MattB Posted Friday at 09:25 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 09:25 PM Worth a listen https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WzQp6Fj5xXXPIGCCYbL13?si=tIyz0OeVRbCFnBnMFqQpIQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted Friday at 09:41 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 09:41 PM 15 minutes ago, MattB said: Worth a listen https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WzQp6Fj5xXXPIGCCYbL13?si=tIyz0OeVRbCFnBnMFqQpIQ Great frontman, Ballroom Blitz was my favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted Saturday at 10:41 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 10:41 AM 13 hours ago, MattB said: Worth a listen https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WzQp6Fj5xXXPIGCCYbL13?si=tIyz0OeVRbCFnBnMFqQpIQ While speedway does have a major enemy in planners and ultimately money it also is its own enemy, you can’t even get them to answer the phone or return emails when you need information to take to these planners 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted Sunday at 12:13 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 12:13 PM Chick Woodrolf was the guy who opened Arena Essex, he once pledged that so long as he is around there will always be racing at the venue, more I hear the more it sounds like his family completely went away from his wishes, they sold it off behind peoples back and shafted every fan of both two and four wheeled motorsport at Arena in the process. i hope that family rots in hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted Sunday at 01:32 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:32 PM 1 hour ago, marko said: Chick Woodrolf was the guy who opened Arena Essex, he once pledged that so long as he is around there will always be racing at the venue, more I hear the more it sounds like his family completely went away from his wishes, they sold it off behind peoples back and shafted every fan of both two and four wheeled motorsport at Arena in the process. i hope that family rots in hell. Won’t be the first and certainly won’t be the last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racin Jason 72 Posted Sunday at 01:39 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:39 PM A absolutely fascinating podcast. Thank goodness for Brian and all the others working behind the scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinspeedway Posted Monday at 05:21 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:21 PM On 8/9/2025 at 11:41 AM, THE DEAN MACHINE said: While speedway does have a major enemy in planners and ultimately money it also is its own enemy, you can’t even get them to answer the phone or return emails when you need information to take to these planners Pay the planners and they will find planning arguments to benefit the speedway. The issue is the developers have the money to fund them. Planning policy is there for both sides and there are protections in place. Also requires councillors who know what they are voting on in committees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinspeedway Posted Monday at 05:22 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:22 PM On 8/8/2025 at 10:25 PM, MattB said: Worth a listen https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WzQp6Fj5xXXPIGCCYbL13?si=tIyz0OeVRbCFnBnMFqQpIQ Excellent listen. A must for anybody who has an interest in retaining/bringing back speedway tracks. Reassuring to know that there are people with planning knowledge involved with these clubs. Brian really knows his stuff and sounds like he's working very hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) On 8/11/2025 at 6:21 PM, Colinspeedway said: Pay the planners and they will find planning arguments to benefit the speedway. The issue is the developers have the money to fund them. Planning policy is there for both sides and there are protections in place. Also requires councillors who know what they are voting on in committees! My point was when you have professional company’s trying to get a speedway track open and they ask for facts figures and information for their plans and you try to contact the SCB for said information they don’t answer or reply to calls or emails, I’ve said this before, the sport should have a go to guide/vison/system/manifest or call it what you like that any would be promoter or planner can use to address the councils or company’s working on projects to open or reopen tracks but it doesn’t because it’s a shambles of a sport Edited 1 hour ago by THE DEAN MACHINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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