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Clearly the Ltd company that operates Birmingham Speedway is insolvent, probably both cash flow and balance sheet. To continue trading under these conditions is "wrongful trading" and can leave directors vulnerable. The likely outcome of this now is that the ltd company will go into liquidation and the inevitable trail of unpaid debts left in its wake. The GRA are likely going to be the biggest losers in it all and I can,t see them welcoming speedway back with open arms in the future, certainly any rent will be inflated to recoup some losses and no doubt payable up front

And I bet you knew it would be me

I am exactly the same I also use the word "numpty" about you as well !!!!!!!!

You speak for yourself, I hope you are not including me in that!!!!!!

One hour is too quick really. 5 mins per race with a 15 min interval and the whole thing should be done and dusted in 90 mins.

It isn't just the actual cost though, it is the perceived lack of value for money. If I spend a fiver I expect a fivers worth of goods/entertainment, likewise for £20.00 I expect £20.00 worth. Sadly for more and more people the vfm ratio has now tipped into negative and they don't go. For the past 30 years promoters have cared little for lost fans content in the knowledge they can just up the cost to compensate, it doesn't take a genius to see where that strategy will take you. By all means charge a premium but it is imperative that it is commensurate with what you are selling

Stop pandering to the lowest common denominator and change the sport radically A ten team Elite League with half racing on a Monday and half on a Thursday. A complete home and away season with each team meeting twice. A limit of 42.5 carved in stone, if the same number of teams compete then it is the perfect limit. Riders paid on a sliding scale per point massively less than now. eg average 10 and over £100.00 per point, 8 - 10 £80.00 per point etc. If the riders dont like it, tough All clubs effectively a franchise of one organisation, gate receipts and income pooled and riders paid out centrally. Then move on to how the whole thing is packaged, forget the "Bert and Ada wedding anniversary request" type presenter. An extreme sport need loud anthemic type music/flashing light type presentation. The whole evening should be joined together, not 15 1 minute bursts then quiet. Get the race winners to do a lap of the circuit to some accompanying music not scurrying back to the pits, almost snapping off footrests in their haste to get there. Yes of course some current fans wont like the new version, some current clubs will not even be able to take part but it is inevitable that there is collateral damage in any big re organisation. To be honest that is mostly "on the hoof" but the sport definately now needs to be looking towards major change

No the truth is what is needed not a statement that appears to pretty much concur with Richard Lawsons opinion albeit thinly disguised

A modern speedway engine withe super light flywheels and short stroke motors has no capability to keep revving when it hits some dirt. When it does so it will kill the revs and lift the bike up or send it of in the direction of the fence. The new silencers merely compounded a problem that the riders and tuners themselves have developed over the years

Or conversely it could be because of us that new younger fans don't attend. When an event looks like a badly dressed darby and joan convention it doesn't give it the must attend type of feel about it for any potential younger fans out there

Isn't altering a post in a quote totally against forum rules

Well I could post the answer but I would be afraid the writing style may not be to your liking and cause you to make more idiotic comments so I will decline Incidentally should it not be first and last names or christian and surnames, not jumping between the two are you

The 1955 Final was on the 16th September, Craven was 21 years and 87 days The 1954 final was on 15th September, Ronnie was 21 years and 230 days Mike Lee is the next youngest in 1980

You really are a wally John

I don't know whether he rides on a British License or not but is irrelevant as to who he would represent in the SWC. With a British License a rider could represent Great Britain in the SGP but in the SWC it is the riders passport that determines who he represents So yes I am serious

What has that got to do with the SWC ?

Tokyo Melody wasn't the music the track staff marched out to at Hyde Road. Tokyo Melody was prior to Blaze Away which was when the track staff marched (in later years ambled) from under the main stand by the Tetley Tavern, through onto the track towards the pits

I would agree with that, it is pretty much perm any 2 from 3 really with King/Cook/Barker Its GB by the way Michael, there is no team UK

Unless it is in the best interests of the sport

But thats the problem. It was never an equal rider, it was always an under performing rider replaced by an on song rider, sometimes 2 in the case of a double tac sub. It could, and often did, turn what would likely be a 5/1 against a team int a 5/1 for. That change then skews the score by 8 points. In the case of double points then the most it can skew a score is 3. As regards tape touching I personally prefer the idea of all the riders stationary and a fair reflex action start taking place but I can see an argument for a flyer being allowed. I suppose it is akin to a flukey pot in snooker, they dont re spot the ball because it was just luck,

Getting to be a farce now, no one knows what the hell is going on, I have e mailed Eurosport telling them I am cancelling my subscription unless they make an announcement regarding this

Really, that would be very good if so, perhaps another quick e mail to Quest just to put my mind at rest will be in order

Quest used to be on channel 38 but has recently moved to channel 37, a re tune will sort it out. So i heard anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These days the start marshall moves away before the green light and it would be simple to just move to the centre green before they are under orders. The reason though is entirely the danger it would pose to the riders, although that said Ipswich used to do it with 4 riders starting from the handicap in the 16 lapper. Indeed the tape touching rule is the best rule brought out in the last 30 years

I will send an e mail to find out what is going on, dreadful way to treat your customers. Is it on Quest or is it on channel 37. Is it on at all or we will we all be watching toy hunters.