heathen52 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 20 hours ago, TB1 said: Is it just minor stuff they are ironing out with the Cradley planning application or are you having to keep it under wraps? If successful would they start NDL or go higher? Surely a club of stature like Cradley would have to aim higher? ( Thanks for the update on 360, a great watch). I am 99.9% sure that the NDL is not on the horizon. 18 hours ago, TB1 said: Thanks for the update. I've been keeping tabs on their Facebook page. In my opinion speedway could be boosted by having big names like Cradley and Coventry back at the top table. I don't think there is any great appetite to be at the top table, and whilst Monday & Thursday remain as PL race nights I can't see Cradley starting off in the Premier League, which leaves just the remaining League, I know they prefer to run on there historical racenight and it's probably easier to get PP to race on that day due to prevailing traffic conditions on weekends as opposed to weekdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted October 22 Report Share Posted October 22 On 10/15/2025 at 1:29 PM, THE DEAN MACHINE said: There is a point to this question as it’s a bit of work I’m doing for the a future episode of the 360 podcast, who would you say is the 5 most popular riders in current British speedway ? Not the best but the most popular Paco, Bomber, Nicholls, Doyley and Emil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted October 22 Author Report Share Posted October 22 Recorded another podcast tonight should be out Friday,,listen to our points and views,agree ? Disagree? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinspeedway Posted October 23 Report Share Posted October 23 On 10/21/2025 at 2:16 PM, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Yes but that’s not an issue for a sports facility and it’s private land Not necessarily that straightforward for greenbelt. Still needs a strong planning justification for the site. Will it interfere with the openness of the greenbelt? What buildings/structures are being planned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted October 23 Author Report Share Posted October 23 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Colinspeedway said: Not necessarily that straightforward for greenbelt. Still needs a strong planning justification for the site. Will it interfere with the openness of the greenbelt? What buildings/structures are being planned? Non except the track, maybe changing rooms as a permanent building, the rest will be containers for storing equipment, it will look similar to Workington which to anyone who has been there looks like a country park with a track in the middle, you won’t see it off the road and wouldn’t know it was there, no it’s not straightforward and the council certainly aren’t making it straightforward Edited October 23 by THE DEAN MACHINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted October 23 Author Report Share Posted October 23 If people think a speedway track is something they don’t want there is a new menace coming down the road for green belt land and that is solar battery facilities and there is one being proposed about 5 miles from the proposed cradley track although it does fall under another council and they are going to spring up all over the place over the next 5 years ruining the green landscape 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 On 10/23/2025 at 8:42 AM, THE DEAN MACHINE said: If people think a speedway track is something they don’t want there is a new menace coming down the road for green belt land and that is solar battery facilities and there is one being proposed about 5 miles from the proposed cradley track although it does fall under another council and they are going to spring up all over the place over the next 5 years ruining the green landscape Too true, there is one just north of Hull & another half along the A180 towards Grimsby. This area is, of course, famous for regular long hot summers with many hours of sunshine all year round😉. Meant to ask you Deano, what RPMs are the rev limiters set to & what do the bikes asctually rev to ? Each time I tell bikers & mecahics "speedway engines: 500cc single cylinder 4-stroke, rev to circa 12 - 13,000 RPM, need a rebuild every 20 miles or so" eyes widen & jaws often drop..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted October 24 Author Report Share Posted October 24 4 hours ago, martinmauger said: Too true, there is one just north of Hull & another half along the A180 towards Grimsby. This area is, of course, famous for regular long hot summers with many hours of sunshine all year round😉. Meant to ask you Deano, what RPMs are the rev limiters set to & what do the bikes asctually rev to ? Each time I tell bikers & mecahics "speedway engines: 500cc single cylinder 4-stroke, rev to circa 12 - 13,000 RPM, need a rebuild every 20 miles or so" eyes widen & jaws often drop..... I think the current rev limiter is set at 12,500, on track with the drag of the wheel they rev to about 10-11000 at most British tracks,at the start line without the drag of the wheel they rev to about 12,000 but sometimes you can hear some riders hit the limiter, without the limiter they would probably hit 13,500 revs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 Thanks for reply Deano kinda what I thought. Of course you have the riders who once the green light illuminates open the throttle fully & keep it pinned til the tapes rise and those who use the same method to 'warm a bike up' from cold (!), cringe, prepare to duck the flying shrapnel.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted yesterday at 09:35 PM Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:35 PM (edited) I’m back on the 360 podcast tomorrow night with Simon lambert, Stuart Robson and Andrew Bain, I will be giving my pennies worth about what I think about the dire situation we are currently in Edited yesterday at 09:54 PM by THE DEAN MACHINE 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 10 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: I’m back on the 360 podcast tomorrow night with Simon lambert, Stuart Robson and Andrew Bain, I will be giving my pennies worth about what I think about the dire situation we are currently in Any chance of getting the Spotify library up to date? Or even making it available on other podcast platforms, it's quite inconvenient (for me and probably others) to have to sit down to watch it on YouTube, especially as it's not essential to see your lovely faces 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 12 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 2 hours ago, IainB said: Any chance of getting the Spotify library up to date? Or even making it available on other podcast platforms, it's quite inconvenient (for me and probably others) to have to sit down to watch it on YouTube, especially as it's not essential to see your lovely faces 😁 I’ll have a word with him tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago what time dose it start.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 hours ago, gjcone44 said: what time dose it start.. We do it at 8pm but it’s not live, should be available on Friday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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