Lets say a rider is on £40 a point ,he needs £11,000 to purchase a van and 2 bikes ,
he has a 7 point average which means he should earn £280 a meeting ?
minus £5 pound a start ,£20 for oil, £10 for fuel,£43 for a tyre.
he is given 10p a mile travel money to pay for his van and fuel he does a 140 mile round trip costing £30 odd quid in fuel but is given £14 to cover that and pay for his van !
which leaves him with £171 left £70 of this needs to go toward his next engine service so he now has £101 to pay for a mechanic and the loan he took out to buy his 2 bikes and a van plus pay for road tax and insurance and van running costs tyres ect .
oh and on top of that he will needs to buy around £1500- £2000 worth of saftey gear kevlars helmet boots gloves goggles steel shoe body armour ect ..... maybe this is why some are greedy and ask for the club to pay for there tyre ? if a rider of this level is costing a club a fortune.... speedway is in very big problems maybe its time to let the mole in LOL ........
