologated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted March 4 Author Report Share Posted March 4 (edited) 12 hours ago, WookieboyDon said: The amount of moaning that five teams is not good enough, makes a mockery of the sport...a sixth team looks likely to appear and STILL moaning. 🤦♂️ 3 hours ago, False dawn said: Good luck Northampton. We all wish you well. Period 1 hour ago, ouch said: Northampton could quite easily kick off on the late bank holiday Monday and have more than enough time to fit in 10 league fixtures and 1 KO Cup before the cut off. If a late start means we get the same amount of teams as some previous seasons, then I’m all for it. Agree totally. The sport faced a tough winter, and to come out of it with a 6-team league (as we've had in the past) is something of a miracle. Let's hope we can add Coventry and others for 2027 and really start moving forward. I'm hearing TV deals and corporate sponsor deals are making progress. Maybe if we had a bit more positivity from "fans" getting out there and spreading the message, who knows? Hopefully we'll see fixtures at weekend. Then we just need the news that Northampton have signed Bartosz... Edited March 4 by RoundTheBoards 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, RoundTheBoards said: Agree totally. The sport faced a tough winter, and to come out of it with a 6-team league (as we've had in the past) is something of a miracle. Let's hope we can add Coventry and others for 2027 and really start moving forward. I'm hearing TV deals and corporate sponsor deals are making progress. Maybe if we had a bit more positivity from "fans" getting out there and spreading the message, who knows? Hopefully we'll see fixtures at weekend. Then we just need the news that Northampton have signed Bartosz... Yes i gather Northampton Town are hopeful of signing Bartosz Kapustka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 4 minutes ago, Hamish McRaker said: Yes i gather Northampton Town are hopeful of signing Bartosz Kapustka He didn’t make much impact at Leicester City a few years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted March 5 Author Report Share Posted March 5 1 hour ago, Hamish McRaker said: Yes i gather Northampton Town are hopeful of signing Bartosz Kapustka They could bring him along to the Northampton Speedway grand opening to meet his speedway Bartosz namesake... I reckon a 7 May opening night, and plenty of time to fit 10 home league matches in. If it all happens, I'll be aiming to be at opening night as long as I haven't got any other commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 (edited) 15 hours ago, Happy Hunter said: Isn't there a refs box there already for the car racing? Yes, there is a box on the home straight where the steward, lap scorer, commentator, etc are housed, but people on this thread talking about what will need to be built keep including a ref's box so I assumed they were confident none of the existing infrastructure is suitable. 😉 Edited March 5 by DaveWayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 31 minutes ago, DaveWayne said: Yes, there is a box on the home straight where the steward, lap scorer, commentator, etc are housed, but people on this thread talking about what will need to be built keep including a ref's box so I assumed they were confident none of the existing infrastructure is suitable. 😉 There will be a need to put in the appropriate electrics & controls for a starting gate, and lights for starting procedures, green x 2, the four rider “exclusion” colours, and yellows for two minute warning protocols. I’m not sure if the required red “race stop” lights are already in situ for stox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 (edited) 59 minutes ago, DaveWayne said: Edited March 5 by 1 valve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheDeepStuff Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Today’s going to be a Fabrizio Romano sort of day 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 1 hour ago, 1 valve said: There will be a need to put in the appropriate electrics & controls for a starting gate, and lights for starting procedures, green x 2, the four rider “exclusion” colours, and yellows for two minute warning protocols. I’m not sure if the required red “race stop” lights are already in situ for stox. Yes that's fair comment in terms of the electrics, but people on here are talking as if a new structure would be required. Stock cars use traffic lights for signalling to drivers, so there are multiple sets of lights all the way round the track which could be utilised for the 'race stop'. The existing box also has LED lighting built into it externally so that the whole box lights up in green, yellow, or red to signify current race conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 16 hours ago, Hamish McRaker said: Hard to understand why anyone would be anti a new venue being created per se, and i'm not seeing much or indeed any of that being expressed. However, there is considerable concern and scepticism over the chances of it being ready on time, and successful and sustainable, with time constraints being one of the main concerns over effective local marketing and publicity. These concerns and doubts can be expressed in humourous or serious ways, and are sometimes wrapped up within more general concerns about speedway in the Uk and the way it is being run. These are mostly perfectly valid concerns, made in good faith and with the underlying well-being of speedway in the UK at their heart. Whether the above could be justifiably deemed "moaning" is rather irrelevant, especially as the definition of what constitutes "moaning" is likely to vary greatly. I'd liken it to "complaining", and there doesnt seem to anyone complaining that a new venue could be happening. But there are doubts and concerns being expressed, which for the most part seem to be perfectly valid Northampton could race away from home to build up a profile in the local media before starting their home fixtures at say either of the May Bank Holidays. That gives them a minimum of 8 weeks to sort everything out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 2 minutes ago, SJA said: Northampton could race away from home to build up a profile in the local media before starting their home fixtures at say either of the May Bank Holidays. That gives them a minimum of 8 weeks to sort everything out. They would need very deep pockets to run matches without any income... And then pray their outgoings will get covered by enough people coming through the doors when the novelty has worn off.. Especially, if say played six, lost six, is their record up to their opening night.. Best of luck though to those trying to make it happen... Doubling Up is desperately needed so probably four or five riders will be relying on those team places.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 2 hours ago, 1 valve said: There will be a need to put in the appropriate electrics & controls for a starting gate, and lights for starting procedures, green x 2, the four rider “exclusion” colours, and yellows for two minute warning protocols. I’m not sure if the required red “race stop” lights are already in situ for stox. That could all be done in less than a day so is not much of a barrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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