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Aces v Witches 20th April 7:30


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The tedious attempts at points scoring with regards to attendance is all a bit pointless as NOBODY has any right to crow about their attendance as they are all rubbish. I few hundred more here or there is no kind of win for a sport that use to attract thousands. Sure discuss on track battles but with regards attendances we need to lose the me me me insular thinking of the previous guy and look at the bigger picture collectively.

Given the well documented and well know issues at Belle Vue we are still the only club to have had support that allows us to remain in the top tier. Other clubs chop and change when their support drops off again and this impacts us in our league as we don’t know who we will be against from one year to another. Having said that I’m not expecting Ipswich to drop down again as Colman is a breath of fresh air when compared to the cartel member he rescued the club from. I think he will be a wonderful ally but hope he doesn’t alienate himself from the home crowd as the wind of change takes hold. 

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2 hours ago, PhilTheAce said:

i do worry for my club this season though, the activity on my belle vue facebook page is down by more than double in interactions, im guessing a winter of delays have made people just give up on the sport

No mainstream tv as well means reduced interest in the sport generally whether people like that or not 

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The Lawson bike talk really is moaning for the sake of moaning tbh.

Lawson's Dirty Bikes -> 6 Points from 4 Rides.......Nicholls and Hellstrom-Bangs Clean Bikes -> 1+1 from 6 Rides.

Clean/Dirty bikes really didn't make make a difference at all, Just got beat by the better team on the night.

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6 minutes ago, TTT said:

The Lawson bike talk really is moaning for the sake of moaning tbh.

Lawson's Dirty Bikes -> 6 Points from 4 Rides.......Nicholls and Hellstrom-Bangs Clean Bikes -> 1+1 from 6 Rides.

Clean/Dirty bikes really didn't make make a difference at all, Just got beat by the better team on the night.

But it's the same as going into work with dirty shoes and clothes on

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3 hours ago, Roger Jacobs said:

But ... the point is that most, if not all, tracks can say the same. Better attendances for big rivalries or Bank Holidays, yet the extra people aren't tempted back for "normal" meetings, even at the NSS where very good racing is expected. Why not?

It's not a new "cost of living" thing, it's been happening for a while, and needs to be addressed by the sport as a whole ...

It's because it's not the racing which attracts the numbers, nor is it cost alone.  People need to feel they get value for money and have a good time when there.  Not stand around disengaged - it's engagement which is key.

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4 hours ago, Phannan said:

It’s no disgrace to not be able to ride a farmers field 

A track that time after time Bewley admits he loves riding 

Granted Ipswich isn’t a great track certainly not on the class of Belle Vue….. but like all tracks some riders rode better than others…. That’s why last season we struggled against kings Lynn at home as their riders can ride out place 

Belle Vue fans get very touchy when you mention they can’t ride Foxhall … but that’s speedway 

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1 hour ago, ouch said:

A game of two halves with the first being very gate’n’go that played into the witches hands given their preference for that type of heat (which I’m expecting to change with Colman onboard). Heat 8 onwards was terrific if you like racing and The Aces pulled away. Happy with the contribution from all Aces and pleased to see our Tom still mixing it. I thought we’d be outgunned at reserve but I’m happy with the 6-7 match up. Enjoyable but chilly night. 

Yes we at Ipswich absolutely loved gate and go it’s what we dream about 

Your pedantic patter around Belle Vue having the best track is rather tiresome …. We all know you have the best track yawn

Your Tom??? Binned him and kept Blodorn lol

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