Arlington stadium

[eric i]

10 hours ago, noaksey said:

Interesting interview with Deane Wood in the Star. Northampton only happened because Buster was involved and they have a level of trust

It would depend who the prospective promoters of Eastie would be but they'd have to come up with the money and put the money up.front. He also says he thinks it would lose money but we all know that anyway

 

 

He would want rent money up front, then there is the cost of the fence/start gate but as opening a speedway track goes it must be one of the easiest to do or am I missing something. 15 to 20 year lease to.

[Chris116]

16 hours ago, SpeedwayJoe said:

Someone INDEPENDENT with a sports entertainment background needs to come in and take a good look at the sport and bring in some radical changes.

What has speedway got to loose?

The nearest we got to that was Barry Bishop at Isle of Wight under NORA but even if he had stayed I think he would not have been able to get enough tracks to go along with the way he ran meetings. The other problem he had is that the IOW can only really run in the holiday season with between six and eight meetings being the most that can be profitable. 

Edited Friday at 10:35 AM by Chris116

[noaksey]

17 hours ago, eric i said:

He would want rent money up front, then there is the cost of the fence/start gate but as opening a speedway track goes it must be one of the easiest to do or am I missing something. 15 to 20 year lease to.

Rent upfront for a season is likely to be not insignificant plus infrastructure costs as you've mentioned plus the knowledge that your pretty certain to lose money once the turnstiles open... they won't be queueing up to take this on I suspect 

[noaksey]

2 hours ago, Chris116 said:

The nearest we got to that was Barry Bishop at Isle of Wight under NORA but even if he had stayed I think he would not have been able to get enough tracks to go along with the way he ran meetings. The other problem he had is that the IOW can only really run in the holiday season with between six and eight meetings being the most that can be profitable. 

These independent people don't exist and if they did they'd want paying and that's where the idea would hit the blocks 

[Son of Shaleman]

On 8/28/2026 at 1:40 PM, noaksey said:

Rent upfront for a season is likely to be not insignificant plus infrastructure costs as you've mentioned plus the knowledge that your pretty certain to lose money once the turnstiles open... they won't be queueing up to take this on I suspect 

Some fans will not admit it but Eastbourne struggled to average an attendance of 1,000 for a very long time. NDL was way below that and in the final season a 1,000 crowd was the best for the opening meeting. After that crowds visibly and worryingly diminished. A new promoter will need a big pot of money to pay initial rent, riders, air fence and all the rest of it. They would need to embark on a massive PR and marketing campaign. To do it properly is a must and that’s expensive. This will be controversial but changing the club name might help. It’s called Eastbourne Eagles - the track is miles away from the resort’s pier. Call it Sussex xxxx and personally  I think the name Eagles is rather last century. Clean slate needed, in my view.