Arch Stanton Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 1 hour ago, Fullmax said: League winners decided by extra meetings on dreadful tracks affected by the weather when the season is over .Whats new? And people want speedway taking seriously 😒 But the season isn’t “Over” is it? 🙄 1 hour ago, IainB said: I do feel some people are going a bit overboard on the cancelations, especially in the PL. The season does not finish until the end of October, so there's still around 6 weeks to run 4 matches. The alternative is to finish up by the end of August... and people would be complaining about that. I think it's more imperative that clubs invest in track covers more than ever, with riders not wanting to ride at the slightest site of a wet track these days, track covers would certainly allow many of the fixtures to take place when there's been the 4 o'clock shower that leaves a track saturated and the sun is out at start time. The CL on the other hand, that does seem to be a bit more shambolic with all of their competitions still having a long way to run. Couldn’t have said that better myself. This sport collectively attracts the most miserable buggers on earth unfortunately. Whinge after whinge after whinge. Speedway in Britain has always had a finishing date of October 31st. There’s plenty of time to fit in any remaining fixtures. We at Ipswich used to run fixtures right up until Halloween in the not too distant past, with people dressing up in Halloween costumes and prizes awarded to the best outfit! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 (edited) 1 hour ago, IainB said: I do feel some people are going a bit overboard on the cancelations, Does that mean some supporters are viewing from the sea with binoculars. Edited September 15 by Youhave2minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 2 minutes ago, Youhave2minutes said: 1 hour ago, IainB said: I do feel some people are going a bit overboard on the cancelations, Does that mean some supporters are viewing from the sea. Only at Poole when the tide is in ☠️ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 10 minutes ago, IainB said: Only at Poole when the tide is in ☠️ Guess that’s where they got their name the Pirates then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 2 hours ago, ShanoXtra said: I understand what you say but my argument is that you push meeting to October and you’re asking for more issues in Britain, also, the difference from casual supporters turning up when the weather is bearable vs October freezing there arse off is night and day, this could impact the amount of people bothering to turn up and instead watching on TV in the warmth. A "summer sport" running (hopefully, fingers crossed), in October....!!☺️ Hopefully Scott has developed some innovative way of settling who wins the final if it doesn't get completed...😄 Sadly, it is very much rinse and repeat with UK Speedway., As has been suggested on here, maybe it's time for one point each if a meeting gets called off? I am sure that alone would get more meetings ran on time during the season, given no income would be forthcoming for either promoters or riders... Track covers have been shown to work so there really isn't any excuse to not invest in them.. And any bona fide professional sport, so impacted by weather, would make such defence against the vagaries of the UK weather top of its list of priorities.. Priority race nights should make the completion of the season something easy to deliver... Given seven teams, six matches per week were possible with only 84 needing to be ran.. Three and a half months of Speedway to be completed in six months.. There is a phrase that goes "Winners always find a way"... UK Speedway definitely needs some "Winners" in the leadership of it going forward.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40-38 Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 (edited) 2 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: Speedway in Britain has always had a finishing date of October 31st. There’s plenty of time to fit in any remaining fixtures. We at Ipswich used to run fixtures right up until Halloween in the not too distant past, with people dressing up in Halloween costumes and prizes awarded to the best outfit! Absolutely, to prove the point I just checked an old 1983 Leicester programme, our last league matches of the season was 23rd October v Belle Vue and there were still another BL fixture on 25th October between Halifax and Cradley. Edited September 15 by 40-38 Spelling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 20 minutes ago, mikebv said: A "summer sport" running (hopefully, fingers crossed), in October....!!☺️ Hopefully Scott has developed some innovative way of settling who wins the final if it doesn't get completed...😄 Sadly, it is very much rinse and repeat with UK Speedway., As has been suggested on here, maybe it's time for one point each if a meeting gets called off? I am sure that alone would get more meetings ran on time during the season, given no income would be forthcoming for either promoters or riders... Track covers have been shown to work so there really isn't any excuse to not invest in them.. And any bona fide professional sport, so impacted by weather, would make such defence against the vagaries of the UK weather top of its list of priorities.. Priority race nights should make the completion of the season something easy to deliver... Given seven teams, six matches per week were possible with only 84 needing to be ran.. Three and a half months of Speedway to be completed in six months.. There is a phrase that goes "Winners always find a way"... UK Speedway definitely needs some "Winners" in the leadership of it going forward.... Who told you it was a summer sport? Ive been going since 1969 and it has always been March to October. