THE DEAN MACHINE

From what I understand in this saga is the new insurance doesn’t cover loss of earnings like the old system did although it was no where near enough it was something and that has now changed to a system that is more suited to someone like a motox or trails rider,I would estimate that 95% of ACU licence holders over all sports don’t have their chosen sport as their job where as speedway 95% does

Interesting that the mystery guy at the head of speedway futures Ltd Neil Clayton is an insurance specialist and at one time previously worked for Doodsons who if I’m right we’re the company who insured British speedway

No not FIM, they don’t get involved domestically, it will be country’s own licence issuer but up till now a British speedway insurance was paid per race by the rider and now that’s been dropped

I’m not sure why riders don’t get their own cover anyway, I took mine out in 1994 with the CICA and still have it today because it covers you for pretty much everything except war but even with personal cover it does not let speedway off the hook to provide cover too, I see the bspl are saying the ACU covers it now, what about foreign riders who don’t ride under the ACU ?

just spoke to Ben, it seems there is no insurance from the bspl/SCB now, it was deducted from your wages per race but it seems this is not the case anymore, some riders do have personal cover and the Ben fund do help but no insurance is bad and needs to be addressed

Yes could only happen in speedway 😂

Yes but has been doing grasstrack, looked ok Sunday

I do think nowadays riders don’t really go through the hard yards like they use to,the fact is for everyone that really makes it (top 5 in world) there are a couple of hundred that fail, there are some really exceptional talents in speedway who were always going to make it like zmarzlik and bewley and then there are others like gollob and Pedersen who went that extra mile to make it but on the whole 99% just forge a league career which is no bad thing but my original point to this is you have to ride the struggle and get through it because it will come when you’re up against it and nothing goes right and the world is to blame and that experience will help you get through it,speedway is a mind game, the head on your shoulders is as important as the head on your engine, I’ve watched both Rushen and Cairns and indeed bickley, they all have the talent,Rushen seems the most natural on a bike but all 3 seemed from the outside looking in to have had the their career so far on the crest of a wave but the moment you take that to the serious stuff and three others want your peice of track it’s a whole new world and unless you are headstrong it’s a harsh one, good luck to both Cairns and Rushen and hope bickley makes a comeback too

No but Jack roberts and Liam Ashcroft were there practicing

Been up to Buxton today for their press day, as many laps as I’ve done round there the overriding memory is just how bloody cold it is

Surprised at zagar, very capable rider but for me lacks dedication these days for the price you pay for him especially as the H Man saw him last year

Think you’re talking about me there in my mechanic days

I’m not knocking the 2 said individuals and their will to improve the product as did the 50 or so forward thinking promoters who went before them, I know there are good people in the sport, my point is they have conflicting jobs in the sport and therefor they can never be objective so shouldn’t have a job on the board of the sport, I know rob godfrey doesn’t understand the word independent but you do

Ok that makes no sense or point at all but hey ho I guess they say you have lost the argument when you attack to person

They got their chance but neither should have it because they already have priority elsewhere

I would rather trust that departed bigwig to bring change to the sport than the other 2 and I think when we finally find out why he departed it may well be that he was stopped from bringing change, bringing a new team isn’t change it’s a new club joining a failing system no matter how much its cost or who its cost, n new club is a positive step but until change happens thst club will be in the same boat as the others

But they have investment or bias in a club so nothing will change

I agree and this should extend to the mechanics and officials too, optics matter

If it does contrary to rod Godfrey saying they all get on, they don’t and within time ego’s will come into play (they always do in any business)hopefully it’s a big success and makes money to keep those ego’s at bay

I just hope mark doesn’t bring himself, too many cooks and all that, ego’s will soon come in to play

They have all died or stop going

Are they trying to attract a new gay fan base ?

I thought they were called city, I didn’t know they were called the foxes, I don’t follow soccer in the slightest so not really up on their names

£10 to get in too with this line up

I take it that’s a soccer reference?