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arnieg

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  1. I remember that one - really nasty.
  2. Probably not, but I imagine it will be on standby for the second wave. Certainly the noises from the Welsh rugby authorities seem to suggest that it will probably not be available to them over the next 9 months.
  3. All the busiest riders are those active in the UK. We have the largest leagues and doubling up (unless you are Ellis Perks - then its tripling). By my reckoning thd busiest rider last year without a GB team berth was Bartosz Zmarzlik. There were 19 riders who took more rides than him. All had a PL and/or CL team. Three of the top five were Swindon riders. Rasmus Jensen came out top (followed by Doyle, Fricke, Klindt and Perks). All but two of the top 16 busiest riders were British, Danish or Australian - Covatti (at 12) and Bellego (at 16).
  4. Three tracks stage regular solos: Moore Park, Christchurch Rose bank, Auckland Oreti Park, Invercargill. Apart from Bradley Wilson-Dean top riders are Andrew Aldridge, Jake Turner and Ryan Terry-Daley.
  5. He had work permit problems in the past, does this mean he is now a British resident or is he working outwith his visa restrictions?
  6. Unlikely. Australia has only a handful of tracks that stage regular meetings, and unless they ride for free they won't get enough rides to make it worthwhile.
  7. What has the public reception to these proposals been like in Poland? Is there any hostility from non-speedway fans? ( e.g. re use of over-extended medical resources, zloty being put ahead of public health (cf some of the discussion about Premiership football restarting in England)
  8. Pretty much what I conclude to. The key test is how are they doing compared with their peers, and I discuss this here: http://speedwayplus.com/
  9. OK Swindon 2007 v Swindon 2019 looks like a win for the '07 squad to me. Looking at world rankings (caveat - all world ranking sources have their limitations, and involve some element of judgement, and my sources have changed over time too) we get: 2007 Leigh Adams (2) Lee Richardson (22) Seb Ulamek (35) Charlie Gjedde (36) Tomasz Chrazanowski (38) Mads Korneliusen (97) Andrew Moore (158) ..............................................................average position: 58 2019 Jason Doyle (9) Troy Batchelor (28) Tobias Musialak (47) Rasmus Jensen (56) Adam Ellis (97) Claus Vissing (142) Ellis Perks (210) ..............................................................average position: 84 Replace Perks with (say) Kenny Bjerre and the two teams come out equal. I'd also suggest that Chrazanowski never really produced his international form in the UK so that also narrows the gap.
  10. Not to mention the number of volunteer track staff who fall in the 'should be self-isolating category'
  11. The UK still has one advantage over other countries - that is the number of opportunities to race that it offers. Compile a list of 2019's busiest riders around the world and it is very stark. All of the top 19 raced in at least one British League. If we are to persuade any non-Brits to base themselves over here then that will be the pull. (There is a problem, in that some of these riders may need but not qualify for work permits in 2021's post Brexit world).
  12. I knew I had this info somewhere - just come across this. [NOTE - it is 15 years old but given the high proportion of long term fans it seems unlikely to have changed much] 70% of people who attend speedway meetings are male and 30% female. 20% bring their children 81% attend 10 or more meetings per season confirming that the sport is down to its hard core fans. Speedway fans are not particularly high earners with 31% earning below £20k and 39% earning between £21k – 40k. Their relatively low socio-demographics are also confirmed by the fact that 63% read The Star, The Sun or The Mirror. Also 31% have no qualifications and another 45% are educated to GCSE/O Level. Only 9% hold a university degree. 17% are 19-24 years old, 21% 25-34 years old and 23% 35-49 years old. All in all, this does represent a segment of society which is not particularly interesting to sponsors. Around 20% of people attend meetings with their kids, 63% with family adults and 72% attend with 1-3 other people. What is interesting is the response the respondents gave when asked why attended speedway meetings: Support the home team 30% The atmosphere 23% A good night out 20% Quality of the teams 10% Family night out 6% Other 11% Total 100% source : 2007 Marketing Report commissioned by BSPA
  13. Belle Vue (source Match programme)
  14. On the 1965 averages issue I think this is the position: The principal source for the Oakes History of the BL came from Speedway Star season reviews. From 1966 onwards the stats in these showed matches, rides, points, etc. BUT for 1965 (and earlier years) they only showed matches and points, no rides. So in order to produce an average (without researching every single match in 1965) it was assumed riders had four rides. Mostly they did but rides missed thru injury, tac subs and reserve rides will mean that over the season the numbers won't be right.
  15. Germany has extended ban on large gatherings until the END of August. (although I note that tickets for Teterow at the end of May are still on sale on the SGP site ) Although I hope there are some relaxations of lockdown before then I think it unlikely that we will be significantly out of step with other European countries on this matter.
  16. Looks like Prague GP can go ahead - provided crowd is less than 50
  17. Are you sure? Won 't Welsh rugby get first dibs at Autumn dates, and I doubt there will be much opportunity for speedway. (How long does it take in advance to put the track in?)
  18. I think you missed the small print in the Danish announcement that mass gatherings will be prohibited until August, thus wiping out virtually all Danish league fixtures. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-denmark/denmark-to-ease-restrictions-next-week-after-coronavirus-lockdown-idUSKBN21O2LH?fbclid=IwAR3FcrvJEopeNOgMPODEA72pxZ22VUh7CwLfMwEvLcFpWykuPW5NbOqn5rw
  19. Sad to hear. But maybe Angus Kix lives on?
  20. 1957 Sparta Wroclaw toured (they were labelled as Poland, but the team consisted entirely of Sparta riders) Results: 19/04/1957 WIMBLEDON POLAND CHALLENGE 73-34 20/04/1957 BELLE VUE POLAND CHALLENGE 61-35 22/04/1957 NORWICH POLAND CHALLENGE 66-42 Full details can be found in the 1957 files here: http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/bellevue.html http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/norwich.html http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/wimbledon.html
  21. Pete Butler's Hero rode for San Bernadino Sizzlers (along with Bruce Pencil). Kiosk rode for Mooses
  22. Which Reading Racer testimonial was best attended (relative to normal crowds at that time)? Not the stars like Jan Andersson, Dave Mullett, Armando Castagna or Jeremy Doncaster, but.... .... David Steen - who ran an event that containing mixed disciplines and promoted it heavily. So it can work, but I fear UK speedway lacks the promotional and commercial skills to make it work.
  23. Burnt Kiosk - star of Chilton Foliat
  24. But surely the ESC applies only to schedule E BIKs, so as a DI/II man I was outside its scope.
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