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 15 Author Report Share Posted September 15 Fixture has a new date of Monday 22nd September. The BSPA have decided that Thursday 25th September is only a reserve date. The final will not start until after the SON Monday 6th October Leicester/ Sheffield v Ipswich. Thursday 9th October Ipswich v Leicester/Sheffield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 1 minute ago, Sir Sidney said: Who told you it was a summer sport? Ive been going since 1969 and it has always been March to October. It's a "summer sport" in so much that this is the time of year that has the least rainfall.. And higher temps.... When a sport relies so much on "decent" weather, to attract its crowd, you really should be maximising those months that are drier and warmer.. The first month or so can attract crowds based on the enthusiasm of fans after the long winter break, but, as has been said, as you hit the colder and wetter time of year in late September and October, sitting at home and watching on TV becomes more of an attractive option.. Which impacts the "be all and end all" play offs., 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 6 minutes ago, mikebv said: It's a "summer sport" in so much that this is the time of year that has the least rainfall.. And higher temps.... When a sport relies so much on "decent" weather, to attract its crowd, you really should be maximising those months that are drier and warmer.. The first month or so can attract crowds based on the enthusiasm of fans after the long winter break, but, as has been said, as you hit the colder and wetter time of year in late September and October, sitting at home and watching on TV becomes more of an attractive option.. Which impacts the "be all and end all" play offs., Mike, you always talk a good game but I sometimes wonder why you come on this forum because most of your posts are full of negativity. If I had a quid for everytime you've used the phrase "mickey mouse sport" I certainly wouldn't be taking my holidays in Cleethorpes or Skeggy! I'm also having difficulty understanding your recent post. If the play offs are to remain, are you suggesting that the finals should be held in July or August when the weather has a better chance of behaving itself? The league matches themselves have to lead to a climax of some sorts so if the play offs are held in July, what the hell then happens in August and September? I've known past Julys that have been a complete washout and Septembers that have been akin to an indian summer so blaming the powers that be for this current weather situation with the subsequent cancellations etc is both unfair and pretty unreasonable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 (edited) 42 minutes ago, mikebv said: It's a "summer sport" in so much that this is the time of year that has the least rainfall.. And higher temps.... When a sport relies so much on "decent" weather, to attract its crowd, you really should be maximising those months that are drier and warmer.. The first month or so can attract crowds based on the enthusiasm of fans after the long winter break, but, as has been said, as you hit the colder and wetter time of year in late September and October, sitting at home and watching on TV becomes more of an attractive option.. Which impacts the "be all and end all" play offs., April and May are the driest months in the UK on average, so perhaps it's a spring sport? However, that's on average, interestingly (to me 🙂) August was one of the wettest months in both 2019 and 2024. There's nothing as predictable as rainfall🤣 Edited September 15 by SPEEDY69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 3 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: But the season isn’t “Over” is it? 🙄 Couldn’t have said that better myself. This sport collectively attracts the most miserable buggers on earth unfortunately. Whinge after whinge after whinge. Speedway in Britain has always had a finishing date of October 31st. There’s plenty of time to fit in any remaining fixtures. We at Ipswich used to run fixtures right up until Halloween in the not too distant past, with people dressing up in Halloween costumes and prizes awarded to the best outfit! My wife wears one everyday! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 55 minutes ago, Tinker said: The league matches themselves have to lead to a climax of some sorts so if the play offs are held in July, what the hell then happens in August and September? probably finishing the actual league matches that hadnt been run before the cut off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 See it on facebook as well people moaning about having the play offs in September due to the weather . September can sometimes be the best month of the year and we still have 6 weeks tll the end of the season anyhow. Sometimes a speedway meeting can be rained off its just unlucky. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 30 minutes ago, orion said: See it on facebook as well people moaning about having the play offs in September due to the weather . September can sometimes be the best month of the year and we still have 6 weeks tll the end of the season anyhow. Sometimes a speedway meeting can be rained off its just unlucky. Agree - It has just been an unlucky weather window this year It could happen in any month whenever the plays off were organised for 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Shocked we not had Hawk and Mike B telling us it never rains in Poland when they have the Play offs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 1 hour ago, GiveusaB said: My wife wears one everyday! 🤣 😲 well you ain’t getting none ever again if she’s sees that! 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanoXtra Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Anyone live near Leicester and can say how bad the weather is today out of curiosity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 4 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said: Anyone live near Leicester and can say how bad the weather is today out of curiosity? I'm four miles from the track. Its been very windy but no rain so far today. It was sunny this morning but very overcast now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanoXtra Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 6 minutes ago, Happy Hunter said: I'm four miles from the track. Its been very windy but no rain so far today. It was sunny this morning but very overcast now. So good decision to call it or not? Sounds similar to the weather here in Ipswich… I keep debating if it’s too windy to race or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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