Spot on,my mindset has totally changed for the reason you have given.Give them 10 heats and they will be ok seems to be the norm if weather is still dodgy when meeting is due to start ,time wasted in starting these meetings probable meant the could have finished meeting if they had just got on with it.
The bottom line in TEAM speedway is that the home team are in red and blue helmet covers and the away team in white Yellow/black which is all that is needed IMO .
If you read my first post on the matter I said I don't know,but giving the fact that Plymouth Promotion said 450 was not viable for them I assume other clubs might be in the same boat.Most speedway fans know that 450 through the gate means their club is in trouble financially.You dispute this however( because you don't know anything) ,it is a forum though.!
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These clubs have appealed to their fans in recent seasons that they were having financial difficulties running their tracks on crowd numbers so I assume it costs a fair amount to run a meeting, so 450 at Scunthorpe is a starting point .Plymouth stated a few weeks ago that 450 was not viable and closed.Fans and a Consortium have took over the running now though.
I don't know how many people should be attending Pl fixture but at today's costs and riders pay rates 450 probably means it is not a viable size of crowd for the Club to survive without money from other sources.
Speedway is a dry track sport now,the riders won't ride if there's rain about,the promoters can't complain if fans take that view.Thats just the way the sport is these days.