Preston Comet Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 11 hours ago, foreverblue said: How can it be facts when they haven't had their first meeting yet. Just give it time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago On 3/20/2026 at 9:43 PM, Preston Comet said: Just facts cowboy.. The positivity well ran dry a fair while back What is your definition of the word "facts"? If you meant to say "my opinion" I'd be inclined to agree with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieboyDon Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago On 3/20/2026 at 9:43 PM, Preston Comet said: Just facts cowboy.. The positivity well ran dry a fair while back Bollo*ks more like. Another negativity know it all…🤦🏻♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) This northampton situation is the strangest business model I’ve ever seen annd I know I’m not alone,apart from buster and his digger what is going on ? Were they pushed into making a decision to run by the time scale but haven’t actually secured the finances to run yet ? How do they expect to attract a fan base from the local area when nobody knows it’s actually happening, opening a new sport to an area that’s not really got a history of it and making it a success is hard enough but they seem to be giving themselves the worst possible start to achieve it, Edited 6 hours ago by THE DEAN MACHINE 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Comet Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 14 hours ago, Hamish McRaker said: What is your definition of the word "facts"? If you meant to say "my opinion" I'd be inclined to agree with you! As i said, give it time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Comet Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 13 hours ago, WookieboyDon said: Bollo*ks more like. Another negativity know it all…🤦🏻♂️ Ha ha, calm down man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 3 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: This northampton situation is the strangest business model I’ve ever seen annd I know I’m not alone,apart from buster and his digger what is going on ? Were they pushed into making a decision to run by the time scale but haven’t actually secured the finances to run yet ? How do they expect to attract a fan base from the local area when nobody knows it’s actually happening, opening a new sport to an area that’s not really got a history of it and making it a success is hard enough but they seem to be giving themselves the worst possible start to achieve it, I think we all know what the Dragons or Lord Sugar would make of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 3 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: This northampton situation is the strangest business model I’ve ever seen annd I know I’m not alone,apart from buster and his digger what is going on ? Were they pushed into making a decision to run by the time scale but haven’t actually secured the finances to run yet ? How do they expect to attract a fan base from the local area when nobody knows it’s actually happening, opening a new sport to an area that’s not really got a history of it and making it a success is hard enough but they seem to be giving themselves the worst possible start to achieve it, I can only presume it is to show those councils currently deciding on whether to give house building permission, on ex Speedway sites, that the sport isnt in steep decline and confidence is so high in its growth that a new track has opened... Those fighting the developers can point to both Northampton and Buxton as examples of people seeing a bright future... Personally, if they had a couple of hundred thousand to spend I would have used it to grow the businesses of the 14 current tracks through national marketing and special offers... An extra 500 at each would make a huge difference given the low starting point, and bring another 7,000 fans in to the sport.. Even if Northampton is a "success", there won't by anything like 7,000 there each meeting.... Fingers crossed it works, however, the optics of having your team compiled by your opponents doesn't sit well in a professional sport.... Edited 2 hours ago by mikebv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 10 minutes ago, mikebv said: I can only presume it is to show those councils currently deciding on whether to give house building permission, on ex Speedway sites, that the sport isnt in steep decline and confidence is so high in its growth that a new track has opened... Those fighting the developers can point to both Northampton and Buxton as examples of people seeing a bright future... Personally, if they had a couple of hundred thousand to spend I would have used it to grow the businesses of the 14 current tracks through national marketing and special offers... An extra 500 at each would make a huge difference given the low starting point, and bring another 7,000 fans in to the sport.. Even if Northampton is a "success", there won't by anything like 7,000 there each meeting.... Fingers crossed it works, however, the optics of having your team compiled by your opponents doesn't sit well in a professional sport.... Or 'cobbled' together! Pardon the pun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 19 minutes ago, mikebv said: I can only presume it is to show those councils currently deciding on whether to give house building permission, on ex Speedway sites, that the sport isnt in steep decline and confidence is so high in its growth that a new track has opened... Those fighting the developers can point to both Northampton and Buxton as examples of people seeing a bright future... Personally, if they had a couple of hundred thousand to spend I would have used it to grow the businesses of the 14 current tracks through national marketing and special offers... An extra 500 at each would make a huge difference given the low starting point, and bring another 7,000 fans in to the sport.. Even if Northampton is a "success", there won't by anything like 7,000 there each meeting.... Fingers crossed it works, however, the optics of having your team compiled by your opponents doesn't sit well in a professional sport.... When you take a deep look in to the sport in the grand scheme of things, it actually does ok for itself, with no funding whatsoever and very little sponsorship and media exposer, there are a lot of other sports that get far more of the above and far smaller crowds and are far more in debt but speedway could be so much better than it currently is and that’s down solely to us as a sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted 47 minutes ago Report Share Posted 47 minutes ago 1 hour ago, TB1 said: I think we all know what the Dragons or Lord Sugar would make of it! I think we know what (Carmarthen) Dragon Dean Felton thinks and if (speedway) Lord (Tim) Sugar has a view I'm sure he'll find a way to communicate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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