stevehone

maybe Ged built a team that HE was going to track with the backing of T Balfe? Ged went and T Balfe went, leaving the shortfall? just a guess

i remember, maybe 5 years ago, at Kings Lynn all the riders had to have "Roger Warnes Transport" on their fork cover, but one rider refused. when i asked him how he got away with it he said "well if they want me to ride ...." so it's been done in the past

sad news

i'm another looking to get to more longtrack, i've only been to Scheessel the year Tatum won his first title and loved it. a really small town with limited accomodation, but as mentioned, between Hamburg and Bremen, although only went into Bremen. i'm not sure whether it's worth driving to some or fly/car hire

Peterborough also had matching covers under Rick & Julie. The Ipswich kit definitely looks superb

Kings Lynn cars, Peterborough bikes

you miss the point of trying to keep the club in the media with relevant information when needed. for example, your club Swindon, you have Doyle but i can't remember who else, and all the Swindon attention has turned towards the mess that's been your track and stadium

2008

and there lies the problem, it seems no-one wants to agree on things

i fear for Lee, he's a good bloke, but i feel he'll get the same level of support that other new promoters get, zilch

got tickets at 9am yesterday, as soon as they went on sale

i had the same at first but a mixture of caps and numbers sorted it

that's good news then, can't afford another loss of restaurant

whereas Swindon have named the staff, advertised the menu, but aren't sure if there's a restaurant yet

sarcastic? not at all, Kings Lynn are embarrassing and a Mickey Mouse club, and Swindon are being totally up front regarding their stadium/track

how's the Swindon track/stadium coming along?

proper racetrack Steve

WSRA Celebration of Speedway 2019 https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_womble/albums/72157689891350323

i'm hoping Drabik, fantastic exciting style

who is AJ??

this thread is at the top of the page, you'll notice also that threads for most of the teams that are all announced are slipping down to the bottom because no-one is interested any more, they've had their say, but this one keeps going .....

also one of the nicest people i've ever met through speedway, dear old Lionel Crossley

i used to love it at Wimbledon where all the lights would go off around the stadium and just leave the track lights for the race, great feel about it

if the BSPA pay set rates when paying part of debts, why can't ALL clubs use those same set rates to run? that way clubs can more or less keep to budget allowing for home and away results. if clubs are found to go over the rates then there's a penalty, whether it be league points or position. also riders know that others aren't getting more than them (on a points basis) and might do away with some animosity in the pits. and if a club closes owing riders, they won't be out of pocket because the BSPA will pay that set rate. individual sponsors can make up any shortfall for riders, and if the riders still can't get what they want then maybe the UK isn't for them in a time when ALL clubs need to be stable financially.

welcome back Tofty and Ed (Poultec)