Sadman Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 6 hours ago, norbold said: Ringwood was a speedway track which operated in the Southern Area League in 1954 and then partly in 1955 before closure. Can you say where the track was? ex ringwood boy from the 50`s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 8 minutes ago, Sadman said: Can you say where the track was? ex ringwood boy from the 50`s Matcham's Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sadman Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 Just now, norbold said: Matcham's Park. Ah that makes sense Poole did training day around the Stock car track 20+ years ago. A short distance out of town. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Hawk127 said: It is a shame that Eastbourne is not available having just watched a video of a recent banger meeting at Arlington. I am sure you have many detractors from the idea that a former track could run temporarily if the funds are guaranteed and the covenant is good even if it is for one year while someone develops Northampton. Money speaks volumes if the right figure is on the table and it could be that Swindon, Newcastle and even Wolverhampton could be an option as along as it is temporary. I am sure that more contributors on this forum could come up with other options. Even Iwade or Kent could be thrown into the mix as a short term solution. I just feel that in the case of Northampton a fool and their money will be soon parted if they dive in to the league at this late stage in the preparation for the new season. I believe Wolverhampton could be persuaded if they had the right person to talk to entain on speedways behalf, you know like someone on the board of the greyhound association, I wonder who is on that board that could possibly help speedway out ? https://www.gbgb.org.uk/sir-philip-davies-appointed-next-chair-of-gbgb/ Edited February 15 by THE DEAN MACHINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 5 hours ago, Tapewrecker said: I’ve got my doubts it will be Northampton. Can’t see a club whose not been around before, make a bold venture. Personally I don't think it was ever going to happen, my opinion is them in charge kept talking about or dropping hints about Northampton to divert most people attention from the bigger issues of a 4 or 5 ? team premiership and now 4 weeks before the official start of the season (klindt testimonial) NO fixtures have yet been released 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston197 Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 2 hours ago, YeOldPitGate said: Remember Ian nothing happens with speedway until the building is on fire and the roof your standing under is at the point of collapsing on your head. Sounds like Hayley Stadium Newport, don't want anyone else to run it, set it on fire ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Neila said: Personally I don't think it was ever going to happen, my opinion is them in charge kept talking about or dropping hints about Northampton to divert most people attention from the bigger issues of a 4 or 5 ? team premiership and now 4 weeks before the official start of the season (klindt testimonial) NO fixtures have yet been released I think there should be a march organised around Rugby next weekend, to protest for the release of the Premiership fixture lists. Get Amnesty International involved, surely this illegal detention must be drawn to the national attention!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoofer Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 (edited) Mayfield are not the prospective promoters at Northampton. Plenty of work to be done. Edited February 28 by Spoofer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 2 hours ago, hasta la vista said: Mayfield are not the prospective promoters at Northampton. Foam fence ordered. Plenty of work to be done. And Dollars to be spent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 7 hours ago, Hamish McRaker said: I think there should be a march organised around Rugby next weekend, to protest for the release of the Premiership fixture lists. Get Amnesty International involved, surely this illegal detention must be drawn to the national attention!! At the rate they are going, Manchester City will be found guilty before the fixtures are out... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 9 hours ago, hasta la vista said: Mayfield are not the prospective promoters at Northampton. I’m personally glad about that. Not a fan of the same people running two clubs in the same division. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 10 hours ago, Hamish McRaker said: I think there should be a march organised around Rugby next weekend, to protest for the release of the Premiership fixture lists. Get Amnesty International involved, surely this illegal detention must be drawn to the national attention!! Is Greta free that weekend ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 8 hours ago, noaksey said: And Dollars to be spent all this just so his son got a track to race at when hes old enough. what a father 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PhilTheAce Posted February 16 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 16 Northampton is happening so lets get behind it and stop being negative about it. good luck to them 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 3 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Northampton is happening so lets get behind it and stop being negative about it. good luck to them Completely agree, the negativity on here has been pretty staggering. At least let it happen before slagging it off! Its been happening for a long time, all the best to everybody involved. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 5 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Northampton is happening so lets get behind it and stop being negative about it. good luck to them What we say on here will have zero effect. I for one will be going, when the Lions aren't racing, as it's only an hour down the road but it's very high risk. I can see the first season being a relative success, due to novelty factor, the limited fixtures these days and probably most importantly the catchment of defunct and existing tracks (Leicester, Coventry, Peterborough, Oxford, Birmingham) all within an hours travel. Good luck to 'em 🤞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 47 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Northampton is happening so lets get behind it and stop being negative about it. good luck to them That’s good to hear Phil. People have said on here one extra track makes little difference but I totally disagree. One more/less club in a division with a high number of clubs I agree makes little difference, but the lower number you go, the bigger difference that one club makes. A six team Premiership is far far better than a five team Premiership no matter what some naysayers will tell you. Just hope they can put something decent together team wise to make it a reasonable success. Nobody wants a weak marooned team at the bottom that everybody else is beating every week 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoofer Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 Will only be able to put together a team of 6 pointers as that's all there is. No top riders interested in riding in UK, especially without TV. Could be like KL last year with Mulford/Harrison as RS? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 13 minutes ago, hasta la vista said: Will only be able to put together a team of 6 pointers as that's all there is. No top riders interested in riding in UK, especially without TV. Could be like KL last year with Mulford/Harrison as RS? Do not think that is an issue, there will be a few teams built that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, PhilTheAce said: Northampton is happening so lets get behind it and stop being negative about it. good luck to them i think 99% on here wish them all the best Phil and would be more than happy to be proved wrong and it ends up being a resounding success. My worry is that it seems to have been rushed without any testing for public appetite for the Sport in Northampton. Given how hush hush its been I can imagine 99% of the Northampton population have no idea anything is even going on with the new season weeks away. Over the years I have seen numerous promoters come into speedway loose a bundle of money then exit a year later, if the other promoters are all going to chip in you still have a situation where Leicester and Sheffield both lost money last year, Lynn and Ipswich maybe made a small profit ?, Belle Vue no idea do they make money or operate at a constant loss. But you still have at least two of the five above who might be being asked to shell out a contribution on top of expected losses for 2026 and no tv money either. I would be delighted for anyone to say to me "i told you so" this time next year and i want to see the sport thrive but think it will need another Tolley character to finance a large chunk of it. Your way better connected than myself so hopefully the venture will be in experienced, long term planning, wealthy hands. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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