1 valve Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 37 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Sheffields track is no more dangerous than any other, it’s faster for sure but its pretty easy to ride and only seems dangerous when dirt builds up on outside, jack holder- so what the sport needs villains, team manager, knows his stuff and winds up opposing fans,that’s his job, fans at least they create atmosphere especially the 2nd bend barmy army Easy to ride yes. But not to race on as racing/passing line means riding out too wide & close to deep unridable material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 5 minutes ago, 1 valve said: Easy to ride yes. But not to race on as racing/passing line means riding out too wide & close to deep unridable material. It’s easy to race too. Passing is only on outside if they let the dirt build up, they could easily grade it away but that’s what the riders want, they want the dirt line 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 10 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: It’s easy to race too. Passing is only on outside if they let the dirt build up, they could easily grade it away but that’s what the riders want, they want the dirt line Which can risk ploughing into the fence on the bends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, Youhave2minutes said: Which can risk ploughing into the fence on the bends No more than any other track that has dirt on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) So many comments saying "another nail in the coffin" or "another track gone". They haven't closed yet, let's have some positivity please. Also think it doesn't help potential buyers when they read the comments. I'm probably more realistic / negative on here, where it's less likely to put people off lol! While I expect them to run, would a new promotion want to race in the cheaper second tier, if the leagues stay as they are? Edited 4 hours ago by szkocjasid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 17 hours ago, noaksey said: Why would anyone buy a speedway club? Run possibly or lease but not buy surely Fan of the sport, with money to burn? Probably more wise to treat it as a hobby, than expected to make money from it. Edited 4 hours ago by szkocjasid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Sad that some decent people have decided to call it a day . For all the reasons they give the main reason will have been losing money.Going to be a hard to sell a speedway club in the current climate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 42 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Fan of the sport, with money to burn? Probably more wise to treat it as a hobby, than expected to make money from it. How to make a small fortune out of running a Speedway team? Start with a large one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 13 minutes ago, orion said: Sad that some decent people have decided to call it a day . For all the reasons they give the main reason will have been losing money.Going to be a hard to sell a speedway club in the current climate The reason is business outside of speedway apparently but the dire situation speedway is in won’t of helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 8 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: Nigel said he wouldnt be going sheffield, wonder if he lied to us all, i still wouldnt rule our ashley birks or even godfreys name has been mentioned to me Is that the same ‘ Godfrey ‘ whos telling his own riders he might not be running next year as hes lost too much money this year ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Fan of the sport, with money to burn? Probably more wise to treat it as a hobby, than expected to make money from it. Are there any more Tolley's out there? Guess we will find out soon enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: The reason is business outside of speedway apparently but the dire situation speedway is in won’t of helped I suppose the salient question is does Sheffield Speedway in its current state stand on its own two feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, mikebv said: How to make a small fortune out of running a Speedway team? Start with a large one... Ask Matt Ford, if Poole can do it I am sure Sheffield can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 5 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: No more than any other track that has dirt on it Thought Sheffield was the worst though as a fast track for generating speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago Enter Terry Russell and Alun Rossiter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 54 minutes ago Report Share Posted 54 minutes ago 19 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Ask Matt Ford, if Poole can do it I am sure Sheffield can. Matt Ford was someone well ahead of the curve... He realised that he could run 2nd tier Speedway using around three quarters of 1st tier riders... Thus charging less for pretty much the same product... Yet, plenty seem to moan about him....??? Maybe more Matt Ford's and the sport would be far more pro active and successful? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted 37 minutes ago Report Share Posted 37 minutes ago Is Sheffield sustainable for a new promoter to pay out for?? There's been some very public issues for other sports at the venue in recent history, being kicked out. Are the current promotion aware the stadium owners have other plans for the near future?? Going Down the Coventry route, possibly?? "Money not object" owners, for the whole of Speedway in general, is the only way to save this sport. Every single club that doesn't own their own Arena is at serious serious risk. Isn't Poole also on the chopping block?? One of British Speedway's "richest" clubs?? ____________________________ Year after year we think this sport has possibly hit 'rock bottom' but the bad news just keeps coming. Don't know how it could possibly happen, but we really could do with some of that Middle Eastern Oil money right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 2 minutes ago Report Share Posted 2 minutes ago 55 minutes ago, Youhave2minutes said: Thought Sheffield was the worst though as a fast track for generating speed No, it’s well prepared and on the whole smooth and except for hitting the dirt line is not hard to ride, it’s not technical and doesn’t really have straights and although it’s fast it’s not really difficult to ride at speed but it takes balls to hit the dirt line so close to the fence but as I said they could take away that dirt line but the riders want it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted 2 minutes ago Report Share Posted 2 minutes ago 29 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: Is Sheffield sustainable for a new promoter to pay out for?? There's been some very public issues for other sports at the venue in recent history, being kicked out. Are the current promotion aware the stadium owners have other plans for the near future?? Going Down the Coventry route, possibly?? "Money not object" owners, for the whole of Speedway in general, is the only way to save this sport. Every single club that doesn't own their own Arena is at serious serious risk. Isn't Poole also on the chopping block?? One of British Speedway's "richest" clubs?? ____________________________ Year after year we think this sport has possibly hit 'rock bottom' but the bad news just keeps coming. Don't know how it could possibly happen, but we really could do with some of that Middle Eastern Oil money right now. The only reason the 'other sport' (stock car racing) was kicked out was because they needed a large piece of land for pit space, and with only 3 or 4 meetings a year, a prime piece of land was sitting dormant most of the time. That land is now being used for something to do with solar energy storage, creating an income source 365 days a year. The greyhound side of things is very lucrative, so no the stadium is not under any threat of redevelopment. Therefore, there is no reason to suspect that speedway can't continue there. Just a case of people on here making 2 + 2 = 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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