False dawn Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Apologies if this has been discussed to death in the past.... I've just seen on the news that Bradford Bulls are "back". During the news piece there was an interview with the stadium in the background and you can quite clearly see that the track is still there. Do I have a vague memory that they still run stock cars? I also seem to recall that speedway is now impossible because of the VIP grandstand sticking out over the track. If my memories are all correct, how is it possible to run stock cars but not speedway. I have many fond memories of going to Odsal back in the day, including two WC finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupy Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 7 minutes ago, False dawn said: Apologies if this has been discussed to death in the past.... I've just seen on the news that Bradford Bulls are "back". During the news piece there was an interview with the stadium in the background and you can quite clearly see that the track is still there. Do I have a vague memory that they still run stock cars? I also seem to recall that speedway is now impossible because of the VIP grandstand sticking out over the track. If my memories are all correct, how is it possible to run stock cars but not speedway. I have many fond memories of going to Odsal back in the day, including two WC finals. Yes they run stock cars but not any more as they are stopping them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 minute ago, soupy said: Yes they run stock cars but not any more as they are stopping them. Thank you. But my question remains; if stock cars are/were possible, why is speedway impossible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupy Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago The new promotion are just concentrating on Bradford Bulls in the Super League hence why no stock cars since November and no speedway,Plus the cost to install everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 5 minutes ago, False dawn said: Thank you. But my question remains; if stock cars are/were possible, why is speedway impossible? Think it’s something to do with a Grandstand Building being to close to track at the bend to do install track. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorMauger Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) The executive stand at Odsal is situated where the old 1980's/90's speedway pits used to be on the 3rd and 4th bend. It is still possible to run speedway at Bradford but extra safety fencing and slight bend realignment would likely be required on that 3rd and 4th bend. The main reason speedway hasn't returned to Odsal is the very high costs involved in making the track suitable for speedway, building new speedway pits and signing a team plus weekly running costs. This is when one considers that in Bradfords last season in 1997 they won the inaugural Elite League with an excellent, exciting team that included Havelock, Loram and Screen yet often struggled to attract crowds of 4 figures which resulted in a big loss. The closure was probably heavily influenced by these losses although the Ham promotion at the time claimed it was pending stadium redevelopment that made them end the speedway. Edited 1 hour ago by MajorMauger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago When is the sliding roof going to be in place? Maybe Speedway will relaunch there then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago Wondering why there no enthusiasm to build a purpose built track for cars and bikes at Bradford. Always seems to be no objection to the noise and would get away from the bulls who's recent financial history is poor they are in and out of odsal more than a guest at a speedway meeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapewrecker Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 10 minutes ago, mikebv said: When is the sliding roof going to be in place? Maybe Speedway will relaunch there then? More chance of speedway returning to the Shay than that happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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