Sings4Speedway

Probably get a better entry if it was advertised as a peaceful evenings walk / cycling. Ditch the racing and enjoy the peace for 3 hours, on site catering and free parking

ive never got the 50/50 thing. Surely that applies to every single element of life. Its 50/50, it will or it won't. Every time a club runs a meetings its 50/50 that it was the last....until the next one begins

Maybe all internal combustion engines will be banned from public roads in the next two years and you are forced to buy electric....don't worry though because you could still sell your car to a handful of banger racers

If one positive thing for 2024 happens its for the mafia to forget the NDL exists and let them control thier own destiny rather than have rules imposed that close down tracks. Even more hopefully is that there will be one standalone league next year and it will be the Nora league.

Ive been critical and unimpressed in the past but really looks a different animal this season.

Kyle cant guest as an unattached rider. To be fair probably better to get a useful guest like Bowtell or Hagon

At £32 id be staggered if it attracted the most hardened and affluent fan......even then who else other than that one fan will show up?

At least there is a strong chance of two home wins (given Plymouth have managed a single home win all season and Belle Vue Colts just don't do away wins). Good idea with the free program though as they will know exactly how many they require with likely eff all paying on the gate.....wonder if they will be hand drawn printed..

To be fair Kent went to Plymouth first and got an away win. Agreed that 'circumstances' changed a tough away fixture into a 4 point certainty and timing plays its part. Had the weather been nicer on the day Ablitt might have left home and Belle Vue would have won at Armadale

Purely thier terrible record on the road. Everyon was winning at Plymouth and Edinburgh last year and Belle Vue failed in both....not helped by a rider no show at Armadale that would have had a big say on the result....

Im sure i recall those innovative people over on IOW running a stock engine meeting a season or two ago (Jawa's?) where engines were drawn on lots a fitted to the machines that day. Yes there were inevitable teething problems like requiring a different front pipe and the condition of coils supplied with each engine varied but the concept was sound. Would certainly need a strong amount of time to prepare though as it would require a fair of engines to cater for just the UK and the GTR debacle showed the investment needed and timescales required. On the other side the final season with current engines would be quite hilarious as riders would stop getting them serviced knowing they will be redundant and worthless at the end of the season and run them all on until they blow up.

Definitely a juggling act. Need to keep a core most seasons to help with home track advantage. Sadly Smith never travels well which eats a big chunk of points and most teams are strong at home this year which makes the task even harder.

Also a skewed fixture list which has seen Worky run 5 home vs 1 away fixture. Luke is equally prolific on the road so his average would have still risen but perhaps not as steeply. In contrast it shows the alarming lack of form of Harry as away his scores were often not great in previous years. No team will drop a 3 pointer who has been a 7 in the past but there is a limit to how many chances people get.

To be fair full team or not Belle Vue just don't win away. They are so dialled in at thier home track (with the setup known and kept closely within camp) but largely hopeless away. Plenty of teams like it, as a visiting team to have any chance you want to be going to Belle Vue in the early fixtures not once fully dialled in.

Was never seriously suggesting the change just stating that to fit Bickley in it would mean taking out another heat leader and frankly that would be daft. Team was built to always have a strong reserve but Harrys drop in form/ability has cost the Comets dearly. Big deficit in the cup and play offs a big ask but being up, running and competitive is a success for the first season back.

Would take big / unpopular changes to fit Bickley into the side. Double change and having to fit back under the 42 limit. Not run numbers but would need to be Sam, Ace or Luke out with Crang to accommodate Bickley and a 3 pointer.

Was always going to be a humping. Kents only decent rider around belle vue was off on CL duty. Brutally several of the others just aren't up to it. Sam Woolley has been woeful all year, King fortunate but no progression and Naylors equipment is held together with chewing gum and crossed fingers. Whilst the two teams are built for differing tracks the gulf in ability shouldn't be that vast.

Excellent point. Clouting and Garrad at reserve is far stronger than Garrad and unattached guest. Kinsley and Scott alone would have likely got 4-6 from RR then everything else is a bonus.

If i personally owned/leased a track im darned if i would promote a speedway team from it. Id keep it solely as a practice venue, private hire and allow amateur meetings to run on it. Everyone of those events sees riders turn up with £40-50 to willingly hand over and have very limited expectations of what is required for their money. Contrast that with a being a promotor who has to pay riders to attend, then put up with the list of diva grumbles about the track, weather, pit bay lighting levels and square meterage not being to everyone exact liking, then often watch riders under perform or deliver questionable effort and then have to pay them again at the end. Take the two business plans to the bank managed and see what they have to say

Whilst fully within the rules (for what they are worth) keeping Killeen in the 1-7 despite the numerous changes isn't really in the spirit of NL racing....although most other clubs would do the same. Not convinced the latest move is going to strengthen the side but its probably a less risky option than sticking with RR.

Hard to argue against them being strong favourites without him anyway.

Not even sure where i pulled that misinformation from? Can't blame beer a this time of the morning either....i will go with hungry.

Perhaps that way round is part of the problem. Shouldn't the rethink be bottom to top......sort the grassroots levels out and filter the success up not down? There are scores of riders who still drive around the country at amateur, development and NL level at big personal losses purely because they enjoy the sport. There are scores of riders in the Prem who could/should/would have packed up a while ago had the level been higher but instead they are able to milk every drop from the ageing cash cow and know the sport is reliant on them. All the while the money is thrown at riders pension pots rather than the emerging talents UK speedway will never recover.

18 points is pretty healthy and Bowtell for Morley is an upgrade although Hook for Ablitt is a downgrade. Belle Vue are usually good for mid 50s at home so i suspect they will sneak the bonus point late on.

I wonder which Island lee borrowed those ideas from....