I think we won't see high level exposure from the media for the sport for a while.
Clubs need to promote the sport more in their own back yard first before the bigger picture of national exposure can be achieved.
I know its my club but Eastbourne are doing things the right way and moving forward, they are doing a lot of work in various areas, some with success some with none but they are trying very hard to promote the club and sport.
Difficult but I know the numbers for advanced tickets for the first two meetings are very encouraging with a lot of lost fans returning and thats a start..
I agree with this to an extent, the only way we will get main stream media coverage in this country is with either a winning international team or individual.
Tai had some good exposure on TV and media like Talk sport but the problem now is if we do well at international level, neither Tai or Lambert race in the UK so punters can't go and watch them live in this country.
If we can get exposure with our top stars we can hardly promote them with a "riding this week at insert club here" as they won't be riding here anytime soon..
Blimey, that is kind of a shock but expected during this past year, I hope it doesn't effect the running of Kent as that business has been going a long time..
Tom Brennan is a great signing, he had a bad injury and of course last season was a non event so a couple of wasted years, but he can go far in the sport..
Booked my ticket for the double header with Newcastle, catching up with a couple of friends who like myself, have not been for a few seasons.
Sounds like interest is high at Eastie with a few guys coming out of the woodwork to attend agin..
Difficult to predict at this stage as there are many factors, injuries, team changes and form to the end of the season.
But for me, Eastbourne and Leicester are the two stand out teams at this stage.
Its more that if a mistake is made, the bike will launch forward and with a narrow track there is no room to recover, so your in the fence..
The NSS was designed for modern speedway, wide and fast unlike a lot of UK tracks built and designed to fit inside the stadia they had to work with..
If you look at a speedway rider as a basic buisness model it becomes simple with the needs.
Look at it as a basic XYZ
X Turnover
Y Expense
Z profit
Rider needs to make a lot of X to pay Y in order to make Z
Reduce Y and then X can be reduced so Z can still be achieved
Reduce X then wages will be reduced and clubs can be sustainable with a wage bill they can afford.
Reducing rider costs is a way forward in my mind.