YeOldPitGate Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 3 hours ago, mikebv said: The big money comes in through the sponsorship and TV coverage.with "the prize" being huge contracts... Huge budgets means riders earning circa €800k for riding for your local speedway team will inevitably bring local, and national, interest, and a decent following... The whole thing then looks "big time", which can only be a good thing when being viewed by the general public... The GP's still pay out decent money with anyone regularly in and around the top six earning £80k to £100k over a season of 10 GP's.. And winning the World Final was never a massive cash prize but the World Champion made big money over the coming 12 months.. I seem to remember it was said in the late 70's it was worth up to £250k in sponsorship, points money, and lucrative appearance fees.. Zmarzlik currently nationally advertisers Aztorin Watches which will be a very nice earner for him I would suggest, especially given the price point they sell at.. Again, bringing "eyeballs" to the sport through his appearance in the adverts.. UK Speedway desperately needs to look "big time" and quickly, and, somehow, bringing big money into it will deliver those optics.. Hopefully someone can make it happen... I wonder if we will ever again hear anything about the fruits of Harrys and the Tory fellas labors or if the powers that be are just hoping its gradually forgotten about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chun Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago i do wonder sometimes if gambling could save speedway. then again with guests, etc. is the sport really credible enough? given some of the characters involved, would some take bribes to fix matches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 18 minutes ago, chun said: i do wonder sometimes if gambling could save speedway. then again with guests, etc. is the sport really credible enough? given some of the characters involved, would some take bribes to fix matches I remember reading an article in the Speedway Express a few (several) decades ago about Japanese speedway. Barry Briggs was involved in bringing this form of the sport to peoples attention. Funny shaped handlebars and tarmac surfaces come to mind. But the main difference was the high level of betting involved. To the extent that riders were locked away for, I think, 24 hours before meetings to avoid anyone nobbling the competitors. Can't see that working over here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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