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when BWD first came over (Eastbourne??) wasn't that on a British Passport?

well speedway at Peterborough and bangers at Kings Lynn has been mentioned when Buster took over at Boro

awful news about IoW, one of the most progressive clubs out there.

i'm thinking Exeter, Rye House, Eastbourne, Long Eaton??, Wimbledon

never been to Plymouth but might just make a visit this year (if we can), Crump will be immense on a small track. i think dear old Colin Hill's legecy or part of it was used by the club years ago, so there's a piece of Exeter there

definitely a character RIP

only takes a bad day from one of them and things will soon balance out

only if you can negotiate and not take the set rate

my dad wanted to get refunds for 7 tickets for this as they're now not going in August, looks like there was only a 2 week window (ended January 10th) for refunds though. not a lot of time for people to know about it

if admission prices don't go down to a reasonable level then i'm concerned people will forego speedway. so many have been furloughed or lost their jobs in the last year, i think it may be asking a bit much to still be near £20 each

unfortunately, i'd say finacially that has to be the way forward

it's time those 'die hards' realised the situation British speedway is in

who cares what its called or what the team makeup is, surely it's got be like this for the team sport to continue in GB?

is Riss doing UK? i thought he was in Poland (2nd Div?) and going back to longtrack?

might put more thought into his racing

remember watching Lewis with Ivan M when he was a kid, Ivan said if he cut out the wheelies he could be a very good rider .. wonder if he's now got the wheelies out of his system?

i say give him a chance, he's British, he lives here, wait and see what the commitment is like before knocking him down

could be just the time for British riders to start making a comeback .. riders that were previously shunned for europeans?

i feel for the clubs that are holding out as they've obviously invested greatly in the team and want to keep it. unfortunately, that "winning" feeling this year will just be getting to the tapes, not trophies, and the kudos will come naturally if that does happen. run a season how Denmark do with smaller teams, see if it works, if it does then keep it, if not then there's the old trusted to fall back on. but something has to be done now, no good waiting as the moment will be lost, and this decision really could be the difference needed for the future. please promoters for once stop squabbling and go for the big picture, it might get rosy for you after

i still think mirror the Danish route, and for rider availability etc THIS is the reason we need to have committed riders. i signed contracts to ride March - October, this has to be the way to get riders looking at where they actually want to be. i feel for the riders that are coming through and want to break into Poland for the money, but it really is a difficult time and back to basics is the only way to go forward

as a rule of thumb, the tv director will be watching what's out front, no good if it's just one rider on his own, tv was there to try to encourage people to go to a meeting not turn it off. one rider is not what i want to watch. the old NL in the 80's had it right (before Rye House put a spanner in the works) using British & Commonwealth, something like that with the occasional American's/Europeans if they qualify is ideal as long as they're committed to the British League and live here. supporters cheering their team because it's THEIR team is what i grew up with (until World Final night), it can only benefit the clubs, track shops, riders, and as mentioned more likely to get sponsors. fair play to those earning big money elsewhere, get it while it's there, but if they're not riding in GB then it's extra special seeing the GP series, and could boost Cardiff attendance if fans aren't seeing those riders on a regular basis.

this is what people want to see surely, entertainment. not riders so far ahead of the rest it looks boring we're constantly told that riders don't have a connection with the club or fans when they ride, well now is the ideal time to have a league with committed riders and build from there

so what would people on here do if it was your own money at risk, would you run this year or not take the chance?