While everybody is guesstimating Attendances this season you can bet that you will be lucky if ANY TRACK has improved theirs on what they were a few seasons ago.
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Possible exception Glasgow Tigers
Is sealed and unsealed not just a case of tuners protecting business by not letting others see their work.So it should not matter.The bikes all have to legal when checked.They can be stripped down if required .GTR say they only produce one camshaft .So it is entirely up to setup to get the best out of a 500cc bike on a speedway track.
Agree,in speedway these days they are going that fast and the tracks are that slick that the majority of the time putting in a lot of effort has very little reward unless the rider in front makes a mistake ,I can see the point of taking what's on offer without maximum effort and just move on to next race and hope you make a "gate"
I admit I'm cynical but I agree with your point regarding riders keeping themselves safe thinking about their next meeting.They can be riding 3-4 times a week these days and don't want injured.They don't "battle" for very point.
Would imagine 10pts in Premiership worth a fair bit money than same number in Championship and there is not a huge gulf in Leagues.So for me it's where he earns more money.
They have completely lost the plot on Double up/double down,missing riders and riders riding in 3 leagues ,they can't invent enough rules to cover it satisfactorily .