Chris116 Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 8 hours ago, Preston Comet said: Looks a similar shape to Northampton. Too long, and tight turns? But then Leicester does OK. Having been a stock car fan all my life I can say that Yarmouth has tighter bends than Northampton but the straights appear about the same length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Comet Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 hours ago, Chris116 said: Having been a stock car fan all my life I can say that Yarmouth has tighter bends than Northampton but the straights appear about the same length. Hiya Chris.. Yeah, also a stock car fan. Not been to Yarmouth, but NIR seems completely unsuitable for speedway to me. Can't put my finger on it, the length of straights, bends, width.. Regards, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago The way British riders are signing for European clubs it could well end up where you have the tracks but not enough riders. You cannot blame any rider looking elsewhere as they have to put themselves first and they need to know their income stream to cover costs, mechanics and line up sponsors etc none of which can wait until the eve of a new season. The delay in finalising arrangements in the Premiership is damaging the sport on so many levels and has wide ranging implications for riders, sponsors, team set up and for clubs who rent the stadia, what can they tell the owners? These landlords will have budgets and cashflow forecasts to complete and part of that is needing to know what the revenue stream will be. If speedway teams cannot declare than the stadia owners may well look elsewhere. Short track is doing very well in Australia and it would not be beyond the realms of possibility to introduce team racing or other two and four wheeled sports filling the void caused by the Premiership teams If only the fools in charge realised how their actions seriously undermine every aspect of the sport but they are so insular in their thinking and the rest of the business world which is materially affected by these delays etc. is lost on the BSPL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 11 minutes ago, Preston Comet said: Hiya Chris.. Yeah, also a stock car fan. Not been to Yarmouth, but NIR seems completely unsuitable for speedway to me. Can't put my finger on it, the length of straights, bends, width.. Regards, David I thought speedway was held a few years back at Yarmouth or am I thinking of Skegness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurcher Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago sure that was Skegness. I really enjoyed watching speedway there. No idea why that closed but the stadium is still in use so could be an idea for another track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 15 minutes ago, Lurcher said: sure that was Skegness. I really enjoyed watching speedway there. No idea why that closed but the stadium is still in use so could be an idea for another track. It was Skegness that had one and a half seasons of Speedway. The stock car track was rebuilt from a narrow tarmac track to a very wide shale track. The track has been changed back to tarmac although it is still wide. Northampton has the major disadvantage of having a raised centre green which could make things awkward for speedway although Birmingham Wheels had a raised centre green so obviously not a complete barrier to speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 20 minutes ago, Lurcher said: sure that was Skegness. I really enjoyed watching speedway there. No idea why that closed but the stadium is still in use so could be an idea for another track. If you went surely you must have noticed there were only about 299 other people there, which might explain its closure. Edited 3 hours ago by arnieg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 20 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: No wolves dig up and grown over, rye house is an all weather pitch and I think kent grown over too Don't think they got as far as laying the pitch at Rye House. The track has been ripped up beyond recognition though I believe. Can't bring myself to venture over there to see what the state of the place is. Will mar some wonderful memories. A demise that was wholly avoidable too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathen52 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, Hawk127 said: I thought speedway was held a few years back at Yarmouth or am I thinking of Skegness? Yes it was but slightly more than a few years back. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarmouth_Bloaters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 3 hours ago, Hawk127 said: I thought speedway was held a few years back at Yarmouth or am I thinking of Skegness? The last speedway meeting at Yarmouth was held on 8 August 1961, the King's of Oxford Trophy, and was won by Pete Jarman. Edited 1 hour ago by norbold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurcher Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, arnieg said: If you went surely you must have noticed there were only about 299 other people there, which might explain its closure. It was over 20 years ago. I don't even remember what i had to breakfast yesterday. I just remember having fun weekend trips to Skeggie and watching speedway. It was and still is a really nice stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 13 minutes ago, Lurcher said: It was over 20 years ago. I don't even remember what i had to breakfast yesterday. I just remember having fun weekend trips to Skeggie and watching speedway. It was and still is a really nice stadium Grapefruit with lemon yogurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 7 hours ago, Son of Shaleman said: Bob Dugard lost tens of thousands of pounds every year running the Eagles. In the end, he pulled the club out of the top division. Four seasons in the NDL followed and brought on track success but costs were high. That promotion pulled out at that point which suggests it wasn’t highly profitable. Then the ill-fated Jordan promotion. So for many years, Eastbourne struggled financially with insufficient crowds to make it pay. And those who know their history will tell you closure due to unprofitable operations has been part of the Arlington story under both Bob and his father And what a great journalist you were for the club, hope your enjoying your retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrickn Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 30 minutes ago, norbold said: The last speedway meeting at Yarmouth was held on 8 August 1961, the King's of Oxford Trophy, and was won by Pete Jarman. I think Yarmouth were the first visitors to the shay in Halifax,in the late 1950s,I'm sure I saw something on you tube about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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