cityrebel

Cricket, snooker & horse racing according to the BBC.

If that is the case, it looks like a no goer for the majority of tracks.

Hopefully, there will be a 'next Season'

That's what i thought. I've got a mate in the know and he's heard nothing either. It would be easier to get info out of the KGB!

To be honest, i think league racing this year is out of the question. If some tracks have the confidence to run a few open meetings, let them. I fear that the majority wont.

They need to be proactive, and be seen to be doing something. If this virus sticks around long term, you might as well consign speedway to the history books.

Well done to them, I'd say.

I'm one of those that would be prepared to gamble at my local tracks, but i sense by the lack of enthusiasm on here that i might be in the minority. I understand this, because i feel the same way about attending top flight football anytime soon.

I think that will be the case with a few tracks, not too many though!

From a whole sport perspective. If the powers that be decide not to run this season, what happens if the state of the nation is no different in March next year. Will that mean another delayed start. My fear is, if we don't get going in some shape or form, some tracks will never return.

Pusey at his peak, was a very exciting rider Sid. I saw him a couple of times in full flight at Custom House when i was a kid. His polka dot leathers really made him stand out!

Stock cars to resume at King's Lynn on August 1st.

I'm all for caution, but it could spell disastrous for the sport, if it's decided not to run, despite being given the green light. Can you imagine no racing in this country until Easter next year. It would be very hard to keep speedway in the public eye during such a long break.

Stock cars return to Ipswich on July 25th, with spectators. Details on Spedeworth website.

When?

Watering holes are lot more popular than speedway tracks!

I think it's all pie in the sky at the moment. If league racing does commence this season and fixtures are released, it will be more of a topic for conversation.

Iwade have the larger and smaller tracks. I have been to Lydd several times, but don't recall seeing a smaller track.

You takes things like that in your stride as a youngster. It's only when you get older you realise how dangerous it was!

The fire brigade rowed down my road Sid, and rescued me from my upstairs bedroom window with a ladder!

That is the big question for all speedway promoters. If the league season is scrapped, how many will risk running a few open meetings.

The flood made it instantly memorable Sid.

Absolutely Sid. It was the Laurels at Wimbledon on September 26th 1968. It was the first meeting at Plough Lane after the great storm. The stadium was in a right state after the river Wandle burst its banks. It didn't smell too good either!

I thought Bluster would have been at the front of the queue to stage a few meetings. League racing might be out of the question, maybe the pride of the east at Lynn, if restrictions are lifted later in the year.

Exactly, how can thousands cram onto beaches and go on marches, yet speedway and lower league football cannot run with meagre attendances.